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Mrs. Roll from Richmond, VT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Making of a Maker Space

Help me give my students an improved and organized Maker Space in my room that serves an elementary school's 300 learners.

  • $1,730 goal

This project expired on September 16, 2025.

This project expired on September 16, 2025.

My Project

In 1899, in his book The School and Society, John Dewey summed up a major problem facing the institution of education that still exists today, when he wrote "From the standpoint of the child, the great waste in school comes from the child’s inability to utilize the experiences he gets outside the school in any complete and freeway within the school itself; while at the other hand, he is unable to apply in daily life what he is learning at school.”

Bridging that gap between the world and school is my quest as an educator.

A Maker Space is one way that learners can get hands-on experience creating, setting their own agenda, and seeing it through. What they create doesn't even have to make sense to anyone else. It's the process of seeing the materials available, using their imagination, and experimenting that fosters innovative minds. It also offers them the opportunity to collaborate with others, practicing their social skills.

My 300 fellow learners are a cast of creative individuals who love to use their imaginations and create. Managing the materials for a Maker Space, which allows them to see the options while keeping it organized and easy for them to help maintain, can be challenging. These tools will both organize and build out the options for their creations.

Thank you for helping fill the buckets of life long learners with enriching opportunities that promote: Curiosity, Creativity, Connection, Innovation, Autonomy & Collaboration!

Mrs. Roll Richmond Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Richmond, VT View local requests Never Before Funded 300 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Classroom Select Makerspace Tool Storage Cart, 51-1/4 x 19 x 40 Inches, Black • School Specialty $606.71 1 $606.71
ChompShop: CHOMPSAW MAKER BUNDLE - ChompSaw +Hole Punch+Scoring+Inventor's Workbook+Accs - STEAM Makerspace cardboard cutter (STEM kits elementary 5+) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $347.00 1 $347.00
Creativity Street Glide-On Tempera Paint Sticks Fluorescent Colors 5 grams 6 Per Pack 3 Packs (PACAC9912-3) • Staples $35.49 3 $106.47
Creativity Street Glide-On Tempera Paint Sticks Metallic Colors 5 grams 6 Per Pack 3 Packs (PACAC9913-3) • Staples $35.49 2 $70.98
Kwik Stix Solid Tempera Paint Sticks, 96 Colors, Washable Paint Sticks for Kids, Super Quick Drying, Non-Toxic, Allergen Free, Paint Sticks Class Pack in Assorted Classic Colors, Paint for Kids and Toddlers • Amazon Business $63.89 1 $63.89
Surebonder Specialty Series Mini Cordless High Temp Glue Gun • Blick Art Materials $17.28 2 $34.56

Materials cost

$1,229.61

Vendor shipping charges

 $191.96

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,470.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$259.41

Total project goal

$1,729.42

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