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Ms. BRASSARD from Lowell, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cooking Up Diversity

My students need new regional and international cookbooks with authentic recipes.

  • $644 goal

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My Students

My students in the Food Studies classes come from all grades 9-12 and are from a wide variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds. They share a passion for food and cooking.

Learning to cook in the classroom gives them independence and confidence in the kitchen.

Through our Regional Cusine and International Foods courses we are able to explore the cuisines of cultures across the country and around the world. My students are exposed to diversity through food and gain techniques that give them skills beyond processed and packaged foodstuffs.

My Project

The Food Studies courses have limited access to digital sources for recipe research. The Regional Cuisine and International Foods classes are in desperate need of authentic cookbooks that can be used for cooking labs within the classroom. Each course focuses on a variety of locations across the United States and around the globe.

Cookbooks teach students how to follow the recipe steps, practice measuring, use math skills, and learn new cooking techniques.

Our classroom utilizes the old home economics room, serves 120 students per day, and has not acquired any books in over a decade. Exposing students to authentic cookbooks of other cultures and cuisines provides a unique way to teach diversity and acceptance of others.

Ms. BRASSARD Lowell High School Grades 9-12

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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Lowell, MA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
We Eat What?: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Unusual Foods in the United States • Amazon Business $94.00 1 $94.00
French Regional Food • Amazon Business $34.82 1 $34.82
La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy • Amazon Business $33.15 1 $33.15
Generations: A Collection of Polish and Eastern European Recipes Handed Down for Over 100 Years • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa • Amazon Business $28.97 1 $28.97
The Australian Blue Ribbon Cookbook: Stories, Recipes and Secret Tips from Prize-Winning Show Cooks • Amazon Business $28.82 1 $28.82
Authentic Mexican 20th Anniversary Ed: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico • Amazon Business $25.75 1 $25.75
More Than Poutine: Favourite Foods from My Home and Native Land • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
The New Midwestern Table: 200 Heartland Recipes • Amazon Business $24.04 1 $24.04
The United States of Pizza: America's Favorite Pizzas, From Thin Crust to Deep Dish, Sourdough to Gluten-Free • Amazon Business $24.00 1 $24.00
The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook: 300 Classic Recipes From The Great Regions Of India • Amazon Business $23.79 1 $23.79
The Myrtlewood Cookbook: Pacific Northwest Home Cooking • Amazon Business $19.00 1 $19.00
The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day • Amazon Business $17.59 1 $17.59
United Tastes of Texas: Authentic Recipes from All Corners of the Lone Star State • Amazon Business $17.46 1 $17.46
Homegrown: Cooking from My New England Roots • Amazon Business $16.63 1 $16.63
Fair Foods: The Most Popular and Offbeat Recipes from America's State and County Fairs • Amazon Business $16.48 1 $16.48
101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: Discover a New World of Flavors in Authentic Recipes • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
The All American Cookbook: 50 Recipes for 50 States - A Culinary Road Trip around the USA • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The United States Cookbook: Fabulous Foods and Fascinating Facts From All 50 States • Amazon Business $13.10 1 $13.10
Food on a Stick Cookbook: State Fair and Carnival Food on a Stick Recipes • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$509.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$547.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.55

Total project goal

$643.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $643.66

6 Donors

-$605.42

Donations toward project cost

-$525.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.56

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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