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Ms. R. from La Mesa, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Grow This!

My students need to get their hands dirty! Planting, weeding, growing, and gardening. Grab that wheelbarrow and grow!

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My Students

The school is an Arts Academy. Student have two core classes: English Language Arts/History and Math/Science. The students then get to choose a foundation class (theater, dance, ensemble, choral, fine arts). The result? The students are excited to be at school. They are motivated and energized both academically and in the arts.

The students I have the opportunity to work with are creative, innovative, enthusiastic young people who are known to thank their teachers when they leave classrooms.

There are over 1,100 students on campus in grades four through eight. In the past few years, the school has blossomed as the result of a visionary principal, progressive staff and active parent community. Bottom line, teachers at this school love to teach their craft to these students who are so happy to be here at this school!

My Project

Our school is an Arts Academy and we recently created a Culinary Arts Class! What better way to start a culinary class than to build an edible garden next to it!

Our culinary garden is going to be a huge undertaking but you will not find teachers, students, or volunteers more excited to start this hard work!

We have a large area outside the culinary class that is broken into three levels. The top level will be raised veggie beds. This is where we will utilize the tomato cages, middle level will be a citrus and a butterfly garden where soil additives are a must due to the existing clay soil, and the lower level will be mediterranean and edible flowers. This is where we will use the butterfly trellis to support jasmine and honeysuckle. We even have an arts teacher that is going to have her students create bird houses to support the harmonious atmosphere of the garden.

We want the garden to be student centered, and so we are thrilled that this garden with raised beds, the butterfly garden, the edible flowers. They will be right next to the classroom so that students can walk out the door and breath in the harmony of a beautiful, nutritious, and well maintained garden.

Ms. R. La Mesa Arts Academy Grades 6-8

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La Mesa, CA View local requests

More than a third 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

130 students impacted 15donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Michigan Peat 5540 Garden Magic Top Soil, 40-Pound • Amazon Business $20.92 10 $209.20
Worx Aerocart Multifunction 2-Wheeled Yard Cart, Dolly, and Wheelbarrow with Flat Free Tires - WG050 • Amazon Business $139.00 1 $139.00
Miracle-Gro 70551430 All-Purpose Garden Soil, 1 CF • Amazon Business $3.94 15 $59.10
Amagabeli 60" x 18" Rustproof Black Iron Butterfly Garden Trellis for Climbing Plants Potted Vines Vegetables Vining Flowers Patio Metal Wire Lattices Grid Panels for Ivy Roses Cucumbers Clematis Pots • Amazon Business $13.99 3 $41.97
Panacea Products 89733 Heavy Duty Tomato and Plant Support Cage, Set of 4 • Amazon Business $33.89 1 $33.89
Vremi 30 Gallon Pop Up Garden Bag - Reusable Gardening Lawn and Leaf Bags - Collapsible Canvas Portable Yard Waste Bag with Drawstring Top - Green • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
20pc Gentle Plant & Flower Clips for Supporting Stems • Amazon Business $4.67 1 $4.67

Materials cost

$510.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $46.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$595.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.04

Total project goal

$700.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $700.26

14 Donors

-$500.57

Donations toward project cost

-$429.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.34

match offer

-$195.29

Match offer toward project cost

-$166.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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