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Mrs. Silvestry from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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In A Time Of Exclusion, We Must Teach Inclusion!

My students need various learning materials, art supplies, books, and instruments to learn and appreciate people with differing abilities and cultures.

  • $499 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 with 18 wonderful and inquisitive Pre-Kindergarten students in a very diverse school in Brooklyn, New York. We have children from many different cultures in our class and children with many special abilities. The children love to learn new things every day and socialize with eachother through play.

In a time of exclusion, it is time to teach our children about inclusion!

Many children have been exposed to the current news and the controversies surrounding people with different needs, women's rights, racism, and illegal immigration. Although our students are too young to understand the depth of this, the tension and constant talk of exclusion enters their psyches and affects them deeply.

My Project

In our country, we are now in a time of exclusion. There have been many incidents when people have made fun of others for their varying abilities, have put down others based on their gender, and have excluded others based on their nationality. Although we try so hard to shelter our young children from this, it is inevitable that they will hear or see it at some point.

We should never normalize exclusion.

It is my hope that by exposing children to the wonderful achievements of people of all facets and engaging them in multicultural activities, that the children will not only learn to accept others, but greatly appreciate others as well as themselves. I am asking for various art materials to create multicultural art. I am asking for multicultural instruments and music to enjoy the music and dance traditions of others. I am asking for multicultural and multi-ability books, puzzles, dolls, and a dollhouse to bring inclusion into their learning and imaginative play. We would also like a globe so we can see where we live on Earth and others live. As we learn to appreciate others, we will also learn and appreciate how unique and special we are!

We would greatly appreciate if you would donate to this project of inclusion. This project is essential to the learning of social skills and social studies. Thank you!

Mrs. Silvestry PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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

18 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hape All Seasons Kid's Wooden Doll House Furnished with Accessories • Amazon Business $101.90 1 $101.90
JJ972 - Differing Abilities Puzzle Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
EE552 - Kids Around the World Block Play People • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Edu-Toys EDU36899A Desktop Political Globe, 11-Inch • Amazon Business $23.49 1 $23.49
Friends with Diverse Abilities Figure Set • Amazon Business $20.38 1 $20.38
Westcott School Scissor Caddy and Kids Scissors With Anti-microbial Protection, 24 Scissors and 1 Caddy, 5-Inch Blunt (14756) • Amazon Business $18.75 1 $18.75
Elmer's Disappearing Purple School Glue, Washable, 60 Pack, 0.24-ounce sticks • Amazon Business $17.43 1 $17.43
CD281 - Multicultural Movement Fun CD • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 1 $15.99
Zen Feng Shui Desktop Gong Chime - Customerfirst - (Chinese Zodiac) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Dazzling Toys Mini (5 Inch) Wooden Fiesta Maracas - Pack of 12 - Assorted colors and designs • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
FF593 - Blank Books - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
A Kid's Guide to African American History: More than 70 Activities (A Kid's Guide series) • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
100 Women Who Made History • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
Pacon Multicultural Construction Paper, Assorted Colors, 9-Inches by 12-Inches, 50-Count (9509) • Amazon Business $7.22 1 $7.22
Crayola Multicultural Crayons -24 count (Set of 3 - 8 Packs) • Amazon Business $6.82 1 $6.82
Some Kids Are Deaf: Revised Edition (Understanding Differences) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Some Kids Use Wheelchairs: Revised Edition (Understanding Differences) • Amazon Business $5.47 1 $5.47
Multicultural Colored Pencils, Set Of 8 Colors • Amazon Business $5.42 1 $5.42

Materials cost

$388.19

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$424.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.83

Total project goal

$498.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $498.84

10 Donors

-$335.60

Donations toward project cost

-$296.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.09

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

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 $0.00

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