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Art is a Part of Smart

My students need 28 art supplies as a part of their International Baccalaureate planner, Art is a Part of Smart.

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Mrs. Beam Center for Inquiry School 84
Indianapolis, IN Grades 3-5

My Students

Do you remember creating "Art Masterpieces" as a child? Through "Art is a Part of Smart" I hope my students get to create their own "Art Masterpieces." My goal is to expose my students to different forms and mediums of art so they can find their own artistic voice.

This project is written for the second/third grade students at my school.

I am a teacher in one of the four multi-age 2/3 classrooms. We have a diverse group of students educationally, economically, and socially. Our school is a public school in an urban setting. It is an International Baccalaureate School which strives to broaden students' learning through inquiry. This project will allow students to explore different mediums of art. Students will also learn how artists enrich the culture of our community, how they can also express themselves, enrich their own lives, and the lives of others through art.

My Project

Students will be learning what art is, how art influences their lives, different forms of art, and about different artists lives. This will be done through book exploration, Internet scavenger hunts, and viewing videos. A trip to the Indianapolis Art Museum will give us further background about artists and how the period of history in which they lived or their culture affected their art work. We will also visit the Indianapolis Art Center to learn about art through the Day of the Dead alters. Painting, drawing, photography, glassblowing, ceramics, metalsmith, woodworking, and stone sculpture studios will be observed. The students will then select an art form they want to do an inquiry into and express themselves with. This grant will allow the children to have adequate supplies to experiment, explore, and investigate in creating their project. With this grant we will have access to supplies we could not afford otherwise.

Children have different talents.

Some are gifted in the area of academics, others in sports. Creativity of some sort is in all of us. This grant will allow students to explore different art forms in depth. For some this may lead to talents they did not know they had. Every individual needs ways to express themselves and share themselves with others. This project will help children find their creativity to share with others while enriching our culture.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

100 students impacted 12 donors
Mrs. Beam Center for Inquiry School 84 Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Indianapolis, IN 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

100 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PRANG WATERCOLOR/MASTER CLASSPK • Blick Art Materials $100.13 1 $100.13
BLICK STU WC PAPER/WHT 15X22 90LB EACH • Blick Art Materials $0.25 100 $25.00
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/BLK 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/BLU 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/BRT GRN 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/BRN 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/GRY 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/HOLDAY GRN 12X18 50C • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/HOLDY RED 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/LT GRN 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/ORG 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/RED 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/VLT 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/WHT 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 8 $15.36
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/YLW 12X18 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.92 4 $7.68
BLICK PASTEL/SET48 • Blick Art Materials $6.55 4 $26.20
CRAYOLA CLR PENCIL/BOX462 CLASSPK • Blick Art Materials $66.82 1 $66.82
NO 25 WHITE CLAY/WHT 50LB • Blick Art Materials $16.87 4 $67.48
AMACO K-6 GLOS GLAZE/12CLR CLASSPK • Blick Art Materials $133.94 2 $267.88
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/BLK QUART • Blick Art Materials $3.42 2 $6.84
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/BLU QUART • Blick Art Materials $3.42 2 $6.84
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/BROWN QUART • Blick Art Materials $3.42 2 $6.84
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/GRN QUART • Blick Art Materials $3.42 2 $6.84
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/ORG QUART • Blick Art Materials $3.42 2 $6.84
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/RED QUART • Blick Art Materials $3.42 2 $6.84
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/VLT QUART • Blick Art Materials $3.42 2 $6.84
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/WHT QUART • Blick Art Materials $3.42 2 $6.84
DB STUDENT TEMPERA/YLW QUART • Blick Art Materials $3.42 2 $6.84
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $56.00 1 $56.00

Materials cost

$778.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$825.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.64

Total project goal

$970.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $970.91

9 Donors

-$485.45

Donations toward project cost

-$412.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.82

match offer

-$485.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$412.64

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.82

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 $0.00

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