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Mrs. Long from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Character Education Through Art

My students need different art supplies, such as, poster boards, markers, glue, mosaic foam, and origami paper

  • $519 goal

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I teach at a large Illinois elementary school. The school is racially isolated - African American. I teach a 6th grade self-contained class. My students are from low income families and are all eligible for free lunch. As a teacher and lover of art, I want to instill that love in my students. Students learn in different ways, some students need a visual product to really understand a concept or to express themselves.

Unfortunately, there have been over 30 public school students killed between today and September 2007 by gunfire (those are the ones that were reported on the news) I'm sure there are many more than I did not hear about. I would like to give my students a way to release stress, while still getting a quality education. I believe that art is the least taught subject in a lot of inner city schools because the focus is on raising test scores. Children need to have a balanced education for them to excel in any area. My students would also benefit from getting art supplies for another reason. I want for my students to learn how to work together and be tolerant of each other. As I mentioned, in this city there does not seem to be a lot of tolerance for each other.

I have 32 students in my class and I would be very grateful if you were able to fund art supplies for all of them. The students will use the poster boards for their classroom presentations. The students will work together and decorate their boards for their presentations. By working together the students will build their character as well as their presentation and social skills.

Thank you for making reading, science, social science and writing come alive through collaboration and art.

Mrs. Long Powell Elementary Paideia Comm Academy Grades 6-8

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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Chicago, IL 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wausau Papers® Astrobrights® Colored Paper - Bright White, Card Stock • School Specialty Inc. $9.19 2 $18.38
Origami- 1000 Cranes, Classroom Pack • School Specialty Inc. $54.99 1 $54.99
School Smart™ Glitter Glue Sticks - 72 Pack • School Specialty Inc. $30.89 1 $30.89
Foamies® Mosaic Art Dino Kit • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $1.99 32 $63.68
Crayola® Trayola™ Washable Fine Line Markers, Set of 48 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $22.99 1 $22.99
Rainbow Fine Tip Marker Assortment • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $14.99 1 $14.99
Crayola® Overwriters® Markers 80-Piece Classpack® • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $45.99 1 $45.99
School Smart™ 145# Colored Tagboard - 100, 22" x 28" Assorted Colors • School Specialty Inc. $110.78 1 $110.78

Materials cost

$362.69

Vendor shipping charges

$36.27

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$425.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.29

Total project goal

$518.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$518.29

8 Donors

-$500.00

Donations toward project cost

-$425.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.29

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$0.00

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