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Building a Community through Photography

My project needs 2 digital cameras, 2 camera cases and 2 memory cards.

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Ms. LeBlanc PS/IS 137 Rachel Jean Mitchell

Brooklyn, NY Grades 6-8

Something my students are struggling with in my class is the ability to resist violence. In sixth grade, many of them think fighting or using insults is a way to handle adversity. I would like to teach community through photography and social commentary. Students in my class will partner up, photograph and interview each other and present their findings through a photography exhibition. Also, in an effort to capture the larger community, students will complete a social commentary project on their neighborhood, by photographing scenes from their daily life and writing about them. My students are at a crucial age where they can learn the importance of sticking together. Many are dangerously close to becoming permanent adversaries of children who live very close by, which is causing problems now, and will continue to cause problems in the future. In addition to this photography project, I am planning a field trip to the New York City Tolerance Museum, in an effort to teach them to respect differences and perhaps learn the importance of agreeing to disagree without the inclusion of violence. I am requesting 2 digital cameras, 2 cases and 2 memory cards for the children to use in order to complete the photography portion of the assignment, as well as to capture the field trips and creation of the projects. After conducting research on cameras, I selected a "student-friendly" camera that should be manageable for students to master, while also taking high-quality, exhibition-ready portraits. I have a lot of experience with photography and have had success with similar projects at my previous school and look forward to testing the healing power of art and teamwork in my classroom.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

28 students impacted 11 donors

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Brooklyn, NY
Grades 6-8
Character Education
Literacy
Traditional School
Technology
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Ms. LeBlanc PS/IS 137 Rachel Jean Mitchell Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

28 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Z-20 MEDIUM CAMERA CASE -- Lowepro Digital Camera Cases; Z20, 3x1.75x5.5" • Quill Corporation $9.99 2 $19.98

OLYMPUS FE-210 DIGITAL CAMERA -- Olympus Digital Cameras; FE-210 • Quill Corporation $134.99 2 $269.98

SANDISK 1GB XD TYPE-M MEMORY CARD -- SanDisk xD-Picture Memory Cards ; 1GB, Type M • Quill Corporation $31.49 2 $62.98

Materials cost			$352.94
Vendor shipping charges			$35.29
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$8.82
Fulfillment labor & materials			$17.00
Total project cost			$414.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$90.88
Total project goal			$504.88
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$504.88
11 Donors			-$457.94
Donations toward project cost			-$414.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$43.94
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$46.94
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Building a Community through Photography

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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