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Ms. Batho from New York, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing the Arts Back to Language

Help me give my students basic art supplies for beginning practice in drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking.

  • $386 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.

My Students

I teach at a small public high school in New York City whose student body is made up mostly of newcomers to the United States. My students are multilingual English learners who constantly seek ways to make connections across language, culture, and their daily experiences. They have built a tight-knit community, in effect a haven, with their peers and teachers. As a Special Educator, I work mostly with students who have special academic and functional needs that overlap with their expressly difficult task of language acquisition.

As their literacy skills and English proficiency are limited, it is crucial to build a beautifully varied toolkit to allow every learner to access challenging material - giving opportunities for kinesthetic, visual, and tactile avenues to reinforce language skills.

My Project

The range of supplies for visual arts will allow students to co-develop an arts program at our high school, where we currently lack the budget to hire a full-time art teacher. They will be able to engage in the development of long-term visual arts projects while many, as newcomers to the United States, will have an opportunity to strengthen their communication and English literacy skills.

While creating visual and tactile representations, my students take part in a simultaneous rehearsal and troubleshooting of their literacy skills through self-expression.

They will be able to plan, design, and execute a self-guided art piece - as well as collaborate with a group of peers to create a community-sourced installation. These art supplies will offer my students a new medium with which to understand themselves, communicate with each other, and become creative problem solvers in our larger community.

Ms. Batho Manhattan Academy - Arts & Language 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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
20318-1449 - Faber-Castell Goldfaber Sketching Pencil Set - School Pack, Set of 144 • Blick Art Materials $104.35 1 $104.35
00711-1049 - Blickrylic Student Acrylics - Basic Color Set, Pack of 6, Pints • Blick Art Materials $24.60 1 $24.60
55632-1018 - Alvin Stainless Steel Ruler - 18", Non-Skid • Blick Art Materials $4.79 5 $23.95
57522-7506 - Alvin Cutting Mat - 12" x 18", Green/Black • Blick Art Materials $11.05 2 $22.10
00305-1008 - Prang Watercolor Pans - Square, Assorted, Set of 16 colors • Blick Art Materials $7.04 3 $21.12
40310-1009 - Speedball Block Printing Starter Set • Blick Art Materials $19.68 1 $19.68
40422-0045 - Blick Readycut Printing Blocks - 4" x 5" • Blick Art Materials $2.92 6 $17.52
14006-1123 - Richeson Black Art Paper Bulk Pack - 9" x 12", 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $12.63 1 $12.63
57445-1101 - X-Acto Knife: #1 With Cap • Blick Art Materials $3.00 3 $9.00
10408-2005 - Hygloss Silhouette Paper Pack - 10" x 15", Black, Pkg of 25 • Blick Art Materials $8.95 1 $8.95
34125-1008 - Amaco Rice Paste Powder - Jar, 8 oz • Blick Art Materials $8.09 1 $8.09
07400-1043 - Blick Studio Canvas Pad - 9" x 12", 10 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $6.80 1 $6.80
57450-0051 - X-Acto Knife Set - No. 51 • Blick Art Materials $4.96 1 $4.96
10334-2005 - Canson Foundation Drawing Pad - 11" x 14", 30 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $4.12 1 $4.12
10209-1003 - Blick Sulphite Drawing Papers - 9" x 12", White, 100 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.69 1 $2.69
10609-3003 - Blick Studio Tracing Paper Pad - 9" x 12", 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.56 1 $2.56

Materials cost

$293.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$327.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.80

Total project goal

$385.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $385.32

6 Donors

-$332.83

Donations toward project cost

-$285.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.81

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.49

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 $0.00

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