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Mrs. Breitberg NBCT from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Recycling Our Lunch

My students need an outdoor compost bin plus examples of compostable tableware to educate all students at our school about the benefits of composting, so we reduce our waste.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Breitberg NBCT's classroom raised $455

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.

I teach science to 1st-8th graders at our school including hosting an environmental club for 4th-8th grade students. We are in an urban, high poverty area - 100% of our families are poverty level. So resources are limited. They are very concerned about waste; yet there, just naturally we have food waste because not all food choices are eaten completely each meal by each student. Also our garden area is poor in soil quality being an urban, high poverty area.

Our club would like to reduce the food waste (in this case veggies and fruit) and help improve our garden soil and plantings. We also want to educate all the students about options to use the leftover fruit and vegetables in a good way...showing students how they make real and positive change in their neighborhood and family. Our students are strong advocates for greening the school; the environmental club was begun because my 4th grade students wanted to do more recycling in the school (which we chose to begin with paper recycling...because of students).

This is a student driven request; which I believe is the most important aspect of this request. My students are energized and only need the resources requested to be responsible citizens by composting our fruit and vegetable waste. They will use the paper plates to teach students and faculty that there are alternatives to plastic tableware.

Your support will help our students feel empowered, as they are actively engaged in learning science and caring for their environment. The experience will build character, teach science and spread excitement for science.

Mrs. Breitberg NBCT Zapata Academy Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Composter Schoolyard Gourmet • Carolina Biological Supply Company $110.25 1 $110.25
10 IN SUGAR CANE PLATE -- Solo Bare Sugarcane Plates; 10" • Quill $26.99 8 $215.92

Materials cost

$326.17

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.62

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$372.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.81

Total project goal

$454.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $454.48

1 Donor

-$227.24

Donations toward project cost

-$186.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.90

match offer

-$227.23

Match offer toward project cost

-$186.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.90

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 $0.00

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