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Mrs. Jones from Brooklyn, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Team Building

Help me give my students All-American basketballs, netting, and soccer balls needed for our athletic teams.

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My Students

We are a Title I school. We are located in an urban community in Brooklyn, New York. The are is a melting pot of ethnicities, cultures and backgrounds. Many of the residents are West Indian, Jamaican, Trinidadian, African-American, and Guyanese. Also, we are surrounded around many industries as cement factories, automotive body shops, and storage facilities. At our school, visual arts, performing arts, and physical education are infused into the core curriculum. From grades K-5, every student receives instruction in physical education, dance, music, drama, and the visual arts. In addition, we are the first charter school in New York state to achieve 'Lighthouse' status following the The Leader in Me: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and have achieved International Baccalaureate status for primary education.

I encourage my scholars to establish big goals and strive for excellence.

They are learning because of the nurturing and support they receive. Some scholars are visual learners, others are kinesthetic, and we have a population of those with special needs. All are bright and inquisitive. No matter the challenges, they are excelling. It is because of my students, I excitedly look forward to the classroom providing them with skills needed.

My Project

Our school is committed to building personal character within our students. An important component of that is through physical education. Why? Organized sports creates a win-win setting for all. Basketball and soccer are two important structured sports taught at our school. They encourage discipline within oneself and the importance of working with others. Integrated into the core curriculum, they develop learning strategies, synergize, reinforce teamwork, along with building ones personal character.

Integrating math and science with team sports, our students learn about time, distance, coordination and creativity.

Some examples include determining the force of energy needed to get the ball through the net. Using critical thinking to distract or block the opposing player. Students learn how to creatively move the ball down the field using only their feet. They determine distance, gauging through a mental lens to get the soccer ball into the net. There are definitely other factors we can include, yet, the most important is that the students are engaged, learning and having fun.

Mrs. Jones Cultural Arts Academy - Sprg Creek 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.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wilson NCAA All-American Official Basketball (29.5") • DICK'S Sporting Goods $19.99 6 $119.94
Franklin U.S.A. Training Soccer Ball (4) • DICK'S Sporting Goods $12.99 6 $77.94
Lifetime Heavy Duty 120-Gram Basketball Net • DICK'S Sporting Goods $5.99 4 $23.96

Materials cost

$221.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.03

Total project goal

$300.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $300.20

1 Donor

-$151.00

Donations toward project cost

-$128.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.65

match offer

-$149.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$126.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.38

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 $0.00

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