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This week’s featured projects:
This week, we’re helping both a New Mexico second grade get books and materials about science topics, and a Texas pre-kindergarten class get some number and letter puzzles. We hope that readers who support quality public school education will help by sharing or supporting our featured projects.
The Inoculation Project is an ongoing, volunteer effort to crowdfund science, math, and literacy projects for public schools in low-income neighborhoods. As always, our conduit is DonorsChoose, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that facilitates tax-deductible donations to specific, vetted projects in public schools.
New Projects for the New Year:
Happy new year! We have some exciting new projects today, both of which happen to have a somewhat limited timeline for completion.
Project #1: Science in the Classroom
Mrs. Rios wants her southern New Mexico second-graders to have both books and materials to learn about a wide variety of science topics, including plenty of work with live plants. We have help from 2x matching funds from “an anonymous supporter”.
Project #2: Puzzle Time in Pre-K4
Mrs. Preciado teaches pre-K for four-year-olds in Corpus Christi, Texas, on the Gulf Coast. She’s asking for a number of sturdy wooden puzzles with number and letter themes.
Completed Projects:
Both our projects from last week/last year were completed, with the help of our wonderful readers, assisted by the magic of random people who needed end-of-year tax deductions!
Project #1, Enriching Young Minds Through Fairy Tales: Mrs. Arias wanted her elementary school library in Lubbock, Texas to be able to offer some fairy tales.
Project #2, Printing Brighter Futures for Kindergartners in Mission, South Dakota: Ms. Carnacito needed a color printer for her kindergarten class on the Rosebud Reservation.
Equity Focus Schools:
DonorsChoose has developed the designation Equity Focus Schools to describe schools that submit projects. They meet two criteria: at least 50% of students are Black, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, or multiracial, and at least 50% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.
The Inoculation Project:
Founded in 2009, The Inoculation Project seeks to fund science, math, and literacy projects in public school classrooms and libraries. Our conduit is DonorsChoose, a crowdfunding charity highly rated by both Charity Navigator and the Better Business Bureau.
Every Sunday, we focus on helping to fund projects in neighborhood public schools where the majority of students come from low-income households. We welcome everyone who supports public school education — no money is required!
Successfully Funded Projects:
Finally, here’s our list of successfully funded projects — our series total is 1146! The success-list diary also contains links and additional information about DonorsChoose.
