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Ms. Janel from San Diego, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing our Elementary STEAM Program

Help me give my students art paper, safety glasses, air dry clay, wire cutters for electronics and hobby knives and cutting mats for building.

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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

I want to give my amazing students the STEAM experience they deserve. I serve as both the Visual Arts and Robotics teacher for a TK-8 Charter School near the US/Mexico border. Meeting the needs of a diverse group of students in both of these subjects, especially after a year of distance learning is challenging, but also very rewarding.

My goal is to give students as much hands-on learning as possible, making use of those activities and materials that weren't available when they were learning from home.

My Project

My students come to me for both Visual Art and Robotics in our STEAM Charter school. I would like to expand the offerings of both programs by moving into options for both classes that include more hands-on projects and less screen time. While these projects are intended to take place in a face-to-face setting, students would potentially be able to use some of these materials for distance learning if needed.

Art students are currently working almost exclusively in 2D media due to a lack of materials and equipment.

The specific materials selected will allow students to move to 3D options including clay, cardboard sculpture with appropriate cutting tools, safety glasses and mats, and expand their drawing options using white media on black paper. Robotics students are focused on coding in a virtual environment, which is limited in hands-on applications. These students would expand their engineering options beyond virtual worlds by building models, developing prototypes and incorporating electronics into their program. They would be able to do this using the cutting tools (x-acto knives and wire cutters) and safety equipment (safety glasses and cutting mats) requested by this project.

Ms. Janel Hawking Steam Charter School 2 Grades 3-5

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San Diego, CA View local requests

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

500 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Neenah White Index, Heavyweight Cardstock, 300 Sheets, 110 lb/199 gsm, 94 Brightness, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91635) • Amazon Business $13.80 10 $138.00
AMACO Air Dry Clay, Gray, 10 lbs, Grey • Amazon Business $21.65 4 $86.60
Dyvicl White Charcoal Pencils Drawing Set, 6 Pcs Sketch Highlight Pencil Charcoal White Pencils for Drawing, Sketching, Shading, Blending • Amazon Business $6.39 8 $51.12
Wausau Paper Premium Printable Multipurpose Card Stock - 30% • Amazon Business $9.41 5 $47.05
HongWay 5pcs Micro Flush Cutters, Wire Cutter with Internal Spring, Diagonal Cutters for Electronics, Heating Wire, Model Sprue, Soft Copper Wire Snips, 5 inches, Yellow • Amazon Business $10.99 3 $32.97
10-Pack Craft Knife Colorful Precision Cutter Utility Knife and Hobby Knife for DIY Art Cutting Carving Scrapbooking Jetmore • Amazon Business $8.95 3 $26.85
24 Pack of Safety Glasses (24 Protective Goggles in 6 Different Colors) Anti-Fog Crystal Clear Eye Protection - Perfect for Construction, Shooting, Lab Work, More! • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
12" x 9" Self-Healing Cutting Mat for Craft, Idemeet Cutting Board with Grid, Non-Slip Cut Mat Board for Vinyl, Double-Sided Rotary Cut Board for Sewing, Quilting, Hobby, A4 • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$414.57

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$488.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.24

Total project goal

$574.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $574.96

1 Donor

-$191.65

Donations toward project cost

-$162.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.75

match offer

-$383.30

Match offer toward project cost

-$325.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.50

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