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Ms. Calimlim from San Diego CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creations of Self

My students need air dry clay and masks for hands-on projects about personal and shared identity through "self-portraits."

  • $466 goal

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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

Students at WMS come from a variety of cultural backgrounds, mainly Hispanic, Vietnamese, and Somali. The community itself has a large immigrant and refugee population, many of whom are in low socioeconomic situations. That being said, about 80% or more of our students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Students themselves have already had very trying, traumatic, and/or unfair experiences at their young age both because of and in response to home life, community life, and school.

My students want and are thankful for opportunities to creatively share their stories and express their opinions.

They may struggle or hesitate when it comes to trying new things. However, their imaginative art, insightful reflections, and discussions greatly demonstrate their ability to problem solve and persevere.

My Project

All 4 classes will be learning about "self-portraits." After taking this subject quite literally in learning the basics of drawing faces and proportions, each grade will explore other realms of the word "self" in using these materials.

The 6th grade classes will specifically use the masks, and the 7/8 grade classes the clay, in order to form and reflect different perceptions of self.

6th grade will be focusing on how they want to be seen now and/or in the future, as a way for them to reflect on the impression they want to make or are making in a new school. They have the option of making this a mixed media project (acrylic, oil pastel, tissue paper, magazine cut outs etc.) or using one media of choice. They may stay on the surface and create a mask of a future occupation or changes in appearance, or they may experiment with words, textures, colors to represent characteristics (strong, intelligent, goofy, creative, lazy etc.).

The 7th/8th grade classes will be focusing on who they have become and who has influenced their growth, as a way to reflect on their relationships & differences or shared characteristics with family, friends, and staff etc. Using pinch pot or slab methods, students will have the option of making a mask to show emotion or actual change in physical features, or make a decorative object (bowl/box) that symbolizes a personal or shared self through their relationships with people.

Ms. Calimlim
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CLAY GRAY - 25LBS. • School Specialty $19.09 10 $190.90
Paper Pulp Masks - Class Set of 30 • Nasco $45.40 2 $90.80
Pacon White Paper Full Mask • Nasco $1.77 12 $21.24

Materials cost

$302.94

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.29

Sales tax

 $27.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$395.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.79

Total project goal

$465.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $465.28

8 Donors

-$460.87

Donations toward project cost

-$395.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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