You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Dr. Verma from Brooklyn, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Dr. Verma is requesting

Supporting Students Studying STEM

My students need a laptop and computer case for a STEM education, including research of energy sources and sustainable energy systems!

  • $585 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Dr. Verma has another project! Donate to Help Us Thrive with Supplies to help their classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $143.
2X
Help Dr. Verma

Dr. Verma has another project! Donate to Help Us Thrive with Supplies to help their classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $143.
2X

My Students

My students are fantastic, wonderful, amazing, and pleasant fifth graders, and are in their final year of Elementary School! Very soon, they will be off to middle school where they will continue to do wonderful and amazing things in their academic and personal lives!

Despite my students’ strong and sincere zeal for learning, they are daily victims of systemic challenges pertaining to finance, race, and other extraneous variables.

Brownsville, Brooklyn is one of the most economically devastated towns in New York, with 40% of its citizens living below the poverty line (an income of about $20,000 a year for a family of four). Over 75% of my students live in poverty. As a result, my school is a Title I School (according to the United States Department of Education) because of "high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families." In essence, my students’ unique and highly intelligent minds are not being adequately or equitably educated or bettered due to bureaucratic reasons beyond their or their teachers’ control.

My Project

According to the United States Department of Commerce, there was a ten percent increase in STEM jobs, in 2010. These statistics will continue to rise. Similarly (and sadly), my students' lack of opportunities will continue to rise, due to systemic barriers that are beyond their control.

The absence of a well-rounded education is especially prominent in schools of at-risk communities, as well as the inclusion of a STEM education that is crucial nowadays.

Our school has limited funds for teachers to use during the school year, which is making it extremely difficult for me to purchase equipment to diversify my students' academic knowledge. I have already used my allotted funds to purchase essential school supplies for my students to use daily (i.e., pencils, pens, notebooks, etc.). Therefore, obtaining essential resources to broaden my bright students' knowledge associated with a STEM education is just a dream at the moment.

This project will instill my students with research skills, which is necessary for middle school, high school, college, and throughout life. Nonetheless, I will have them work on a project (in groups) that involves researching various energy sources and how they might design a system to sustain energy. Further, I will create small-scaled models with the multiple global crisis, it is essential for them to be aware and conscious of these issues constantly affecting us and our planet.

I fully believe that having a STEM education will benefit my students presently and in the future. Therefore, I know for a fact that funding from this project for a laptop (and carrying case) will permit my students to become exposed to a STEM education, which they axiomatically deserve! Quite honestly, all students deserve an equitable education. However, at-risk communities are too often deprived of receiving one.

Dr. Verma PS 446 Riverdale Ave Community School Grades 3-5

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. Verma

Brooklyn, NY 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

24 students impacted 2donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Dr. Verma is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP 15-bs061st 15.6" Laptop Computer (Intel Pentium, 500GB SATA HD, 8GB DDR3L, Windows 10, Intel HD Graphics 405) • Quill.com $419.99 1 $419.99
Case Logic DLBP-116 Backpack For 16" Laptops Black • Quill.com $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$459.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$496.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.68

Total project goal

$584.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $584.56

1 Donor

-$292.28

Donations toward project cost

-$248.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.84

match offer

-$292.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$248.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.84

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Dr. Verma and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"their","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/supporting-students-studying-stem/2930846/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":24,"teacherScreenName":"Dr. Verma","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-1894828748","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"New York City","teachersOnPage":[6156908],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":2930846,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":1,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"6156908":{"owner":"Dr. Verma","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[2930846],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6156908_orig.jpg?crop=2387,2388,x0,y198&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741134518072","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21332724,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":143,"proposalURL":"project/help-us-thrive-with-supplies/9357190/","matchingFund":{"name":"Quill","type":"AUTO_DONATION_MATCH","matchingKey":"25QuillTAW","matchImpactMultiple":2.0,"donorSalutation":"Quill","multipleForDisplay":"2X","ownerRegion":null,"amount":0.00},"proposalTitle":"Help Us Thrive with Supplies","proposalId":9357190},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NDc4NzYzMA==","NDkxODgyOA=="],"teacherId":6156908,"schoolCounty":"Kings (Brooklyn)","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}