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Ms. Torres from Baldwin Park, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Recreation for the Mind: Board Games for Teens

Help me give my students a variety of fun and engaging games promoting positive peer interactions and relationships without technology or video games.

  • $297 goal

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Ms. Torres has another project! Donate to Wobbling While We Wearn and Wonder to help her classroom.

$726 - complete this project and be a hero

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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 Project

Enhancing student learning by playing board games is our primary goal of this project. Proposting a game class for high schoolers to promote positive peer relationships (getting them engaged with one another directly) in years past, but finally just got the program approved. My students need to put down the technology (their cell phones) and interact with each other face to face. We're all so excited just to be able to be together and learn new games and teach each other these games.

Board games can turn learning into a fun as a social activity that promotes critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration.

An added bonus is being part of a class like this where you authentically learning a game you've always wanted to learn enhances student's social-emotional being. By working in a team students learn conflict resolution, good sportsmanship, communication and building friendships.

Currently we have a scare supply of games. So far we have donated games, but not much of a variety. For this reason we are requesting this first batch of boardgames. These games will help us reach our goals.

Thank you for your time, consideration, and support of public school children. When you care about students, you support equity and making our future better.

Ms. Torres Sierra Vista High School Grades 9-12

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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Baldwin Park, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

200 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Backgammon Set 15 inch, Medium - Classic Board Game for Adults and Kids with Premium Leather Case - Includes Strategy & Tip Guide (Brown) • Amazon Business $39.95 1 $39.95
Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition • The Actual Official Family Edition of CAH • Ages 8+ • Amazon Business $26.68 1 $26.68
Hasbro Gaming Connect 4 Strategy Board Game for Kids | 2 Players for Boys & Girls | Ages 6+ (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $12.38 2 $24.76
Hasbro Gaming Sorry! Family Board Games for Kids and Adults, 2 to 4 Players, Ages 6 and Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $19.63 1 $19.63
Cards Against Humanity Family Edition: Glow in The Dark Box • 300-Card Expansion • Amazon Business $17.73 1 $17.73
Hasbro Gaming Jenga Wooden Blocks Stacking Tumbling Tower, Kids Game Ages 6 and Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Hasbro Gaming Battleship with Planes | 2-Player Strategy Board Games for Kids for Boys & Girls | Ages 7+ (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Monopoly Game, Family Board Games for 2 to 6 Players & Kids Ages 8 and Up, Includes 8 Tokens (Token Vote Edition) • Amazon Business $15.81 1 $15.81
Bluey Tumbling Tower – 54 Colorful Wooden Blocks – Fun Family Game – FSC Certified for Children 3 Years and Up • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
Mattel Games UNO Dare Card Game for Families & Parties Featuring Challenging & Silly Dares from 3 Different Categories • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Hasbro Yahtzee Classic Game, Dice Games Clear Printing with Correct Scoring Instruction • Amazon Business $4.56 1 $4.56

Materials cost

$200.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$252.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.50

Total project goal

$296.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $296.66

5 Donors

-$177.54

Donations toward project cost

-$170.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.98

match offer

-$96.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$81.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.12

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