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Mrs. Armstead from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help These Students Spread Their Wings!

My students need a butterfly nursery and aquaponics kit so they can incorporate a hands-on approach to learning about the natural world around them.

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My Students

Poverty, dilapidated housing, high crime rates, traffic gridlock, and dirty air... these are all things that come to mind when you talk about inner city urban schools. My students beat the odds each and every day they step foot in my classroom. My students take what life has given them and come with a creative mindset each and every day. They see the problems and want to change them. They want to make a difference in the world and leave a positive footprint in society.

My students become engaged and see what the world has to offer them when they come into my room.

Science opens up a world of possibilities for them. The students get to come into the classroom and see what is beyond the 2-mile radius surrounding their house. Their eyes are opened to the majestic and powerful events that make our world.

My Project

The Butterfly nursery and Aquaponics kit will allow my students to be able to see life happening inside the classroom. They will get to experience events that they may have only seen on television or in textbooks. These materials will allow my students to be able to engage with the life processes and watch the interactions between plants, insects, and their environment.

Students need to be able to touch, see, feel, and interact with nature.

They need to be able to connect with the material and experience all that our world has to offer. Babe Dioum once said, "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught".

Mrs. Armstead Universal Audenried Charter High School Grades 9-12

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.

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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

180 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AquaSprouts Complete Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $211.45 1 $211.45
LC362 - The Butterfly Nursery • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$251.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.14

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$306.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.06

Total project goal

$360.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $360.41

1 Donor

-$360.41

Donations toward project cost

-$306.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.06

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