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Ms. McFarlane from Brooklyn, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Artsy Lens

My students need cameras, a printer, and photography supplies.

  • $2,339 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

The Artsy Lens Project will utilize the culturally rich neighborhood as an outdoor classroom-shattering the myth that all learning must take place within the school classroom. "A picture is worth a thousand words" is the joy that students will have from the view of a camera lens.

My lower grade students are curious, eager and willing to learn and experience new things.

The school is a mosaic of cultures as diverse as the neighborhood. The school community shares its home with legends, artists, authors, quilters, athletes, and other celebrities. Our students are involved in school related activities including planting and harvesting in the school tendered garden, Little Ladies Tea, school plays, musical performances, essay and oratory contests.

My Project

The Artsy Lens Project will not only inspire learning but spur creativity. Narratives are a potent medium to unlock the canvas of Brooklyn's cultural framework. It will provide the stories of the community as it changes and the students as the holders of transference of the culture, will utilize their cameras to capture the essence of their neighborhood. In the classroom students will be introduced to the basic features of a camera and elements of photography, photo journalism and digital storytelling. With the aide of hands-on activities, visits from photographers, games, picture cards, magazines, creative word and picture task , students of all modalities will be empowered create their artistic masterpieces. Students will work collaboratively and travel through the neighborhood in search of project ideas. They will research, explore and use digital media to create and chronicle their neighborhood photo experiences in preparation for photo exhibits, showcases and presentation. My students need cameras, a printer, and photography supplies.

The Artsy Lens Project is multi-sensory and multi-disciplinary.

Through photo walks, observations, research and shared writings, students will have a greater appreciation for the neighborhood in which they call home. Students will meld their new knowledge of photography in order to create a photography portfolio that will reflect their creativity and Artsy Lens visions.

Ms. McFarlane
Grades PreK-2
  • PS 56 Lewis H Latimer
  • Brooklyn, NY
    • More than a third 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

    This project will reach 50 students.

    20 donors have given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Canon - PowerShot SX530 HS Digital Camera - Black • Best Buy Education $261.74 1 $261.74
CANON PIXMA iP8720 Wireless Color Printer with AirPrint and Cloud Compatible (Tablet, iPhone and Smart Phone Ready) • Amazon Business $221.99 1 $221.99
Canon - PowerShot SX410 20.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Red • Best Buy Education $188.78 4 $755.12
WD My Passport Ultra 2 TB Portable External Hard Drive, Berry (WDBBKD0020BBY-NESN) [New Model] • Amazon Business $89.00 1 $89.00
Case Logic DCB-304 Compact System/Hybrid Camera Case (Black) • Amazon Business $10.94 4 $43.76
Canon CLI-251 BK/CMY 4 PK Value Pack Ink for Canon InkJet Printers • Amazon Business $36.99 2 $73.98
Canon PGI-250XL Black Twin Value Pack • Amazon Business $35.30 2 $70.60
3YR W / ADH DSC Commercial Geek Squad Protection • Best Buy Education $69.99 1 $69.99
3YR W / ADH DSC Commercial Geek Squad Protection • Best Buy Education $59.99 4 $239.96
Manfrotto MKCOMPACTLT-BK Compact Tripod (Black) • Amazon Business $59.88 1 $59.88
Canon PGI-250/CLI-251 Combo Pack • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99

Materials cost

$1,929.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$28.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,987.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$350.81

Total project goal

$2,338.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,338.76

18 Donors

-$1,699.59

Donations toward project cost

-$1,444.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$254.93

match offer

-$639.17

Match offer toward project cost

-$543.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$95.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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