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Mr. Nelson from Roxbury, MA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Seeding Sovereignty One Tool at a Time

Help me give my students a shed to store our gardening supplies so we can finish building our outdoor teaching and learning classroom and start a student-led community growing space.

  • 5 donors
  • $624 goal

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My Project

Six years ago we began the ambitious project of building a community gardening and teaching space designed by students and operated exclusively by and for our school community. We have successfully built six rooftop 50 square foot growing beds, cultivated partnerships with local growers to supply plant seedlings, secured all the gardening tools and compost we need, and developed guidelines for the shared space.

We envision a shared space in which science classroom teachers lead hands-on demonstrations of concepts in their curriculum, social studies teachers discuss food sovereignty and food justice, school social workers facilitate social emotional learning sessions amongst beautiful plants, and after school, a community partner might lead staff, families, and students through a seedling workshops where they learn to grow their own food.

Through years of hard work, we have come close. The problem: the initial storage container we purchased is completely overfilled and broken down. We cannot utilize this beautiful space we've cultivated without the essential storage we need to keep it organized and thriving.

Mr. Nelson Dearborn STEM Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Roxbury, MA 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

550 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Keter Manor 4x6 Resin Outdoor Storage Shed Kit-Perfect to Store Patio Furniture, Garden Tools Bike Accessories, Beach Chairs and Lawn Mower, Grey & White • Amazon Business $492.57 1 $492.57

Materials cost

$492.57

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$529.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.52

Total project goal

$623.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $623.48

3 Donors

-$326.16

Donations toward project cost

-$278.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.92

Matching donations from our partners

-$296.14

Match offers toward project cost

-$251.72

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.18

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 $0.00

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