Care, Connection, and Community Through Photography
Help me give my students the honor and feeling of connection that migrants and refugees need and deserve.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Adams's classroom raised $3,096
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 Project
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my Donors Choose page. This is a passion project for me. As a teacher and person, I place great value in a good photography. But what I value more are my students. I teach ELD in the newcomer center at my school. My students migrate from all over the world. I have student from Ukraine, Honduras, Venezuela, Eritrea, Cambodia, Taiwan, Mexico, and many more. They come with a great deal of difficulty and often a great deal of trauma. As their teacher, I strive to instill in them a sense of belonging and a sense of personal value. One way I do this is through photography. I believe that a great portrait shows everyone's value and everyone deserves a great portrait of themselves.
Students deserve and are honored by professional senior pictures.
Two years ago I started placing small polaroid pictures on students on a world map on my wall. I noticed immediately how much the students loved the pictures and how much pride they felt about having a picture of themselves next to their country. So I then started volunteering to take senior pictures of the students in the newcomer center. Last year we had such a beautiful experience with the students. They made appointments after school to come in and get their portraits taken. One student sent her senior picture to her mother in Mexico. She told me her mother cried with pride and printed a huge copy of one of the photos for a graduation party they would throw when she returned to Mexico.
This year, a few teachers and myself are trying to grow this experience for the students. We took it upon ourselves to get better tools to take professional photos for these beautiful people.
More than half 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
Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM Full-Frame Large-Aperture G Master Lens Black
• Amazon Business
$1,998.00
1
$1,998.00
GODOX AD200 Pro with BD-07 Barn Door Honeycomb, 4 Color Filter Kit, AD-S2 Standard Reflector with Soft Diffuser, 200W 2.4G Flash Strobe, 1/8000 HSS, 0.01-2.1s Recycling
• Amazon Business
$327.16
1
$327.16
ShowMaven C Stand with Boom Arm, Heavy Duty 10ft Light Stand for Photography Studio Video Reflector, Monolight and Backdrops
• Amazon Business
$119.80
1
$119.80
Godox Strip Softbox,2pcs FW35x160cm 14"x63" Bowens Mount Softbox with Honeycomb Grid,Bowens Mount Speedring for Studio Strobe Flash Lighting Speedlight,Portrait Product Photography
• Amazon Business
$117.99
1
$117.99
Materials cost
$2,562.95
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$38.44
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$2,631.39
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$464.36
Total project goal
$3,095.75
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$3,095.75
1 Donor
-$1,547.88
Donations toward project cost
-$1,315.70
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$232.18
match offer
-$1,547.87
Match offer toward project cost
-$1,315.69
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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