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Ms. Yau from Brooklyn, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make Drones Fly After School

My students need three drones to start an after school computer programming club.

  • $947 goal

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My Students

It is often difficult to get my students to see math beyond performing the "correct" procedure the quickest. I hope that through computer programming, my students will be exposed to the art of problem solving involved in mathematics.

Our school is part of a network of public schools that specializes in developing a model that provides academic and social support for at-risk urban young men.

Due to the small size of our school and staff, we do not currently offer a computer programming course. However, we have found outside resources, like coding workshops at other schools, which have inspired us to start our own after school program!

My Project

My students need three drones to start an after school computer programming club. My students will be able to make very tangible connections with coding by making the drones move through different commands. They will be given challenges to get the drones to move into a certain spot or have it go through an obstacle. Eventually, students will be able to choreograph the drones to put on an end of the year drone talent show!

Computer programming is a skill that has led me on a very successful career path and this is a kind of success that I want my students to experience as well in the future.

Giving them access to this will support my students in being competitive for college and their career paths in the future.

Ms. Yau Eagle Academy Young Men II Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Yau

Brooklyn, NY 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

15 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Parrot AR Drone Quadricopter, 2.0 Elite Edition, 720p • Amazon $267.63 2 $535.26
Parrot AR Drone Quadricopter, 2.0 Elite Edition, 720p • Amazon $227.49 1 $227.49

Materials cost

$762.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$804.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$141.92

Total project goal

$946.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$946.11

3 Donors

-$402.08

Donations toward project cost

-$402.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$473.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$402.11

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$70.96

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$0.00

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