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Mrs. Romero from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Communication Skills with KEVA Planks

Help me give my students KEVA plank building sets to increase their STEAM engagement!

  • $562 goal

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My Students

Bright, excited, and very tech savvy - this is how I would describe my Project Lead the Way students this year! They are an awesome bunch; ready to take on all the exciting challenges of our Project Based Learning STEAM school.

Our school serves students in grades 6-8; we strive to instill Respect, Empathy, Ambition, and Leadership in all of our students on a daily basis.

Approximately 90% of our students participate in the free/reduced price lunch program and, outside of my classroom, may not have the resources or opportunity to be a part of robotics and engineering centered activities.

My Project

My students need various KEVA products to increase STEAM engagement in my classroom. They will use the products to build robotics mazes, various three dimensional structures, and contraptions with the sets that I have requested. All of these activities will be created in small group, cooperative learning settings that encourage active participation and effective communication among the group members.

The KEVA products will help promote learning, creativity, communication, and critical thinking skills in my unique blended traditional/special needs robotics class(es).

With these products I can continue to help my students develop the 21st century skills they need for their futures.

Mrs. Romero Orville Wright Eng Science Magnet Middle School Grades 6-8

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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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

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

200 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
KEVA Contraptions: 200 Plank Set • AKJ Education $36.46 6 $218.76
KEVA Maze Bots • AKJ Education $29.16 6 $174.96
KEVA Balls-4 pack • AKJ Education $5.07 2 $10.14

Materials cost

$403.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.95

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$476.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.15

Total project goal

$561.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $561.02

6 Donors

-$324.00

Donations toward project cost

-$275.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.60

Matching donations from our partners

-$237.02

Match offers toward project cost

-$201.47

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.55

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 $0.00

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