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Ms. Rivas from Lahaina, HI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rebuilding Our School Garden

Help me give my students a place for healing and reflection. The rebuilding of our school garden will serve as a refuge for many students to fine peace in nature by growing new beginnings.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Rivas's classroom raised $1,058

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Aloha Folks,

Our school garden will provide opportunities to engage students outdoors, in hands-on learning as well as provide a source of multi-curricular education, wildlife habitat, and space for scientific observation and experiments.

The garden will also serve as a healing place where kids can experience new growth and beginnings. Before the fire destroyed our school we had a beautiful garden that flourished with a butterfly garden with crown flowers hosting monarch butterflies. Our school would love to rebuild the school garden for our students. The garden will provide learning experiences for students in grades K-5. Lesson will range from simple multi-units in each grade level to whole year units, high tech project that results in Kindergarten-fifth-graders growing food for a year-end harvest tasting festival. Each grade level will grow a local fruit or vegetable to create a dish for the harvest tasting fest. Our school garden will also include a native flora garden to provide habitat for local pollinators and species unique to Hawaii. Our school garden will provide many avenues for learning hands on outdoors. School gardens are important to inspire the next generation of creative farmers and agricultural natural scientists.

Ms. Rivas King Kamehameha III Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lahaina, HI View local requests

More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

300 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Frame It All Composite Raised Garden Bed 4 x 8-ft Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $315.18 1 $315.18
Gardening Tool Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $196.70 1 $196.70
Bigjigs Toys Gardening Tote Bag with Tools • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.66 5 $148.30
18 Pairs Kids Gardening Gloves Children Garden Glove Foam Rubber Coated Yard Work Gloves for Kids Toddlers Youth Boys Girls (Medium (Age 6-8)) • Amazon Business $38.98 1 $38.98
18 Pairs Kids Gardening Gloves Children Garden Glove Foam Rubber Coated Yard Work Gloves for Kids Toddlers Youth Boys Girls (Large (Age 9-11)) • Amazon Business $38.98 1 $38.98

Materials cost

$738.14

Vendor shipping charges

 $87.08

Sales tax

 $32.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$898.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$158.61

Total project goal

$1,057.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,057.38

2 Donors

-$906.27

Donations toward project cost

-$898.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$151.11

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