Help me give my students the opportunity to bring their creative ideas to life through hands-on design, sculpture, and innovation by using a 3D printer to explore the intersection of art, technology, and real-world problem-solving.
I teach in a Title One elementary school in Wagram, NC. Most of my students come from poverty, which means they may not have the same opportunities that other students from wealthier families have. I would like to help bridge that gap by giving them access to technologies that will help them not only learn but create. This printer would allow us to move beyond 2-dimensional projects and explore art in a whole new way. This printer would allow my students the ability to design and build original sculptures, jewelry, masks, or props. I would have a way to blend technology and art, while reinforcing problem-solving and spatial thinking. Students would experience the full creative process—from planning and prototyping to producing final pieces. This printer would give us an opportunity to reinforce motor skills, patience, and persistence. Students often struggle with persistence and patience, especially when it comes to visual arts class. This would give them an opportunity to see how working through their problems instead of giving up, can give them a tangible object to keep and remember this process.
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
Anycubic Kobra S1 3D Printer Only, 600mm/s High Speed Printing and Full Auto Leveling, Free-Clogging Extruder with 320℃ Hotend, Mental CoreXY Strucuture Built-in Camera, 44dB Low Noise 250*250*250mm
• Amazon Business
$449.99
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$449.99
FAHKNS 3D Printer Filament PLA 1.75mm 3-D Printing Materials 5 Colors Bundle Print Filimate 1.75 mm White Black Red Blue Purple Filiment1.75 Accuracy ±0.02mm Fillament Spool Vacuum Pack 250G X 5 Roll
• Amazon Business
$26.00
1
$26.00
Materials cost
$475.99
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$37.13
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.14
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$550.26
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$97.10
Total project goal
$647.36
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$647.36
2 Donors
-$290.13
Donations toward project cost
-$275.13
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$15.00
Matching donations from our partners
-$323.68
Match offers toward project cost
-$275.13
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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