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Mrs. J. B. Hudson from Brooklyn, NY is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Black Belt is Not a Destination But a Journey

Help me give my students Recorders. Third graders will be learning music through the Karate Recorder program.

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My Students

Our school is open to children from two school districts. We serve approximately 555 students in grades PK-5. We have a racially diverse student body and dual language classes in both Spanish and French. Minority enrollment is 69% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the state average of 55%. The reading and writing scores of low-income students at this school are above the state average for low-income kids, but they're still below the state average for all kids. Teachers are hard working and dedicated to ensure that our children are challenged academically and respected as individuals. Students feel a sense of community and are encouraged to work collaboratively and to also do their personal best.

My Project

Beginning in PreK, students learn music through song, percussion instruments and movement. From Kindergarten through second grade, students learn to play the piano through the Music and the Brain program. By the third grade they are ready to transition to wind instruments. They are especially eager to learn recorder through the Karate Recorder method. Students earn a karate belt for every new skill the learn. Any student who earns a black belt becomes a classroom sensei.

Recorder Karate emphasizes, musical concepts, vocabulary and technique.

By donating to our Karate Recorder project, you will not only help to improve and increase student attention and focus, you will inevitably increase their academic and musical achievement. Students also learn the value of giving and receiving effective feedback in order to develop solo, duet and whole group playing skills.

As a karate sensei once said, “A student well versed in even one technique will naturally see corresponding points in other techniques.”

Mrs. J. B. Hudson PS 133 William A Butler Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

150 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Soprano Recorder Value Bundle 100-Pack • Woodwind and Brasswind $199.95 1 $199.95

Materials cost

$199.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$232.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.11

Total project goal

$274.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $274.06

1 Donor

-$274.06

Donations toward project cost

-$232.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.11

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 $0.00

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