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Mrs. Cariello from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Supporting Cultural Diversity and Acceptance

Help me give my students the access and appreciation to learn about different cultures and people. Help them become culturally aware and diverse in order to be accepting of others and gain knowledge of others.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

Our school is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The children at our school are truly amazing. They are faced with many challenges but are always ready to tackle the tasks that await them with smiles on their faces.

This year our school has several non English speaking students and students with visual impairments.

My students come to school every day prepared to learn and meet new challenges. They represent different cultures, however stand together as a school community. Our children and staff are dedicated to their education, but sometimes are met with the difficulties of lack of resources.

My Project

Hello, and thank you for considering my classroom. I work with Title I students in Williamsburg, Brooklyn teaching historical time periods and cultural connection through literature. I also incorporate restorative justice and acceptance for all cultures and religions. My students are wonderful curious boys and girls who love learning about historical time periods that have had a strong influences in cultural and social acceptance. Some topics discussed are Japanese internment camps, immigration time periods such as farmer workers, European, and various others. We also learn and explore Canada, focusing in on the cultural genocide of the aboriginal people. We discuss and learn about the importance of black lives matter and how it affects our community. My students love to learn and research however our resources are limited. Students need these books in order to make connections and better understand historical time periods, not only in school but also as a resources for at home learning.

Mrs. Cariello PS 380 John Wayne Elementary School Grades 3-5

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 three‑quarters 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • Amazon Business $11.33 2 $22.66
The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Coquí in the City • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Under My Hijab • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
I Am Brown • Amazon Business $16.44 1 $16.44
Where Are You From? • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $15.97 1 $15.97
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story • Amazon Business $15.74 1 $15.74
Watch Me: A Story of Immigration and Inspiration • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
Ohana Means Family • Amazon Business $15.20 1 $15.20
Festival of Colors • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
The Journey • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
The Japanese Internment Camps (Perspectives Library) • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $13.97 1 $13.97
Black Is a Rainbow Color • Amazon Business $13.89 1 $13.89
Malala's Magic Pencil • Amazon Business $13.74 1 $13.74
The Most Beautiful Thing • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Not So Different • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
The Crystal City Story: One Family’s Experience with the World War II Japanese Internment Camps • Amazon Business $12.65 1 $12.65
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
The Skin You Live In • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Our Class is a Family • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Tani's New Home: A Refugee Finds Hope and Kindness in America • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Islandborn • Amazon Business $10.77 1 $10.77
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family’s Daring Escape from East Germany (Berlin Wall History for Kids book; Nonfiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Ramadan (Celebrate the World) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Skin Like Mine (2) (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
The Children of Topaz: The Story of a Japanese-American Internment Camp Based on a Classroom Diary • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Hair Love • Amazon Business $6.96 1 $6.96

Materials cost

$456.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$492.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.98

Total project goal

$579.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $579.86

7 Donors

-$289.93

Donations toward project cost

-$246.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.49

match offer

-$289.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$246.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.49

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