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Ms. Paradise from New York, NY is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Environmental Change Starts With Us

Help me give my students the books and materials to help them learn about reducing their environmental footprint.

  • $197 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 Project

My environmental science students have been learning about a number of different environmental issues across the year, including climate change, waste production, and air/water pollution. However, while there are lots of problems and issues we learn about, it is much harder to show students that there is hope and there are solutions to many of these problems.

The hope is that through this project, students will be able to see some of the physical actions that they can take to reduce their environmental footprint and help incorporate those solutions into their daily lives.

Students often eat out in our school building, so by providing them with ways to reduce their single use plastic when they eat out, I hope to help them build positive environmental habits. A silicon straw is a small gesture that might make a big change.

We also want to get some different books to help explain both the environmental issues facing their generation, but also ways to look at solutions to those problems. It is my hope that this project will help students feel like they have a voice and they have the ability to make change in their lives and in their communities.

Ms. Paradise Leadership & Public Service High School Grades 9-12

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
Kynup Reusable Straws, 4Pack Collapsible Portable Metal Straw Reusable Foldable Stainless Steel Drinking Travel Telescopic Straw with Case, Clean Brush, Keychain Gifts (Blue-Black- Rose Gold-Silver) • Amazon Business $9.99 4 $39.96
Kynup 4Packs Reusable Straws, Metal Straw with Silicon, Travel Drinking Straws with Metal Case, Keychain, Cleaning Brushes, Silicon Pcs Perfect for Travel, Gifts (20 PCS) Blue-Black-Silver-Turquoise • Amazon Business $8.99 4 $35.96
Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change • Amazon Business $17.37 1 $17.37
Adventures with Finn and Skip: Fish: A tale about ridding the ocean of plastic pollution • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Adventures with Finn and Skip: Forest • Amazon Business $14.76 1 $14.76
The Whale Who Ate Plastic: Teaching Young Children About the Problem of Ocean Plastic Pollution and the Importance of Recycling (Children’s Environment Books, Recycling & Green Living Books) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$135.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$167.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.48

Total project goal

$196.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $196.54

2 Donors

-$196.54

Donations toward project cost

-$167.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.48

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 $0.00

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