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

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Art as Therapy

My project needs art supplies, such as acrylic paints, canvas pads, markers, sketch books, brushes.

  • $627 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

I am a Guidance Counselor at Bushwick Leaders' HS for Academic Excellence, a school established in 2003 on a premise to serve a community that is at risk to many issues such as, high poverty, illiteracy, teen pregnancy rate and HIV. We started with 121 9th graders and have grown to 471 students. Our students wear a dress code that ensures our business appropriate attire. We are currently trying to mold the future leaders of not just Bushwick, but the world. Bushwick Leaders HS for Academic has successfully graduated 74% of its student body which is comprised of 473 students on register. 85% of our total population receives free or reduced lunch. Our school is located in area where gentrification is making itself present. Our students deal with a lot of extenuating circumstances and do not always receive the necessary care they need. One such area that is continuously overlooked is their mental health. Our population of students witness way too much and not always given the necessary reinforcement or support needed to mentally deal with these situation. What I would like to start is an art therapy session where we can allow our students to share their feelings when their emotions can not be articulated verbally. Art is part of our instructional learning process, it is used as both educational and therapeutic. What I am proposing is that art supplies be provided to us so that we can continue this curricula. The supplies we would need are paint brushes, Acrylic paint, sketch pads and canvases. These would be incorporated into our individual and group session periods offered weekly and to any student needing time away from class to regroup.

Ms. Pacheco Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PENTEL OUTLINE MARKR, BLU W/SILVER FILL • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08
PENTEL OUTLINE MARKR, GRN W/SILVER FILL • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08
PENTEL OUTLINE MARKR, PINK W/SILVER FILL • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08
PENTEL OUTLINE MARKR, VLT W/SILVER FILL • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08
FREDRIX CANVAS PAD, 18X24 SHT10 • Blick Art Materials $20.56 5 $102.80
DB ARTIST ACRYLIC, CAD RED LT HUE 8OZ • Blick Art Materials $11.03 2 $22.06
DB ARTIST ACRYLIC, CAD YLW LT HUE 8OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.19 2 $20.38
DB ARTIST ACRYLIC, IRI SLVR 8OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.19 2 $20.38
DB ARTIST ACRYLIC, MARS BLK 4.65OZ • Blick Art Materials $4.73 2 $9.46
PENTEL OUTLINE MARKR, BLK W/SILVER FILL • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08
LC CARDED 12PC BRUSH, FLAT LH BRSTL SET 12 • Blick Art Materials $5.94 5 $29.70
LC CARDED 12PC BRUSH, FLAT LH TAKLN SET 12 • Blick Art Materials $12.32 5 $61.60
CANSON RCY DRAWNG PD, WHT 9X12 • Blick Art Materials $2.51 20 $50.20
DB ARTIST ACRYLIC, BRIL BLU 8OZ • Blick Art Materials $7.07 2 $14.14
DB ARTIST ACRYLIC, BT SIENNA 16OZ • Blick Art Materials $12.99 3 $38.97
DB ARTIST ACRYLIC, CBLT BLU 8OZ • Blick Art Materials $16.49 2 $32.98
DB ARTIST ACRYLIC, EMRLD 8OZ • Blick Art Materials $7.07 2 $14.14

Materials cost

$442.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $44.22

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$514.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.83

Total project goal

$626.83

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $626.83

6 Donors

-$604.71

Donations toward project cost

-$514.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.12

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 $0.00

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