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Ms. Crotty from Lowell, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My STEM-gineers

Help me give my students great STEM challenge activity kits and inspirational books.

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My Students

People often ask me why I commute so far away to teach when I could work in a much more affluent community closer to where I live. The simple answer is because I have never been a happier teacher than when I'm with my students. They make me smile, laugh, sing and dance, and challenge me every day.

There are five different primary languages in my homeroom this year.

The entire district receives free breakfast and lunch due to high poverty levels, they make me exhausted, and make we want to do more and there's nowhere else I'd rather be.

My Project

Our school is one that prides itself on our passion for and dedication to STEM learning. Due to severe budget issues, we seldom have the materials needed to provide our students with the STEM background that we want them to have.

In my first grade classroom, I see the love of creating and building and want to help nurture that passion so that they will learn problem solving skills to help them throughout their lives.

With your donation to our project, my students will have so many opportunities to build and problem solve using these high quality and highly motivational STEM challenge kits. They will work to read blue prints, build prototypes, and read about various people that are in various STEM roles. Here's to the next generation of engineers!

Ms. Crotty STEM Academy 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.

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Lowell, MA 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

24 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BK395X - STEM Stories Hardcover Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $105.00 1 $105.00
FF579 - Blocks?& Blueprints Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TT758 - Building Brick STEM Challenge Kit - Pre K-Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
TT223 - I Can Build It! Architecture Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
FF998 - I Can Build It! Construction Planks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
DD121 - Survive the Quake Engineering Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC792 - Tinkering Toolbox Hole Punch Tool Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$309.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$344.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.81

Total project goal

$405.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $405.40

1 Donor

-$203.00

Donations toward project cost

-$172.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.45

match offer

-$202.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$172.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.36

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 $0.00

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