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Mr. Hill from Washington, DC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting to Know the Masters

My students need the complete set of "Getting to Know The World's Greatest Artist" series to better understand the lives and the works of the Masters.

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My Students

Have you ever wondered what an artist was thinking when he painted his masterpiece? Or what was it like to study art while sailing on a gondola? Well, my students ask me these questions and other art historically related questions everyday and as good as I am, I do not always have the answers.

I’m the visual arts teacher at a Title I elementary school in southeast Washington, DC.

I currently teach visual arts to over 350 students in grades ranging from Pre-school to sixth grade. I have been teaching in the same school for the past twelve years. I have made it not just my job but my duty to bring the arts to the students that I have. It has become a personal quest to make sure they are aware of the why’s, what’s, who’s, where’s as it relates to the piece of art that they have become so accustomed to see when we come to the art studio.

My Project

Traditionally students always feel that art is simply drawing and painting and they are now coming around to realize that art is much more than that. It includes the history and cultures from around the world. And those artists are responsible for documenting what happened long before newspapers, TV and radio. They can see all of this, and I can share these opportunities with them from within the classroom. "Getting to Know The World’s Greatest Artist" written by Mike Venezia believes that “the best way to introduce kids to art and artists is through fun. If kids can look at art in a fun way, and think of the artists as real people, then the exciting world of art will open up to them for the rest of their lives.” The books are written in such a manner that my entire school would be able to read about the artist on their own and draw their own conclusions to the lives of the artist. And by having the complete set, the students would be able to know about more artists from throughout history.

To be a real artist, you must first become a real art historian to be able to answer those real tough questions of the why’s, what’s, who’s, where’s of the greatest.

The books will inspire them to study the arts not just as a lesson/unit but as a means to understand cultures and the way of life. The books have the potential to be the most valuable resource in the art studio right up there with the canvas, paint and clay.

Mr. Hill Martin Luther King Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

375 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Artists Books- Complete Set of 47 titles • http://www.gettingtoknow.com/artists.htm $310.31 1 $310.31

Materials cost

$310.31

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$349.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.76

Total project goal

$411.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$411.72

15 Donors

-$401.12

Donations toward project cost

-$349.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.60

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$0.00

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