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Mr. Cortes from Corona, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Even Kindergartners Can Code!

Help me give my students five sets of Kinderbots and Botley the Coding Robot.

  • $673 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 Students

I teach in a high needs community in New York where over 90% of the students are eligible for free lunch. The majority of my students come from foreign countries and are English Language Learners. I am teaching Technology to students from K-2 who are all eager students. At this time I am building up a tech bucket of hands on materials.

My Project

The materials I am requesting such as the Kinderbots and Botleys will go a long way into teaching coding in a hands on way. I use programs like Code.org and Scratch Jr in class. The goal is to use these materials as a way of displaying and presenting what students have learned. I plan on creating challenges (mazes) where students will work in teams to solve.

While this project will not directly be used at home, the goal is that they help inspire students to continue building at home!

There are many free resources and programs available for home use I want to inspire students to go home and brag about what they have learned to their parents, which in turn will help get the ball rolling into more coding fun at home!

Mr. Cortes PS 143 Louis Armstrong 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.

More about Mr. Cortes

Corona, NY 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

600 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fisher-Price Code 'n Learn Kinderbot, Multicolor, Standard (FXG15) • Amazon Business $59.99 5 $299.95
Learning Resources Botley the Coding Robot, Coding STEM Toy, 45 Piece Coding Set, Ages 5+ • Amazon Business $46.70 5 $233.50

Materials cost

$533.45

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$571.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.84

Total project goal

$672.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$672.29

2 Donors

-$672.29

Donations toward project cost

-$571.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.84

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$0.00

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