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Ms. Belanger from Boston, MA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Supplies for Young Artists & Designers

My students need supplies for a successful semester in visual art!

  • $489 goal

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My Students

The mission of our school is to develop its students to be knowledgeable, productive members of a global society through an education that promotes cultural awareness, skillful use of information, personal renewal, and both individual and community path-finding for the twenty-first century.

My students are inquisitive, engaged scholars from all over the world.

They speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Somali, Albanian, Toishanese, and Amharic. More than half are English Language Learners, many have special needs, and most are from low-income households.

They are curious, thoughtful, funny, and kind. They do their part every day to be present in their learning, and they deserve the opportunity to explore and grow in a nurturing environment that is both challenging and fun.

My Project

It's February, which means that my 6th and 7th graders have begun their second semester of learning and creating. It also means that our art supply closet needs some serious restocking.

While our school community is supportive of the arts, our "studio" is a shared classroom with no sinks and not much space for getting messy.

Therefore, we depend on mostly dry materials, and lots and lots of cleaning wipes!

Our young artists will use these materials to create a portfolio of projects that will include studies of pattern and texture inspired by West African Sowei masks, maps of their dream rooms using one-point perspective, and political poster designs expressing their hopes for their neighborhood, nation, and the planet.

We need glue sticks and scissors to make the Process Journals that we make to keep our sketches and writing for the semester. We need permanent markers and compasses to draw and color Zentangles, which are complex and detailed designs on our book covers. We will use the pencils and erasers to sketch out our ideas before going over them with Sharpies. I am asking for canvas boards to incentivize these artists to propose and work on their own advanced mixed-media projects at the end of the term.

At the end of class, our room turns back into a Spanish classroom, so we need disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizer to clean up quickly between periods.

Thank you for supporting these innovative scholars in their mission to explore and share their ideas with the world!

Ms. Belanger Josiah Quincy Upper School (6-7) Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Boston, MA 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

80 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
US Art Supply 8 X 10 inch Professional Artist Quality Acid Free Canvas Panel Boards for Painting 4 - 12-Packs (1 Full Case of 48 Single Canvas Board Panels) • Amazon Business $38.96 2 $77.92
Sharpie Electro Pop Permanent Markers, Ultra Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 24 Count • Amazon Business $10.50 6 $63.00
Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 12 Count • Amazon Business $6.29 6 $37.74
Lysol Disinfecting Wipes, Lemon & Lime Blossom, 240ct (3X80ct) • Amazon Business $8.84 4 $35.36
Elmer's Disappearing Purple School Glue, Washable, 60 Pack, 0.24-ounce sticks • Amazon Business $14.81 2 $29.62
SKKSTATIONERY Pre-sharpened pencils, Pencils Sharpened with eraser top, #2 HB pencil, 144/box. • Amazon Business $13.49 2 $26.98
Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Black, 30051 (72 Markers) • Amazon Business $24.45 1 $24.45
Sharpie Permanent Markers, Ultra Fine Point, Black, 12 Count • Amazon Business $6.08 3 $18.24
ACCO Binder Clips, Medium, 2 Boxes, 12/Box (A7072050) • Amazon Business $5.67 3 $17.01
Mountain Falls Hand Sanitizer with Vitamin E, Compare to Purell, 32 Fluid Ounce (Pack of 4) • Amazon Business $14.05 1 $14.05
Elmer's Liquid School Glue, Washable, 4 Ounces, 1 Count • Amazon Business $0.69 15 $10.35
Sargent Art 36 Count Premium Pink Eraser Class Pack, Best Buy Assortment, 36-1012 • Amazon Business $8.18 1 $8.18
ACCO Small Binder Clips, Steel Wire, 5/16 Cap., 3/4w, Black/Silver, 6 Packs (ACC72020X6) • Amazon Business $6.38 1 $6.38
Universal Nonskid Paper Clips, Wire, Jumbo, Silver-100 ct, 3 pk • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
Praxxis Pro 26/6 Standard Staples, Silver, 5000 Count (CS26/6-SB5000) • Amazon Business $4.75 1 $4.75

Materials cost

$379.52

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$415.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.27

Total project goal

$488.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $488.48

5 Donors

-$434.66

Donations toward project cost

-$376.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.70

match offer

-$45.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$38.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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