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Ms. Elena from Fort Collins CO is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Growing Curiosity in Our School Garden

Help me give my students high quality soil and garden beds for our summer garden where they will explore growing their own food.

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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 energetic students are in preschool and kindergarten. They are extremely curious and love spending time outside. This summer I want to give them the opportunity to connect with the outdoors in a new way: through gardening!

We are starting our school garden from the ground up, literally.

My students need gardening beds, a large amount of high-quality soil, gardening tools, watering cans and trellises and stakes to help them design and grow a creative and engaging school garden. We will also start some of our heat loving plants, like tomatoes and cucumbers, right inside our classroom with portable garden stands and peat pots.

We plan to spend time daily checking in on our plants, watering, weeding, playing, and reading in our summer school garden. I am also requesting a book of school garden curriculum and projects so that we can spend many learning hours in our garden. I am looking forward to my students engaging in all aspects of growing their own food and hopefully creating a lasting tradition at our school.

Ms. Elena
Never Before Funded Grades PreK-2
  • Axis International Academy
  • Fort Collins, CO
    • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 50 students.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
EarthBox: Ready to Grow Base Kit • Kaplan Early Learning Company $112.46 2 $224.92
EarthBox Garden Stand • Carolina Biological Supply Company $85.50 2 $171.00
Carolina Professional Potting Soil 16 L • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.14 12 $157.68
Survival Vegetable Seeds Garden Kit Over 16,000 Seeds Non-GMO and Heirloom, Great for Emergency Bugout Survival Gear 35 Varieties Seeds for Planting Vegetables 35 Plant Markers Gardeners Basics • Amazon Business $29.75 1 $29.75
HAPE Green Watering Can • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.16 4 $28.64
Cucumber Trellis for Garden Vegetable Trellis,70" x 70" U-Shaped Metal Garden Trellis Arch Plant Grow Support Frame for Climbing Plants Support Vegetable Flower Fruits Vine,with Nylon Netting • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
The School Garden Curriculum: An Integrated K-8 Guide for Discovering Science, Ecology, and Whole-Systems Thinking • Amazon Business $26.58 1 $26.58
Wooden Plant Ruler with Seed Dibber. Multifunction Seed Spacing Ruler with Planting Guide. Garden Ruler with Holes, Gardening Tools, Seeding Space Tool for Garden. Wooden Dibber Garden Tool • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Hydrofarm HGBB4 4' Natural, pack of 25 Bamboo Stake, Tan • Amazon Business $16.39 1 $16.39
G & F Products 1823-3 JustForKids Soft Jersey Kids Garden Gloves, Kids Work Gloves, 3 Pairs Green/Red/Blue per Pack • Amazon Business $6.97 2 $13.94
GROWNEER 60 Packs 3 Inch Peat Pots Plant Starters for Seedling with 15 Pcs Plant Labels, Biodegradable Herb Seed Starter Pots Kits, Garden Germination Nursery Pot • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
Fiskars FiberComp Garden Trowel, Plastic, Black - Steel - Elementary-Middle School - Kids - Lightweight - Durable • School Specialty $2.39 4 $9.56
Back to the Roots Bean 'Blue Lake Bush Green' Seed Packet, 8.4g • Amazon Business $2.97 2 $5.94

Materials cost

$739.30

Vendor shipping charges

 $0.96

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$781.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$137.89

Total project goal

$919.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

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 $919.24

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