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Ms. Mandell from Philadelphia, PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Art Supplies and iPads for Expressive Bilingual Learners

My students need pencils, watercolors, construction paper crayons, pencil sharpeners, spray bottles, and black paper for a variety of art projects. We also need 2 iPads and cases for student research in the classroom.

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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.

My Students

My students are learning to trust their creative instincts and develop critical thinking skills. Every day, we build more and more successes in the art room! There are still some "I can't"s, and we are working on turning them into "I can"s and "I am excited to"s!

I teach art to K-8 students in a wonderful, large urban school with very limited resources.

There is a very strong sense of community at my school. The student population is ~750 students and many of my students are bilingual or primarily Spanish speakers.

My Project

My middle schoolers will be using the iPads to do research on a variety of subjects (i.e., looking up an artist for an artist study or looking up a picture of an object for reference). We will also use the iPads to translate English to Spanish for some of my students who are not yet fluent in English. My elementary school students will be using the pencils in everyday writing, sketching and drawing to plan amazing artwork! The pencil sharpeners will be used to sharpen our new pencils. These students will also be using the liquid watercolors in the spray bottles to create a graffiti style effect in their artwork. They will also be using the black construction paper and construction paper crayons to design underwater seascapes.

Through this project, I will be able to introduce my younger learners to media that they have never used before (construction paper crayons and liquid watercolors) and will be able to facilitate more independent learning and discovery with my older learners through the use of iPads in my classroom.

My class provides a safe, creative outlet that my students do not have much access to, otherwise. All donations help me to provide more for my students!

Ms. Mandell Luis Munoz - Marin School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

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

750 students impacted 12donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple� - iPad� mini with Wi-Fi - 16GB - Space Gray/Black • Best Buy for Business $219.99 2 $439.98
Crayola Construction Paper Crayon Classpack 400 RegularSize Crayons • Nasco $47.25 1 $47.25
Staedtler Manual Pencil Sharpener (STD51163) Colors May Vary • Amazon $2.99 12 $35.88
X-Acto School Pro Heavy-Duty Electric Sharpener (1670) • Amazon $31.20 1 $31.20
Blick Liquid Watercolors - Set of 10 assorted colors, 8 oz bottles • Blick Art Materials $28.29 1 $28.29
No. 2 Lead Pencil Assortment • Nasco $27.50 1 $27.50
Nasco No. 2 Pencils Pkg. of 144 • Nasco $20.25 1 $20.25
Sargent Art Plastic Spray Bottle 4 oz. • Nasco $1.65 12 $19.80
Rocketfish? - Skinny Case for Apple� iPad� mini, iPad mini 2 and iPad mini 3 - Black • Best Buy for Business $8.65 2 $17.30
Blick Economy Construction Paper - 12" x 18", Black, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.08 9 $18.72
Amaco Underglaze Decorating Pencil - Black • Blick Art Materials $9.78 1 $9.78
Arts Crafts Free Shipping Offer • Nasco $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$695.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.48

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$747.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$131.98

Total project goal

$879.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $879.85

10 Donors

-$551.10

Donations toward project cost

-$483.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.67

match offer

-$311.11

Match offer toward project cost

-$264.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.67

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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