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Mrs. Simsar from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning By Osmo, Not Osmosis

Help me give my students a means of visually learning from the safety of their homes via Osmo.

  • $361 goal

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Mrs. Simsar has another project! Donate to A Place of My Own to help her classroom.

$1,329 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Mrs. Simsar

Mrs. Simsar has another project! Donate to A Place of My Own to help her classroom.

$1,329 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

I am fortunate to teach an early childhood special education program. My class is composed of 3, 4 and 5 year-olds with a variety of special needs.

Together we discover that we all have something to contribute and something to learn.

Diversity is a strength. Together we have an opportunity to be more self-aware, more open-minded and more compassionate.

I strive to have my students' first school experience be positive, engaging and play-filled. I aim to create a classroom where social emotional skills are emphasized and practiced.

My Project

With the necessary shift to teaching and learning from a distance, I need a means of teaching online that is engaging and interactive for my students. In essence, the Osmo is a digital projector that I can use is so many ways to teach my students.

The Osmo suite will allow me to better teach my students from afar.

Their product is compatible with the iPad I have and can be integrated with Google Meet.

We are all adapting and rising to meet the challenges of teaching and learning online. My students are visual learners and will benefit tremendously from learning online using visual learning strategies and tools.

Mrs. Simsar Cheremoya Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Los Angeles, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Osmo - Genius Starter Kit for iPad - White • Best Buy Education $99.99 1 $99.99
Osmo - Little Genius Starter Kit for iPad • Best Buy Education $79.99 1 $79.99
Osmo - Creative Starter Kit for iPad - White • Best Buy Education $69.99 1 $69.99

Materials cost

$249.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$22.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$306.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.10

Total project goal

$360.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$360.69

7 Donors

-$180.34

Donations toward project cost

-$153.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.05

match offer

-$180.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$153.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.05

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$0.00

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