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Ms. Antonsen from Baltimore, MD is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Learning to Life with a Community Garden

Help me give my students Help us plant the seeds for a healthier, more connected future—one garden bed at a time.

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  • $637 still needed thanks to a match offer

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Bringing Learning to Life with a Community Garden

A community garden at our school will be more than just a place to grow fruits and vegetables—it will be a hands-on classroom, a hub for community connection, and a powerful tool for student growth.

Students will dig into science, math, and health lessons with real-life applications, learning about plant life cycles, nutrition, sustainability, and teamwork in an engaging outdoor setting.

This garden will also promote responsibility and collaboration as students plan, plant, and maintain the space. For many, it will be their first chance to experience gardening, growing their food, and seeing the direct impact of their care and effort.

Beyond the classroom, the garden will bring families and neighbors together. It will serve as a green space for community events, shared harvests, and a stronger connection between the school and the people it serves. Your support will help cultivate not just crops, but pride, purpose, and unity.

Help us plant the seeds for a healthier, more connected future—one garden bed at a time.

Ms. Antonsen Walter P Carter Elementary School 134 Grades 6-8

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.

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Baltimore, MD 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

Never Before Funded 830 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Frame It All Composite Raised Garden Bed 4 x 8-ft Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $315.18 2 $630.36
HIRALIY 100ft Drip Irrigation Kit Plant Watering System 8x5mm Blank Distribution Tubing DIY Automatic Irrigation Equipment Set for Garden Greenhouse Flower Bed Patio Lawn • Amazon Business $33.11 2 $66.22
Mini Colorful Metal Hand Shovel, Trowel Set Garden Tools for Flower Soil Planting Digging Transplanting - Ideal Gardening Gift for Kids (Pack of 5) • Amazon Business $15.99 3 $47.97
18 Pairs Kids Gardening Gloves Children Garden Glove Foam Rubber Coated Yard Work Gloves for Kids Toddlers Youth Boys Girls (Medium (Age 6-8)) • Amazon Business $39.98 1 $39.98
18 Pairs Kids Gardening Gloves Children Garden Glove Foam Rubber Coated Yard Work Gloves for Kids Toddlers Youth Boys Girls (Large (Age 9-11)) • Amazon Business $39.98 1 $39.98

Materials cost

$824.51

Vendor shipping charges

 $181.95

Sales tax

 $49.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,098.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$193.82

Total project goal

$1,292.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,292.12

1 Donor

-$10.00

Donations toward project cost

-$8.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Bezos Family Foundation match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $1,272.12

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