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Ms. Gandara from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A World of Books

Help me give my students a diverse classroom library that showcases their cultures and makes them feel valued.

  • $473 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 classroom is filled with wonderful and unique students from all over the world. They bring with them a variety of languages and cultures that should be celebrated. This diverse classroom has its share of diverse needs as well. With over 21 languages spoken in our school it can seem like a daunting task to educate these amazing students.

My students come in each day ready to tackle challenges and perform to the best of their abilities, no matter what their needs may be.

My Project

These multicultural books and cushions for our classroom library will help bring our students together and develop a strong sense of community. When students see and hear stories about their own cultures it helps them to feel they are not so different from others in our classroom. I want to build a sense of community and have students in my classroom feel safe and included. In our world today there is so much going on dividing our cultures not uniting them. By learning about all the amazing cultures that are represented in our classroom it can break down those barriers and build strong relationships.

Ms. Gandara Patrick Lynch Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Portland, OR 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC511GR - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 6 $101.94
Dreamers • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
La llavecita dorada (The Little Golden Key) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Thank You, Omu! • Amazon Business $15.65 1 $15.65
Too Many Mangos • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
Drawn Together • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
No Boring Stories! • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Ricky, the Rock That Couldn't Roll (You Rock Group) • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
Kindness Starts With You - At School • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Good Egg • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
How to Be a Lion • Amazon Business $10.72 1 $10.72
A is for Aloha: A Hawai'i Alphabet • Amazon Business $10.50 1 $10.50
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $10.45 1 $10.45
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $10.30 1 $10.30
My Nana and Me • Amazon Business $8.80 1 $8.80
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
One Love (Music Books for Children, African American Baby Books, Bob Marley Book for Kids) • Amazon Business $7.67 1 $7.67
Dragones y Tacos (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.61 1 $7.61
Niño Wrestles the World • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
Dream Big, Little One (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Chrysanthemum • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
Enemy Pie : (Reading Rainbow Book, Children’s Book about Kindness, Kids Books about Learning) • Amazon Business $6.23 1 $6.23
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Dragonfly Books) • Amazon Business $5.00 1 $5.00

Materials cost

$366.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$402.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.94

Total project goal

$472.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $472.94

3 Donors

-$337.00

Donations toward project cost

-$286.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.55

match offer

-$135.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$115.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.39

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