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Ms. Hebrank from New Haven, CT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Multilingual Learners Capture their Culture Through Photography!

Help me give my students a digital camera on loan so they can capture their home life as a extension of a field trip to a photography exhibit!

  • $394 goal

This project expired on April 2, 2025.

This project expired on April 2, 2025.

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 Project

Multilingual learners in 3rd and 4th grade took a field trip to the local library branch to see a photography exhibit-- "Afghan Women’s Narratives Through Art: Exploring Themes of Identity and Home"-- created and displayed by a local nonprofit organization that works with immigrant and refugee women. In class, students had a lesson about identity, and what would represent their identity and culture.

Now, we are ready to add an extension that is project-based learning.

By lending out digital cameras to the students, they can take their own pictures of what they believe represents their identity and culture. Once the pictures are printed, students will practice their writing and editing by writing captions about their photographs. Then, we will display the photos and students will orally share about their photos. In this way, students will practice all 4 domains of learning English: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. They will also have the opportunity to have their culture represented, and to learn about the cultures of classmates. Students speak Pashto, Dari, Arabic and Spanish at home, and their families come from Afghanistan, Syria, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, and elsewhere.

For information about the photo exhibit that inspired this interactive learning, see https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/afghan_women.

Ms. Hebrank Clemente Leadership Academy Grades 3-5

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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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Nearly all 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

26 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Digital Camera,ARNSSIEN 1080P Vintage Digital Camera for Kids,2.4” Screen Kids Digital Camera with 16 LED Filling Lights, Cheap Digital Camera Gift for Older Kids, Teens, Students, Beginners • Amazon Business $19.99 15 $299.85

Materials cost

$299.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.00

Total project goal

$393.35

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