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Mrs. Cheek from Durham, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Well Color Me Impressed!

My students need a class set of oil pastels to create bright and vibrant drawings.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cheek's classroom raised $358

This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember getting those brand new art or school supplies and running to your room to try them all out? I can't wait to see what my students create with new pastels.

My students are creative, curious, and enthusiastic.

Many of them have worked with oil pastels in past years, but now our stock needs replacing. The kids and their parents loved the art they created using oil pastels. The students were able to learn blending and shading techniques and made amazing pictures and all of their work was proudly displayed in the school hallways.

My Project

These oil pastels will allow me to teach a new group of students how to shade and blend and how to create bold and vibrant art. We will study Australian Aboriginal art including bark paintings and Dreamtime. Students will use their knowledge of Aboriginal Art to create amazing, abstract drawings using the pastels.

Oil pastels are a medium which lends itself to easily making impressive art.

I love giving the students materials and projects with which they are sure to succeed, and this project guarantees that success. Help my students become proud artists!

Mrs. Cheek Research Triangle Elementary - Middle Charter School Grades 3-5

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

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Durham, NC View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

704 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PORTFOLIO OIL PASTEL/SET24 • Blick Art Materials $8.21 30 $246.30

Materials cost

$246.30

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$304.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.68

Total project goal

$357.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$357.88

8 Donors

-$357.88

Donations toward project cost

-$304.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.68

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$0.00

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