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Ms. Young from Oakland, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Book Making Through the Pandemic

Help me give my students the journals and book making supplies that will help them document their experience of the pandemic through art and creative writing.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Young's classroom raised $827

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 at a small, community-based Title I (low-income) school in East Oakland. The majority of our students are immigrant families from Guatemala, Yemen, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, and the U.S. They are hungry to learn and deserving of everything that we can creatively muster to provide for them. We are working hard to create projects that foster their love of learning and empower them to use their creativity to expand their world.

COVID-19 has them learning from home in a zip code with the highest rate of infection in the county, and with new stress and responsibilities as they help hold together households with family members who have lost employment or been directly affected by COVID-19.

My Project

Distance learning shouldn't just be worksheets, Zoom meetings, and Google docs. To get our students away from screens and give them an outlet to express themselves as they face drastic life changes due to the Covid-19, I am requesting the materials to give each student in the 6th grade backpacks filled with bookmaking materials.

We plan to deliver backpacks full of bookmaking and art supplies to all 6th grade students at our school so they can engage in a distance learning accordion book-making project documenting their experiences during the pandemic.

We plan to incorporate art therapy activities as well as activities from Lynda Barry's "Making Comics" into our books. We hope that the art activities made possible by these materials will help students explore their emotions, gain personal insight, and develop both their coping skills and their creativity.

Ms. Young Urban Promise Academy Grades 6-8

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oakland, CA View local requests

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

120 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magift Emoji Drawstring Backpack, Surprise Favourite Party Gift Bag (10 Pack) • Amazon Business $12.99 14 $181.86
64208-1001 - Arnold Grummers Zig-Zag Book Classroom Pack - 4.25" x 5.75", Pkg of 12 • Blick Art Materials $13.59 13 $176.67
12774-1009 - Cover-it Mini Accordion Books - Class Pack of 72 • Blick Art Materials $31.03 3 $93.09
24 Pieces Erasers Roller Erasers Portable Cube Pencil Flexible Rubber Cute Animal Durable Soft Erasers Gift Eraser with Roller Cases for School, Office, Kids(6 Patterns) • Amazon Business $14.99 5 $74.95
AmazonBasics Purple Washable School Glue Sticks, Dries Clear, 0.24-oz Stick,60-Pack • Amazon Business $12.60 3 $37.80
Origami Paper 500 sheets Japanese Washi Patterns 6" (15 cm): High-Quality, Double-Sided Origami Sheets with 12 Different Designs (Instructions for 6 Projects Included) • Amazon Business $11.69 2 $23.38
Japanese Washi Origami Paper 500 Sheets, 10 Vivid Colors and Easy Folding,6 Inch Square Sheet, for Kids Adults, Papers, Arts and Crafts Projects (E-Book Included) • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Pencil Erasers, Sooez 12 Pack Cute Erases Pencil Eraser with Clean up Roller Pencil Eraser Shaving Roller Case Erasers for Kids School Party Favors Gift Supplies • Amazon Business $6.97 1 $6.97

Materials cost

$607.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $55.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$702.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$123.94

Total project goal

$826.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $826.26

3 Donors

-$413.13

Donations toward project cost

-$351.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.97

match offer

-$413.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$351.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.97

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 $0.00

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