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Dr. Pelafigue from Marrero, LA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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EcoSTEMing Our Way to Science Success

My students need EcoSTEM PolliNation Kit and EcoSTEM Earth Kit to continue our efforts to preserve our Earth and our natural resources.

  • $1,514 goal

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My Students

If we don't protect our Earth, who will? It seems like such a simple question but for my second graders, it is a monumental discovery! My second graders are eager scientists ready to explore, observe, and preserve as much as we can!

My second grade students come from neighborhoods full of apartment complexes and homes that are too small for backyards and science exploration.

Our school, which services a vast special needs and multi-lingual population, is a neighborhood school that has been serving generations of families. Our students are mostly from low-income households and rarely get to experience things beyond our school yard.

My Project

With help from generous donors, these PolliNation and Earth kits from EcoSTEM will help to extend our learning outside of our classroom walls. We've talked greatly over the last few weeks about conservation and protection of our Earth and it's natural resources. We've researched the Pacific "Trash" Island (as my students call it) and we've taken nature walks to observe the world around us and clean up our school yard from litterbugs. With these kits we can develop our own garden, tend our own plants, and get a better understanding of what goes into true preservation of our Earth through the development of composting and minimizing waste.

We all know we should do a better job of preserving our Earth but busy lives prevent many of us from making the decisions to actively do so each day.

With your help and generosity, I can help my students to learn, at an early age, about conservation and preservation so that it is second nature to them, and not an afterthought. Please help us preserve our Earth by donating to our education!

Dr. Pelafigue Estelle Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Marrero, LA 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

22 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
EcoSTEM PolliNation Kit • Amazon Business $670.00 1 $670.00
EcoSTEM Earth Kit • Amazon Business $470.00 1 $470.00

Materials cost

$1,140.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $99.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,286.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$227.09

Total project goal

$1,513.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,513.94

1 Donor

-$756.96

Donations toward project cost

-$643.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$113.54

match offer

-$756.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$643.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$113.55

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