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Mrs. Lee-Ortiz from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Encouraging Exploration and Inspiring Creativity!

My students need 3 K'NEX building kits that will spark their interest, and motivate them to learn actively through investigation and experimentation!

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My Students

Do you remember how fun it was playing with Legos? K'NEX building sets are even more fun, and they allow kids to learn through exploration. We can't always tell the kids what they must learn. Oftentimes, learning on their own is the best form of education!

Just like all other kids, my students LOVE learning (when we teachers make it worthwhile)!

They work everyday in collaborative groups, sharing amazing strategies and ideas that even adults can't come up with. Our school, whose mission includes bilingualism and social justice, is located in an urban neighborhood. We are a new pilot school within the school district, allowing us certain autonomies, which allow us to design creative, yet rigorous, curriculum. Historically, most families chose to bus their children about one hour outside of their community in search of better schools. However, ever since the opening of our site, we have been able to celebrate a "homecoming" of sorts, providing families with a quality school that their community deserves.

My Project

Students will be able to imagine and create their own inventions with K'NEX building sets. They can experience the true meaning of scientific exploration by trial and error. They can build models that move and test out their creations. Throughout the process, they would problem solve and utilize spatial reasoning skills. With such rich learning experiences, they would come to love science rather than shy away from it.

Science doesn't have to be confusing and scary.

Science can be engaging and fun, to the point that it feels like play. Your donations would allow our students to realize this. Help our future engineers to jumpstart their careers by building their first K'NEX models!

Mrs. Lee-Ortiz UCLA Community School Grades 6-8

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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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

68 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Intro to Simple Machines: Levers & Pulleys • Kaplan Early Learning Company $30.06 1 $30.06
Intro to Simple Machines: Wheels & Axles • Kaplan Early Learning Company $30.06 1 $30.06
K'NEX RENEWABLE ENERGY 550 PCS • Childcraft, Inc $189.99 1 $189.99

Materials cost

$250.11

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.00

Sales tax

 $22.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$330.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.37

Total project goal

$389.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $389.12

3 Donors

-$194.56

Donations toward project cost

-$165.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.18

match offer

-$194.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$165.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.18

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