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Ms. Carrie from Saint Paul, MN is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sharp Pencils, Sharp Minds

My students need high quality pencil sharpeners to keep them writing.

  • $218 goal

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Ms. Carrie has another project! Donate to Library Books to Represent Students' Home Countries to help her classroom.

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Ms. Carrie has another project! Donate to Library Books to Represent Students' Home Countries to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $166.
2X

My Students

My students are a diverse group of thinkers and learners who come together in the spirit of learning. We are a public, urban Montessori middle school, and, as a school that opened three years ago, we are still emerging and growing as a community. We are located in a historically diverse and low-income community. Seventy seven percent of our students receive free and reduced price lunch.

My students love reading!

They come to middle school with an enthusiasm for their educations and form a strong community. Our Montessori classroom experience is focused on educating the whole child and creating lifelong learners.

My Project

Not many things work harder in a classroom than a pencil sharpener. In order to keep my classroom running, I have to replace our classroom pencil sharpener multiple times each year. Without working pencil sharpeners, my students are unable to be prepared to participate in learning.

With all the possible obstacles standing in the way of learning, a working pencil sharpener shouldn't be one of them.

Valuable learning time is lost when students are unable to quickly sharpen their pencil and return to work. Through this project, my students will have working pencil sharpeners to finish our this school year and start next year strong.

Ms. Carrie Parkway Montessori Middle School Grades 6-8

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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Saint Paul, MN View local requests

More than half 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

110 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
X-ACTO Vacuum-Mount KS Pencil Sharpener • Quill.com $27.19 3 $81.57
X-ACTO XLR 1800 Electric Pencil Sharpener Metallic Putty • Quill.com $23.62 3 $70.86

Materials cost

$152.43

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$184.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.60

Total project goal

$217.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $217.32

2 Donors

-$217.32

Donations toward project cost

-$184.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.60

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 $0.00

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