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Mrs. Dixon from Oakdale, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Dixon's classroom raised $404

Sphero Bolt Rides the Rails and Other Adventures!

Help me give my students 2 customizable terrain parks, and a double-sided activity mat for their Sphero Bolt coding robots.

This project expired on September 8, 2023.

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Mrs. Dixon Leonard J Tyl Middle School
Oakdale, CT Grades 6-8

My Project

My inquisitive middle school computer science students have differing abilities and interests. In order to foster their love of learning, I need to provide options to support their individuality. Our five Sphero Bolt programmable robots are interactive educational resources that allow all students to learn coding through play-based activities and collaboration.

Accessories for the Sphero Bolt will provide additional opportunities for creativity, engagement, and coding mission scenarios.

Excitement will build as students configure the customizable Terrain Parks. They will have so much fun coding the robots to ride the rails! With two sets of the terrain parks, they will be able to design friendly competitions and use the new covers to provide traction on all terrain. The double sided coding mat with a city theme and a golf theme will level-up learning while providing a backdrop for creative coding challenges.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Half of students from low‑income households

300 students impacted 11 donors
Mrs. Dixon Leonard J Tyl Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oakdale, CT View local requests

Half 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 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sphero City and Golf Code Mat • Sphero.com $180.00 1 $180.00
Sphero Turbo Cover • Sphero.com $15.00 4 $60.00
Sphero Terrain Park • Sphero.com $20.00 2 $40.00

Materials cost

$280.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.68

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$342.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.51

Total project goal

$403.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $403.39

10 Donors

-$196.78

Donations toward project cost

-$175.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.17

match offer

-$196.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$167.27

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.82

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 $0.00

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