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Ms. Gibson from Brooklyn, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Nurture my 7th Graders Creative Spirits

Help me give my students some much needed supplies for our Sketching and Painting units where students will explore color and practice their observational skills. The Flair and Sharpie pens allow my students to outline their final creations.

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My Project

Middle school students deserve access to the arts to develop visual arts skills, allow for creative personal expression and to experience how the arts can combat stress. This is the third year I have offered a visual arts elective at my large urban middle school. My primary role at my school is to teach 7th grade U.S. history, but have developed an arts elective course. With a student body of almost 1,000 students my school faces challenges in equal access to the arts, for instance we only have 1 full time art educator. So while I love planning my elective curriculum and the energy my students bring, the challenge faced is not being given art supplies or a budget.

This year these supplies will help build my newest sketching unit where students are focusing on nature observational drawing skills and connecting that to the human built environment.

We will be enjoying time outdoors around our Brooklyn neighborhood to improve our ability to sketch what we see in our natural and built surroundings.

Additionally, my requested supplies will help my students in another unit where we explore personal emotion and the element of color. The watercolor paper and pencils will help my students use painting and collage to express the power of emotion. Students will use paint to explore their own emotions and feelings conveyed through lessons that target social emotional learning discussions. Our goal is to showcase our final color and emotion artworks in the library for others in our community to experience.

By supporting my project, you are truly helping the imaginations and skills of my 7th graders begin to thrive. Some students will take this creative energy and bring it to their high school careers and beyond, we can't continue to deny them equal access to the arts.

Ms. Gibson MS 88 Peter Rouget 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.

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Brooklyn, NY 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Royal Brush© Essentials@trade; Watercolor Pencils Classroom Pack of 144 • Nasco $41.40 2 $82.80
Amazon Basics - Premium Colored Pencils, Soft Core, 48 Count (Pack of 1), Multicolor • Amazon Business $10.00 7 $70.00
Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Marker, Black (Canister with 36 Pens) (2 Pack (Black)) • Amazon Business $67.25 1 $67.25
PaperMate© Flair Pens - Set of 36 - Black • Nasco $50.00 1 $50.00
uCreate Art1st Watercolor Paper 9 x 12 White 250 Sheets/Pack (P4930) • Staples $32.23 1 $32.23
Crayola Colors of the World Colored Pencils - Set of 24 • Blick Art Materials $5.02 5 $25.10
STAEDTLER Manual Pencil Sharpener, Blue/Silver (512 001 BK 03) • Quill.com $8.32 3 $24.96
Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Markers - Portrait Colors, Set of 12 • Blick Art Materials $10.75 2 $21.50

Materials cost

$373.84

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$419.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.01

Total project goal

$493.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $493.41

8 Donors

-$410.05

Donations toward project cost

-$355.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.40

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.36

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 $0.00

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