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Mr. Krautmann from High Ridge MO is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Operation Clean Cut

Help me give my students a quiet and simple lawn mower so they can take pride in the excitement of caring for their outdoor classroom!

  • $448 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I love the way that my students and the students within my school are enthusiastic about learning in a hands-on environment! The students at my school are excited and driven to create an environment that fosters learning in the real world. At every opportunity I have presented them, they have chosen a direct hands-on approach to learning from concrete sources. They are eager to get into their new outdoor classroom and work diligently on maintaining the lush native gardens we have created so far!

The level of enthusiasm about the outdoor classroom has inspired me to offer the students new and exciting ways to get involved.

We have spent lots of time and effort creating the space and several students have asked to be involved with maintenance! I have been reluctant to allow them to help with the mowing and weed eating because of the hazard presented by gas equipment, with the advent of cordless electric lawn care I believe I can finally give my students the responsibility they have been asking for thereby granting them even more ownership of their outdoor classroom!

My Project

This mower provides the students the freedom to do the maintenance and upkeep of their classroom quickly, quietly, easily and most importantly safely. Previously I have not allowed them to help with general upkeep because of having to handle gasoline and oil, however with cordless electronics the process becomes clean and simple! The other issue previously has been the noise associated with gas equipment, now with such quiet equipment the maintenance can be done during school hours during our allotted campus beautification and garden club time!

This also allows for us to build the proper storage garage and most importantly a solar charging station that will encompass several new aspects of the science programs I work closely with!

This solar charging station and garage space will be our school entry into renewable energy and its discoveries as well as a long term goal of district wide implementation of the concept!

Mr. Krautmann
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Greenworks 20-Inch 40V Twin Force Cordless Lawn Mower, 4.0 AH & 2.0 AH Batteries Included 25302 • Amazon Business $345.40 1 $345.40

Materials cost

$345.40

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$380.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.16

Total project goal

$447.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$447.74

10 Donors

-$413.49

Donations toward project cost

-$366.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.02

match offer

-$16.60

Match offer toward project cost

-$14.11

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.49

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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