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

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Building Social & Emotional Health through Literacy and Art

Help me give my students paper and watercolor paint sets to develop their social emotional health, creativity, fine motor skills, memory, self esteem and expression!

  • $391 goal

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My Students

The students at BGES are smart, curious and eager to learn! We are located in East New York, Brooklyn, NY. Our population consists of one of the highest rates of temporary housing in NYC, at above 30%.

My students do not have access to basic materials to use for art experiences.

They are ready to put what they have learned about art into action while creating their own masterpieces! We look forward to displaying a multitude of art pieces in our annual art show and more.

My Project

Art has been proven to be an essential part of child development through the ages. It connects to every other aspect of student learning including literacy, sciences, mathematics and social emotional learning.

Through the power of blending literacy and art we will build and develop students' social emotional health.

The art teachers and classroom teachers at BGES will work congruently on a series of read aloud books including "Sometimes I'm Scared" by Jane Annunziata, "Feelings to Share A to Z" by Todd and Peggy Snow, "A Terrible Thing Happened" by Margaret Holmes, "Brave Bart: A Story for Traumatized and Grieving Children" by Caroline Stewart and "The Peace Book" by Todd Parr.

Students will then create a multitude of art using their watercolor paint sets to create pieces based on what they learn from the literature. We will create artwork celebrating themselves, emphasizing their individuality, use the elements of art to portray emotion, while promoting literacy. We look forward to displaying these pieces of art at our annual art showcase!

Mrs. Cafaro Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Cafaro

Brooklyn, NY 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

240 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
36 Set Watercolor Paint Pack with Quality Wood Brushes 8 Colors Washable Water Colors Perfect for Kids Adults Parties Students Classroom Bulk by Color Swell • Amazon Business $38.50 7 $269.50
Amazon Basics Multipurpose Copy Printer Paper - White, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 8 Ream Case (4,000 Sheets) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99

Materials cost

$297.49

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$331.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.58

Total project goal

$390.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$390.53

10 Donors

-$194.30

Donations toward project cost

-$166.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.49

match offer

-$194.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$165.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.95

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$0.00

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