Most classroom grow labs are funded by someone other than the teacher. Here are the ways teachers do it, with the words already written for you.
A restaurant, market or business near your school can sponsor your classroom outright. It's their neighborhood, their customers' kids, and it's tax-deductible. We'll send you the one-page ask.
Get the sponsor one-pager ↓Foundations fund exactly this: Toshiba America Foundation (classroom STEM), Captain Planet Foundation (hands-on environmental projects), and local community foundations. We've drafted the application language.
Get the grant language ↓Might parents be willing to step in for something really cool for the classroom? A grow lab might be an easy yes. Here's the email to forward and two slides to show.
Get the PTO kit ↓If you've completed two or more DonorsChoose projects you can name us as a Special Request. New to DonorsChoose? Use a route above, no waiting period. (We're working on becoming a verified vendor.)
Get the DonorsChoose template ↓If you've genuinely tried the routes above and still can't fund it, add your classroom to our sponsorship queue and we'll try to raise the $1,000 locally on your behalf. We can't promise it, but if you truly can't, tell us and we'll do our best.
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