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Ms. Smith from Los Angeles, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dancing to Success

My students need a portable speaker to enrich dance class, we are developing literacy through dance and would like to invite parents and the community to see us perform.

  • $349 goal

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My Students

To touch to move to inspire- this is the true gift of dance. *Aubrey Lynch* My students enjoy dancing, mastering new movements and discovering new dance styles. We are challenged with our dated equipment, blown out speakers and scratched Cd's. An iPod speaker dock would revolutionize our program!

I am a dance teacher in a small elementary school in California.

We have approximately 350 students in my school and I have the pleasure of teaching all of them. My students are a diverse set of learners who are growing as dancers everyday. My educational dance curriculum offers them experiences in creative dance, ballroom, hip hop, and multi-cultural dances, to name a few. My students have a broad range of abilities and different strengths and weaknesses. They enjoy learning and appreciate new experiences, as well as sharing what they have learned with parents and the community. In California, schools are struggling due to debilitating budget cuts, our school is no exception. As a dance educator, I am challenged yearly with the threat of the arts being cut from our school district and I am challenged daily with the increasing need for materials to keep our dance program innovative and technologically current.

My Project

Our dance program needs an infusion. A portable speaker dock will enhance classes by allowing us to rehearse outdoors during preparation for our dance performances and festivals. Additionally, I will be able to attach my iPod to the speaker and implement playlists that I have created specifically for the curriculum. We will no longer have to struggle to hear the tiny speakers that we currently use. I can also connect this speaker to my laptop when we watch dancers perform, making learning more comprehensible.

The possibilities are endless!

Your contribution to our project will help take our learning to new heights. We will be able to dance indoors and outdoors with the distractions of incompetent equipment. A portable speaker dock will enhance our lessons and performances beyond our wildest dreams... It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. *Albert Einstein*

Ms. Smith Rosewood STEM Magnet School Grades 3-5

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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Los Angeles, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bose® SoundDock® Series II Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Silver • Best Buy $224.99 1 $224.99

Materials cost

$224.99

Vendor shipping charges

$12.00

Sales tax

$20.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$295.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.23

Total project goal

$348.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$348.18

6 Donors

-$200.00

Donations toward project cost

-$170.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

match offer

-$148.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$125.95

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.23

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$0.00

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