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Ms. Walker from New York, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empowering Students Through Art Writing Project

My students need coloring books, markers, colored pencils, a cart, an indoor/outdoor chair, and a refrigerator.

  • $424 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

We can express feelings through art in a way that words cannot quite do. Most students in my school fall below the poverty level and many face obstacles every day, including financial difficulty, early pregnancy, and gang violence. Art is one of the things that keeps them engaged in school daily.

My students are creative and passionate about learning.

We teach using alternative teaching methods, meaning students are expected to do more than pass tests. They have to express their learning both in the real world as well as through art and music. This education model keeps our attendance high and helps to ensure that the colleges that students attend are highly selective. This project would be a great way of "empowering students through art"! Students would benefit from this project in several ways. First, they would have a meditation like space in which to calm their thoughts prior to engaging in writing. In addition, we have restorative justice practice here at school. Students can engage in meditative coloring prior to participation in mediation discussions.

My Project

The goal for this project is to set up a mediation room where students will be able to work on creative writing. We need coloring books, markers, colored pencils, a cart, an indoor/outdoor chair, and a refrigerator. The coloring books will be used to calm the minds of the students before engaging in writing. The tone of each writing piece should be reflected in the colors that are used. Since the images in each coloring book are abstract, students will have to be very descriptive with their words to help the reader fully understand what they were trying to express. We will use the chair in and out of the class when we work in the park or when a student prefers an alternate location to a desk. The refrigerator will be used to keep drinks or other refreshments cold. The cart will be used to move the materials to the multiple classrooms in which I teach.  

Currently, we have one or two coloring books, which I make copies of.

This project would allow some students to have their own book. The colors would give students more options to express their creative side. They also could be loaned to the student since we are allowed to let students borrow materials from donors choose, but not ones that the school has purchased. Establishing this classroom environment would be a great addition to the students' current learning environment!

Ms. Walker Humanities Preparatory Academy Grades 9-12

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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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

50 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
midea WHS-65LB1 Compact Single Reversible Door Refrigerator and Freezer, 1.6 Cubic Feet, Black • Amazon Business $93.04 1 $93.04
Caravan Sports Infinity Oversized Zero Gravity Chair, Brown • Amazon Business $56.78 1 $56.78
Folding Shopping Cart - Versacart Utility Cart - Transport Up to 120 Pounds (Water-Resistant Heavy Duty Canvas) • Amazon Business $54.95 1 $54.95
Prismacolor Premier Soft Core Colored Pencil, Set of 48 Assorted Colors (3598T) • Amazon Business $39.78 1 $39.78
Crayola 64 Ct Washable Markers, (58-8764) • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
Backyard Basics 20003BBGD Relaxer and Beach Chair Side Table • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
Balance (Angie's Extreme Stress Menders Volume 1) • Amazon Business $10.76 1 $10.76
Prismacolor Scholar Colored Pencil Sharpener (1774266) • Amazon Business $3.78 2 $7.56
Crayola Metallic Markers, 8 Count • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Crayola Glitter Markers, 6 Count • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Creative Haven Entangled Coloring Book (Creative Haven Coloring Books) • Amazon Business $5.68 1 $5.68

Materials cost

$324.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$359.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.50

Total project goal

$423.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $423.36

5 Donors

-$393.46

Donations toward project cost

-$359.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.90

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 $0.00

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