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Ms. Minerva from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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There is No Money in Budget for Creativity

My students need art supplies including pipe cleaners, paints, feathers, sequins, and more so they can express their creativity.

  • $397 goal

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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.

I am currently teaching kindergarten special education in a high needs community who are in desperate need to express themselves creatively through art.

In my special education kindergarten class there are many creative little minds who aren't able to express their creativity. Some children lack the ability to express themselves with words or gestures and they deserve the opportunity to express themselves and their talents any way that they can such as through art. The happiness on these children's faces when they are involved in an art project is priceless. They feel successful, confident, and happy.

My class is in desperate need of art supplies so I can inspire and enrich my student's education. They need a fair chance to be able to express themselves creatively. For some children this is the ONLY way to express themselves and I want to give them the opportunity. There is no room in the budget for art supplies therefore I have been trying to support the children's creativity as much as possible. However it is quite impossible in the economy today. Arts and crafts are just as important for their development as reading and writing and I want to enhance their development.

The empowerment that art gives my students is amazing. The look on their faces while doing an art project shows that they feel successful, confident, and happy. Please help me keep this momentum for my students.

Ms. Minerva PS 172 Beacon School Excellence Grades PreK-2

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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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
KIT BRUSH PAINT HOLDER WITH BRUSHES • Childcraft, Inc. $64.99 1 $64.99
BRUSH WATERCOLOR NO. 8 SET 12 • Childcraft, Inc. $8.99 1 $8.99
WATERCOLOR/BRUSH SET COLOR 16 WASHABLE • Childcraft, Inc. $1.79 14 $25.06
PLAYDOH SET 4 • Childcraft, Inc. $3.79 4 $15.16
MODEL MAGIC EA/2 LB 57-4400 EA • Childcraft, Inc. $22.99 1 $22.99
WATERCOLOR/BRUSH SET COLOR 16 WASHABLE • Childcraft, Inc. $1.79 1 $1.79
PAINT CRAYOLA WTRCLR WASH OVAL SET OF 16 • Childcraft, Inc. $3.59 1 $3.59
BAGS PAPER SUPER SACKS PK OF 100 • Childcraft, Inc. $21.99 1 $21.99
FEATHERS SPRING COLORS • Childcraft, Inc. $1.99 1 $1.99
TAPE MAGNETIC FLEX • Childcraft, Inc. $7.99 1 $7.99
FEATHERS BRITE HUES 1/2 OZ • Childcraft, Inc. $1.99 1 $1.99
FEATHERS SPOTTED GUINEA • Childcraft, Inc. $1.99 1 $1.99
GEMSTONES ACRYLIC ASST SHAPES/SIZES 1LB • Childcraft, Inc. $12.99 1 $12.99
SEQUINS ASSORTED SHAPES/COLORS BAG OF 4 OZ • Childcraft, Inc. $3.49 1 $3.49
WIGGLE EYES ASST SHAPE/SIZE/CLR PACK OF 100 • Childcraft, Inc. $3.29 1 $3.29
BEADS SCHOOL SMART ALPHABET RAINBOW PACK OF 150 • Childcraft, Inc. $3.29 1 $3.29
WONDERFOAM 12X18 SHEETS ASST COLORS PACK OF 10 • Childcraft, Inc. $11.99 1 $11.99
POM PONS 1 RAINBOW PACK OF 100 • Childcraft, Inc. $1.99 1 $1.99
SPONGE DIP & PRINT LEAF SET OF 8 • Childcraft, Inc. $4.99 1 $4.99
STICKS JUMBO NATURAL PACK OF 500 • Childcraft, Inc. $6.95 1 $6.95
STICK COLORED PACK OF 1000 • Childcraft, Inc. $5.99 3 $17.97
FELT 9X12 ASST PK/12 • Childcraft, Inc. $2.99 1 $2.99
SEQUINS SCHOOL SMART ASSORTED SHAPES/COLORS BAG OF 1 LB • Childcraft, Inc. $8.99 1 $8.99
KIT PIPE CLEANERS 12" SET OF 1-200 • Childcraft, Inc. $9.99 1 $9.99
COLLAGE PASTING PIECES ALPHABET SET OF 2000 • Childcraft, Inc. $6.29 1 $6.29
BUTTON BRIGHT COLOR 1LB BAG • Childcraft, Inc. $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$283.72

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.37

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$325.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.42

Total project goal

$396.77

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $396.77

2 Donors

-$396.77

Donations toward project cost

-$325.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.38

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