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Ms. Neal-Peters from Los Angeles, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Functional Furniture for the Front Porch!

Help me give my students a shady place to study and socialize safely!

  • $1,008 goal

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My Students

Steps away from a lush community garden on our historic East Los Angeles campus, globally-minded citizens are the most important things we grow here! Our school has created a place where a one-of-a-kind indoor/outdoor rural learning space sets the stage for a real-world, hands-on curriculum focused on empowering students to be lifelong critical thinkers impacting the environment and global needs. Every day is an opportunity for our students to explore their place in the world and think about how they can make it better!

Our Environmental Science and Humanitarian Magnet students make our garden GROW!

Under the supervision of a certificated garden ranger, our students have built our garden from the ground up! They do it all: choose the plants we grow, design the garden layout, plant seedlings, weed the beds, and harvest the crops.

Despite the high-quality programming and expectations we have for our students, we are still a 100% Title I school. Our ethnic population is approximately 92% Hispanic or Latino, about 17% are English Language Learners (ELLs), and around 16% receive Special Education services.

My Project

My bungalow door opens right out on our community garden. In fact, we refer to the wide walkway outside the classroom as our "porch!" While the garden has some seating options available, students can't go there without a teacher. I hope this furniture will be the start of a growing cafe-style break spot for kids to gather, study, and enjoy the natural beauty of our campus from the comfort of a well-supervised area.

As kids have come back to school, finding comfortable outdoor spaces where they can socialize safely has been a challenge.

The sun can be brutal in Southern California and so shade is a must. Any table and chairs need to be able to withstand the weather and the wear and tear of students.

Ms. Neal-Peters El Sereno Middle 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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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

165 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK60683757T Steel Patio Table, Green, 36 in Width, 36 in Depth , 30 in Height • Grainger $552.92 1 $552.92
TK60683758T Metal, Rattan Stack Chair,Rattan,Black, Black, 21 3/4 ft Width, 23 1/2 in Depth , 28 1/2 in Height • Grainger $39.02 3 $117.06
TK60683759T OCTAGON UMBRELLA HUNTER GREEN • Grainger $76.48 1 $76.48

Materials cost

$746.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $68.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$855.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$151.05

Total project goal

$1,007.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,007.01

6 Donors

-$791.00

Donations toward project cost

-$672.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$118.65

Matching donations from our partners

-$216.01

Match offers toward project cost

-$183.61

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.40

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 $0.00

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