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Mr. Schanz from Bronx, NY is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Fair Shake for Youth Therapy Dog Program

My students need funding for a hands-on after school program of having 3 therapy dog teams visit over a 10-week period.

  • $931 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students always try to maintain an open mindset even after all the challenges they may have outside of the classroom. I work at a low-income school, with students who truly cherish their education every day.

My students need a hands-on experience with therapy dogs to build empathy, teamwork, and positive communication skills.

The students will build relationships with the dogs based on honesty, positive communication, trust, and mutual respect.

We primarily focus on academics. Students participating in the program come from a wide range of backgrounds including Hispanic and African American students, general education, and special education, as well as English language learners. By having this opportunity, they will learn different ways to manage their emotions and show empathy towards others.

I am very lucky to teach such amazing students who are flourishing to become productive members in our society.

My Project

This project will cover the cost so A Fair Shake program can give our selected students the opportunity to work with 3 therapy dog teams over a 10-week period. Weekly sessions combine hands-on work with the dogs and a curriculum of dog-related topics.

As they practice commands and teach tricks, young people learn about communication, see the power of positive reinforcement, and build relationships based on trust and respect with the dogs and each other.

Our students will learn about shelters, rescue, and breed discrimination, topics that often resonate with their own life experiences.

Other activities may include interviewing dog owners at local parks about their relationship with their dogs and virtually adopting shelter dogs. Through the sessions, the students will get the chance to see and understand dogs as vulnerable, sentient beings, perhaps more like the students than they initially realized. Through this program, the selected students will develop patience, tolerance, positive reinforcement, trust, and communication skills.

Mr. Schanz Young Women's Leadership School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY 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

15 students impacted 28donors

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Where your donation goes
Visitor Total
Fair Shake $750.00

Visitor cost

$750.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$791.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.63

Total project goal

$930.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $930.88

24 Donors

-$875.55

Donations toward project cost

-$791.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$55.33

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