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Ms. Purdy from Los Angeles, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Compassion Campaign: Spread Kindness Everywhere!

Help me give my students a color printer to design and print stickers for a yearly campaign promoting compassion and empathy for everyone, in our classroom, our campus community, and for our new school year!

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My Project

Being a teacher today means so much more than just teaching your subject matter. Screens and social media feed our students a steady diet of unkindness and lack of empathy and compassion for others. At its worst, it paints a dystopian world of no hope and truly anti social behavior. How can we as educators counter this content? Teachers must strive to re-connect our students to one another, to foster humanity and caring for all living creatures, to build kindness and compassion in our classroom, our community, our world!

Henry David Thoreau asked, “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?” Truly, providing opportunities and teaching moments for students to see their peers, their teachers, people in their community with more compassionate eyes is essential in the world we live in today!

A color printer and sticker making supplies will help ignite my students creativity in our Compassion campaign. First, they will work in groups to create a mini zine, or tiny comic book, that tells a story about an act of compassion, like a classmate who recognizes another person at school is in need and offers support. Next, each student will make a sticker for someone they have identified as needing a friend, kind words or encouragement, and/or create compassion and kindness stickers for our classroom and school campus, challenging classmates to be more understanding, forgiving, and compassionate towards each other.

I will measure the success of our Compassion campaign through my own self evaluation of our classroom climate and environment, by observing students' demonstrated acts of compassion and supportive behavior towards each other, and by allowing them time to journal their own self reflections, as we embark on a journey together towards greater compassion for all.

Ms. Purdy Palms Middle School Grades 6-8

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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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Epson - EcoTank ET-3850 All-in-One Supertank Inkjet Printer - White • Best Buy Education $348.83 1 $348.83
Printable Vinyl - Sticker Paper for Epson (50 Sheets, Matte Sticker Paper White, 8.5"x11") - Printable Sticker Paper for Inkjet Printer - Sticker Printer Paper for - Waterproof Sticker Paper • Amazon Business $23.99 2 $47.98
Bulk Candy Individually Wrapped - Parade Kid’s Dream, 5lb of Individually Wrapped Party Candy Variety Mix Bag, Kid’s Favorite Sweets Giant Bag Assorted Classic Candies for Pinata Filler, Goodie Bag • Amazon Business $41.95 1 $41.95

Materials cost

$438.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $40.15

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$515.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.97

Total project goal

$606.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $606.46

2 Donors

-$294.40

Donations toward project cost

-$265.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.16

match offer

-$294.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$250.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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