More than three‑quarters 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.
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Help me give my students 12 Pbuzz brass instruments to learn about Chicago's jazz and blues music history in a hands-on way.
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
$440 still needed
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A Ukulele in Every Hand
Help me give my students four more ukuleles so everyone has a chance to play.
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
$256 still needed
2 donors so far
Buzzing the Blues
Help me give my students 10 Pbuzz musical instruments so they can learn to play the blues and jazz music of Chicago.
Mrs. Patton
Gillespie Technology Magnet Cluster School•
Chicago, IL
$426 still needed
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This Time for Africa
Help me give my students craft supplies to celebrate their heritage, including African weaving mats, colors of the world crayons, paper, and bulletin board materials that celebrate Black artists.
Thank you so much for helping out our students again. Your gift is providing a giant 800 classpack and special glitter crayons to our deserving students! Crayons provide a calm, reassuring and enjoyable experience. Many of our students' fine motor skills could use development, and the number of students who struggle with using writing implements seem to grow every year with how much work gets done on the computer these days. Thanks to you, they will get a chance to practice these skills in a way that is creative and fun. They will especially love the glitter crayons! Back-to-school just got a whole lot more exciting, thanks to your generous gift!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Patton
This classroom project was brought to life by Quill and 2 other donors.
Wow! What a wonderful gift and surprise this summer. These percussion instruments and West African drumming curriculum kit will start our students in a guided exploration of African drumming this fall. I cannot wait to share with pur students. They will absolutely love this hands-on, musical, and cultural experience. Thanks again for thinking of them with your generous gift.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Patton
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 2 other donors.
Amazing! What an incredible team effort to get this one funded! Thank you again, MMOSS, for coming together to make this wonderful experience a reality for our Gillespie students. They will be so excited to learn new rhythms from around the world with the BoomBa percussion instrument kit, audio files and music to make world music come alive. Thanks again for coming together to make this happen, even when the match offer expired! Love you guys!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Patton
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 37 other donors.
Thank you so much for providing our students with color guard flags. The students were so delighted to go outside and learn right shoulder and other positions. We have learned six 8-counts of flag work so far, and will be accompanying our Gillespie drumline in performances during the school day. These guard flags have elevated our school dance team to new heights. I am so happy to be able to teach my students how to spin a flag. Thank you for bringing color guard and drill team activities to an at-risk population on the south side of Chicago. Your gift is greatly appreciated, and will make a positive impact for years to come.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Patton
This classroom project was brought to life by A Chicago Family.
What a wonderful surprise. Thank you so much for helping me to attend this professional development, which will help me to create a student-centered curriculum. I am very excited to work with this professor of music, who will guide me towards creating and drafting music activities which will be exciting, educational and enjoyable for students. I've been teaching for 14 years, but I know I still have a lot to learn, especially as I am serving a school population in the inner city. I want to serve my students in all the best ways possible, and am looking forward to learning some new curriculum ideas to engage our students in authentic music making and discovery. Thanks again!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Patton
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 3 other donors.
I cannot thank you enough for your generous support of our school musical. The items arrived in time to boost our well-received production of Disney's 'Aladdin.' The performance was a great success. This dedicated cast of 3rd-5th graders had been working so hard for months to prepare for this production. Thanks to you, Genie and Magic Carpet had costumes which arrived in the nick of time. The props added a touch of humor to the play, and helped to clearly convey the story. Thanks again for bringing 'Aladdin' to life in this underresourced public school.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Patton
This classroom project was brought to life by Ripple and 2 other donors.
Welcome to Mrs. Patton's classroom at Gillespie Tech! Inside, you will see and hear our talented students working together to grow into great musicians and global citizens.
Located in the heart of Chicago's South Side, Gillespie's student population is 95% Black, and majority low income. With your support, our students will have access to a world class music education.
Singing, playing, dancing, creating and listening to music are a part of every day in this classroom. Thank you for helping to fuel our musical dreams. Here's to a lifelong musical journey, beginning at a young age.
About my class
Welcome to Mrs. Patton's classroom at Gillespie Tech! Inside, you will see and hear our talented students working together to grow into great musicians and global citizens.
Located in the heart of Chicago's South Side, Gillespie's student population is 95% Black, and majority low income. With your support, our students will have access to a world class music education.
Singing, playing, dancing, creating and listening to music are a part of every day in this classroom. Thank you for helping to fuel our musical dreams. Here's to a lifelong musical journey, beginning at a young age.