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Ms. Thornton from Charlottesville, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Student-led project

Help Us Become Global Geniuses!

We need books from around the globe to help us understand the world around us.

  • $968 goal

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About My Students

"We need more books!" Meme sighed in frustration. Her group had returned from the library empty-handed. They had found a book they wanted to read in order to get a more nuanced understanding of Chinese culture. However, our local library did not have enough copies. Others echoed Meme's frustration.

Working across class periods, my students developed a list of books from around the world that they would like to read. Each class made a list and asked me to share it with the following class. Once each period had contributed, the students then narrowed the list down to the most interesting and intriguing selections.

Reading is the most fundamental skill students learn in school. While most high schoolers have mastered decoding, they must learn to summarize, predict, and draw conclusions in order to be successful in college and their careers. This project will allow students to practice these skills with high-interest books about the world around them. Students will also be able to develop a better sense of what life is like outside of the United States without ever having to leave their classroom as travel is a luxury not available to all of our students.

In Their Own Words

Our goal for this project is to answer questions that are based on our chosen countries' cultures in our self-designed Genius Projects. For example, I am studying feminism in the Muslim world. Through studying women's stories, I will have a better understanding of their experiences, our differences, and our similarities. My classmates are studying their own topics to better understand the world around them, and these books will help all of us.

We will bring these Genius Projects to life through stories, pictures, and presentations to our fellow students and community. This project will show us that the US isn't the norm for everything. I believe that through researching the rest of the world, we will learn more about the cultures of other countries and be better prepared to act as global citizens.

These Genius Projects will help increase the empathy and comprehension of high school students in regards to global history and lives. We will grow as global citizens due to this exposure.

Ms. Thornton Charlottesville High School Grades 9-12

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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Charlottesville, VA 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

350 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Death of a Red Heroine (Soho Crime) • Amazon Business $14.07 10 $140.70
The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar • Amazon Business $13.98 5 $69.90
Purple Hibiscus: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.75 5 $53.75
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (P.S.) • Amazon Business $9.51 5 $47.55
Americanah • Amazon Business $9.01 5 $45.05
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town • Amazon Business $8.99 10 $89.90
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban • Amazon Business $8.44 10 $84.40
Lima Nights: A Novel • Amazon Business $15.00 5 $75.00
The Bookseller of Kabul • Amazon Business $12.01 5 $60.05
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story • Amazon Business $4.22 10 $42.20
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness • Amazon Business $12.80 2 $25.60
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books • Amazon Business $11.95 2 $23.90
Citizen: An American Lyric • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption • Amazon Business $10.18 1 $10.18

Materials cost

$780.37

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$822.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.07

Total project goal

$967.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$967.15

12 Donors

-$474.75

Donations toward project cost

-$411.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.71

match offer

-$483.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$411.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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