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Mrs. Kelley from Evansville, IN is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What Do We BelEVV?

Help me give my students items for brainstorming their passions with Post It Big Notes and Sharpie Flip Chart Markers to help them collaborate as they brainstorm to determine what they believe.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Kelley's classroom raised $257

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are hardworking learners who strive to do their best in the classroom, their community, and at home. As part of a large district, and with a growing poverty level currently at 61%, our students face many challenges. They rise to them, however, with grace and a hunger for success and knowledge.

Every challenge our school encounters is another opportunity for success.

Teachers and students set a high bar, whether that regards learning standards, expectations, or creation, and students work hard to rise to the occasion.

My Project

To allow our students the opportunity to continue connecting with each other and their community, I am creating a project tied to the content and curriculum of This I Believe. Our hometown is often abbreviated as EVV, and thus This We BelEVV was born.

Our students have been learning from home since mid-March 2020, and this project is geared toward rebuilding their sense of community and strengthening their ability to collaborate.

The first aspect of our project will help students brainstorm ideas using the Post Its and markers; regardless of how we begin the next school year, whether in person or using our virtual meeting space, students will be able to discuss and display their thinking using these materials.

Once students have had the opportunity to successfully brainstorm and collaborate on their ideas, they will begin the process of writing their essays, peer-editing and revising, re-grouping, and researching community members with whom they can connect regarding their passions, and conducting interview podcasts of those community members. Finally, we plan to create bound books of the essays of this class, so that every student matriculates into high school a published author.

Mrs. Kelley Plaza Park International Preparatory Academy Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Evansville, IN 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Post-it Super Sticky Big Notes, 15 x 15 Inches, 30 Sheets/Pad, 1 Pad (BN15), Large Neon Orange Paper, Super Sticking Power, Sticks and Resticks • Amazon Business $9.89 10 $98.90
Sharpie Flip Chart Markers, Bullet Tip, Assorted Colors, 8 Count • Amazon Business $4.54 19 $86.26

Materials cost

$185.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$217.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.46

Total project goal

$256.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $256.40

5 Donors

-$211.20

Donations toward project cost

-$179.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.68

match offer

-$45.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$38.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.78

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 $0.00

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