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Mrs. McLaughlin from Charlottesville, VA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creative Art Adventures for Students With Special Needs

My students need new aprons to wear during Creative Arts class and high-quality watercolor paints, markers, canvas shapes, craft projects and drawing paper.

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My Students

My amazing students are in the Functional Skills program at my high school and range in age from 9-12th grade and Post-High which serves students ages 18-22 with moderate to severe disabilities. My students have varying degrees of disabilities but they all have an interest in and would benefit from hands-on, creative and exciting art projects.

Despite their learning or intellectual disabilities, my students are incredibly talented and love to create arts and craft projects.

They love to paint, draw, color, trace and explore new arts and crafts projects. They always put forth their very best effort and take great pride in their art projects. The smiles on their faces when they finish a challenging project is what keeps me motivated as an educator. Their artwork may look different from the art being produced in a traditional high school art class, but to me and to their families, they are true artistic masterpieces!

My Project

The goal of this grant is to purchase basic arts and crafts supplies for the Creative Arts class, a newly created collaboration between the 9-12th grade Functional Skills students and the Post-High program at my high school serving students ages 18-22 with moderate to severe disabilities. The Creative Arts class will serve approximately 10-12 students ages 14-22 and will focus on allowing these students to explore their creativity through individualized, ability-appropriate arts and crafts lessons. The supplies requested in this grant include 12 aprons (because art is messy!), drawing paper, PipSqueak markers (for smaller hands), watercolor paints and high-quality paper, cardstock, blank cards, canvas shapes and wiggle eyes. It also includes several single craft kits such as Lightcatchers and blank puzzles. These basic supplies will provide my students with several months worth of fun art lessons and opportunities to explore their creative potential. The 12 requested aprons will be in use for years to come.

Mrs. McLaughlin Charlottesville High School Grades 9-12

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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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Charlottesville, VA View local requests

More than half 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

12 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
04926-5031-Art Apron - 17" x 29", Dark Blue, Denim • Blick Art Materials $10.19 12 $122.28
21296-1009-Crayola Pip-Squeaks Skinnies Washable Marker Set - Assorted Colors, Set of 64 • Blick Art Materials $13.05 3 $39.15
00309-0009-Crayola Educational Watercolor Pans - Oval, Set of 16 Assorted colors, Pan • Blick Art Materials $6.96 5 $34.80
11319-1021-Pacon Card Stock - White, 8-1/2" x 11", Pkg of 100 • Blick Art Materials $10.45 3 $31.35
10266-1323-Pacon Bright White Sulphite Drawing Paper - 9" x 12", 80 lb, 500 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $11.89 2 $23.78
61461-0500-Creativity Street Wiggle Eyes - Assorted Colors and Sizes, Pkg of 500 • Blick Art Materials $14.22 1 $14.22
07016-5003-Fredrix Paint-a-Shape Canvas Panels - Houses, Pkg of 3 • Blick Art Materials $3.16 4 $12.64
07016-7003-Fredrix Paint-a-Shape Canvas Panels - Tropical Fish, Pkg of 3 • Blick Art Materials $3.16 4 $12.64
13451-1001-LIGHT CATCHERS GROUP PK OF 12 • Blick Art Materials $12.38 1 $12.38
11319-2021-Pacon Card Stock - Black, 8-1/2" x 11", Pkg of 100 • Blick Art Materials $10.45 1 $10.45
09501-1025-Paper Accents Super Value Cards and Envelopes - 4-1/4" x 5-1/2", White, Pkg of 50 • Blick Art Materials $3.39 3 $10.17
10135-1003-Strathmore 200 Series Watercolor Paper Student Pad - 9" x 12", Cold Press, 15 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $3.05 3 $9.15
60970-1012-Create-A-Puzzle Kits - Large Piece Puzzles, Pkg of 12 • Blick Art Materials $6.06 1 $6.06

Materials cost

$339.07

Vendor shipping charges

 $33.91

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$408.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.01

Total project goal

$480.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $480.08

6 Donors

-$467.17

Donations toward project cost

-$408.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.91

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