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Ms. Begin from Bronx, NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Look! Up In The Sky! It's a Bird!

Help me give my students tools such as a class set of binoculars and books to help them research and learn more about the birds that they are observing.

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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

Exploring on wild nature walks, binoculars in hand, and investigating the ecology of wild animals is not always possible for students in urban areas. Thanks to our partnership with the Audubon Society, this can happen for our second graders. Since our school was founded, our students have participated in an annual bird study that teaches important research, reading, writing, and environmental awareness skills in an interactive and truly memorable way. Our school is comprised of students from various cultures and socioeconomic status. The bird study brings our school and classroom together to a common ground.

To fully prepare students for the 21st century, we need to provide them with opportunities to develop collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity skills.

Partnerships with community-based organizations teach students important skills within relevant contexts. Our second-grade classes are comprised of one Integrated Co-Teaching classroom and one general education classroom. Our students have a wide range of abilities and could use meaningful tools to use on their exploration.

My Project

Through your donation, you will be giving our students materials to use while they are observing the world around them. With the use of binoculars, our second-grade students can look closely within their community and spark their natural curiosity. The students love going on bird walks.

Being able to take their real-life experience and apply it within the classroom will be meaningful for them.

With our project, we are asking for books to assist them in researching specific neighborhood birds and engage in research and inquiry that is relevant to them. Students will be able to transfer the information that they learned and build their knowledge about the world around them.

Ms. Begin Ampark Neighborhood 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.

More about Ms. Begin

Bronx, NY 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

50 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
VR274 - Binoculars with Compass • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 30 $299.70
National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America, Second Edition • Amazon Business $12.59 4 $50.36
The Young Birder's Guide to Birds of North America (Peterson Field Guides) • Amazon Business $15.27 2 $30.54
Backyard Birds (Field Guides for Young Naturalists) • Amazon Business $6.99 4 $27.96
Fine Feathered Friends: All About Birds (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) • Amazon Business $7.69 2 $15.38
Eyewitness DVD: Bird • Amazon Business $9.48 1 $9.48
Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Birds (National Geographic Kids Ultimate Explorer Field Guide) • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09

Materials cost

$442.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$479.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.56

Total project goal

$563.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $563.71

11 Donors

-$296.50

Donations toward project cost

-$252.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.88

match offer

-$266.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$226.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.98

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.70

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 $0.00

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