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Mrs. Pinto from Siler City, NC is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Mona Lisa & Van Gogh with Lights & LEGOs

Help me give my students opportunities for collaboration and problem solving by creating classic artwork masterpieces with Legos and light kits.

  • $433 goal

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Mrs. Pinto has another project! Donate to Student Designed School Beautification and Spirit-wear Benefits Everyone to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $173.
2X

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 Project

Inspire middle school art students to CREATE a masterpiece with a hands-on building and engineering skills. The goal is to encourage students who may not feel successful with more traditional art mediums to participate with others to create and appreciate artwork. This kit will be kept in the art room where all art students may work on it during times when they have completed work or need to take a break from a challenging activity. Among the classes that I teach, there are many students with various disabilities including two separate setting classes that come to art weekly.

Students can be successful by working together to complete the artwork of making a replica of a well known artistic masterpieces by Leonardo Da Vinci & Vincent Van Gogh.

They can practice fine motor skills and follow along with building instructions. They will then add LED lights and a controller to engineer an interactive image using 21st Century skills. Students will be exposed to concepts of building and technology.

The students at my Title 1 school are mostly minorities with many at poverty level. The school is majority hispanic and I have many who are English language learners. Following instructions and communicating over an activity such as this will be a great way to build their language skills, as well as create a feeling of acceptance among all students. The connection between students as they work together will also build social emotional skills as they compromise. The completed build will be kept on display in the art room for unification of all students.

Mrs. Pinto Chatham Middle School Grades 6-8

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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Siler City, NC View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Ideas Vincent Van Gogh The Starry Night, Unique 3D Wall Art for Home Décor or Table Display with Artist Minifigure, Creative Building Crafts Set for Adults, 21333 • Amazon Business $150.00 1 $150.00
LEGO - Art Mona Lisa Wall Art Building Set for Adults 31213 • Best Buy Education $99.99 1 $99.99
BrickBling Light Kit Compatible with Lego 21333 Vincent Van Gogh - The Starry Night (Bricks Not Included), DIY Lighting Compatible with Lego Starry Night Remote Control Version • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
BrickBling LED Lights Compatible with Lego Starry Night, Light Kit Compatible with Lego Van Gogh Compatible with Lego 21333-Classic Version (Lights Only, No Model) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99

Materials cost

$308.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$367.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.89

Total project goal

$432.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $432.59

3 Donors

-$352.30

Donations toward project cost

-$349.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.30

match offer

-$22.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$18.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$58.29

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 $0.00

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