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Ms. Havnoonian from Chicago, IL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Escaping Through History!

Help me give my students creative learning experiences through inquiry based escape room games!

  • $253 goal

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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

Finding new and creative ways to present information to students can be challenging. Additionally, helping engage them in utilizing and applying the information they have learned can be an even greater challenge. It has always been my dream to provide students with a game based way of obtaining new knowledge and applying the knowledge they they have used through inquiry and gaming.

Escape Rooms are a great way to exercise logical thinking skills and learning to work collaboratively - why shouldn't we introduce them into the classroom?

By gamifying learning, students are being engaged in learning, working to solve complex puzzles in collaboration with peers, and also receiving that fun entertainment aspect, that so many students continuously seek today.

While setting up escape room games in the classroom require a plethora of materials, these tool boxes are the first step in introducing them to a world of historical inquiry and questioning through gaming!

Ms. Havnoonian Mary Lyon 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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Chicago, IL View local requests

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

135 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Plastic Tool Box 9 3/4 in • Grainger $22.78 8 $182.24

Materials cost

$182.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$214.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.94

Total project goal

$252.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $252.91

1 Donor

-$126.46

Donations toward project cost

-$107.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.97

match offer

-$126.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$107.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.97

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 $0.00

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