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Ms. Rios from Miami, FL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Me Give My Kids a Percussion Ensemble!

Help me give my students a percussion ensemble!!! Help me start with as little as four drums!!

  • $597 goal

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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

I work for an organization that prides itself on reaching out to students that have some big challenges and helping them to prepare for college and careers with a strong college preparatory program. Our school is the first public boarding school of its kind, giving students 24 hours a day to grow.

Many of our students have been touched by the foster care system; have current or past incarcerated parents or fall under the lowest 200th percentile in the poverty range.

By giving them twenty-four hours to grow, the students learn not just about content areas that are important like Math, Language, Reading, Writing, Science, Art, Music, and Dance; but in addition to that, they learn life skills.

I am the founding music professor here and my goal for the music program is to create engaging programming that will train them for college music programs, support them in their growth in the STEAM subjects; and give students valuable music learning experiences whether they are musically talented or not.

My Project

I'm passionate about creating valuable music learning experiences for my kids. Not only are we title 1, our families NEVER pay for anything at Seed. Don't my kids deserve the opportunity to have a functioning band program like their well of counterparts? Help me start one for them. They deserve and need a quality music program. Eventually, this percussion ensemble can turn into a marching band which will help our kids so much! A comprehensive music program is afoot. Will you help?

Full funding will help me do this.

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Ms. Rios The Seed School of Miami Grades 6-8

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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Miami, FL 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
Vision Birch Snare Drum • Woodwind and Brasswind $119.99 2 $239.98
Short Fuse Snare • Woodwind and Brasswind $114.99 2 $229.98

Materials cost

$469.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.47

Total project goal

$596.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $596.48

2 Donors

-$596.48

Donations toward project cost

-$507.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.47

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 $0.00

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