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Mrs. Santoy from Brownsville, TX is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!

Help me give my students this Cricut machine, Cricut Heat Press, and accessories.

  • $637 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

Our school is located on the lower socioeconomic side of town. About 99% of our students are low income and, unfortunately, we do have a couple that is labeled as homeless. Even though these students face these hardships daily, they are also very hardworking children with many dreams and goals. They see great value in education and give no excuses when asked to give it their all and work toward their goals.

My students have a lot of potentials to be the great leaders of tomorrow.

Some of them may not even have their parents' support because of harsh situations, but they do come in every day to school, ready to learn and be a better person every day. They come into the classroom and try very hard to leave their issues behind and start off the day in a positive way, ready to learn and to get closer to reaching their dreams!

My Project

We are trying very hard to incorporate technology in the classroom and expose our students to new tools other than just paper and pencil. They have been very successful in using their iPads, but we cannot forget about the need to use our minds and not depend solely on technology to do the job for us.

It is very important that we keep our creativity and imaginations alive in order to keep our minds healthy and working.

For this reason, having the Cricut machine in class will help bring my students' imaginary inventions to life. They will be able to use their engineering and math skills to figure out how to create logos, images, or even bring their drawings to life. They will be able to create many things and even use them as class projects for presentations.

Mrs. Santoy Josephine Castaneda Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Brownsville, TX 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

18 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Explore Air 2, Rose • Amazon Business $206.99 1 $206.99
Cricut Easy Press 2 - Heat Press Machine For T Shirts and HTV Vinyl Projects, Rose, 12" x 10" • Amazon Business $199.00 1 $199.00
Cricut Easy Press Mini - Heat Press Machine For T Shirts and Small HTV Vinyl Projects, Raspberry • Amazon Business $49.00 1 $49.00
Luxja Carrying Case for Cricut Explore Air (Air2) and Maker, Foldable Bag for Cricut Explore Air (Air2) and Supplies (Bag Only), Rose Red • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Cricut , Basic Tool Set, Core Colors • Amazon Business $14.85 1 $14.85
Nicapa Heat Press Mat for Cricut Easypress(12x12 inch) Cricket Craft Vinyl Ironing Insulation Transfer Heating Mats for Easypress 2 • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$503.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$541.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.54

Total project goal

$636.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $636.92

1 Donor

-$541.38

Donations toward project cost

-$541.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$95.54

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 $0.00

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