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

Ms. Mendez from Washington DC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

STEM Labs for SouthEast DC Elementary Kids!

Help me give my students the opportunity to participate in hands on activity from home during distance learning. Those chosen students will demonstrate the lab to show variations of the Force and Motion concept that we are studying.

  • $605 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.

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 students are a resilient bunch. Over the course of distance learning, I've seen them learn and implement real life skills in our virtual lessons. We've done amazing things with the technology afforded to us, that has taught the students responsibility and accountability. The kids are researching, using our chat feature to communicate using text, they're presenting information taught virtually by becoming "the teacher", and their interacting with their fellow classmates respectfully online.

My Project

The resources for this project will be utilized by students in the virtual learning setting. The students selected were consistently participating in our virtual setting, going above and beyond with the e-Learning assignments.

This project is meant as a means of empowering our students.

Grades 3-5 Ketcham Elementary scholars will have the opportunity to participate in a hands on project. They'll either facilitate and teach or watch and learn from one of their classmates. Due to the circumstances in these most unprecedented times, our students do not have the opportunity to participate in the labs we'd have access to in a traditional classroom. This project will help with student engagement and hands on learning opportunities.

Ms. Mendez
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. Mendez 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
PP438 Hydraulics Engineering STEM Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 4 $239.96
PP848 CreateAChain Reaction STEM Kit Gr 35 Starter Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 3 $149.97
TT571 Design Play STEAM Cars Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98

Materials cost

$449.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $26.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$513.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.64

Total project goal

$604.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $604.29

3 Donors

-$489.63

Donations toward project cost

-$416.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.44

match offer

-$114.66

Match offer toward project cost

-$97.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.20

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. Mendez and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Washington","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[7641594],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"DC","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":5280711,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/stem-labs-for-southeast-dc-elementary-ki/5280711/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":65,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Mendez","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"7641594":{"owner":"Ms. Mendez","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[5280711],"proposalHash":"-355848669","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7641594_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1605159393659","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21690587,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":7641594,"schoolCounty":"District Of Columbia","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"DC","name":"District of Columbia"}}
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.