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Ms. Burr from Bronx, NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Revitalizing a Run Down Classroom

Help me give my students a clean and serene learning environment in this enervated, old building. Students will look forward to enjoying their lessons in a freshly cleaned room adorned with air-filtering plants, fun patterns, and non-harsh lighting.

  • $833 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

As the sole health teacher at our high school in the Bronx, all of our students walk through my door to earn the health credit required for graduation. I have spent the last several years evolving my curriculum to transcend beyond that of the tired, cliched stereotype many folks have experienced.

The Bronx is widely considered to be the "unhealthiest" of the five NYC boroughs, and I am always brainstorming new ways to teach kids how to properly care for themselves.

My Project

Although teachers across the city are eager to see our children return to school, we are also finding ourselves extremely disheartened. In addition to hastily restructuring our practices in order to make material exciting and interesting despite significant physical limitations, we are also struggling with the fact that many of the city's old school buildings have been poorly kept for decades.

The combination of severe cuts to our funding and the shortage of adequate cleaning supplies has forced many educators to abandon efforts to design comforting rooms that our children will consider safe spaces.

Research on the relationship between stress and learning has indicated that high-stress environments can seriously interfere with a student's critical thinking, memory storage/retrieval, and overall learning process. Many of our students have experienced significant trauma, stress, and loss throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. As classrooms that are cramped, disorderly, and run-down can discourage the learning process, I'd like to provide a space that is clean, fresh, bright, and calming. Our students deserve a place that will allow them to relax and focus, as many of them view school as a sanctuary away from their harsh realities.

For my project, I have selected the following materials in an effort to maximize cleanliness, aesthetic, and sustainability:

1. A variety of air-filtering plants that will help counter the historically poor air quality students are constantly exposed to in the Bronx;

2. Bulk tissues, masks, cleaners, and paper towels that will help limit the transmission of germs in my classroom;

3. Adhesive wallpaper as an environmentally-friendly alternative to bulletin board paper, as they withstand damage and are reusable;

4. Lamps with energy-efficient bulbs to replace harsh florescent lighting

Ms. Burr Marie Curie 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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Bronx, 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

120 students impacted 12donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
RoomMates Gold Fracture Peel and Stick Wallpaper • Amazon Business $34.95 2 $69.90
Clorox 35417 Clean-Up Disinfectant Cleaner with Bleach, 32-oz. - Quantity 9 • Amazon Business $69.71 1 $69.71
HAITRAL Gold Table Lamps Set of 2 - Minimalist Table Lamps, Modern Golden Lamp with Hollowed Out Base and White Fabric Shade, Small Lamps for Living Room, Girls Room, Gifts - Gold • Amazon Business $50.99 1 $50.99
Quartz Gold Fractal Wallpaper • Amazon Business $24.99 2 $49.98
Costa Farms Majesty Palm Tree, Live Indoor Plant, 3 to 4-Feet Tall, Ships with Décor Planter, Fresh From Our Farm, Excellent Gift or Home Décor • Amazon Business $48.99 1 $48.99
American Plant Exchange Split Leaf Philodendron Monstera Deliciosa Live Plant, 3 Gallon, Indoor/Outdoor Fruit Producing • Amazon Business $44.22 1 $44.22
Kimberly-Clark Facial Tissue • Amazon Business $43.64 1 $43.64
AMERICAN PLANT EXCHANGE Petra Croton Live Plant, 3 Gallon, Indoor/Outdoor Air Purifier • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Brewster UW24786 Leveque Teal Deco Diamond Geo Wallpaper • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
Costa Farms, Snake Live Indoor Plant, 2 to 3-Feet Tall, Sansevieria Zeylanica • Amazon Business $33.99 1 $33.99
Costa Farms Money Tree Pachira, Medium Ships in Premium Ceramic Planter, 16-Inches Tall, Gift • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
Gold and White Geometric Hexagon Peel and Stick Wallpaper 17.7”x 78.7” Gold Striped Wall Paper Decorative Removable Self Adhesive Wallpaper Golden Vinyl Film Wall Covering Roll Drawer Liner Use • Amazon Business $7.56 4 $30.24
Shop Succulents | Standing Collection | Hand Selected, Air Purifying Live Maranta Red Prayer Indoor House Plant in 6" Grow Pot, Single, • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Brawny Tear-A-Square Paper Towels, Quarter Size Sheets, 16 Count of 128 Sheets Per Roll • Amazon Business $29.89 1 $29.89
Whiteboard Sticker Paper Sheets, Easy Peel and Stick Dry Erase Contact Paper Upgrade 11 Ft Extra Wide, Self Adhesive Wall Paper Roll for Classroom, Planning, Office, Kid Painting, 3 Dry Erase Markers • Amazon Business $23.89 1 $23.89
Wecolor 100 Pcs Disposable 3 Ply Earloop Face Masks, Suitable for Home, School, Office and Outdoors (Black) • Amazon Business $22.09 1 $22.09
Monster • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$667.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$707.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$124.85

Total project goal

$832.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $832.33

7 Donors

-$737.51

Donations toward project cost

-$634.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.13

match offer

-$86.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$73.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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