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Mr. Spano from Terrytown, LA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Triton LEGO Robotics

Help me give my students a more advanced LEGO robot for our STEM program.

  • $581 goal

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My Students

I teach in a public charter 5th Grade classroom. We have 133 students in the 5th Grade program We are a young school in only its 3rd year of operation but we are developing a strong sense of community where teachers know all of the children and families. Unfortunately, nearly 80% of our student body qualifies for 80% free or reduced-price lunch and do not have access to STEM related activities.

My students are curious, enthusiastic, and creative!

They are looking for a STEM challenge. They are fearless when it comes to technology and, as children of the 21st century, they need to be prepared to use a variety of tools to engage their world.

We are seeking donations to introduce them to the world of LEGO robotics.

They are truly an incredible group, and I am so lucky and thankful to have a new group of learners that are excited and ready to learn each year!

My Project

Our diverse students will research, design, and build a robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS. They will then compete on a table-top playing field. The brand new Triton Robotics program will allow underserved students at our academy to develop the necessary STEM skills to analyze a problem, creatively engineer a solution, and construct a viable LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robot to solve the problem. They will finally test their solution and robot in a series of missions. We will also introduce robotics to our little Tritons to encourage them to participate in STEM activities.

Mr. Spano Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish Grades 3-5

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.

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Terrytown, LA View local requests

More than 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

133 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set and Transformer • LEGO Education $406.95 1 $406.95

Materials cost

$406.95

Vendor shipping charges

$15.00

Sales tax

$35.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$493.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.12

Total project goal

$580.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$580.78

1 Donor

-$493.66

Donations toward project cost

-$493.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$87.12

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$0.00

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