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Mrs. B.P. from Richmond, VA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Elementary Sketchbooks: Imaginations on Paper

Help me give my students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade individual artist sketchbooks!

  • $1,405 goal

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My Students

My students are creative, caring, and eager to learn. Although my students come from different backgrounds, many of them face struggles stemming from systemic racism and poverty. These struggles not only make distance learning difficult, but make having consistent access to basic art supplies extremely difficult for parents and caregivers.

Our district has announced that we will remain virtual through Fall 2020, and making sure my students have access to art supplies while working from home is my top priority.

Students, perhaps now more than ever, need to be able to make art to process their changing world, and many students depend on the art supplies provided to them at school to create meaningful artworks. Providing those materials while students are out of our building is essential.

My Project

300 artist sketchbooks will be given to all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Students will explore a series of sketchbook prompts throughout the school year that will not only teach art education fundamentals, but will more importantly encourage students to process their experience distance learning in the year 2020.

Because students will not have access to paint, ceramics, fibers, or printmaking, having a real artist sketchbook will help students feel like they are still engaging in real art-making practices while working from home.

Basic drawing and writing supplies will be supplied by my school district, and I will still be working with students online and through Google Classroom.

Although this year will be be very different, I am still so excited to work with my AMAZING kiddos and help them put their imaginations into color, shape, and line on paper. Thank you.

Mrs. B.P. J.H. Blackwell Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Richmond, VA 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

300 students impacted 29donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nasco Beginners Practice Sketchbook - 50 Sheets - 8-12 in. x 11 in. - 20 lb. • Nasco $3.48 300 $1,044.00

Materials cost

$1,044.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $104.40

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,194.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$210.72

Total project goal

$1,404.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,404.78

11 Donors

-$1,322.60

Donations toward project cost

-$1,147.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$175.29

match offer

-$55.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$46.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$27.18

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 $0.00

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