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Mrs. Letford from Canoga Park, CA is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lion King Jr. On the Stage To Helping Lions in Africa

My students need an arts specialist to teach them how to make advance Lion King costumes and how to help save lions in Africa.

  • $633 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

"Naaaaaan s'ingonyaaaa - mabaki - thi baba!" We have all heard that recognizable cry as the sun rises high above the sapphire sky. My students will be putting on the 'Lion King Jr.' and will be an amazing sight, just like the Broadway show.

All of our students are low-income and most are first generation off-broadway actors, with this being their first theatrical play.

Our school believes that the arts have a significant place in a young child's development and we search for funds to do well known plays. Our kids go above and beyond and many discover they have talent in the areas of theatre, music and dance.

My Project

Unlike other plays, this is the first time we are asking for a special guest teacher to help with the production. Since the costumes are so elaborate in the Broadway play, we wanted the students to experience the design side of theatre as well. We would like to bring in Donna Zanella and her team of mask makers and costume designers to instruct the students on mask and costume design. But there's more! Half of Africa's lions will likely be gone in the next 20 years. Our students are using the arts to help save them. An added bonus is Donna is an animal activist and has also agreed to help the students use their knowledge of lions from the play, in addition to their research of the current conditions of lions, and help prepare an action plan to help save the lions in Africa.

By allowing us to bring in professional mask and costume designers, this will show the students all the components needed in developing a full off broadway play.

Students will experience all the aspects to musical theatre while at the same time use their arts to raise awareness about lion preservation. Arts with a purpose is what we do! Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Letford New Academy Elementary School - Canoga Park 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.

More about Mrs. Letford

Canoga Park, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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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Visitor Total
Donna Zanella (This is a request for two art teachers teaching four 1 hour art classes each to assist students in the creation of advance character props for their production of Lion King Jr. We will also do lessons in animal rights for student connection of the Lion King to the lion situation in Africa.) $500.00

Visitor cost

$500.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$537.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.85

Total project goal

$632.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$632.35

5 Donors

-$626.47

Donations toward project cost

-$533.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.22

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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$0.00

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