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Xenopus Life Cycle

My students need a frog breading kit.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. McLaughlin's classroom raised $442

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My Students

Have you ever had a time where you were bullied in school for being different? Has it ever affected your education so much that you stopped coming to school? For a majority of the students here, they could answer yes to both of these questions. Our school is their last chance to get an education.

Our students all share one thing: they were bullied for being different.

Around half of the school identifies as LGBTQ and the rest of them were bullied for being over weight, being the wrong religion, being too skinny, too goth, or anything else. Here students are accepted for who they are and they are allowed to express themselves how they choose. If they want to wear a dress and heals today and baggy shorts and a t-shirt tomorrow they can. Because students are able to express themselves and feel belonging, students are able to learn and succeed in the classroom. A lot of work is done with students on creating a strong school culture that includes a no bullying policy. Restorative justice circles and methods for dealing with conflict are taught and used throughout the day to give students tools to create a culture where they will be successful. Everyone works hard to create a culture where students respect each other and their beliefs.

My Project

With donations for the frog breading kits, students will be learning about the life cycle of amphibians. They will have to identify the different stages in the life cycle. While doing this they will be building cause and effect relationship skills that are beneficial skills to learn in school and beyond.

Your donation will allow students access to materials and knowledge of the frog life cycle.

By donating to this project, you will help students find success in a place that works hard to create a culture for learning.

Project tagged as

Milwaukee, WI
Grades 9-12
Science
Charter School
Supplies
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. McLaughlin Alliance High School Grades 9-12

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Milwaukee, WI View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Xenopus (South African Clawed Frog) Breeding Kit with Male and Female • Carolina Biological Supply Company $182.40 1 $182.40

Chorionic Gonadotrophin, 10,000-IU Vial • Carolina Biological Supply Company $123.02 1 $123.02

Materials cost			$305.42
Vendor shipping charges			$30.54
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.58
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$375.54
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$66.27
Total project goal			$441.81
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$441.81
2 Donors			-$220.90
Donations toward project cost			-$187.77
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$33.13
match offer			-$220.91
Match offer toward project cost			-$187.77
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$33.14
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Xenopus Life Cycle

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