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Ms. Whitney from Washington, DC is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Watch Us Grow!

Help me give my students a GrowLab Classroom Garden Center, gardening supplies, seed, and more to help nurture their love of nature and science!

  • $1,164 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

My students love learning about plants and how they grow! Since we live in a big city, most students do not have access to enough outdoor space to create gardens at home. Our students absolutely love working in the school garden, but want to be able to grow plants during the winter too.

Early childhood programs can use gardens to provide multi-sensory learning experiences and to give children a strong foundation in basic STEM concepts.

Gardening can also expose children to science and other STEM disciplines at an earlier age, which will increase the likelihood of them studying or working in a STEM-related field later in life.

I am asking for an indoor garden center and gardening supplies as well as books to help us learn more about plants and how they grow!

Ms. Whitney
Grades PreK-2
  • Van Ness Elementary School
  • Washington, DC
  • More than a third 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 20 students.

    12 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GROWLAB CLASSROOM GARDENING CENTER • Ward's Science $803.17 1 $803.17
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Spring Books for Kids, Gardening for Kids, Preschool Science Books, Children's Nature Books) (Over and Under) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
VIVOSUN 100pcs 4 Inch Planter Nursery Pots, Plastic Pots for Flower Seedling • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Flowers Are Pretty ... Weird! (Nature's Top Secrets) • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Gardening for Kids: Learn, Grow, and Get Messy with Fun STEAM Projects • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Miracle-Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix, 16 qt. • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
10 Herb Seeds Kit Non-GMO Seeds Growing into Thyme, Lavender, Chamomile, Dill, Chives, Cilantro, Rosemary, Basil, Parsley, Sage Indoor/Outdoor Herb Planting for Kitchen Windowsill Gardening Gift • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Let's Get Gardening • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$891.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$53.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$988.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$174.46

Total project goal

$1,163.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,163.04

10 Donors

-$863.04

Donations toward project cost

-$733.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$129.46

match offer

-$300.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$255.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

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$0.00

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