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Ms. Vargas from Oakland, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hear It! Sing It! Learn It!

Help me give my students music by using a portable Bluetooth speaker for the classroom!

  • $326 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

Transitional Kindergarten is very special because it helps prepare students to be successful in Kindergarten. They arrive at school excited and ready to learn. However, many times they lack basic essentials. Many of my students and their families have fled their home countries in order to pursue a better life. Once they arrive, they live in high-poverty, violent neighborhoods with very few resources. Parents have had little to no education themselves. My school has a growing population that speaks a Mayan dialect. These students are working on mastering 3 languages. Due to parents speaking another language and social/cultural norms being different they experience the school setting at a higher rigor. Despite these challenges, parents push their kids to succeed at school because they want a better life for them.

My students carry the great responsibility of being the hope for their families.

The hope that through their education they will be successful individuals that will give back to their community.

My Project

Young kids love singing, and because of this, I want to help my students learn academic language and content through music. A portable Bluetooth speaker will help me do this because I will be able to link my phone or computer to it and play learning songs.

A lot of my students are English Language Learners, and they sometimes feel nervous about practicing their English.

The music helps lower their affective filter and makes the learning fun. I have them sing everything from learning letters, numbers, shapes, and science and social studies content. A portable Bluetooth speaker will help me play the music from anywhere in my classroom as we move from​ one area to another for different topics.

Ms. Vargas Global Family Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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Oakland, CA View local requests

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

26 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bose SoundLink Revolve Portable Bluetooth 360 Speaker, Triple Black • Amazon Business $179.00 1 $179.00
Bose SoundLink Revolve Charging Cradle • Amazon Business $29.00 1 $29.00
LTGEM Travel Protective Case for Bose SoundLink Revolve+ Portable & Long-Lasting Bluetooth 360 Speaker (Fits Charging Cradle, AC Adaptor and USB Cable) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$222.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$276.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.83

Total project goal

$325.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $325.56

4 Donors

-$162.00

Donations toward project cost

-$139.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.80

match offer

-$161.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$137.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.27

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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