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Ms. Pipkin from Richmond, CA is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need Help Getting to the Aquarium!

My students need a bus to take them to the Aquarium of the Bay.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Pipkin's classroom raised $896

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Do you remember going on field trips in elementary school? Field trips are very fun hands on learning experiences. Help me create those memories for my students.

My students are inquisitive 1st graders.

They attend a public school in Northern California. Their school receives 100% free lunch. They may not have the monetary resources that some students have at home, but they have a love for school and learning.

My Project

I am requesting funding for a bus to take us to the Aquarium of the Bay. Even though this facility is relatively close to where my students live, many have never been there. I would like for my students to be able to see and touch some of the wildlife that they see on television and in textbooks. My students would get to learn about the marine life that surrounds them.

Field trips provide experiences that enrich a child's education.

I want my students to learn about the world we live in, and what we can do to preserve it. Resources are very tight in my school district. In schools where the majority of parents are financially stable the teachers ask them to fund buses, and study trips. This is something I can't do. My students deserve to have the same experiences at a public school as others in wealthier areas.

Ms. Pipkin Peres K-8 School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Component Company Total
Transportation Michael's Transportation $720.00

Trip cost

$720.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$760.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$134.26

Total project goal

$895.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $895.06

1 Donor

-$895.06

Donations toward project cost

-$760.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$134.26

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