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Ms. Elam from Nashville, TN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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An Education Celebration To Remember

My students need medals, 2 bounce houses, spray bottles, computer ink and storage to help equip us with the tools and supplies we need to celebrate our learning!

  • $1,288 goal

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My Students

What do you remember about your first school experiences? Chances are, your memories are happy ones. Because school is fun and exciting when you're 4 or 5 years old! The world is your classroom and every day is a day to celebrate!

Our students are excited, vivacious little learners who come to school each day ready to explore and learn about the world around them.

Our Pre-K program serves students who are 4 and 5 years old in our city's oldest, largest and poorest public housing development. The effects of poverty are real and they are hard for our kids. Drugs, crime, food, violence and money are all issues that our young learners are very familiar with. School is a place for our kids to be safe. It is a place to grow. And it is a place of love and community. Our program works very hard to include all members of a child's family in our educational community throughout the year. We have seen time and again that when parents and families feel comfortable and welcome in our classrooms, our kids feel safer and become more engaged in their own learning. As a result, we work hard to create and plan as many opportunities to bring our families and community together to work as a team on our students' behalf.

My Project

Each year, our Pre-K program holds what we call an "Education Celebration" in place of the typical graduation to Kindergarten. For our students, we want them to stay focused on seeing graduation as something that happens after you finish high school and college. It is special and it takes lots of hard work. But we also want to acknowledge the effort and commitment that each student and family made in their first year in school. So we have an Education Celebration! Education Celebration is a day where our families come out to see the hard work their students have put in during the year and join us as we collectively honor the commitment made to education and learning. We have a pot luck meal, sno cones, face painting, family races, tug-o-war and water play. It is truly a special day and one that students continue to talk about years after they have left our program.

The materials in this project will help us create invitations to send to our families and community.

We will be able to create fun water stations with the spray bottles and reward our students for their hard work with the medals. And our kids will be able to bounce to their little hearts' content in the bounce houses for years to come! But more than anything, we will be able to celebrate the educational journey that our students have begun with the people who have committed to walking with their children!

Ms. Elam KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

More about Ms. Elam

Nashville, TN 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bounceland Inflatable Party Castle Bounce House Bouncer • Amazon $479.99 1 $479.99
Bounceland Inflatable Dream Castle with Ball Pit Bounce House Bouncer • Amazon $378.99 1 $378.99
HP 61XL/61 High Yield Black and Standard Tricolor Combo Pack (CZ138FN#140) • Amazon $59.95 1 $59.95
Soft 'n Style 8 oz. Spray Bottle Set / 3 Piece Set (B28SET) • Amazon $5.77 10 $57.70
Sterilite 19859806 30-Quart Ultra Latch Box, White Lid See-Through Base with Titanium Latches, 6-Pack • Amazon $36.71 1 $36.71
Gold Medals (12pc/ 2 inch diameter) • Amazon $8.84 4 $35.36

Materials cost

$1,048.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,094.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$193.13

Total project goal

$1,287.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,287.56

3 Donors

-$1,106.93

Donations toward project cost

-$1,094.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$180.63

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 $0.00

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