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Ms. Cuevas from Brooklyn, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help My Students Apply to College!

Help me give my students the safe space they need as they apply to college!

  • $379 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

My students are high school juniors and seniors who are simultaneously excited for and terrified by the prospect of college. In order to help them prepare for the college application process, I work closely with them to not only help with the logistics of such a complicated process but provide support and motivation throughout.

My students have big plans for college and their lives.

They want to go on to become doctors, lawyers, teachers, and investment bankers. They have only a short year until they will have to navigate the world outside of the school that many of them have known since sixth grade. I want to ensure that they are given all the resources necessary for them to transition from high school to college and beyond.

My Project

As the college counselor, I meet with students weekly beginning in 11th grade to begin discussing all aspects of the college application process, including creating a college list, drafting a resume, and researching financial aid options. As our students enter their senior year, they are now faced with the challenge of submitting their college and scholarship applications.

Since most college applications are done online, my students struggle with accessing the technology necessary in order to complete them.

Many of my students do not have the technology at home that allows them to submit their college applications. As a result, they spend countless hours during and after school working on their applications and other components in the college office. My students use music as an outlet to not only express themselves but to destress as they work on important tasks regarding their college and future goals. Having this record player would allow my students to have that comforting outlet in my office as they go through the college application process, giving them a sense of comfort and safety that they would appreciate when working on stressful tasks. Additionally, given the pandemic, having an air purifier would provide safety to my students.

Ms. Cuevas Park Slope Collegiate School Grades 9-12

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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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Honeywell Allergen Remover, HPA204, White • Amazon Business $196.25 1 $196.25
Victrola Vintage 3-Speed Bluetooth Portable Suitcase Record Player with Built-in Speakers | Upgraded Turntable Audio Sound| Includes Extra Stylus | Retro Map (VSC-550BT-P4) • Amazon Business $51.22 1 $51.22
Victrola Vintage Vinyl Record Storage and Carrying Case, Fits all Standard Records - 33 1/3, 45 and 78 RPM, Holds 30 Albums, Perfect for your Treasured Record Collection, Retro Map • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$287.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$321.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.78

Total project goal

$378.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $378.55

3 Donors

-$325.61

Donations toward project cost

-$279.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.34

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.94

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 $0.00

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