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
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
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

Dr. Pelafigue from New Orleans LA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Scientists in the Making

My students need materials to supplement our lack of science curriculum such as Science Readers, Activity Tubs, Science Libraries, and a Recycling Activity Kit.

  • $1,283 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

Can you imagine walking into a big, bright beautiful kindergarten classroom on the first day of school and imagining all the possibilities for the year to come? That's what my students and I do everyday. Outwardly, my classroom provides the safety, comfort and ideal setting for student learning!

Beyond our beautiful classrooms, the issues turn up.

Our school, still displaced in a temporary location following Hurricane Katrina, was never able to replace the materials we lost in the storm. The students entering my classroom never knew what school was like before August 29, 2005. The students coming in now enter with open minds and possibilities of the dreams they have of coming to school. They are eager and willing to learn. Their parents are engaged and want to be a part of their learning experience. I, as their teacher, want to provide them with the most effective, engaging, memorable kindergarten experience that I can! Unfortunately, my school district and I cannot do it alone. With budgeting downfalls, our children do not have the materials they need to be successful. That's where you come in!

My Project

Through amazing donors we were able to salvage and obtain many reading supplies and some mathematics supplies. Sadly, all of our science materials were destroyed and even seven years later, we have been unable to replace what was lost. Due to our budget cutbacks, we do not even have a science curriculum. With the changes in our environment and the world around us, exposure is key! The Activity Tubs and Kits I am requesting will provide my students with a comprehensive science curriculum that is designed to be interactive and fun thus encouraging my students to seek out scientific experiments. The library books I am requesting correlate directly to the activity tubs, so that students begin to see that all learning is related and we can use our knowledge in many different ways. These materials would provide my students with enough science activities for the whole school year, and many years to come!

With your help, my students will be given the science foundation they need to one day change the world.

Who knows, I may be teaching the person who will one day cure cancer, fight global warming, invent the flying car, discover a new species, or maybe even walk on the moon. Without science now, we may never know. Please help us. You can be the person that sends my students on a whirlwind adventure in science!

Dr. Pelafigue
Grades PreK-2

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 Dr. Pelafigue is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

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

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF719 - Learn To Recycle! Activity Kit • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
GS160X - Science Vocabulary Readers - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $199.00 1 $199.00
FF980X - Learning Science Activity Tubs - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $499.00 1 $499.00
GG860X - Learning Science Libraries - Gr. 1-3 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $239.00 1 $239.00

Materials cost

$961.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$84.17

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,090.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$192.45

Total project goal

$1,283.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,283.00

1 Donor

-$1,283.00

Donations toward project cost

-$1,090.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$192.45

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

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"New Orleans","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[330831],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"LA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"their","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":835570,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/scientists-in-the-making/835570/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":24,"teacherScreenName":"Dr. Pelafigue","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"330831":{"owner":"Dr. Pelafigue","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[835570],"proposalHash":"-1461361910","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp330831_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516151615441","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":45905,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MTUzNDU0NA=="],"teacherId":330831,"schoolCounty":"Orleans","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"LA","name":"Louisiana"}}