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Mr. Czarka from Bronx NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sitting to Scientifically Inquire in Nature's Classroom

Help me give my students outdoor sitting areas to create safe science and nature inquiry spaces.

  • 3 donors
  • $777 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

My students are newcomers who are just starting to learn English. They are excited to learn through science inquiry, especially climate resiliency, environmental stewardship, and gardening. They are learning academic English while learning outdoors. They deserve to be outdoors more but it is difficult without a space to sit down.

Picnic tables will afford my students with space to take observations, write notes, and discuss scientific topics while outdoors.

Currently, students do not have a place to gather to listen to a story about nature, or to easily use a hand lens to study a rock, or to discuss their animal and weather observations. By having access to picnic tables, students will be able to focus their learning by having a gathering spot, plus a hard surface for analyzing specimens, like leaves, rocks, worms, flower petals, and more. This will foster a deeper appreciation for nature, inspire environmental stewardship, and help them become advocates for climate resiliency.

The picnic tables will allow our students to internalize scientific information through a hands on, inquiry approach, while being outside in nature. With your support we can transform the outdoors into a learning space for our students.

Mr. Czarka
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
COSCO Outdoor Living 6 ft. Folding Picnic Table, Taupe Wood Grain with Brown Legs • Amazon Business $206.99 3 $620.97

Materials cost

$620.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$660.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$116.52

Total project goal

$776.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $776.80

1 Donor

-$330.00

Donations toward project cost

-$330.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$388.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$330.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$58.24

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 $0.00

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