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Mrs. S. from Saint Louis MO is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Getting Help from Nature: Orchard

My students need Orchard English Language resource software to improve their language skills. For ESOL students, this online interactive software will help us.

  • $1,264 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 Students

Working on English language skills are challenging to my ESOL students who have to work hard to absorb all that is required to succeed. Orchard Educational software will add fun to this learning process.

When these mostly refugee high school ESOL kids come to this country, they take a sigh of relief, hoping all will be well for them.

They have very little. Our school is in an urban setting with mostly low-income children from families who wish the best future for them. Most work hard to achieve their goals of being a success in future. In order to compete with their native peers, they need additional help that Orchard can provide with its sections on not just English language skills, but also math, science and social studies threads.

My Project

Learning English language skills, as well as other main core subjects properly, takes time with just our textbooks. Computers are a great learning tool my ELLs enjoy working on whenever possible. Having this interactive educational software will greatly inspire them to progress at their own speed. The program will be used as a resource to supplement our school curriculum for self-study and interactive learning that is enjoyable as well as instructive - that is more than just book-learning. As the program is aligned to the Common Core State Standards, my students will be able achieve greater language skills and score better on standardized tests. This Orchard has "trees", or strands, to feed the children's minds.

We lost the network version of Orchard program to a database crash, a sad loss.

Learning English interactively is a crucial supplement to our textbooks. Using games even while teaching grammar, inspiring ELLs to be risk-takers, providing instant feedback as we work individually makes all the difference to my students' progress. They will not be shy while working on their own to review their English language skills. Better language skills means better futures. Help us reach our potential.

Mrs. S.
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Orchard Software Perpetual license • BrainstormUSA $999.00 1 $999.00

Materials cost

$999.00

Vendor shipping charges

$10.00

Sales tax

$20.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,073.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$189.53

Total project goal

$1,263.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,263.51

1 Donor

-$1,263.51

Donations toward project cost

-$1,073.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$189.53

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