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Mr. Waybright from San Pedro, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hydroponic Growing System for Learning Garden

Help me give my students with special needs the opportunity to start their seeds and a place to nurture their baby plants.

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Mr. Waybright has another project! Donate to Drill and Measurement Tools For Students with Special Needs to help his classroom.

$545 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Mr. Waybright

Mr. Waybright has another project! Donate to Drill and Measurement Tools For Students with Special Needs to help his classroom.

$545 - complete this project and be a hero

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My Project

My students are kind and loving individuals who have been identified with various different significant disabilities. They come to school every morning with big smiles and big hearts. Throughout the day students are presented with many different learning activities which are designed to help solidify the skills that were introduced throughout high school. The students within this classroom are encouraged to learn various sustainable farming procedures, horticulture concepts, and the production of urban farming. This class focuses on teaching students the job readiness skills they will need for gainful employment in a garden or horticulture type of environment.

My special education students are all between the ages of 18-22 and are working on vocational, transition, and career readiness skills in the area of horticulture.

Using soilless cultivation with Nutrient Film Technique can help students with disabilities learn new innovative ways to grow plants. This growing system will meet the specific gross motor needs to be able to produce potential crops. Compared with traditional soil cultivation, this system will teach our students the concepts of hydroponic growing with a closed loop nutrient-rich system. Further, this will help teach our students valuable lessons about water conservation and how to minimize our footprint.

Mr. Waybright Ernest Willenberg Special Education Center Grades 9-12

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San Pedro, CA View local requests

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

11 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LAPOND Hydroponic Grow Kit Hydroponics Growing System 72 Plant Sites Vegetable Tool Grow Kit Hydroponic Planting Equipment Garden with Water Pump, Pump Timer for Leafy Vegetables • Amazon Business $99.99 3 $299.97
CastleGreens 1inch Rockwool Grow Cubes, Starter Plugs for Plant Growing, Great for Rooting, Cuttings, Clone Plants, Germination Start Seeds, Ideal Hydroponic Grow Media(2 Sheets, 200 Plugs Total) • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98

Materials cost

$333.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$399.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.50

Total project goal

$470.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $470.02

1 Donor

-$470.02

Donations toward project cost

-$399.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.50

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 $0.00

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