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Ms. Palace from Albany, VT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Compost Materials for a Greener Future

Help me give my students materials that will teach them about composting and move them towards greener outlooks for trash disposal.

  • $528 goal

This project expired on June 28, 2024.

This project expired on June 28, 2024.

My Project

My kids are very aware of the issues that our planet is facing, but they do not yet know how to address issues of trash disposal. They are builders and innovators, but they lack a base of knowledge that can help them to tackle some of the issues that are causing harm to our one planet. Our school is getting greener every day (solar panels, recycling, etc), but has no school-based compost system. This grant will help to teach my class, and those to come in the upcoming years, how to address food scraps and composting. I have several resources available to teach the basics of composting, and these in this grant will complete the unit. We will use our worm farm for class snack scrap disposal, and the larger units for school-wide composting. My goal is to inspire a wider-reaching composting project with the school, eventually. This will be our leg up!

Ms. Palace Albany Community School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Albany, VT 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

15 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
MAZE Three Level Worm Farm Compost Bin with Wood Extension Legs • Amazon Business $147.62 1 $147.62
Miracle-Gro Large Dual Chamber Compost Tumbler – Easy-Turn, Fast-Working System – All-Season, Heavy-Duty, High Volume Composter with 2 Sliding Doors - (2 – 27.7gallon /105 Liter), Black • Amazon Business $129.90 1 $129.90
Azaeahom Garden Compost Bin 80 Gallon (300L) Large, Outdoor Composter from PP Material,Composting Box Easy Assembly & Many Vents, Fast Creation of Fertile Soil, Lightweight & Sturdy • Amazon Business $66.94 1 $66.94
See-Through Compost Container • Carolina Biological Supply Company $40.95 1 $40.95
Protogro NightCrawlers, Superworms, Red Wigglers, Compost & Bait Worm Food, 2 Lbs (2 Lbs) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95

Materials cost

$402.36

Vendor shipping charges

$9.95

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$448.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.12

Total project goal

$527.47

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