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Mrs. Downey from Salem, MA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Remote Kinder-Garden!

Help me give my students the Frame it all composite raised beds to give two classrooms of Kindergarteners the planting and gardening experience!

  • $620 goal

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My Students

It's spring in Kindergarten, and usually it's time for us to plant seeds and watch our little seeds grow. Since we are now all learning remotely it will be hard to give my students the planting and growing experience.

Since now our new learning takes place on zoom or google classroom all their learning is now virtual.

Help me provide some experiences for my students to see how seeds grow, how plants change and provide a chance for my kindergarteners to develop many skills along the way!

My Project

This remote KInder-garden will benefit two classrooms of remote leaners. It's spring and this is the time of the year that we begin our life cycles unit and we plant our seeds and watch them grow.

This garden and all the books will give our students the experience of watching the vegetables grow through our whole group and small group zoom meetings.

Your generosity will not only help us to meet the state standards for Kindergarten but more importantly give our young learners the connections they need during this uncertain time

Mrs. Downey Horace Mann Laboratory 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.

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Salem, MA 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

40 students impacted 15donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Frame It All Composite Raised Garden Bed, 4 x 4-ft Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $157.95 2 $315.90
RE982 Growing Things Theme Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $38.50 2 $77.00
GG865 Plants Book Library Gr 13 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.50 2 $73.00

Materials cost

$465.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $23.69

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$526.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.93

Total project goal

$619.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $619.51

13 Donors

-$322.26

Donations toward project cost

-$273.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.34

Matching donations from our partners

-$297.25

Match offers toward project cost

-$252.66

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.59

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 $0.00

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