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Ms. Dunn from Staten Island, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Art Class for Emotional Wellness

Help me give my students the art supplies they need to be creative and successful such as paints, paper, and scissors.

  • $691 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

Our school provides a rigorous college-preparatory education that equips and empowers students for success in college and in life. We welcome all students, including those living with emotional, physical, or other structural disadvantaging factors, such as gender, race, or poverty. We opened in 2009 with our first 6th-grade class and graduated our first 12th-grade class in 2016. In 2016, we expanded our school community to include 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grades. This year we grew to include kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades!

Our school fosters hope and confidence in all students, and we are offering support and care during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Art class offers a powerful, positive connection to the school. Art lessons can truly change a student's life. Creating art is therapeutic, and our students are creative and talented. The students create artwork that adds so much beauty to our school community!

My Project

I teach first and second grade fine arts. My students would benefit from materials such as tempera paints, watercolor paints, and paper in order to learn more about the painting process. It is challenging to be able to get supplies and my students will thrive from the various mediums I have selected.

Children need art to help them with emotional support.

By having materials such as watercolor paints, tempera paints, and paint sticks, my students will learn how to mix primary colors to make secondary colors, create tints and shades of colors, and to create pastel colors. Creating artwork, especially painting, is a way for students to be creative, to be explorative, and to build confidence in themselves. The process of painting is soothing and will help students focus and center their attention on being present in art class.

All of us have suffered through the pandemic. Art is a positive outlet that can last a lifetime. I love to teach my students a love and appreciation for art.

Ms. Dunn John W Lavelle Prep Charter School (K-5 Campus) Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Dunn

Staten Island, NY View local requests

More than half 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

100 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jack Richeson Giant Tempera Cakes in Tray, Assorted Opaque Colors, Set of 6 • School Specialty $10.49 12 $125.88
The Pencil Grip Inc Kwik Stix Solid Tempera Paints, Assorted Colors, Set of 144 • School Specialty $94.49 1 $94.49
Prang Semi-Moist Washable Watercolor Variety Masterpack, Assorted Colors, Set of 36 • School Specialty $86.99 1 $86.99
School Smart Plastic Water Pot Set, 4-3/4 x 3-1/2 Inches, Assorted Color, Set of 6 • School Specialty $39.97 2 $79.94
Sax Watercolor Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, 90 lb, Natural White, 100 Sheets • School Specialty $23.99 1 $23.99
Sparco Kids Safety Scissors, 5 Inches, Assorted Colors, Pack of 6 • School Specialty $18.59 1 $18.59
Sax Sulphite Drawing Paper, 70 lb, 9 x 12 Inches, Extra-White, Pack of 500 • School Specialty $17.92 1 $17.92
Sax Sulphite Drawing Paper, 80 lb, 9 x 12 Inches, Extra-White, 500 Sheets • School Specialty $17.69 1 $17.69
Crayola No 2 Pencils with Assorted Colored Erasers, Pack of 144 • School Specialty $11.44 1 $11.44
Sax Sulphite Drawing Paper, 50 lb, 9 x 12 Inches, Extra-White, Pack of 500 • School Specialty $10.49 1 $10.49
Tru-Ray Sulphite Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Assorted Warm Color, 50 Sheets • School Specialty $2.99 1 $2.99
Tru-Ray Sulphite Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Assorted Bright Color, 50 Sheets • School Specialty $2.99 1 $2.99
Tru-Ray Sulphite Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Assorted Cool Color, 50 Sheets • School Specialty $2.99 1 $2.99
Tru-Ray Sulphite Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Assorted Colors, 50 Sheets • School Specialty $2.99 1 $2.99

Materials cost

$499.38

Vendor shipping charges

 $49.94

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$586.81

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.55

Total project goal

$690.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $690.36

6 Donors

-$425.00

Donations toward project cost

-$388.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.25

match offer

-$233.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$198.06

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$32.35

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