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Ms. Castaneda from Jacksonville, FL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sing a Song of Compassion

Help me give my students glowing drum sticks, keyboard chargers, headphones and gel pads!

  • $981 goal

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Ms. Castaneda has another project! Donate to Let The Melody Of Birdsong Fill Your Soul to help her classroom.

$922 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Ms. Castaneda

Ms. Castaneda has another project! Donate to Let The Melody Of Birdsong Fill Your Soul to help her classroom.

$922 - complete this project and be a hero

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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 Project

My students are very talented and curious explorers of different ages and abilities. This project will benefit all my students, but it will benefit the self-contained special needs classes that include students with disabilities the most. They love to let their wandering hearts explore every corner of the classroom. I want the classroom to be a place of comfort where they can learn and decompress from the pressures around them. I have found certain items in my classroom can provide immense comfort to a student who might be having a hard day. These distractions sometimes pull them out of their temporarily uncomfortable state and allow them to thrive in circumstances you wouldn't believe. I am asking for Headphones, Glowing Drum Sticks, Gel Pads, and chargers.

"Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering."

Over 90% of children with autism demonstrate atypical sensory behaviors. In the classroom, we compete with conflicting sensory needs and sensitivities at the same time that we learn inclusion and tolerance, social and emotional self-control, and individualized academic instruction. I have stopped entire meltdowns with one single item that might seem unimportant to the person without visible disabilities but has become absolutely priceless to little hearts in my classroom. In special education, we understand that students do not give us a hard time, they sometimes might be having a hard time and it is our privilege to comfort and support them. Sensory affects us all and we believe empathy and compassion run strong in our community. We are working on a school project where 5th grade students will be a "teacher-for-a-day" and they will learn how to see the world through the eyes of a special needs teacher and student. They will write an essay about what they learned about compassion and contribution to society.

Ms. Castaneda Kernan Trail Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Jacksonville, FL View local requests

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

800 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Antner Light Up Drum Sticks 15 Color Changing Drumsticks with Storage Bag for Adults Drummers, Glow in The Dark Cool Rechargeable LED Drumsticks, Durable Professional PC Polymer Material Drumsticks • Amazon Business $19.98 10 $199.80
Antner Rechargeable LED Light Up Drum Sticks 15 Color Changing Drumsticks with Storage Bag for Adults Drummers, Durable Professional PC Polymer Material Drumsticks, Cool LED Light Up Drumsticks • Amazon Business $19.98 10 $199.80
Califone 3068-12 Switchable Stereo/Mono Over-Ear Headphones, 3.5mm with 1/4 inch Adapter Plug, Pack of 12, with Case • School Specialty $116.90 1 $116.90
Abilitations Aquarium Gel Lap Pad, 1 Pound • School Specialty $30.74 3 $92.22
EC Power AD 9.8 Ft 12V 1A Power Supply AC Adapter for Yamaha PSR, YPG, YPT, DGX, DD, EZ and P Digital Keyboard Series (PA130 PA150 PSR-E403 and Below YPT-400 and Below EZ-200 EZ-AG) • Amazon Business $8.99 10 $89.90
Poyiccot 1/4 to 3.5mm Adapter, 3.5mm to 1/4 Headphone Adapter, 6.35mm 1/4 inch TRS Stereo Male to 2 Dual 3.5mm (Mini) 1/8 inch Stereo Female Y Splitter Cable 20cm/8inch (635M-235FM) • Amazon Business $8.99 8 $71.92

Materials cost

$770.54

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.91

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$833.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.00

Total project goal

$980.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $980.01

2 Donors

-$490.00

Donations toward project cost

-$416.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.50

match offer

-$490.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$416.51

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.50

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 $0.00

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