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Ms. Leyvas from South Gate, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning in our Garden is Fun!

Help me give my students a fruitful and colorful garden to learn about nature.

  • $633 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 Students

My scholars have a genuine enthusiasm for learning. Our school is classified as title one but you would not know it because our scholars step into a place where effort in learning is celebrated. Our learning community empowers our scholars and leads them to believe one true reality; that they are our main inspiration for all our efforts and creativities. I admire their genuine values of friendship, love for their families, and effort into every project I introduce.

Most of my students are English learners and hands on activities enrich their intellect.

They are able to make connections to core content while enthusiastically experiencing making projects come to life.

My Project

Our first week of returning to campus is not over yet for us, yet, I am inspired to make our school a beautiful safe space for our students to learn. Our little garden has been neglected for just about a year and a half. Impressionably, a few vegetables and herbs have been overgrown but sadly many have dried up. One area that needs to be safer for my students is the pathway around our garden. Our pathway is getting full of water and very muddy.

As we celebrate our new reunion and look forward to a year full of meaningful learning, your donations will provide a safe space.

My students are looking forward to having some lessons outside in our garden. Having this space could make us worry less about transmitting germs to one another and focus on learning about our natural world.

I will place these buckets of mulch around our dirt and muddy areas so that my students can plant new seeds and plants safely.

Ms. Leyvas Aspire Firestone Academy Grades 3-5

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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South Gate, 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

150 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chocolate Dyed Bark Mulch in Bucket - by TERRAFIRMA - 1 Gallon - Shredded bark Mulch Wood Chips, Dyed with a Rich, Non-Toxic Chocolate Colored Wood dye • Amazon Business $22.95 20 $459.00

Materials cost

$459.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $42.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$537.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.92

Total project goal

$632.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $632.80

1 Donor

-$632.80

Donations toward project cost

-$537.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.92

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