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Mr. Alvarez from Hialeah, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Grow Our Art Studio

My students need acrylic and watercolor paint, canvas, markers, erasers and clay.

  • $1,173 goal

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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

On a typical day in my classroom my students will be working on any number of projects. We have class assignments to work on every single day but also contest entries, special projects, and school decorations to create. My classroom is a busy place.

My students come from low socioeconomic households.

Our school is 95% free or reduced lunch. We have an Art Magnet program at our school that requires an audition to enroll. Many of my students come to school early so that they can work on their classwork or work on special projects. During this time I let them try out new materials or propose ideas for new projects. Others use this time to print research images and work in their sketchbooks. My students are never satisfied with good enough. They are always trying to learn new techniques that will improve their skills. For many of my students art is the one place where they can excel and make their voice heard. I want to make sure that they have every opportunity available to them. The work that my students create has been recognized locally and nationally. I want my students to be proud of the work that they produce. By entering contests and exhibitions, my students have a chance to be recognized for their hard work and creativity.

My Project

The materials I am requesting will help my students in a variety of lessons. They will use acrylic paints to expand on the painting knowledge they have acquired by using inexpensive tempera paints. Using the two types of canvas that I am requesting, my students will be able to create paintings from reference images that directly correspond to the proportions of their canvas. The grid method that I use in my lessons guarantees high-quality paintings that are easy to work on and allow students to easily identify and correct errors. I am also requesting two different types of markers that my students will use for color studies, illustrations and other classroom assignments. The clay that I am requesting will be used by my students to give them experience with 3-dimensional art. There are many different types of art materials and I want my students to know about all of them.

The variety of art materials that I am requesting will have a direct impact on student learning.

My students will be able to create artwork in a studio environment with materials that real artists use. This artwork will go on to be displayed during a school art show. Being able to walk up to a painting in an art show and say, "I made this!" is a great feeling. I want my students to be proud of the work they do in school and not want to miss a single class.

Mr. Alvarez Hialeah Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

More about Mr. Alvarez

Hialeah, FL 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

90 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Copic Ciao Double Ended Marker Set - Set B, Set of 72 • Blick Art Materials $237.79 1 $237.79
Blick Studio Acrylics - Set of 6 colors, 120 ml tubes • Blick Art Materials $17.50 10 $175.00
Blick Canvas Panel - 16" x 20" • Blick Art Materials $3.15 40 $126.00
Blick Canvas Panel - 8" x 10" • Blick Art Materials $0.98 100 $98.00
Prang Watercolor Pan Master Class Pack • Blick Art Materials $92.84 1 $92.84
Crayola Classic Original Marker Set - Assorted Colors, Broad Tip, Set of 256 • Blick Art Materials $69.62 1 $69.62
Blickrylic Student Acrylics - Basic Color Set, Pack of 6, Pints • Blick Art Materials $23.20 2 $46.40
Paper Mate White Pearl Eraser - 2-1/4" x 7/8" x 7/16", Pack of 3 • Blick Art Materials $1.52 30 $45.60
Blick Stoneware Clay - 50 lb • Blick Art Materials $15.42 2 $30.84
surcharge • Blick Art Materials $15.00 2 $30.00
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$952.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$996.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$175.83

Total project goal

$1,172.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,172.20

1 Donor

-$1,172.20

Donations toward project cost

-$996.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$175.83

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