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Ms. Stearns from Saint Louis, MO is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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But I Thought This Was Drumming Class...

My students need 2 sets of conga drums for our World Drumming Class!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stearns's classroom raised $567

This project is fully funded

My Students

Have you ever watched a drum circle with 25 kids playing percussion instruments together? Students in my music program get the opportunity to learn to play these hand drums in an ensemble. Help me teach them by giving us enough drums for each student to be able to play!

My students attend a brand new charter middle school.

I can already tell how much they LOVE music class and how excited they are to start taking drumming classes. Each day as my students walk into my music classroom, their eyes are opened to a new world.

My Project

With 2 more sets of conga drums, each of my students will be able to perform music on instruments! As one of my music students, they are given the opportunity to receive music enrichment, perform for different audiences, and perhaps have their doors opened to more musical opportunities.

Who knows, we might be educating a student who will get a full scholarship for music performance in college!

Without this opportunity, my students would never know their full musical potential. Help me give them this chance!

Ms. Stearns St. Louis College Prep Grades 6-8

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

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Louis, MO 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

150 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
2-Piece Conga Set With Stands Black Hardware • Woodwind & Brasswind $219.99 2 $439.98

Materials cost

$439.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$481.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.98

Total project goal

$566.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$566.56

8 Donors

-$282.04

Donations toward project cost

-$240.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.25

match offer

-$283.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$240.79

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.49

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.24

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$0.00

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