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Mrs. Gaiter from Tujunga, CA is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Murals, Science and Art, Oh My! Empowering Students Through Art

My students need expertise from an amazing artist who will help them transform the blank walls surrounding their Literacy Garden into a true learning space with a mural.

  • $1,827 goal

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$399 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Mrs. Gaiter

Mrs. Gaiter has another project! Donate to New School Year, New Supplies Needed Pt. 1 to help her classroom.

$399 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

My students are 21st Century learners, who are eager to use all of the technology available to them! I teach 24 curious, natural born, third-grade scientists in a small Title I school, that has an amazing and supportive principal.

My students are eager to learn, and their brains are sponges that absorb any and all information given to them.

Everything is a potential investigation or experiment to them, so I strive to provide my students with as many learning and project-based opportunities as possible.

I constantly enhance the school curriculum and students' intrinsic motivation to learn more by infusing STEM correlations whenever possible. Because of our size, funding levels are not as high as other schools in our area, so grants and projects like this one become an integral part of how I obtain materials to supplement learning experiences. I truly believe that the future lies in our children, that they have virtually unlimited potential, and my job is to enable them to reach it.

My Project

My students and I have created a Literacy Garden, where they plant and cultivate seeds. The space is an extension of our classroom where students conduct research, observe the animals that visit the garden, and go to when they want a quiet place to read and reflect.

This project will allow us to get advice and expertise from an amazing muralist, who will not only help my students paint a mural for our garden, but will also teach them about the environment and love for nature, while they learn painting techniques and strategies.

This project is a continuation of our school beautification project, where the walls surrounding our garden are being transformed into learning spaces that supplement life, earth, and physical science concepts and activities that are being taught in the classroom.

Blank walls provide learning opportunities. As students draw, paint, and learn about nature, they will also develop a love of art and an appreciation for the world around them. This project will be empowering students through art at every level! My students will leave a legacy of science and art that classrooms will enjoy for many years to come.

Mrs. Gaiter Plainview Academic Charter Academy 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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Tujunga, 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

24 students impacted 58donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Visitor Total
Jo Cobbett $1,500.00

Visitor cost

$1,500.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,552.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$273.97

Total project goal

$1,826.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,826.47

55 Donors

-$816.17

Donations toward project cost

-$776.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.93

match offer

-$913.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$776.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$136.99

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$97.05

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 $0.00

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