You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Upload a classroom photo

Ms. Gaxiola's Classroom Edit display name

  • Pacific High School
  • San Bernardino, CA
  • Nearly all 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

Support her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Gaxiola a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Ms. Gaxiola's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Gaxiola a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Make a donation Ms. Gaxiola can use on her next classroom project.

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/7859194 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Upload a classroom photo
The instruments that I chose for my students are lightweight and easy for them to move around in the classroom. The students can also sit at their desks, or in their wheelchairs and play along with the music without any difficulty. The students who like to dance can also play their instruments without any difficulty. Music helps build up and strengthen the weak areas of the brain of a child with learning disabilities while also having positive physical effects. Music also strengthens the auditory, visual/spatial, and motor cortices of the brain. Rhythmic movements help to increase a child's physical coordination and ability to concentrate. Music assists the non-verbal with other means of communication. The use of vocal exercises used in singing can enhance oral motor skills such as articulation, breath control, and vocal intensity. Music therapy can help our students develop positive attitudes toward their disabilities and provide opportunities for personal growth. Singing and speech have many commonalities. Since special needs kids often struggle to express themselves, they can use music as a way to express what they feel.

About my class

The instruments that I chose for my students are lightweight and easy for them to move around in the classroom. The students can also sit at their desks, or in their wheelchairs and play along with the music without any difficulty. The students who like to dance can also play their instruments without any difficulty. Music helps build up and strengthen the weak areas of the brain of a child with learning disabilities while also having positive physical effects. Music also strengthens the auditory, visual/spatial, and motor cortices of the brain. Rhythmic movements help to increase a child's physical coordination and ability to concentrate. Music assists the non-verbal with other means of communication. The use of vocal exercises used in singing can enhance oral motor skills such as articulation, breath control, and vocal intensity. Music therapy can help our students develop positive attitudes toward their disabilities and provide opportunities for personal growth. Singing and speech have many commonalities. Since special needs kids often struggle to express themselves, they can use music as a way to express what they feel.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":7859194,"teacherId":7859194,"teacherName":"Ms. Gaxiola","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-3_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21746731,"followAbout":"Ms. Gaxiola's projects","teacherVerify":-1176031203,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. Gaxiola","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/7859194","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=7859194","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":3,"numSupporters":12},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.