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A Coop For Cool Chicks

Help me give my students a chicken coop for the chicks they are currently raising.

  • $380 goal

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My Students

Welcome to Chicago. We are the city of neighborhoods. My school is nestled on a tree lined street. You may see a group of students with strong character words on their backs, Compassion, Critical thinker, Integrity, Explorer, and Active Citizen. These traits are at the root of everything we do at Polaris Charter Academy.

My students may be wondering where their next meal will come from, but for the next 8 hours, they will be passionately learning all that they can so that they have their pick of the best middle and high schools the city has to offer.

As the bell rings, students walk with younger siblings, with grandparents and moms.

I am a teacher in one of the toughest neighborhoods in the city of Chicago. My students are neighborhood kids. My students are passionate, Sox and Cubbie fans. My boys are passionate about basketball and my girls love all things dancing and video gaming. I have a pretty typical 3rd-grade class, amidst the violence and poverty they see outside their windows, our classroom is a safe haven.

My Project

Have you ever wondered where chicks go after they leave the brooder box? Well, our 56 third graders do, in a coop! Our third graders have been raising chicks for 24 days from egg to chick. They have been researching and know they need another tool to raise their chicks, a Coop!

We are hoping to get a chicken coop that will allow the entire school to learn and play with the chickens.

Our learners are engaged in character development and through this chicken expedition, we are learning how to be compassionate and take risks.

This coop will help us to better care for our chickens.

Ms. Griffin Polaris Charter Academy Grades 3-5

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

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

60 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
New Age Pet ecoFLEX Jumbo Fontana Chicken Barn in Tan • Amazon Business $288.30 1 $288.30

Materials cost

$288.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$322.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.93

Total project goal

$379.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $379.55

1 Donor

-$379.55

Donations toward project cost

-$322.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.93

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 $0.00

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