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Mr. Pond, M.Ed. from Plant City, FL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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W. Africa to W. Florida: An Homage to Igbo Society

My students need a variety of W. African drums, iron double cowbells, and recording equipment to explore and digitally capture the culture and story of Nigeria/W. Africa as we begin to read "Things Fall Apart".

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My Students

Our school community contains a diverse array of students whose backgrounds and needs are as unique as the families and cultures that proudly support them. We are a school community that is extremely rich in pride, strong in support, and full of a passion to succeed.

As our school community continues to become more diverse, our classroom continues to be a place where a high degree of emphasis is placed on developing the capabilities to support the academic, social-emotional, and familial needs of all students so that engaging, innovative, and relevant learning takes place.

Each year, I am so proud of the maturity that my students develop when it comes to their learning and personal growth as young adults. It is truly a passion of mine to offer the supplies, resources, and technology that will allow my students to gain the knowledge, as well as practice the skills, needed for success in their future college and career journeys.

I remain thankful for the support of citizen donors as well as corporate sponsors/foundations who continue to impact our classroom and transform it in inspiring ways!

My Project

Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" captures the saga of the Igbo people of Nigeria and the detrimental impact of British colonialism. Within the novel, there is a major exploration of the idea of preserving one's cultural and personal identity when outside influences are introduced that attempts to dissolve and disband one's cultural values, beliefs, and norms. The novel has great relevance to my students because they, too, are attempting to establish their own personal identities and are constantly trying to align their own personal beliefs, values, and traditions with those of their peers.

"[T]o interact respectfully with others in society, it’s helpful to realize that there are people in the world who have another perspective [and] [w]e can explore our differences and similarities through literature" (RichInColor).

Music will always remain a common element that is able to connect people with one another. My students will benefit greatly from having musical instruments as working artifacts related to Nigeria/W. Africa, the location of "Things Fall Apart". Rather than trying to create a mental picture of these notable instruments from the novel as they are discussed, we will be able to actually use the udu, log, and djembe drums, hear the sound of the iron cowbells, and practice playing all of them in real life. Evenmore so, we will be able to digitally capture important elements of the novel as they relate to music through the use of the recording equipment and establish the importance of these instruments in Igbo society. The power of tangible items to connect students to a text as important as Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" will be invaluable to have in our classroom and I sincerely appreciate your support in bringing them into our classroom.

Mr. Pond, M.Ed. Durant High School Grades 9-12

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Plant City, FL 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

145 students impacted 71donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Latin Percussion LP1400-C2 Udu Drum • Amazon Business $104.07 1 $104.07
Ghana Krin Log Drum • Amazon Business $79.95 1 $79.95
Latin Percussion LP1400-C1 LP Udu Drum Claytone #1 • Amazon Business $78.79 1 $78.79
Hand-carved African Djembe Drum - Solid Wood, Goat Skin - Made in Ghana - 8x16 • Amazon Business $69.95 1 $69.95
African Gankogui Bell Set - Iron Double Cow Bell - Set of 3, Large Medium and Small from Ghana • Amazon Business $59.95 1 $59.95
Blue Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone, Cardioid - White • Amazon Business $49.00 1 $49.00
Behringer HPS3000 Studio Headphones • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Dragonpad USA Pop Filter Studio Microphone Mic Wind Screen Pop Filter Swivel Mount 360 Flexible Gooseneck Holder, Black • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$470.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.60

Total project goal

$597.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $597.35

68 Donors

-$286.26

Donations toward project cost

-$260.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.22

match offer

-$291.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$247.71

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.67

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 $0.00

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