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Ms. Ana Cruz from New York, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creative Minds Goes Wild

Help me give my students the opportunity to expand their creativity with the cricut maker 3.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ana Cruz's classroom raised $707

This project is fully funded

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

I have 18 amazing students who is a mix of general and special education and ELL. They all come from low- income community but that doesn't stop them from learning and creating different project. Requesting a cricut machine, will bring life and beauty into their classroom. Decorating the bulletins boards will bring fun and interesting way to incorporate learning.

Displaying their pictures with words it will make visual learning easier for bilinguals students as well as the non- verbal.

I see other teachers decorating their rooms with the cricut machine. I think to myself I want to provide the same thing for my students. This will make the monthly theme come to life. EX . Restaurant theme, the student mind can pick and go wild decorating the centers. Giving them the option to be creative . I can't wait to see what they come up with. I provide them learning experience by using pictures and vocabulary words, in a colorful 3D experience. I want to make the classroom an environment that children want to learn in. It's all about a welcoming place that children can walk in and say WOW. With this cricut machine I can make that place for them

Ms. Ana Cruz PS 8 Luis Belliard Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Maker 3 - Smart Cutting Machine, 2X Faster & 10X Cutting Force, Matless Cutting with Smart Materials, Cuts 300+ Materials, Bluetooth Connectivity, Compatible with iOS, Android, Windows & Mac • Amazon Business $429.00 1 $429.00
WRAPXPERT Holographic Permanent Vinyl Adhesive 35 Sheets Vinyl Bundle-24 Vinyl Sheets 12"x12" & 6 Grid Transfer Paper & 5 Vinyl Layer Ppaer Compatible with All Crafters • Amazon Business $32.97 1 $32.97
Kassa Permanent Vinyl Sheets (Pack of 60, 12” x 12”) - Includes Squeegee - Bundle of Assorted Colors (Matte & Glossy) - Adhesive Craft Outdoor Vinyl for Cutting Machines • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
AMOIGEE Carrying Case for Cricut Explore Air 2, Cricut Maker 3, Cricut Explore 3, Black Storage Organizer for Cricut accessories, Quilted Cricut Bag • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Cutting Mat 8 Packs for Cricut 12x12 Variety Grip Non-Slip Durable Mats for Cricut Explore One/Air/Air 2/Maker (LightGrip,StandardGrip,StrongGrip) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Cricut Basic Tool Set - 5-Piece Precision Tool Kit for Crafting and DIYs, Perfect for Vinyl, Paper & Iron-on Projects, Great Companion for Cricut Cutting Machines, Gray • Amazon Business $17.71 1 $17.71
YRYM HT Clear Vinyl Transfer Paper Tape Roll-12 x 50 FT w/Alignment Grid Application Tape for Silhouette Cameo, Cricut Adhesive Vinyl for Decals,Signs, Windows, Stickers • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50

Materials cost

$562.11

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$600.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.98

Total project goal

$706.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$706.52

1 Donor

-$353.26

Donations toward project cost

-$300.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.99

match offer

-$353.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$300.27

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.99

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$0.00

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