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Ms. Lifschitz's classroom raised $1,698

Annual Art Show: The P.S. 36 Community

My students need paint, clay, various kinds or paper, glue, tape, craft items, portfolios, and printmaking ink. They will use these materials to create artworks for the art show entitled “The P.S. 36 Community”.

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Ms. Lifschitz PS 36 Margaret Douglas
New York, NY Grades PreK-2

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 teach art at an early childhood school in Harlem serving approximately 550 children from pre-kindergarten through second grade. The school is an arts based school and all academic subjects are supported by the arts. Each year there is an art show that is based on a theme that the students are learning about in their classrooms. For instance, one year the exhibition space was transformed into a “self-portrait gallery.” Each child in the school created a self-portrait using different media including paint, collage, sculpture, printmaking, etc. In social studies, the students were learning about themselves and their families, and in the writing workshop the children were writing “all about me books.” The self-portrait gallery, therefore, complemented what the children were doing in their classroom. In addition to the students making a self-portrait, they wrote an artist statement to further push their literacy skills. The self-portrait gallery reached across the curriculum and as a result the children were enthusiastic about the gallery coming to life. For the 2008-2009 academic year, the theme of the art show is “community.” In social studies the children are studying various aspects of their community, and learning about what makes up a community. They go on many neighborhood walks to investigate the different aspects of their neighborhood. Children learn about the buildings, architecture, the different kinds of stores and industries, and the people and workers who reside in Harlem. In art, the children will explore these aspects of their community in order to support this in-depth social studies program. Students will create sculptures, paintings, collages, puppets of for example, the building, workers, and the residence of Harlem. Their artwork will be celebrated in the school’s exhibition space where the students’ families and the community members will be invited to view the students’ artwork. The supplies that we need for this project to come to life range from paint to various kinds of paper, paper Mashe paste, beads, sequins, masking tape and clay. The art room reserve of these materials is quickly dwindling, especially in light of the tough economic times and harsh budget cuts. As a result, in order for this vision to come to fruition the art supplies are desperately needed. The total cost of these supplies will be approximately $1200.00 and they will be used by the entire school community. This project has the potential to be extremely meaningful to the children, to the school, and to the community at large. By enabling the children to create meaningful artwork related to their other studies, their learning will be solidified and enhanced, and their appreciation of the value and beauty of art will be developed. In addition, the art show will benefit both the children and the community at large by bringing people together to view the children’s art, thereby enhancing the sense of community for both the children and residence of Harlem.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

550 students impacted 1 donor
Ms. Lifschitz PS 36 Margaret Douglas Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New York, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

550 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $52.00 1 $52.00
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/GRAY 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 2 $5.14
PLAYBOX WHEAT PASTE/3LB BUCKET • Blick Art Materials $6.06 4 $24.24
ELMERS GLUE/GALLON GLUE ALL • Blick Art Materials $8.25 6 $49.50
INTERTAPE MASK TAPE/48MMX60YD 2IN • Blick Art Materials $2.17 24 $52.08
ALPHACOLOR PASTELS/ASST BX144 • Blick Art Materials $39.13 1 $39.13
PENTEL OIL PASTELS/ASST SET12 • Blick Art Materials $1.58 24 $37.92
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/YLW GALLON • Blick Art Materials $11.30 5 $56.50
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/RED GALLON • Blick Art Materials $11.30 5 $56.50
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/BROWN GALLON • Blick Art Materials $11.30 2 $22.60
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/BLU GALLON • Blick Art Materials $11.30 5 $56.50
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/BLK GALLON • Blick Art Materials $11.30 5 $56.50
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/WHT GALLON • Blick Art Materials $7.31 5 $36.55
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/YELLOW 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 2 $5.14
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/TURQUOISE 9X12 • Blick Art Materials $1.33 2 $2.66
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/SCARLET 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 2 $5.14
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/ROYAL BLUE 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 2 $5.14
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/ORG 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 2 $5.14
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/LT GREEN 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 2 $5.14
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/HOLIDAY GREEN 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 2 $5.14
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/FESTIVE RED 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 2 $5.14
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/DK GREEN 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 2 $5.14
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/BRILLNT LIME 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 2 $5.14
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/ASSORTED 18X24 • Blick Art Materials $7.47 4 $29.88
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/ASSORTED 9X12 • Blick Art Materials $1.84 10 $18.40
TRU-RAY CONST PAPER/ASSORTED 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $2.57 5 $12.85
NATURAL KRAFT PAPER/!-BRN 40LB 1000FT ZZ • Blick Art Materials $45.99 2 $91.98
ECONOMY PORTFOLIO/23X26 • Blick Art Materials $7.22 20 $144.40
BLICK ART TISSUE/480SHT 20X30 • Blick Art Materials $48.29 1 $48.29
BLICK MANILA PAPER/18X24 500SHT REAM • Blick Art Materials $35.99 1 $35.99
BLICK MANILA PAPER/12X18 500SHT REAM • Blick Art Materials $15.23 1 $15.23
BLICK DRAWING PAPER/WHT 18X24 REAM 80LB • Blick Art Materials $41.75 2 $83.50
BLICK WB BLOCK PRNT INK/VLT 8OZ • Blick Art Materials $6.70 2 $13.40
BLICK WB BLOCK PRNT INK/SLVR 8OZ • Blick Art Materials $6.70 2 $13.40
BLICK WB BLOCK PRNT INK/LT RED 8OZ • Blick Art Materials $6.70 2 $13.40
BLICK WB BLOCK PRNT INK/BLU 8OZ • Blick Art Materials $6.70 2 $13.40
BLICK STONEWARE CLAY/!-50LB • Blick Art Materials $18.99 2 $37.98
SEQUIN MIXES/1LB ASST BAG • Blick Art Materials $12.88 2 $25.76
ASST PLASTIC BEAD/10OZ PLASTC • Blick Art Materials $5.99 5 $29.95

Materials cost

$1,221.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $122.19

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$30.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$1,392.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$305.56

Total project goal

$1,697.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,697.56

1 Donor

-$1,637.65

Donations toward project cost

-$1,392.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$245.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$59.91

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