You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Wawa from North Miami Beach FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Wawa is requesting

Science and STEAM Meet 3D Art!

My students need a 3D printer and filament to print out their science and STEAM projects.

  • $567 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My school is situated in a high poverty area. Sadly enough, the budget has zero allowance at the start of each school year to purchase even some of the most basic art supplies. The buildings are old, but are organized in a pleasant open-air space. It is populated by vivacious children,n who are mild-mannered and eager to learn.

After Hurricane Irma, the financial situation for most of our students became even worse, and they are still facing the challenges of coming to school with basic supplies, now that we are welcoming displaced students, affected by Hurricane Maria, the challenges are even greater.

Being mostly first-generation immigrants, some of the students I teach, come from countries where schools barely had the minimum to teach core subjects, let alone the visual arts.

For most, art is a foreign subject to them. When they first set their eyes on my art class, I see stars in their eyes. They are mesmerized by all of the possibilities art has to offer. Discovering the visual arts, fuels their imagination and opens up their mind to their new community. The visual arts drives their creativity through an enjoyable learning process.

My Project

My art students need a 3D printer and filament to print out their STEAM science and art projects. As previously mentioned, many of my students have very limited access to technology outside of school, making their computer and keyboarding skills close to non-existent.

Because our school is pre-designated to be a STEAM institution, by next school year, my students need to be exposed to art technology, which includes coding and 3D printing.

We started coding classes just three weeks ago, and there are students on a waiting list because of insufficient materials to accommodate the increasing numbers.

We need at least two more 3D printers, so I am requesting these resources one at a time. Your donation would allow more students to learn how to code and create.

Ms. Wawa
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Wawa is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FlashForge 3D Printers, New Model: Finder • Amazon Business $399.00 1 $399.00
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, White • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Black • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99

Materials cost

$444.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$481.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.00

Total project goal

$566.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $566.65

1 Donor

-$283.33

Donations toward project cost

-$240.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.50

match offer

-$283.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$240.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Wawa and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"North Miami Beach","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[1563570],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"FL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3168594,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":3,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/science-and-steam-meet-3d-art/3168594/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":400,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Wawa","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"1563570":{"owner":"Ms. Wawa","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3168594],"proposalHash":"-1319282688","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1563570_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1473364666584","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":255489,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":189,"proposalURL":"project/steam-pins-and-coins/8216912/","proposalTitle":"Steam Pins and Coins","proposalId":8216912},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NDk3MDgxNA==","NDExMTU5Mg=="],"teacherId":1563570,"schoolCounty":"Miami-Dade","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"FL","name":"Florida"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.