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Mrs. Scarapicchia from Bronx, NY is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Animal Explorers!

My students need hands-on experiences with animals to enrich what they are learning in our classroom.

  • $298 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 need to go to the Alley Pond Environmental Center to see and touch baby animals and learn how they survive.

My second grade students have made tremendous growth this year.

They have been working hard to learn about the world around them through books and videos. They have been learning to write longer stories. They are so proud of the great strides they are making. We have done so much work in the classroom-its time for them to take their knowledge out in the world!

My school is located in a high-poverty area and is filled with amazing students that face many challenges, both at home and in school. Many will not have opportunities to visit museums and other places such as the Alley Pond Environmental Center to enrich their learning.

While they all express an eagerness to learn, my students with special needs experience challenges that make it more difficult for them to reach their fullest potential using just books and videos.

My Project

Are all animal babies born and raised the same way? This trip will introduce my students to the developmental differences and similarities amongst mammals, birds and reptiles. On this trip, students will be able touch the animals they are learning about. Brave ones will even be able to hold them.

"I held a snake today!" That is what some of my brave students will tell their families after this trip.

Many students visit zoos, but what makes this experience special is the trained instructors that teach about the animals to each class, as well as the ability for students to touch and hold each animal they learn about.

Students will have opportunities to write about their experiences, and to complete an art project to extend their learning.

Every student who has gone on this field trip talks about it as the highlight of their year. I hope you will be willing to help this current class get the opportunity to go.

Mrs. Scarapicchia PS 157 Grove Hill Grades PreK-2

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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Component Company Total
Activity Alley Pond Environmental Center $220.00

Trip cost

$220.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$253.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.70

Total project goal

$298.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $298.00

9 Donors

-$294.47

Donations toward project cost

-$253.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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 $0.00

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