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Mrs. Conti from Philadelphia, PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Essentials for Children- Markers and Sharpeners

Help me give my students a sharpener so that they can have sharpened pencils and a large box of Crayola markers so they can illustrate their drawings.

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My Students

At my school I teach 30 second grade students in which I care about deeply. They truly are the best. These students live in a large urban school district that is under funded. They come from many different ethnic backgrounds and frequently they are missing the building blocks they need for success. Many of my students come to class without the materials that they need to be successful. This year it has been very challenging just trying to keep copybooks, folders and sharpened pencils for my students.

How can my students learn if they don't even have a sharpened pencil?

Giving my students every advantage is the best way that I can help them. Giving them the basics is just the beginning of this long journey.

My Project

Every year I purchase many supplies for my class with my own money. My school district DOES NOT supply crayons, construction paper, pencils, glue, markers, scissors or pencil sharpeners.

Electric pencil sharpeners are expensive but needed because when it is time to sharpen pencils we need it to be fast and not take up a lot of time.

Markers are needed for the students to be able to decorate their illustrations for their book that they publish and for their everyday writing pieces.

I always go shopping in the summer to try to get sales on some of the supplies but these a lot of markers and 2 pencil sharpeners can be pricey.

Mrs. Conti Stephen Girard Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Philadelphia, PA 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

30 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ES119 - Heavy-Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 2 $199.00
Crayola(r) Classic Colors Washable Markers Classpack (200 count, 8 colors) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $101.66 1 $101.66

Materials cost

$300.66

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$335.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.15

Total project goal

$394.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $394.32

6 Donors

-$296.21

Donations toward project cost

-$251.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.43

match offer

-$98.10

Match offer toward project cost

-$83.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.72

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 $0.00

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