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Ms. Ellis from Jamaica Plain, MA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Future Picassos, Matisees, and Dalis..

My students need multicultural crayons, paints, glue, craft sticks and doilies to express themselves creatively and to use more than one shade of brown to represent themselves.

  • $556 goal

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Ms. Ellis has another project! Donate to Inclusive Tools to Keep Us Going to help her classroom.

$891 - complete this project and be a hero

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

Imagine if your only materials to express yourself creatively were an 8 color set of fat crayons: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, and "brown." Few people's skin is that exact shade of brown.

I teach in one of Boston's Public Schools which was deemed under-performing last year.

Now with a new staff, a new principal, but the same students and the same challenges, we are charged with helping each child succeed as they never have before. Most of my students live below the poverty line, many of whom live in single-parent families. All this means is that it is that much harder for my students to have the same opportunity to create, explore, and experiment. While trying to make sure instruction is spot on, I do still want to make space for creativity.

My Project

These materials are all art materials, focusing mainly on having "multicultural" colors available. I can't think of anyone who could draw their whole family accurately using just the standard "brown" provided. With these markers, paints, and crayons, we'll finally be able to make our work representative of our realities. This way we can do real art projects, portraits, and elaborate writing. Just being able to tell the students they are using REAL art materials from an art store will give them a boost of confidence and pride in themselves as artists. Who knows? With this opportunity, I might one day see their work on the walls of a museum!

In our quest to "leave no child behind," often every child is left behind.

We are so focused on preparing for testing, that we forget that each person in our rooms needs more than just academics. They need art, movement, music, and exposure to just about every cultural opportunity we can provide. I intend to try to do as much of this extra stuff as possible. I teach CHILDREN, not just curriculum. Thank you for your help!

Ms. Ellis John F Kennedy Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Jamaica Plain, MA View local requests

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

22 students impacted 13donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nasco Student Drawing Pastel Classroom Pack • Nasco $91.35 1 $91.35
Just Hearts Doily Assortment - Pkg. of 216 • Nasco $17.95 1 $17.95
People Shaped Craft Sticks - Pkg. of 36 • Nasco $6.20 2 $12.40
Craft Sticks - Box of 1,000 • Nasco $2.95 1 $2.95
Elmer s Glue-All Multipurpose Glue - Gallon • Nasco $13.95 1 $13.95
Crayola Washable Paint Multicultural Colors • Nasco $19.95 1 $19.95
Crayola Multicultural Washable Markers Classpack • Nasco $37.50 2 $75.00
Crayola Multicultural Crayons - Large Size, 4" x 7/16" • Nasco $2.25 52 $117.00
Crayola Multicultural Crayons - Regular Size, 3-5/8" x 5/16" • Nasco $0.80 52 $41.60

Materials cost

$392.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.22

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$472.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.34

Total project goal

$555.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $555.59

9 Donors

-$555.59

Donations toward project cost

-$472.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.34

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