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Mr. Smith from Escondido, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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High School Composting Project

Help me give my students a compost bin and other materials to be able to start a composting program.

  • $186 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 Project

Our high school Environmental Club is trying to make a big difference in the world through projects at our school. During a typical lunch, many pounds of food waste are thrown away at our campus that can be composted for use in our school garden.

With new gardening gloves, compost bin, and compost starter, our students will be able to turn our lunch food waste into valuable soil for our native plant and pollinator garden.

In addition to improving the soil quality of our urban garden, composting will reduce our amount of wasted food as well as reduce the greenhouse gases released by discarded food.

Mr. Smith Classical Academy 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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Escondido, CA 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

400 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
IM4000 Dual Chamber Tumbling Composter (Black) • Amazon Business $64.50 1 $64.50
Exaco ECO 2000-NP Kitchen Compost Pail, 2.4 Gallon, Green • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
MAGID MultiMaster Reversible Cotton/Polyester Glove, PVC Coating, 9.5" Length, Men's (12 Pair) • Amazon Business $16.74 1 $16.74
Jobe's Organics 09926 Fast Acting Fertilizer Compost Starter, 4 Pound • Amazon Business $12.01 1 $12.01

Materials cost

$115.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$157.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.80

Total project goal

$185.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $185.31

1 Donor

-$61.76

Donations toward project cost

-$52.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.26

match offer

-$123.54

Match offer toward project cost

-$105.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.53

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 $0.00

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