This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Alternative high school students that are committed to education with teachers and staff who love to support them through all kinds of challenges. Our students come from diverse backgrounds and meet unimaginable challenges in their personal lives, which has only been more trying amidst the pandemic.
Since we are an alternative high school, we do not collect student fees for my art class, everything we use in the classroom is usually from the district supply list or from supplies that I purchase.
I am probably the only art teacher in the district who does not have a budget to buy supplies.
My Project
The materials purchased will give our students an opportunity to explore different types of media from drawing with pen and ink to block printing. These consumable materials will be used in the classroom during this school year when students have struggled during the past year or so trying to create art online without even paper or pencil.
Drawing and printing on classroom grade paper are not ideal as the inks tend to saturate the fibers of the paper causing it to wrinkle.
Using higher quality pens, inks, and paper will allow the creative process to be unhindered. It would be a huge relief for me and my students to just dive in and create some amazing artwork!
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
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