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Mrs. MacDermaid from Lowell, MI is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Glowforge Makes STEM Magic Happen at LMS!

Help me give my students a Glowforge Pro 3D Laser Printer to take design to the next level!

  • $8,017 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come to us from our three elementary feeder schools. Our area covers over 134 square miles in the City of Lowell and surrounding rural areas. We are located 18 miles east of Grand Rapids and offer educational opportunities where every student is guided and encouraged to reach his or her full potential.

My students mean as much to me as my own children.

I often tell them that they are the reason I come back year after year and it really is true.

My students come from a wide range of socioeconomic levels where some have everything they need from day one of school and others just need a little help.

The Red Arrow motto is. . .Learners today, leaders tomorrow, Red Arrows for life!

My Project

I am working on expanding our Maker Space. The Glowforge is a long term investment for our program that will be used by 350 students each year for many years to come.

Our students will be able to make an endless variety of useful, beautiful, and practical things from a bunch of different materials like wood, leather, felt, fabric, acrylic, paper, and more!

It is my hope that as I build up our STEM and Design program at LMS that I can incorporate lessons on entrepreneurship and teach my students to manage small businesses stemming from items created on the Glowforge.

Mrs. MacDermaid
Grades 6-8
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 450 students.

    28 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teq Glowforge Pro 3D Laser Printer • CDW-G $6,684.00 1 $6,684.00

Materials cost

$6,684.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$100.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$6,814.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$1,202.52

Total project goal

$8,016.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $8,016.78

26 Donors

-$3,955.30

Donations toward project cost

-$3,452.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$503.05

match offer

-$3,955.31

Match offer toward project cost

-$3,362.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$593.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$106.17

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 $0.00

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