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Mr. Aeschbacher from Dallas, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Drumming for a Better School

My students need 4 sets of bongos and 3 smaller sets of djembes for our special needs students and our younger students.

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My Students

"Let us take our children seriously! Everything else follows from this... only the best is good enough for a child." Zoltan Kodaly, famous for his music method, believed that every child needs the best. Unfortunately, my students do not have access to the best instruments!

"Oh, The Places You Will Go," is the theme of our school this year.

A vast majority of my students come from low socioeconomic apartments/homes and therefore, may not have access to modern, instruments. This limits the places they can go. Along with our large student population who come from low socioeconomic housing, my school has a large community of students who are special learners. This population consists of many students who have learning and physical disabilities and various spectrum disorders. With a total enrollment around 749 students, my partner teacher and I believe that every child can learn, and it is our responsibility to see the potential in every child and teach every child. We believe that there is a "David" (Michelangelo's David statue) in every child. As teachers, it is our job to sculpt away and teach every child every day. Our kids are polite and kind students who are simply looking for someone to love them and teach them.

My Project

In order to teach our students about the music that is heard in the classical music halls or on the radio, they must visually see how it was made, they must hear how the sounds are put together, and they must physically create their own works using quality instruments. Learning must relate to the student's world. In the music classroom, we teach the students musical skills such as pitch, steady beat, rhythm, and rhythmic and melodic dictation. With these drums, we would simultaneously incorporate different learning styles with different drums and activities that would stimulate brain growth. For our special learners, the drums unlock their potential. Studies have shown that special learners who use the drums in class are able to participate on a higher level in the mainstreamed class. Brain research tells us that their brain grows more when they learn through musical activity.

By investing in the school, your donation will change the lives of our kids.

Not only will it make them smarter and ready for the real world, it will make them learn to be a better person. We teach music, but our goal is to teach them to be kind and share. In a school with 749 kids and one music classroom, our students have to endure music lessons with 50 students in one class. With these drums, our students will learn about the importance of community and sharing in the 21st century.

Mr. Aeschbacher Skyview 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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More than three‑quarters 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ABS Bongos Plus • Woodwind and Brasswind $69.99 1 $69.99
ABS Bongos Plus • Woodwind and Brasswind $69.99 1 $69.99
ABS Bongos Plus • Woodwind and Brasswind $69.99 1 $69.99
Moon Rhythms Series African Djembe • Woodwind and Brasswind $19.99 3 $59.97
Bongo Cajon • Woodwind and Brasswind $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$309.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$344.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.81

Total project goal

$405.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $405.39

6 Donors

-$375.09

Donations toward project cost

-$323.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.76

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.30

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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