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Ms. Discenza from New Haven, CT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From the Ground Up

Help me give my students a comfortable place to build their STEAM projects.

  • $251 goal

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My Students

Despite my students' vast diverse backgrounds, they are some of the most inspired workers I have ever had the pleasure of teaching. Every day, my students come in excited to work on new projects. By allowing students to experiment with the most up to date technological developments in school, it is giving them the same opportunities students in more funded districts receive.

From Kindergarten thru 8th Grade, my students are eager to take every opportunity they are given and explore new ideas.

They are natural engineers and it is truly a gift to watch them grow in their knowledge and love for using technology. In addition to learning more about technology in their world, it helps students engage more in other content areas in school. It is amazing the change in focus a student has on the same information when they are working on it on a computer vs. reading it from a worksheet.

My Project

As a result of my classroom previously being only a computer lab and turning into a mini maker space, I am in need of areas for the younger students to explore and create. The students are incredibly intelligent and need a space to make their creations. However, the desk heights are set for older students and it then is hard for them to build where they can reach and see.

This carpet will help students be set up for success by giving them a place to make their designs.

Building from the ground up will set them up for success and give them a space that is their level to work.

Ms. Discenza Davis Street Arts & Academics Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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 Ms. Discenza

New Haven, CT View local requests

More than half 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

450 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
STEAM Carpet - 6' x 9' • Kaplan Early Learning Company $179.96 1 $179.96

Materials cost

$179.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$212.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.53

Total project goal

$250.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $250.19

6 Donors

-$180.00

Donations toward project cost

-$157.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

match offer

-$64.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$55.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.29

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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