My students need scratch art refill tips and tools to complete a Bear Scratch Project, as well as select paint refills and sharpies to finish our last few projects.
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
I teach students who are in a high poverty community. Most of the cultural and art exposure they get comes from school. These are students whose parents work multiple jobs and are often unable to provide them with the resources for extra-curricular activities. I want to show them they can achieve.
So many of these students come from loving, hard-working families that simply cannot provide them with all that they need to achieve success.
I want to provide an opportunity to teach them that they have both the talent and creativity to make interesting art. I want them to be motivated to be lifelong learners. I work at a school filled with dedicated, hard-working teachers. We want to provide all that we can for our students.
My Project
The tools provided by this grant will allow my students to experience scratch art for the first time. This genre of art provides a tactile drawing experience for my students. It's all about drawing with negative space. Most of my students are used to filling a white page with black lines as they draw. The process of scratch art, is the reverse. You are given a page covered in black paint; the scratch tools allow you to create your image in white, as you scratch away the paint. Mistakes cannot be undone. Once an area is scratched away it is permanently white. Students learn to handle "happy accidents." They learn to use their creativity to turn mistakes into something really great, a skill so valuable in life.
This project is so important because it provides an opportunity for my students to work on their problem-solving skills as they are introduced to a new art genre and skill.
This project would not be possible without assistance from Donors Choose.
My supply budget for the year is less than $200 for over 200 students. I am dependent on donations and grants to keep the art program running at my site. Your assistance makes a world of difference to my students.
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
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