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Ms. Becker from Baltimore, MD is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help my Students Score Big in AP

Help me give my students the supplies they need to be successful in their AP art class.

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My Students

My students attend an urban high school. Even though they have a lot on their plates and they come from neighborhoods that are far from affluent, they are committed to doing their best to be prepared for college. What isn't in short supply is my students' enthusiasm and motivation to seize every opportunity to take honors and AP classes that will help them prepare for college. This school year, I am teaching AP 2D Design to twenty, very motivated students. I am so impressed that my students are willing to take on the extra work to succeed in a college level class.

My Project

My students need pre-cut mats to professionally frame their artwork for submission for the AP 2D Design exam. AP or Advanced Placement is a program created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. Many colleges and universities grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations. My AP 2D Design students must create an entire portfolio of college level original artwork during the school year. We will cover techniques, the elements and principals of design, art history, as well as their own personal influences in their artwork.

By the end of the course, my AP students will develop a body of work that explores and investigates an original idea that is meaningful to them.

The mats are important because we need them to professionally showcase the five best examples of their work, out of their fifteen, original artworks over the entire year. These five, framed artworks will be sent to be scored along with the students fifteen, original digital artworks. My students have the creativity and perseverance to score big on their AP 2D Design portfolio. All they need is the mats to professionally showcase all their hard work.

Ms. Becker Western Senior High School 407 Grades 9-12

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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Baltimore, MD 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

20 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
17205-1008 - Pre-Cut Mat Frames - 16" x 20" (11" x 14" Opening), Pkg of 50 • Blick Art Materials $52.17 3 $156.51
17205-1006 - Pre-Cut Mat Frames - 12" x 16" (9" x 12" Opening), Pkg of 50 • Blick Art Materials $37.27 2 $74.54
17205-1005 - Pre-Cut Mat Frames - 11" x 14" (8" x 10" Opening), Pkg of 50 • Blick Art Materials $26.54 1 $26.54
17211-2497 - Savage Pre-Cut Mat - Matte Black, 16" x 20" (11" x 17" Artwork Size) • Blick Art Materials $5.17 5 $25.85

Materials cost

$283.44

Vendor shipping charges

$9.95

Sales tax

$17.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$344.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.82

Total project goal

$405.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$405.47

5 Donors

-$203.00

Donations toward project cost

-$172.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.45

match offer

-$202.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$172.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.37

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$0.00

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