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Ms. Quarantotto from Miami, FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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BREAK OUT of the Classroom

Help me give my students these hardware toolboxes, combination padlocks, and classroom supplies to be able to explore this amazing challenge “Breakout Out” of the classroom.

  • $690 goal

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Ms. Quarantotto has another project! Donate to Motivating Math Success: Completing the iReady Punch Card! to help her classroom.

$275 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Ms. Quarantotto

Ms. Quarantotto has another project! Donate to Motivating Math Success: Completing the iReady Punch Card! to help her classroom.

$275 - complete this project and be a hero

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 absolutely love hands-on, active, engaging projects and challenges that allow them to think outside the box to find solutions! Many students in my classroom come in saying they have difficulty completing practice assignments at home because of lack of supplies and resources. They just do not have the financial support and resources to be able to achieve their goals. They come to school each day ready to try new things and take brave chances to grow both personally and academically. Truly, they are my inspiration!

My Project

By donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student attention and focus, but you will also ultimately help to increase their academic achievement.

This type of breakout is a series of puzzles that students must solve in a specified amount of time to unlock various locks on a box to reach whatever is placed inside the box.

Unlike other "Escape Rooms" students are not trying to escape a physical location, they are instead trying to solve a series of puzzles to reach an end goal. A breakout can be done using a physical box and locks, in a virtual format, or a combination of the two. This type of activity builds classroom community as the students must work together either in partners or small groups to complete the task.

Ms. Quarantotto Melrose 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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Miami, FL 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

85 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
GBC Education Lap Board, 9 x 12, Dry-Erase Surface, Marker Included • Quill.com $3.32 24 $79.68
TK34689134T Steel Portable Tool Box 4 Overall Height 19-14 Overall Width 6 Overall Depth Red • Grainger $11.90 6 $71.40
TK34689128T 5-Dial Luggage and Briefcase Padlock 1-18H x 1-38W Shackle TSA Not Approved BlackSilver • Grainger $11.77 6 $70.62
TK34689133T Plastic Portable Tool Box 5-3964 Overall Height 5-3964 Overall Width 13-34 Overall Depth • Grainger $7.67 6 $46.02
TK34689127T Combination Padlock Resettable Side-Dial Location 78 Shackle Height • Grainger $7.57 6 $45.42
TK34689129T Alike-Keyed Padlock Open Shackle Type 78 Shackle Height Yellow • Grainger $7.51 6 $45.06
Expo Low Odor Dry-Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted, 36/Box • Quill.com $44.99 1 $44.99
TK34689130T Combination Padlock Resettable Side-Dial Location 78 Shackle Height • Grainger $5.86 6 $35.16
TK34689132T Plastic Portable Tool Box 6-12 Overall Height 4-14 Overall Width 6-12 Overall Depth • Grainger $5.65 6 $33.90
The Pencil Grip Dry Erase Erasers, Yellow, 12/Pack (TPG-355) • Quill.com $14.03 2 $28.06
TK34689131T Plastic Portable Tool Box 6-14 Overall Height 14 Overall Width 7-12 Overall Depth Black • Grainger $3.88 6 $23.28
TK34689125T 3-Dial Luggage and Briefcase Padlock 1516H x 916W Shackle TSA Not Approved BlackSilver • Grainger $4.85 4 $19.40
TK34689126T Alike-Keyed Padlock Open Shackle Type 716 Shackle Height Brass • Grainger $0.84 6 $5.04

Materials cost

$548.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$586.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.46

Total project goal

$689.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $689.71

1 Donor

-$689.71

Donations toward project cost

-$586.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.46

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