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Ms. Varoski's classroom raised $507

Expressive Masks!

My students need acrylic paint and glue for creating paper mache masks.

Ms. Varoski Ebbets Field Middle School

Brooklyn, NY Grades 6-8

My Students

My students need productive and expressive ways to share their cultures with each other. By creating masks that require them work with each other in constructive ways they are able to create artwork that does this.

My students are typical middle-schoolers: up one minute, down the next- full of energy and excitement and then needing a nap two hours later.

They get really excited and invested in projects where they can connect their own experiences to what they are learning. We are in a small middle school (400 students). Our population comes from the Caribbean, Africa, Central and South America as well as all over the United States: we are a high-needs urban school with a large percentage of English Language Learners and children with Special Needs. However, once they get started, they are unstoppable.

My Project

This project allows the students to share their experiences and cultures with each other in a way that seems "cool" to all of the kids. They work with each other to create the physical structures of the masks (the bases and then any features like horns or ears) and then individually to paint and decorate their pieces. The students are able to talk about their respective cultures without judgment about not fitting in and they are able to add different ideas to the class. Students need glue for the paper mache and acrylic paint to layer on different colors and designs.

This project allows each child to come up with a unique solution and they are very proud of the work when it goes on display: this is a project that students tend to show off.

This project is one that can be completed by all students at a high level of performance building confidence in their ability to succeed at school.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

200 students impacted 11 donors

Project tagged as

Brooklyn, NY
Grades 6-8
Visual Arts
Social Sciences
Supplies
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Varoski Ebbets Field Middle School 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

200 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

BLICK GLUE/WHT GAL • Blick Art Materials $7.84 9 $70.56

BLICKRYLIC/BLCKOUT WHT 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 2 $21.98

BLICKRYLIC/BRT RED 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 3 $32.97

BLICKRYLIC/BRNT UMBER 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 2 $21.98

BLICKRYLIC/CHRME YLW 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 3 $32.97

BLICKRYLIC/CBLT BLU 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 3 $32.97

BLICKRYLIC/DP YLW 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 2 $21.98

BLICKRYLIC/FIRE RED 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 2 $21.98

BLICKRYLIC/MARS BLK 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 2 $21.98

BLICKRYLIC/PHTHLO BLU 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 2 $21.98

BLICKRYLIC/PHTHLO GRN 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 1 $10.99

BLICKRYLIC/RAW UMBER 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 1 $10.99

BLICKRYLIC/WHT TITNM 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 3 $32.97

BLICKRYLIC/ULTRA BLU 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $10.99 3 $32.97

Materials cost			$389.27
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$5.84
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$430.11
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$75.90
Total project goal			$506.01
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$506.01
7 Donors			-$295.00
Donations toward project cost			-$250.75
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$44.25
match offer			-$211.01
Match offer toward project cost			-$179.36
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$31.65
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Expressive Masks!

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