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Mrs. DeChirico from Brooklyn, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Creativity & Mental Wellness Into The Classroom Post Pandemic

Help me give my students a Cricut machine with vinyl supplies to create fun personalized projects in the classroom.

  • $331 goal

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My Students

I will be teaching 5th-grade students that will just be returning to in-person learning. My students come from families who are new to the country. Some of my students require special services. My students come from varied backgrounds with different economic needs. Many of them are being raised in single-parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status.

Social-emotional & Mental well-being will be a focus when they return to school in September.

I would like them to be able to create projects to help inspire others to be kind & supportive of others. I would also like to tie some of these projects into our school's focus on recycling and taking care of our environment.

My Project

Many of my students will be returning back into our classes for the first time after a long period of remote learning. Many of my students have not entered a physical classroom since March of 2020. I want them to come back excited and eager to learn. I also want to provide them with time to create fun and personalized projects that they will treasure long after they leave my classroom.

With a Cricut machine, my students will be able to create personalized water bottles that can be reused to help us reduce the amount of plastic waste in our building and design their own unique t-shirts for special weeks of school activities such as Kindness Week and Autism Awareness Week.

Mrs. DeChirico PS 197 Kings Hwy Academy Grades 3-5

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Explore Air 2, Mint • Amazon Business $199.00 1 $199.00
IModeur Permanent Adhesive Vinyl Sheets (75 Packs, 12"x12") - 38 Assorted Colors Vinyl Sheet (Matte & Glossy) for Most Kinds of Cutting Machines, Car Decal, Deco Sticker • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
YRYM HT Clear Vinyl Transfer Paper Tape Roll-12 x 50 FT w/Alignment Grid Application Tape for Silhouette Cameo, Cricut Adhesive Vinyl for Decals,Signs, Windows, Stickers • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$246.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$280.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.53

Total project goal

$330.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $330.21

9 Donors

-$309.62

Donations toward project cost

-$272.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.44

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

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 $0.00

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