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Mrs. Chi from Ozone Park, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Proud to Be Me!

Help me give my students to become published authors and let them know that they are original copies of themselves.

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My Students

There are hundreds of nationalities in the world today. My classroom is like the United Nations, but my students need to learn the English language since they are now in the United States. They want to be proficient in this language while wanting to flourish academically and personally in their new home country. With your help, they can achieve their goals.

Students should embrace their differences and individuality.

In order to do that, they need to accept who they are and others too! They need to know that it is okay to be different. This is what makes them special for there is no other person in the world like them. Each of them is originally copies of themselves. Publishing their "I Am" poems into a book will help my students see that.

Kim Namjoon, the leader from the international Korean Pop group, BTS, told his audience at the UN, “I have come to love myself for who I am, for who I was, and for who I hope to become."

Once students love and believe in themselves, then anything is possible.

My Project

We are requesting your assistance to publish the students' work into a class book! The title to this year's book is "I AM", and its theme is self-love or self-acceptance. My class has written a poem about themselves and embracing who they are as individuals.

This project from Studentreasures Publishing promotes student collaboration and builds self-esteem.

Anyone at any age can become an author. However, it is more exciting when your work is published. When students have a supportive environment, they will do so much better academically and personally. Please give my students a sense of accomplishment by providing each one of them a copy of their own work. Once that is accomplished, they know they can pursue other dreams as well!

Mrs. Chi PS 63 Old South Grades 3-5

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.

More about Mrs. Chi

Ozone Park, 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

30 students impacted 8donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Publishing the class book - I Am (soft cover) • Studentreasures Publishing $19.95 22 $438.90
Publishing the class book - I Am (hardcover) • Studentreasures Publishing $24.95 8 $199.60

Materials cost

$638.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$678.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.66

Total project goal

$797.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $797.74

5 Donors

-$744.21

Donations toward project cost

-$635.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$108.63

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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 $0.00

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