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Dr. Malloy from Oakland, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Starry, Starry Night

My students need excellent resources to fully realize their projects. This researched Orion telescope and the Orion astronomy binoculars will help the students reach the highest limits!

  • $759 goal

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Dr. Malloy has another project! Donate to Get It Off Their Chess! to help their classroom.

$594 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

The students at my school are at once wonderful and troubled; curious and mistrusting; giving and needy; and worldly and sheltered. The circumstance of their young lives often prevents them from achieving academically to their full potential. The availability of opportunities to expand their knowledge beyond basic curriculum is often stunted, and it is through stakeholders and resources such as DonorsChoose that allow the children to be made privy to more than their "ordinary" education.

The children thrive with the benefits of high interest, hands-on engaging activities, and are eager to learn.

My Project

"Look up!" I've said this to students - either as they were not watching where they were going while walking in line, or reluctant to make eye contact due to fear or esteem issues, or simply as a metaphoric statement to help the children imagine their own futures! It's a subtle reminder - those two words - that there is something "out there" for them - something that perhaps, they may not have envisioned.

Astronomy can fuel the vision of the future!

After a recent field trip to our local planetarium, students unabashedly gushed about what they had seen- even wondering if it was all real! They thoughtfully mused about whether the stars and planets were real. Their reflections were heart-wrenching, as I (again) recognized the limitations of many of their lives, vis a vis exposure to The World Around Them.

We talked about the planet Earth, its small existence in the unlimited galaxies, and about galaxies beyond our own. And now, what better way to continue to stoke that inquisitive fire than to have this equipment on hand to see the stars and other sky bodies?! This telescope and these astronomy binoculars will give students tools to venture beyond their mundane engagement of seeing the sky. They will truly be able to "look up!" and imagine worlds beyond their own, which may very well translate into seeing possibilities that heretofore, we're not possible to imagine!

Dr. Malloy Martin L King Junior Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

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.

More about Dr. Malloy

Oakland, 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 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Orion 09007 SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescope (Black) • Amazon Business $309.99 1 $309.99
Orion 15x70 Astronomy Binoculars with Tripod Adapter (Black) • Amazon Business $82.99 2 $165.98
Telescope Bag for Orion 09798 | Celestron 127EQ • Amazon Business $58.85 1 $58.85
NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe • Amazon Business $20.62 1 $20.62

Materials cost

$555.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $50.82

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$644.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.75

Total project goal

$758.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $758.34

2 Donors

-$680.69

Donations toward project cost

-$580.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$99.85

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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