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Ms. Switzer from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Spotlight on Tolerance (SPOT) Project

My students need resources like a microphone, fabric, and costume hats to script, videotape, edit, screen and facilitate discussion of a monthly news program with public service announcements.

  • $773 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Spotlight On Tolerance will be a student-produced news network where students will highlight a different theme pertaining to conflict resolution and multiculturalism. Segments will celebrate the school/community successes including special events, random acts of kindness, and community affairs.

The students at our school represent a rich combination of backgrounds, physical abilities and learning modalities.

One unifying factor for the students is our school's need for continuous improvement. The students that are selected for the SPOT program represent learners that show a unique need to connect with the community, as identified by their teachers, the school's disciplinarian and the school's social worker. 100% of the students live at or below the poverty line. Their need for inspired conflict resolution strategies permeates their daily lives.

My Project

My students need resources like a microphone, fabric, and costume hats to script, videotape, edit, screen and facilitate discussion of a monthly news program with public service announcements. Resources for the news program will strengthen the school while providing the students with an indelible framework for cooperative work in the future. The students will meet twice weekly to script, videotape, and edit their monthly news program to be screened by other students via online streaming. Each month the students will focus on a unique character trait including perseverance, caring, self-discipline, citizenship, integrity, self-confidence, responsibility, respecting diversity, embracing diversity, integrity, and honesty. Be a part of inspiring change!

The SPOT project readily addresses the school's need to develop a stronger student sense of connection, while realizing the larger vision of actively engaging students in their own social and academic development.

Ms. Switzer
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
WIRELESS TIE CLIP MICROPHONE 200 RANGE BLACK • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $138.57 2 $277.14
FABRIC SMART-FAB 48" X 40 FT ROLL GRASS GREEN • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $17.09 1 $17.09
COAT CHEF'S MEDIUM (40-42) • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $12.82 1 $12.82
PLAY WALLETS • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $9.49 1 $9.49
PRETEND STETHOSCOPE • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $12.34 1 $12.34
COSTUME HATS 7 PIECE CAREER SET • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $71.24 1 $71.24
LIGHT STUDIO • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $78.84 2 $157.68

Materials cost

$557.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $55.78

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$656.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.93

Total project goal

$772.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $772.88

11 Donors

-$761.71

Donations toward project cost

-$652.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$109.01

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

-$6.17

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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