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Mrs. Loos from Hobart, IN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Take students around the world with MUSIC! (part 1)

The cost of the Instruments is $848, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

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As part of our music curriculum, students are constantly learning about different cultures and musical instruments that they have never seen before. I would like to make these experiences more real by providing examples of ethnic instruments in my classroom. Right now I can only provide them with pictures of people making music on these foreign instruments. Our school does not have the funds necessary to purchase these materials. Making the connection from pictures on a page to an actual, real-life object that they can touch and play will increase their interest level and broaden their musical horizons. Real experiences playing instruments from another culture will make the cultures around the world more real to my students. It will also increase their appreciation of things and people who are different from their everyday experience. Cultural appreciation is something that our students are just beginning to struggle with as our community grows in population and diversity. We are starting to see the beginning of possible racial tensions in some classrooms. I hope, in some small way, I can contribute to the students tolerance and appreciation for world cultures through music education in my classroom.

Mrs. Loos Early Learning Center at George Earle Grades 3-5

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Hobart, IN 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

500 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
2 Celtic Bodhran drums • Music in Motion $129.00 1 $129.00
Musical Spoons • Music in Motion $12.95 1 $12.95
Washboard • Music in Motion $16.95 1 $16.95
Concertina • Music in Motion $35.00 1 $35.00
Zampona • Music in Motion $10.00 1 $10.00
Chinese gong • Music in Motion $65.00 1 $65.00
Aftican Instrument set • Music in Motion $235.00 1 $235.00
South American Instrument set • Music in Motion $99.00 1 $99.00

Materials cost

$602.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $60.29

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$695.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$152.56

Total project goal

$847.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $847.56

2 Donors

-$817.65

Donations toward project cost

-$695.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$122.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.91

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