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Mrs. Schatmeyer from Garfield NJ is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Preserving Our Outdoor Classroom

Help me give my students a sturdy, safe place to store and a convenient way to transport our new outdoor learning equipment with the Lakeshore Indoor/Outdoor Equipment Cart.

  • 3 donors
  • $586 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

This equipment cart will be utilized for storage and transporting our outdoor learning resources, which will facilitate the implementation of our outdoor curriculum. The equipment will be stored in the garage and transported daily to the field for use by all students in our preschool. We need to safely store and transport the materials to preserve our natural outdoor classroom.

With your generous support, we can encourage and enhance our young learners' experiences through the exploration and discovery in our outdoor learning environment.

Providing an outdoor space filled with nature and new portable gross motor equipment will spark a natural sense of wonder and curiosity for our students, as they develop their physical and social-emotional skills.

As Steve Barnett, director of NIEER states "Encouraging children to engage with their world through nature during play, and more structured activities that incorporate the environment around them, will offer a wealth of benefits for learning and development." "These natural play areas will plant the seeds for a lifetime of opportunities for pre-K students across PNC's footprint."

Mrs. Schatmeyer
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Indoor/Outdoor Equipment Cart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $439.00 1 $439.00

Materials cost

$439.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$497.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.80

Total project goal

$585.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $585.33

1 Donor

-$117.07

Donations toward project cost

-$99.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.56

match offer

-$468.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$398.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.24

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 $0.00

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