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Ms. Fernandez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Outdoor Investigation Station

Help me give my students the experience of being able to learn in a fun and inviting environment. This outdoor station will allow students to experience age appropriate materials in a whole new level.

  • $1,253 goal

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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

My classroom is a Preschool Collaborative Classroom, also known as PCC. This classroom is very unique because it allows students with various learning disabilities to interact and model typically developing peers. Throughout the day, students with special needs are exposed to age appropriate interactions, lots of language, and a general education curriculum. A perfect setting for students with special needs to thrive.

My students teach me something new everyday.

They teach me to be patient, to have compassion, and to never give up. They are my real life heroes. Because my students come from a low income area our resources are very limited and many have limited access to open spaces. It is my goal to provide them with the best environment possible for them to experience outdoor learning and achieve their maximum potential.

For the majority of my students this is their very first school experience. We want to do everything we can to build the foundation for a life long learning experience and to appreciate nature and the outdoors.

My Project

This outdoor sitting area will be used to further develop the students fine motor manipulative skills. Currently we have two outdoor tables in fair condition. Unfortunately we have no matching chairs, whatever chairs we have are rundown and mismatched, making this area uninviting and not very appealing to our students. I am confident that adding four new chairs will transform our outdoor learning experience and our students will gravitate towards this outdoor center.

During outside centers, our students will be exposed to a variety of age appropriate activities to improve their hand-eye coordination, for example: puzzles, lacing, beading, building (LEGO, building blocks), just to name a few.

Our goal is to ensure that our preschool students acquire the essential skills for them to successfully enter kindergarten.

Ms. Fernandez 97th Street Early Education Center 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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Los Angeles, CA 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 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC484 - Outdoor Chair - 11 1⁄2" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 4 $636.00
LC489 - Outdoor Preschool Bench - 36"w x 12"d x 11 1⁄2"h • Lakeshore Learning Materials $299.00 1 $299.00

Materials cost

$935.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $85.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,064.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$187.87

Total project goal

$1,252.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,252.44

7 Donors

-$857.03

Donations toward project cost

-$777.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.50

Matching donations from our partners

-$337.69

Match offers toward project cost

-$287.04

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$57.71

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