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Mrs. Vega from Los Angeles, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing Motivation and Creativity Through Art

Help me give my students sketch pads, drawing pencils, and erasers to build an art portfolio so they can take pride in their creativity.

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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

With all the required curriculum we have to teach, art often gets overlooked or pushed aside. But including art in a child's education is equally important in their development. Art allows for kids to show their own unique creativity. In addition to creativity art will help kids develop motivation, confidence, decision making skills, and originality as well as many other important skills children need to learn, develop, and refine.

My goals for this project are to build student art portfolios to showcase their creativity and progress over time and to allow my student to reflect, take ownership, and care for their work.

I also have several students that have exceptional art skills and I would like to build a separate portfolio to have them submitted to qualify for GATE in visual arts.

I teach in a low socioeconomic area where 100% of our students receive free lunch therefore asking for extra supplies from parents may be a financial hardship. Any help purchasing these items for my kids would be greatly appreciated.

Mrs. Vega Miramonte Elementary 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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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

25 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pacon 9 x 12 Sketch Pad 6/Bundle (PACMMK50146-6) • Staples $33.91 5 $169.55
Drawing Pencils Set of 14 (B - 12B) Sketching Pencils for Drawing, Shading & Doodling | Professional Sketch Pencils Graphite Grades for Artists & Beginners • Amazon Business $4.97 4 $19.88
Mr. Pen- Kneaded Eraser, Erasers for Drawing, 16 Pack, Artist Eraser, Kneaded Erasers for Artists, Kneadable Erasers, Drawing Erasers, Art Erasers, Putty Eraser, Erasers for Sketching, Rubber Erasers • Amazon Business $7.84 2 $15.68

Materials cost

$205.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$256.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.35

Total project goal

$302.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $302.31

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 $302.31

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