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Mrs. McDonald from Dorchester, MA is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Bud, Not Buddy to Life! A Family Event!

Help me give my students the opportunity to see the live adaptation of the novel they are currently reading.

  • $1,469 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

The students in grade 6 are diverse in ethnicity, personality, and need. Their ability to overcome adversity and learn to build community while learning is not easy but it is what we will be striving toward in the 2019/2020 school year.

Many of my students do not venture beyond the home they live in or the school.

I want all of my children to be able to have experiences that help them develop as individuals and as a classroom community

I love to provide a classroom environment that allows all of my learners in their uniqueness to feel comfortable and ready to learn.

My Project

Students in grade 6 along with their families will be invited to a play. We will take public transportation to a local college and watch a live adaptation of the novel "Bud, Not Buddy".

Students in grade 6 are currently reading the novel "Bud, Not Buddy".

As they do the meaningful work of engaging with the text through reading, writing, and discussion, the opportunity to see a live action adaptation of the novel they are reading would be a great way to put the arts in English Language Arts and include our families!

Please help us see the novel come to life! Help families have an experience that links home, school, reading, and the arts together. Students would love to have the cultural experience of attending a theatrical event and would be able to have it with their home and school families.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs. McDonald
Grades 6-8
  • Richard Murphy K-8 School
  • Dorchester, MA
    • 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

    This project will reach 60 students.

    13 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Component Company Total
Activity Wheelock Family Theater $1,200.00

Trip cost

$1,200.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,248.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$220.24

Total project goal

$1,468.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,468.24

9 Donors

-$1,356.24

Donations toward project cost

-$1,152.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$203.44

Matching donations from our partners

-$112.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$95.20

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.80

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 $0.00

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