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Ms. Padilla from Miami, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let Us Hear the Music!

My students need 40 recorders and books so they can learn to read and play music.

  • $394 goal

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My Students

"The fact that children can make beautiful music is less significant than the fact that music can make beautiful children."

My students are growing up in an ugly environment.

Every day they face challenges. Some have parents in prison or absent from their lives. Most cannot afford school lunch. The school tries to provide all the resources they can for the students, but there is only so much they can do. Unfortunately, a music teacher is not high on the priority list. However, my students love music. They are passionate about it, and they often find ways to make music from cups or rubber bands. My students don't always get along with one another, but when there is music involved, everyone is accepted and they work together to make something worth hearing.

My Project

I am requesting a set of recorders that my students can play. I want to teach them how to read music, understand the effect of tempo and volume, and allow them to perform concerts for their parents and friends. The recorders I am requesting have books so that students can practice from home and build on the skills they are learning in school. My goal is that the students will not only learn about music and how to produce it, but they will also gain a skill that they can take pride and ownership in.

I am passionate about music, and I have played instruments for most of my life.

I learned responsibility, teamwork, creativity, and discipline, not to mention a life-long love and appreciation of music. These are values that I want my students to understand. Playing an instrument will make them eager to come to school, learn a skill, and, above all, build their relationships with one another.

Ms. Padilla Theodore & Thelma Gibson Charter School Grades 3-5

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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Miami, FL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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
Baroque Soprano Recorder with Book • Woodwind and Brasswind $7.49 40 $299.60

Materials cost

$299.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.96

Total project goal

$393.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $393.05

5 Donors

-$176.53

Donations toward project cost

-$150.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.48

Matching donations from our partners

-$216.52

Match offers toward project cost

-$184.04

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.48

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 $0.00

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