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

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Ms. Casalta's classroom raised $2,487

Guitar Project 1

My students need 25 guitars to begin the new school year in September.

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Ms. Casalta School of Integrated Learning
Brooklyn, NY Grades 6-8

My Students

I teach core music through an integrated program to high-needs students grades 6-8 in a middle school. Many of my students are special needs students.

My students excel through hands-on learning, and music education has shown to be exceptionally valuable in helping them develop skills crucial to academic success.

Our goal the coming year was to purchase a class set of guitars, an instrument my students have a great interest in learning to play, but due to severe, increased citywide budget cuts, we find ourselves without the funds to purchase them. I need a class set of instruments in order to continue the work I have begun. The students began playing recorders and percussion last year, which continued into this year, and I had hoped to have them progress to a more advanced instrument. They are continuing their music education, of which music literacy is a crucial component. In order for them to become proficient at reading music, they have to have a means by which to use it either through vocal music or through instrumental music.

My Project

Our students have a great interest in instrumental music and learning to play an instrument has contributed to honing their ability to focus and to develop task perseverance. These skills are skills that my students severely lack and their development has shown to be crucial to their academic success in core subject areas. This success is evidenced in their ability to transfer these skills to core curricular areas across the board.

As expected, whenever there are budgetary concerns, Arts Education is the last priority, and as such, it takes the hardest hit when administrators are creating financial designations for the upcoming school year.

My students and I understand that this is out of necessity which is why I take this time to approach the generous supporters of Arts Education at Donors Choose when my students and I are in dire need.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

125 students impacted 24 donors
Ms. Casalta School of Integrated Learning Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, 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

125 students impacted 24donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RA-100D Dreadnought Guitar • Woodwind & Brasswind $79.99 25 $1,999.75

Materials cost

$1,999.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$30.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$2,038.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$447.53

Total project goal

$2,486.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,486.28

21 Donors

-$2,483.60

Donations toward project cost

-$2,042.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$440.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.68

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