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Mr. Kapasi from Austin, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Math through Origami

My students need a fresh supply of origami paper to continue their mathematical explorations of geometry through paper folding.

  • $519 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

Looking for inspiration? Our highly at-risk students face huge obstacles, challenges, and responsibilities. Yet they come to school every day in an effort to earn their high school diploma, hoping for a better life.

Our school's mission is to provide a second chance for youths to graduate from high school.

Most of our students have dropped out of other traditional or alternative schools at least once. Over half of our students have children or are expecting a child. Our students struggle with math! To make the subject more meaningful, they need mathematical experiences that go beyond lecture and worksheets. Giving our students memorable and interesting hands-on experiences results in deeper mathematical understanding and more insight into connections between math and real-life.

My Project

For this project we need origami paper to continue exploring the geometric properties of angles, lines, polygons, perimeter, area, similarity, congruence and symmetry. Already our students have made beautiful Octagon Stars, cubes, stellated octahedrons, and dodecahedrons and investigated their mathematical properties. Using origami to teach Geometry has been so successful that our students want to learn more. They keep asking for additional paper and projects. Best of all, our students learn not only Geometry through their origami work, but patience, perseverance, and the pride of accomplishment as well. These traits will help our students through high school, college and beyond.

With your generosity you will give our at-risk students an educational experience through hands-on geometric origami that will deepen their understanding of mathematics, help them graduate from high school, and bring them one step closer to success in college!

Mr. Kapasi Texans Can Academy Austin Grades 9-12

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Austin, TX 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
ORIGAMI PAPER/AURORA IRID SQ 8PK • Blick Art Materials $3.14 30 $94.20
ORIGAMI/CHIYOGAMI • Blick Art Materials $3.18 10 $31.80
ORIGAMI PAPER/OPALESCENT 8PK • Blick Art Materials $3.13 60 $187.80
ORIGAMI PAPER KIT/1000 PAPER CRANE • Blick Art Materials $10.70 8 $85.60

Materials cost

$399.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$440.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.72

Total project goal

$518.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $518.11

6 Donors

-$518.11

Donations toward project cost

-$440.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.72

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