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Mr. Shams from Brooklyn, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From Class to Clutch: Support Esports

Help me give my students Nintendo Switch units, Dell monitors, Smash Bros. Ultimate games, and more items for Esports use.

  • $1,328 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

We're revolutionizing the way students experience gaming at our school, and you can be a part of it! We're one of the only schools in New York City with a New York State Approved Game Design and Development pathway, and our vision for the brand-new esports program is the perfect complement.

This program is more than just epic battles and bragging rights.

It's about unlocking potential and providing a springboard for careers in the exploding world of esports. Our goal for the program is to bridge the gap between gaming and career aspirations. Students will explore the vast landscape of esports careers, from game design and development (leveraging our unique pathway!) to broadcasting and event management. Students will also connect with a vibrant community of like-minded peers across the NYCDOE, building lifelong friendships and laying the groundwork for a powerful ESports League.

With your generous help, we will lay the groundwork to start an in-house esports league that will eventually expand into an interscholastic esports competition. The organizers and show-runners for these competitions will be students as they learn and apply critical skills that are used in the industry to host an esports tournament. We will use the equipment from this campaign to host in-house Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournaments that will later expand into other games, such as Rocket League, Splatoon, Overwatch, and Fortnite.

Mr. Shams Academy of Innovative Technical Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY 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

406 students impacted 11donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nintendo - Switch with Neon Blue and Neon Red Joy-Con • Best Buy Education $306.45 2 $612.90
Dell - S2721NX 27" IPS LED FHD - AMD FreeSync - VESA - Monitor (HDMI) - Black • Best Buy Education $110.97 2 $221.94
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Nintendo Switch • Best Buy Education $59.99 2 $119.98
PowerA - GameCube Style Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch - Wired Black • Best Buy Education $27.99 4 $111.96
avedio links HDMI Splitter 1 in 2 Out【with 4ft HDMI Cable 】 4K HDMI Splitter for Dual Monitors Duplicate/Mirror Only, 1x2 HDMI Splitter 1 to 2 Amplifier for Full HD 1080P 3D, 1 Source onto 2 Displays • Amazon Business $15.72 1 $15.72

Materials cost

$1,082.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,128.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$199.19

Total project goal

$1,327.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,327.93

9 Donors

-$1,097.64

Donations toward project cost

-$937.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$160.15

match offer

-$225.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$191.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.29

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 $0.00

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