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Teacher Kong from Elizabeth, NJ is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing SEL Through Bonsai

Help me give my students bonsai trees and all the accessories needed to care for them.

  • $3,519 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

My students come from a very low socioeconomic environment in which most of them receive free lunch in our district. These children come from all types of backgrounds, and many are children that have migrated to the United States. Many of my students have very limited schooling in their own language and are now thrust into a formal school setting. We move from learning letters to reading very quickly. We help students learn English while holding onto and becoming literate in their own language as well.

My students have not only been affected by their low socioeconomic condition, but they also live in the state which is the second highest most affected by coronavirus in the nation.

We are continuously looking for innovative approaches to teaching and learning to help our most underprivileged students. A creative use of technology can make a difference in their lives.

My Project

This is a creative project to help develop our students' social emotional learning skills. More than ever before, social emotional learning skills has been our main focus, especially due to the pandemic.

This project will teach our students the art of patience and creative design, the significant role nature plays in our life, and how to care for a living tree.

Through the art of bonsai, our students will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a living art while developing many social emotional learning skills such as patience and caring for others. Unlike having pets, taking care of a bonsai tree demands patience, understanding of the tree's needs, and knowledge of the mutual benefits between people and nature.

While learning about the art of bonsai, students will learn how to leaf and root prune, explore irrigation and photosynthesis, and master propagation techniques. This is a project that will help develop focus, attention to details, fine motor skills, environmental science, and many other beneficial skills needed to be a successful student.

Teacher Kong Donald Stewart ECC 51 Grades PreK-2

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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Elizabeth, NJ 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

30 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
VIVOSUN Latest VS1000 LED Grow Light with Samsung LM301H Diodes & Sosen Driver Dimmable Lights Sunlike Full Spectrum for Indoor Plants Seedling Veg and Bloom Plant Growing Lamps • Amazon Business $124.27 10 $1,242.70
Brussel's Live Jade Indoor Bonsai Tree - 7 Years Old; 8" to 12" Tall with Decorative Container • Amazon Business $42.09 15 $631.35
Grow More 5010 All Purpose Fertilizer 20-20-20, 25-Pound , white • Amazon Business $54.98 6 $329.88
Hoffman 10410 Organic Cactus and Succulent Soil Mix, 10 Quarts • Amazon Business $16.09 10 $160.90
BlueMake 12 Pieces Succulent Plants Tools,Mini Garden Hand Transplanting Succulent Tools Miniature Planting,Set for Indoor Miniature Fairy Garden Plant Care (12pcs Tools Set) • Amazon Business $9.94 15 $149.10
Mix Horticultural Lava Rock Pebbles Pumice Potting Soil Amendment Succulent Cactus Bonsai Gritty Rocks Decorative Gravel Plant Drainage Volcanic Rock for Terrarium Fairy Gardening Top Dressing 2.2lb • Amazon Business $13.99 10 $139.90
Miracle-Gro Perlite, 8 qt., 2-Pack • Amazon Business $9.88 10 $98.80
VIVOSUN 1-Pack Gardening Hand Pruner Pruning Shear with Titanium Coated Curved Precision Blades • Amazon Business $6.49 15 $97.35
Miracle-Gro Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food, 10 lbs. • Amazon Business $16.36 3 $49.08
Garden Safe Brand TakeRoot Rooting Hormone 2 Ounces, Helps Grow New Plants From Cuttings • Amazon Business $5.98 3 $17.94

Materials cost

$2,917.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$43.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,990.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$527.78

Total project goal

$3,518.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $3,518.54

1 Donor

-$3,518.54

Donations toward project cost

-$2,990.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$527.78

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