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Mrs. Avalos-Chavez from Chicago, IL is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Cricut Creations

Help me give my students a Cricut Maker Machine to continue creating crafts.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Avalos-Chavez's classroom raised $499

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

We are a Chicago Public School. Our population is primarily Hispanic and low-income. We have approximately 900 students. Our students love technology and are open to trying and learning new things. Our students are currently learning to code, creating websites, and engineering.

My students are always eager to learn and love working together to conquer new technology challenges.

The hands on activities level the playing field for my diverse learners and as well as my English language learners. They love showing off the things they build.

My Project

We would like to purchase a Cricut machine for our classroom. When we first mentioned this project to our classes, we did not know there would be such an overwhelming demand for students wanting to create their own projects.

This machine would be for our STEM Lab where we would like to combine technology with creativity.

The students want to make their own t-shirts, mugs, stickers, etc. individualized with their school clubs and classrooms, personal statements, interests, etc.

The eighth grade students created decorative letters and signs to decorate for their Winter Dance. Some students wanted to create gifts for their families. They keep coming to us with more and more ideas and we would like to see those ideas come to life.

Mrs. Avalos-Chavez George Washington Elementary School 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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

900 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Maker Rose Electronic Cutting Machine • Amazon Business $388.11 1 $388.11

Materials cost

$388.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.81

Total project goal

$498.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $498.74

5 Donors

-$386.67

Donations toward project cost

-$328.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.94

Matching donations from our partners

-$112.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$95.20

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.07

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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