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Mr. Millam from Anaheim, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Create Creative Students!!!

My students need another potters wheel so that more students can learn to throw on the wheel at a time. They also need modeling tools, sgraffito tools, scrapers and molds.

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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

My students need the tools to discover their creative side through ceramics. As high school students they need to see that they are creative and they can take their creativity into any future career as a valuable asset to employers. chevron

My students are in high school and range from grades 9 - 12.

Most of them are eager to be taking ceramics. My students come from a low income environment and feel the pressure of everyday life having to take care of siblings, having a job and all while doing well in high school so that they are career or college ready when the graduate, because of this they see art as a fun and creative outlet in their day. My students are eager to learn and complete projects but it is hard for them to do when we do not have enough tools for everyone to use and there is down time while they patiently wait for classmates to finish with a tool. They are often discouraged by this downtime and their creative flow is interrupted. While our technology is simple in ceramics these tools are very valuable and will help them learn about ceramics integrated with cultural and cross curriculum integration.

My Project

My students will use the plaster molds, wooden tool sets, sgraffito tools, metal scrapers to create several different projects. These projects will be an organic pod project that will be inspired from to biology and nature. My students will be looking up scientific images that relate to one of these subjects to create their own sculptural pod that relates to biology or nature. Students will also create a sculpture that is inspired by a current social issue that they are interested in or feel passionate about. While it may seem like ordering only one potters wheel would not make a difference, it really does. One more wheel added to the few that we have makes a difference as that is just one more student that will have a chance to work on one. Students will love working on the wheel and for some this is where they fall in love with ceramics. Here students further learn about creating functional pottery that also has fun and interesting forms.

The addition of these tools adds to productivity and overall enjoyment of the class.

This will cause students to be able to create better projects and build their confidence in their own creativity. In today's job market employers are looking for creative individuals in all fields and if my students have confidence that they truly are creative individuals they can take that into the career of their choice improving their chances of being hired in that job.

Mr. Millam Western High School Grades 9-12

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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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Anaheim, CA View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shimpo VL-Whisper Potter''s Wheel • Blick Art Materials $1,214.00 1 $1,214.00
Boxwood Clay Tools - Set of 10, 6" • Blick Art Materials $7.64 40 $305.60
Mayco Slump and Hump Mold - 5 3/4" Diameter x 2 1/4"H, Circle • Blick Art Materials $27.19 10 $271.90
Kemper Wire Loop Sgraffito Tool • Blick Art Materials $2.88 40 $115.20
Kemper Scraper Tool - 3 3/4", Serrated Edge • Blick Art Materials $1.37 35 $47.95
Kemper Scraper Tool - 4", Smooth Edge • Blick Art Materials $1.13 40 $45.20
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$1,999.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $182.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$30.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,242.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$395.80

Total project goal

$2,638.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,638.64

1 Donor

-$1,319.32

Donations toward project cost

-$1,121.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$197.90

match offer

-$1,319.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$1,121.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$197.90

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