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Ms. Shapley from Hilo, HI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Engage, Explore and Take Care of Our Living Classroom Garden

Help me give my students notebooks, a speaker, and tools to engage with, explore, and take care of our school māla (garden).

  • 2 donors
  • $126 still needed

expires Jul 11

  • 2 donors
  • $126 still needed
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My Project

Our school garden is an amazing living classroom for our 160 K-6th graders. Every week each child spends at least an hour exploring, engaging with, taking care of, and building on learning experiences in the garden. In the garden, NGSS science concepts come to life, traditional Hawaiian farming practices and perspectives are practiced, and students learn responsibility and see their efforts grow.

Students learn responsibility, connect to scientific phenomena and deepen cultural traditions in the garden through hands-on projects, kilo observations, and garden routines.

The drill and bit set will allow us to build more raised garden beds and help make an infinite number of future projects possible. The garden beds allow students to practice building lepo/soil, a core part of traditional farming in our lava area and allows them to participate in the processes of decomposition and matter cycling through the ecosystem, illustrating many NGSS standards. The gloves, clothespins (to put our gloves away carefully so they last), sickles, loppers, and stainless steel scrubbers will allow the students to malama the garden and greenhouse space during routine garden maintenance. The magnifying glasses and tape measures allow students to practice a core concept of Hawaiian culture, kilo, as part of their garden routines. Students will use the notebooks to record kilo and NGSS phenomena in the garden. The paint will allow students to make signs for our Hawaiian canoe plants, kalo and other flowers and vegetables. Knowing the names and varieties of each plant helps students build relationships with cultural plants like Hāloa/Kalo. The speaker will allow me to play Hawaiian music and set an atmosphere of enjoyment in the māla space.

The items purchased by this generous donation will help students deepen their relationship with the garden space which will help students to become lifelong stewards of the land.

Ms. Shapley Kua O Ka La New Century Public Charter 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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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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bypass Lopper 3-1/2 Blade L 32 Overall L • Grainger $70.24 2 $140.48
DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Drill and Impact Driver, Power Tool Combo Kit with 2 Batteries and Charger (DCK240C2) • Amazon Business $124.00 1 $124.00
Dynta Small Notebook Bulk 60 Packs A6 (4.25x5.5 in) Mini Sketchbooks Blank Page Colorful Cover, Unlined Pocket Journals for Kids Drawing Memo Notepad 30 Sheets/60 Pages • Amazon Business $25.99 3 $77.97
JBL - Flip 5 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black • Best Buy Education $72.26 1 $72.26
18 Pairs Kids Gardening Gloves Children Garden Glove Foam Rubber Coated Yard Work Gloves for Kids Toddlers Youth Boys Girls (Medium (Age 6-8)) • Amazon Business $39.98 1 $39.98
Tape Measure 1 In x 25 ft Yellow In./Ft. • Grainger $6.33 5 $31.65
Amazon Basics Drill & Driver Multi-Bit Set with Steel Bits for Metal, Wood, Plastic, Masonry, 100-Piece with Storage Case • Amazon Business $30.01 1 $30.01
AROIC Acrylic Paint Brush Set, 2 Packs / 20 pcs Nylon Hair Brushes for All Purpose Oil Watercolor Painting Artist Professional Kits (Black) • Amazon Business $4.99 3 $14.97
12 Pack Stainless Steel Scourers by Scrub It – Steel Wool Scrubber Pad Used for Dishes, Pots, Pans, and Ovens. Easy scouring for Tough Kitchen Cleaning. • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
KEYI Grass Sickle,Saw Tooth Sickle, Hand held Sickle Tool,Harvest Sickle with Wooden Handle, Light Serration, 6.5-Inch Stainless Steel Blade • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
100pcs Clothes Pins Wooden Clothespins 3inch Heavy Duty Wood Clips for Hanging Clothes Pictures Outdoor • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
SHENGQIDZ 2 Pack 75mm 10X Handheld Magnifying Glass,Rubber Reading Magnifier for Kids Seniors, Suitable for Hobbies and Science • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49

Materials cost

$572.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$636.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.34

Total project goal

$748.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $748.91

1 Donor

-$400.00

Donations toward project cost

-$360.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.00

match offer

-$200.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$170.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $125.38

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