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Ms. Killeen from Santa Rosa, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sowing the Seeds for Outdoor Learning

Help me give my students an outdoor classroom space in our school garden!

  • $589 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 Project

My school has a beautiful, though neglected, school garden. It has planter boxes, fruit trees, a shed with tools, shady benches, and a fence around the entire space. Several local organizations also support schools with plant starts and seeds throughout the year. Unfortunately, our garden is overgrown with weeds, and students at our school are not currently benefitting from this space at all.

Our garden space deserves to be cared for, and students deserve to experience it!

I am teaching a new transitional kindergarten (TK) class this year, and together, we would like to adopt our school garden as one of our primary learning spaces. We will organize a volunteer workday to clear out the weeds. I would like to put some "indoor" classroom items outdoors to turn our garden into a place where a whole class can comfortably spend most of their day, which is why I am requesting an outdoor rug, child-sized outdoor tables with umbrellas for shade, an outdoor book display, as well as some replacement garden supplies like watering cans and aprons. I believe that all children deserve access to nature, that learning happens everywhere, and that a school garden is ideal for hands-on, experiential learning.

My class will take over the daily gardening tasks of weeding, watering, pest patrol, etc, to make sure that our fixed-up garden stays that way, and we will also use the garden as a setting for outdoor exploration, experiencing the seasons, observing living things, active/messy/risky play opportunities, and social-emotional learning. The requested materials will make it easy and comfortable for us to take any and all learning outdoors! Hopefully, having a refreshed garden space will inspire other classes to take their learning to the garden as well! A garden classroom for all!

Ms. Killeen Helen M Lehman Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Santa Rosa, CA 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

380 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HSLGOVE Kids Picnic Table, Large, Walnut • Amazon Business $77.99 2 $155.98
Root & Vessel 30301 Watering Can, 2-Gallon, Hunter Green • Amazon Business $22.14 4 $88.56
Fasmov 1-Gallon Plastic Watering Can with Comfortable Handle, Garden Watering Cans Long Spout for Indoor Outdoor Watering Plants (Green) • Amazon Business $15.99 4 $63.96
Luwesde Kids Bookshelf Toy Storage, Bookcase Shelf for Children Room, 5-Tier Large Metal Cabinets Shelves Display, Freestanding Books Store Library, Bed Living Room Bins Organizer (Large, Green) • Amazon Business $41.50 1 $41.50
SATINIOR 12 Kids Apron Adjustable Children Chef Art Smock with Pocket for Girl Boy Kitchen Cooking Painting Baking Crafting Grilling Home Kitchen Classroom Party Activity • Amazon Business $27.98 1 $27.98
Doryh 14 L Commercial Bus Tub, Plastic Wash Tub Dishpan, 4 Packs • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Outdoor Rug, Patio Rug, Plastic Straw Camping Rugs, Large Waterproof Area Rug and Mat for Outdoors, RV, Patio, Backyard, Deck, Porch, Beach, Balcony, (5'x 8', White&Gray) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$424.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$500.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.27

Total project goal

$588.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $588.48

4 Donors

-$294.23

Donations toward project cost

-$250.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.13

Matching donations from our partners

-$294.25

Match offers toward project cost

-$250.11

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.14

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