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Mrs. Romero from Canoga Park, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creativity: Our Mind's Reflections

My students need construction paper, glitter, colored pencils, and other materials to produce creative presentations and to do projects related to cultural events.

  • $588 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

"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks,breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun" by Mary Lou Cook. This quote relates to my project because I want my students to use these materials to be able to create, express themselves, learn and have fun.

The majority of my students come from low-income families, and they are in the Title One Program for the free or reduced priced meal.

They are all Hispanics, with very similar personal circumstances, such as both parents working full time and one or both of them do not speaking English fluently, and not many of their parents have a college education. Some of them are newly arrived immigrants to the United States, but the majority are first-generation students whose home language is not English and who have been schooled primarily in the United States, and very few are second- or third- generation students who have learned some aspects of their heritage language at home. CANOGA is the oldest high school in the west San Fernando Valley. It opened with 14 students and 3 teachers on October 4, 1914. Now it serves more than 1400 students.

My Project

Some of the activities that my students will be able to create posters with information related to what we are learning in class. They will also create graphic organizers by analyzing stories, characters, themes, conflicts, cause and effects and important facts about the different countries that we learn in class, including their culture and traditions. Students will also be able to make their own creations such as skulls, cards, posters for Dia de los Muertos, and for Mother's Day. My students will learn to work in groups, share information, and learn from others. The material will provide them with opportunities to be more creative and to have fun at the same time.

This project will improve my classroom in a positive way because it will provide tools that my students need to be able to organize their ideas and share them with the rest of the class.

It will also provide the opportunity to be creative and show their understanding about the different cultural events we will be learning in class. This project will change my students' lives because it will allow them to express themselves, and be creative and not be limited due to lack of materials.

Mrs. Romero Canoga Park High School Grades 9-12

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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Canoga Park, CA 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
Post-it Self-Stick Easel Pad, 25 x 30.5 Inches, 30-Sheet Pad (2 Pack) • Amazon Business $44.78 2 $89.56
Ecocity 48-color Art Colored Pencils/ Drawing Pencils for Artist Sketch / Secret Garden Coloring Book, Set of 48 Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98
ECR4Kids Kraft Edger Rotating Scissor Rack with 18 Scissors • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Post-it Tabletop Easel Pad, 20 x 23-Inches, White, 20-Sheets/Pad • Amazon Business $19.84 2 $39.68
Safco Products 3255BL Onyx Mesh Desktop Organizer with 2 Horizontal/6 Upright Sections, Black • Amazon Business $36.06 1 $36.06
Crayola Bold Color Glitter Glue, 9-Count (Pack of 3) • Amazon Business $14.29 2 $28.58
Rainbow Super Value Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Assorted Colors, 500 Count (6555) • Amazon Business $12.53 2 $25.06
Neenah Astrobrights Premium Color Paper Assortment, 24 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 500 Sheets, Happy • Amazon Business $10.78 2 $21.56
Strokes Office Supplies 12 Paper Edger Scissors with Organizer Stand! Great for Teachers, Crafts, Scrapbooking (SBA5115) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Design International Group Mesh Letter Sorter, Black (28495) • Amazon Business $6.53 3 $19.59
Tulip Dimensional Fabric Sets - 6pk Glitter • Amazon Business $9.05 2 $18.10
MassMall® Cute Lace Flower Clear DIY Decorative Washi Tape Masking Tape Sticky Paper Masking Adhesive Tape Scrapbooking &Phone DIY Decoration 3xRoll (Pink +Yellow+ Blue) • Amazon Business $4.97 3 $14.91
Cra-Z-art Glitter Glue Tubes, Pack of 9 (11300) • Amazon Business $4.96 3 $14.88
Rolodex Mesh Collection Oval Supply Caddy, Black (1746466) • Amazon Business $10.34 1 $10.34

Materials cost

$424.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.82

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$499.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.14

Total project goal

$587.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $587.60

3 Donors

-$294.00

Donations toward project cost

-$249.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.10

match offer

-$293.60

Match offer toward project cost

-$249.56

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.04

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