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Mrs. Caine from Detroit MI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Turn Our School Green!

My students need supplies to continue gardening and greening our school! We need a butterfly display cage, recycling container, composter and more.

  • $835 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

Our academy is priority school located in Detroit, Michigan. Families who reside in the community suffer from “unemployment that’s almost three times the national average, and just 10 percent of the residents have an associate’s/bachelor’s degree.” Since most of the students are at least two grade levels behind, the curriculum is very rigorous focusing on closing academic gaps. This affects extra curricular activities, hands-on activities, and learning while having fun. Our students have grit! They want to overcome the obstacles!

My Project

Our Green Team was just established during the spring. We planted our first garden! Students are eager to learn about urban gardening and protecting our environment which will transform our academy into a Michigan Green School. The activities required to meet this goal needs additional supplies, funding, and partnerships. Students will be able to observe how to make compost, continue gardening, and experience recycling plastic, aluminum, and paper. We are also researching to schedule field trips highlighting environmental sciences. These hands-on opportunities will give students real world experiences to share with our community. We are focused on improving student achievement and school culture by means of providing true learning experiences.

Mrs. Caine
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
28 gal. Black Desk-Side Recycling Container Open Top • Grainger $158.26 1 $158.26
Composter, Schoolyard Gourmet • Carolina Biological Supply Company $134.77 1 $134.77
Worm Composter Classroom Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $109.35 1 $109.35
Butterfly Display Cage • Carolina Biological Supply Company $103.95 1 $103.95
3-12 gal. Blue Desk-Side Recycling Container Open Top • Grainger $5.16 20 $103.20

Materials cost

$609.53

Vendor shipping charges

 $60.96

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$709.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$125.23

Total project goal

$834.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $834.86

5 Donors

-$417.43

Donations toward project cost

-$354.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.61

match offer

-$417.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$354.81

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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