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Mrs. Caruso from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Brain STEMs for Kinders

My students need colorful interlocking building blocks and STEM construction sets.

  • $337 goal

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My Students

Imagine moving to a new country. You walk into a classroom and you may not have ever had any formal education before. You have never read or written and you have this smiling teacher talking to you in a language you don't understand. These are the students I teach every day.

I teach Computer Coding in a Title I school where 85% of my students are English as a New Language Learners.

The children at my school spend more time at school than they do at home. When the school day is over, most of them go to an after school program. Any part of their day that could bring fun and new experiences to them would be welcomed with excitement and enthusiasm. And this is what brought me to DonorsChoose.org!

My Project

When my kindergarten students walk into my classroom, I don't see 5 year olds, I see scientists, inventors, and engineers. They are brimming with enthusiasm, energy, and ideas; however, they lack the English language skills to express those thoughts in words.

What they need, more than anything, are appropriate tools to build concrete examples that represent their innermost thoughts and feelings.

These colorful interlocking bricks and STEM building sets will give them exactly what they need to start making sense of their developing ideas. Furthermore, what they create with these engineering tools will provide them with actual inventions that can become the central focus of discussions that will further their understanding of the world, the English language, and their ability to express these thoughts to others.

Mrs. Caruso PS 160 William Sampson Grades PreK-2

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Brooklyn, NY 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

200 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brackitz Inventor Set - 100 Pieces • Nasco $59.95 2 $119.90
Brictek Building Materials - Super Pack • Nasco $54.95 2 $109.90

Materials cost

$229.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$286.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.51

Total project goal

$336.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $336.74

3 Donors

-$330.68

Donations toward project cost

-$284.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.15

match offer

-$2.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$1.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.06

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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