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Ms. Korpalski from Chicago IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Playing Pétanque to Learn French Culture

Help me give my students pétanque sets. Pétanque is a French game played with metal balls. In France, you can see games going in every town. It is a part of French culture students can enjoy themselves.

  • $299 goal

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My Project

Students in kindergarten through 8th grade study a language at at Murray Language Academy. In my French classroom, I teach not only the French language, but also the culture of France and other French-speaking countries. Very often, it can be difficult to experience aspects of French or francophone life authentically.

Teaching students the traditional French game of pétanque will bring a little bit of that culture to us.

It's a way to bring the the French way of life to our school, and for students to get hands-on experience participating in an activity that is played throughout the country of France. These are the types of experiences that the students remember, and motivate them to learn more.

Ms. Korpalski
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kikkerland Boules Set Large Action Game • Amazon Business $27.56 8 $220.48

Materials cost

$220.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$253.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.79

Total project goal

$298.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $298.58

3 Donors

-$173.84

Donations toward project cost

-$156.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.68

Matching donations from our partners

-$114.86

Match offers toward project cost

-$97.63

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.88

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 $0.00

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