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Mrs. Scilingo from Santa Clara, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Better Than A Pair of Scissors - STEAM Style

Help me give my students an opportunity to create with electronic cutting machines.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Scilingo's classroom raised $1,348

This project is fully funded

My Students

Although our school is located in the center of the Silicon Valley, about 50% of our students are socio-economically disadvantaged, about 25% are English language learners, and about 50% qualify for free and reduced-price lunches. Less than 50% of the parents have had some college or graduated from college. My students are full of energy, creativity, passion, perseverance, and diversity. Working with middle school students keeps me up with the latest clothing, music, and video game trends. I am forced to be a lifelong learner when trying to incorporate their interests into my classroom.

My Project

The school district hosts a STEAM expo every spring where students and teachers across the district come to share, learn, and participate in fun STEAM based activities.

The STEM Leadership Institute based out of the school would like to share with the community interactive projects where participants can create cool projects from laser cutters and cutting machines on site to create personalized items.

By seeing how easy it is to produce high quality items on fabric, wood, and paper, students can be encouraged to use the tools found in their Makerspaces.

Mrs. Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Santa Clara, CA View local requests 900 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Blue Maker • Amazon Business $249.00 1 $249.00
10 Pack Basswood Sheet, 1/16 X 8 X 12 Inch Thin Plywood Wood Sheets for Crafts • Amazon Business $18.89 10 $188.90
Weeding Tools Set for Vinyl Weeder/Scraper/Spatula 3 Pcs Accessories Kit Precision Basic Tool Set for Weeding Silhouette/Siser/Oracal 631 651 751 Vinyl • Amazon Business $7.99 15 $119.85
Cricut EasyPress 2 - Heat Press Machine For T Shirts and HTV Vinyl Projects, Mint, 9" x 9" • Amazon Business $119.00 1 $119.00
Heavy Duty 1/4 inch Standard Hole Punch – The Crop-A-Dile Power Punch with 2 inch Reach by We R Memory Keepers. Punch Through Paper, Chipboard, Thin Tin, Leather, Plastic, and Fabric, Colors may vary • Amazon Business $14.92 5 $74.60
JISTL Green Pinking Shears Comfort Grips Professional Dressmaking Pinking Shears Crafts Zig Zag Cut Scissors Sewing Scissors,Professional Handheld Dressmaking • Amazon Business $8.99 5 $44.95
YRYM HTV Heat Transfer Vinyl Bundle:80 Pack 12" x 10" Iron on Vinyl - 39 Popular Colors HTV Vinyl with 3 Teflon Sheets Suitable for Cricut, Silhouette Cameo or Heat Press Machine • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Cardstock,"Classic" 5-Color Assortment, 320 Sheets, 65 lb/176 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91630) • Amazon Business $17.49 2 $34.98
50 Pieces Multi-Colors Fabric Patchwork Mixed Squares Bundle Sewing Quilting Craft, 50 Colors (10 x 10 cm) • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
Vinyl Sheets for Cricut, Ohuhu 70 Permanent Adhesive Backed Vinyl Sheets Set, 60 Vinyl Sheets 12" x 12" + 10 Transfer Tape Sheets, 30 Color Sheet for Birthday Party Christmas Decoration, Craft Cutter • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Belkin Power Strip Surge Protector - 12 AC Multiple Outlets & 8 ft Long Flat Plug Heavy Duty Extension Cord for Home, Office, Travel, Computer Desktop, Laptop & Phone Charging Brick (3,940 Joules) • Amazon Business $24.65 1 $24.65
Cricut Easy 12"x12" EasyPress, Protective Resistant Mat for Heat Press Machines and HTV and Iron On Projects, [12" x 12"], Gray • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
EVISWIY Variety Mats for Cricut Explore Air 2/Air/One/Maker StandardGrip/LightGrip/StrongGrip/FrabricGrip Multiple Adhesive Sticky Green Blue Purple Pink Cricket 12x12 Cutting Mats for Cricut 5 Pack • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Elmer's E301 School Glue, Washable No-Run, 1.25 Ounces (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $12.31 1 $12.31
Elmer's All Purpose School Glue Sticks, Washable, 0.24 Ounce Glue Sticks for Kids | School Supplies | Scrapbooking Supplies | Vision Board Supplies, 60 Count, Standard Stick • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00

Materials cost

$1,008.16

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$92.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,145.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$202.15

Total project goal

$1,347.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,347.68

5 Donors

-$635.00

Donations toward project cost

-$574.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.75

match offer

-$672.09

Match offer toward project cost

-$571.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.59

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