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Mrs. Donovan from Palm Bay, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Embrace Your Uniqueness

Help me give my students the tools needed to help them learn to embrace their uniqueness.

  • $252 goal

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Mrs. Donovan has another project! Donate to STEMazing Arcade Challenge to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $373.
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My Students

My students need extra support. Students at this school are hardworking learners. They may come from homes that are struggling. More than three-fourths of them are on free or reduced-price lunch, but that doesn’t stop them from wanting an education. The students are multiracial, including 40% White, 31% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multi-race. This creates an environment of acceptance and tolerance for all. My challenge is to level the playing field so that students with fewer opportunities are able to compete academically with those who have more opportunities.

Creating learning experiences for these students is the best part of my job; the joy on their faces as they are discovering something new and integrating knowledge into their “personal toolkits” is priceless.

In my learning environment, I endeavor to set them up to win in an environment that is inviting and comfortable. Sometimes, that means school supplies, mending clothing, a band-aid or a kind word. I believe this will not only help the students focus, but will also produce a higher level of work from the student. Teaching these young learners is a privilege.

My Project

As a media specialist, it is my job to provide books for students on all different topics and subjects. As we go back to school in August I want to make sure that our media center has enough books to cover the topics that are arising in the world right now. I want to be able to provide an understanding to students' questions. Young minds absorb everything going on in the world. At our school, I make it a point to promote kindness. We do many projects throughout the year to spread kindness to everyone. We talk about how kindness starts with them.

In an elementary school, it is so important to have kids embrace their uniqueness and embrace others' uniqueness.

How our appearance is what makes each of us unique and special and that we should love that about ourselves and how we should not judge others by their appearance. Our outsides might look different, but on the inside, we are all the same. These books in the project will help support our discussions and hopefully help get a better understanding of how everyone should be treated fairly and with kindness.

Mrs. Donovan Christa McAuliffe Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Palm Bay, FL 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

750 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $13.30 2 $26.60
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $13.28 2 $26.56
On The Come Up • Amazon Business $9.45 2 $18.90
One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
All Shapes Matter • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Finding Your SPOT In The World: A Story About Diversity • Amazon Business $11.85 1 $11.85
A Little Respectful SPOT: A Story About Respecting People, Places, and Things • Amazon Business $11.60 1 $11.60
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $5.48 2 $10.96
The World Needs More Purple People • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
The Undefeated (Caldecott Medal Book) • Amazon Business $10.74 1 $10.74
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
It's OK to be Different: A Children's Picture Book About Diversity and Kindness • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29

Materials cost

$181.21

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$213.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.75

Total project goal

$251.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $251.68

7 Donors

-$154.95

Donations toward project cost

-$141.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.50

Matching donations from our partners

-$85.29

Match offers toward project cost

-$72.50

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.46

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 $0.00

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