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Mr. Hess from Oxnard, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Checkmate! Middle School Chess Club

Help me give my students chess boards and whiteboard grids to learn and play the game of chess while giving students a safe place socialize.

  • $711 goal

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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 Project

Please assist me in developing critical thinking and social skills in my students. We are a Title I school with limited supplies for creative and engaging activities. We currently have 0 chessboards available. I'm trying to create an environment where they can learn the pieces and movements, and getting to know the actual chessboard is vital.

I am also trying to give all my students, no matter what their background or disability, another avenue for socialization and communication.

I want to create community and joy by utilizing an intellectual game. Chess is not just a game. I want to teach them how to think two to three steps ahead of their opponent because in life, you must always think two to three steps before your decision-making, and chess is the ideal way to do so. I want to teach them to socialize and critical thinking.

Our Lunch Chess Club is open and available for any and everyone. Our club is for anyone, regardless of IEP, 504, disability, etc. Chess knows no boundaries or limits. So anyone is welcome and anyone can play. We just need the supplies to get going. Please help us make our club a reality.

Mr. Hess Juan LaGunas Soria Elementary 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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Oxnard, 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

60 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pressman Full-Size Chess Game • School Specialty $7.49 40 $299.60
hand2mind XY Coordinate Grid Clings For Teachers, Grid Board For Graphing, Dry Erase Mat, Teacher Supplies For Classroom, School Supplies, Teacher Demonstration Clings (Pack of 3) • Amazon Business $38.46 5 $192.30

Materials cost

$491.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.96

Sales tax

 $45.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$604.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.63

Total project goal

$710.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $710.88

11 Donors

-$684.41

Donations toward project cost

-$604.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

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 $0.00

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