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Ms. Perpignand from Ithaca, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Underground Railroad Project

Help me give my students new books on the underground railroad before we take a walking trip to an underground railroad excavation site!

  • $196 goal

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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 Project

Our school is lucky enough to be surrounded by the rich history of downtown Ithaca, NY. One of the amazing opportunities our location has afforded us is the chance to visit the site of a stop on the underground railroad. Our class, along with the fifth grade classes, has partnered with a professor from Cornell University to develop a hands-on, student-driven, learning experience relating to the history of the underground railroad in Ithaca.

These books will help provide students with a deep background knowledge of the underground railroad before we partner with Cornell to visit the site.

Our hope is that the children can develop an understanding of what Black people experienced during the era of the underground railroad and how that translates to today and the world around them. The books will generate meaningful discussions which will guide our discovery of local history and current events.

Ms. Perpignand
Grades PreK-2
    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

    This project will reach 14 students.

    4 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Kids Book About Racism • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.95 1 $19.95
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea • MahoganyBooks $17.10 1 $17.10
The Drinking Gourd • AKJ Education $3.64 4 $14.56
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Henry's Freedom Box • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
I am Harriet Tubman • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Patchwork Path • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Under The Quilt Of Night • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Follow the Drinking Gourd • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Escape North! • AKJ Education $3.49 1 $3.49

Materials cost

$116.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $18.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$166.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.31

Total project goal

$195.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $195.41

1 Donor

-$97.69

Donations toward project cost

-$83.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.65

match offer

-$97.70

Match offer toward project cost

-$83.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.66

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 $0.00

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