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Mrs. Vidrine from Deridder, LA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Gardening , Thriving, and Watching Students Blossom

Help me give my students the opportunity to experience gardening. I am looking to create a STEM garden at my school for 385 students to enjoy. I am the STEM teacher for Pre-K-1st.

  • $787 goal

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The specific items that I listed will help me develop a garden for my students. I am a STEM lab teacher, and I love seeing my students learn through hands on experiences. We will use the raised beds to create the garden, soil to fill the beds , tools to tend the garden, and storage chest for our tools. The grow lights will be used to start our seeds inside the classroom so the students can observe the entire process of growth be for we plant them.

Gardening will help the students learn responsibility, patience, problem-solving skills, and it will help them understand how to help their environment.

The age of my students Pre-K through First makes them special because they are at the age where you can encourage them on a path to positive learning. They are like little sponges and soak up all the knowledge that you through at them. Most importantly I just want my students to love learning.

I would also like the opportunity for students to give back to the community and donate foods that they grow to local food banks. I would also like the students to be able to sample the fruits of their labor.

A lot of students do not get the opportunity to experience hands on learning, and I want to literally bring science to life for my students. The more you keep students engaged the more they learn. Not only will they learn how to garden, but they will understand the needs of plants, the structure of the plant, and the importance of pollinators.

Mrs. Vidrine K.R. Hanchey Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Deridder, LA 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

385 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
zizin Large Raised Garden Bed Kit 8x4x1.5FT Outdoor Rustproof Bottomless Metal Planter Box for Vegetables Flower Herb, Grey • Amazon Business $49.99 3 $149.97
Greesum Outdoor Storage Shed 5 x 3 ft. Utility Tool Shed Metal Storage Garden Shed with Door & Lock for Patio Storage, Brown • Amazon Business $129.99 1 $129.99
18 Pairs Kids Gardening Gloves Children Garden Glove Foam Rubber Coated Yard Work Gloves for Kids Toddlers Youth Boys Girls (Medium (Age 6-8)) • Amazon Business $41.98 2 $83.96
Garden Tool Set, 3 Pieces Aluminum Heavy Gardening Kit Including Hand Shovel, Transplant Shovel and Hand Rake with Soft Rubber Non-Slip Handle, Peoplewholovegardeningenjoy apleasant Experience • Amazon Business $9.99 8 $79.92
Carolina Professional Potting Soil 16 L • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.14 4 $52.56
BARAYSTUS Height Adjustable Hand Tiller Garden Claw Twist Tiller Cultivator Tiller Soil Lossener Lawn Aerator Areator Loosen, Rototiller, Garden Bed and Plant Box Cultivator, Garden Tools. • Amazon Business $25.19 1 $25.19
SDOVUERC 3head Plant Lights, 2Pack Grow Lights for Seed Starting, Full Spectrum Growing Lamps with Clip for Indoor Plants, Auto ON & Off Timer 3/9/12H, 3 Switch Modes, 10-Level Dimmable Brightness • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
72 Sets Rockwool Cubes and Net Pots, 1.2 * 1.2 * 1.5 inch Rock Wool 72 Plugs & 72-Pack 2inch Net Cups for Hydroponics Growing Systemm, Garden Tower Supplies • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
KINGLAKE GARDEN 200 Pcs Plant Labels,Garden Marker Vegetable Gardening Tags,T-Type Garden Seed Stake Tags for Outdoor Indoor Potted Plants with Permanent Marking Pen • Amazon Business $7.55 1 $7.55

Materials cost

$573.12

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.83

Sales tax

 $50.15

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$668.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.01

Total project goal

$786.71

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