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Ms. Conner from Austin, TX is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Variety Is The Spice Of Life

Help me give my students the ability to create unique color interpretations. These markers would allow young artists to be able to see how light and color mixing creates a variety of hues from which to choose.

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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

We are a school where eighty-seven percent of our students receive free lunches. Most students come from single parent, working class, immigrant families, and/or Spanish speaking environments. Opportunities in abundance on the other side of town seem like a fantasy in our classroom. Students aren't vacationing; they read, draw, and imagine to travel. In art class, learners draw those imagined experiences or create from life. Students attempt to understand the world as they practice drawing the world. These creative experiences allow this ATPE art educator to journey with her students as we create time, space, textures color, and learn to value the experiences that we have together every day.

Our school's motto is, "Show up, work hard, read!" It sounds simple; however many of our students don't read in either language when they enter the doors.

Our goal is to give learners real-world tools so that every learner possesses the skills they need to participate in the 21st century. At the same time, I push myself to create opportunities for learners and relish the time we have together. We "show up, think hard, and create magic!"

My Project

Have you ever turned a crayon over and read the name? Do you remember being 10 and opening a new box of art supplies? Although primary and secondary colors are staples in the art classroom to be able to access colors like Ultramarine Blue or Green Gold allow artists to take their visual communications to another realm.

The pandemic has accented the need for equity in the classroom as students are creating from their homes, kitchen tables, and sometimes even closets.

Parents have added seating, lamps, and even tiny chairs in places to allow students independence when in a virtual classroom.

I would love to hand these out in a couple of weeks to some of the older elementary students with a sketchbook that is a gift from another grant here in Austin. My fourth-graders are meeting with a museum three times this year and are currently considering their next project-based lesson considering texture. We are the great explorers in the art room. I can't wait to see what their young imaginations bring to life if allowed this kind of variety of colors. These markers are a visual of variety. Please help me to hand out more colors of the rainbow!

Ms. Conner Graham 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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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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
WEISBRANDT Alcohol Markers, 50 Colors Dual Tip Permanent Art Markers, Colored Artist Drawing Marker Pens Highlighters, with Case for Coloring Animation Illustration Painting Card Making Underlining • Amazon Business $17.97 18 $323.46
Caliart 81 Colors Alcohol Based Markers, Dual Tip Permanent Artist Art Markers Sketch Markers for Adult Kid Coloring Book, Illustration Painting Card Making, Bonus 1 Colorless Alcohol Marker Blender • Amazon Business $28.49 9 $256.41
Caliart 100 Colors Artist Alcohol Markers Dual Tip Art Markers Twin Sketch Markers Pens Permanent Alcohol Based Markers with Case for Adult Kids Coloring Drawing Sketching Card Making Illustration • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$619.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$659.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$116.32

Total project goal

$775.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $775.48

2 Donors

-$392.74

Donations toward project cost

-$333.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.91

match offer

-$382.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$325.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.41

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 $0.00

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