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Mrs. Theres from Mary Esther, FL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Djembe Drum for Our Roadrunners

Help me give my students a djembe so that they can experience more authentic world music drumming!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Theres's classroom raised $179

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our elementary is a Title I school near two large military bases. A large percentage of our students have active duty military parents. As a military spouse with children myself, I fully understand that these students need amazing experiences to take with them throughout their lives. Whether my students have been here their entire elementary life or just for a couple of years, in the music room, I ensure every child is involved in the music-making process.

Through playing instruments, moving, and creating, students are able to not only make music but they are able to experience music on a deeper level.

Individually my students are unique and wonderful, but when they are all collaborating together they make beautiful music that layers and flows as if one.

Funding in my county is not always available to support the arts. Our students deserve a quality music education that they can carry with them no matter where they go.

My Project

Students should be learning music through experiencing music, rather than talking about it or watching a PowerPoint presentation or video. I am a certified World Music Drumming instructor, and I would love to make music with our Roadrunners, but to do that we need instruments!

Our students will use this djembe to perform World Music Drumming, which will help them develop character- building strengths such as focus, listening, teamwork and respect while strengthening musical skills through aural tradition.

The Remo Djembe drum is perfect for all ages of students at my school because it is light-weight so that they are able to hold it up while still having both hands free to play. This drum is designed with tone quality in mind as it will help add to the texture of our ensemble.

All students will be playing this instrument, whether it is in Kindergarten that they are learning how to keep a steady beat and playing song tales, 2nd grade where they focus more on listening to others and answering during the space, or 4th/5th grade where they will play multi-part songs and learn how to lead the ensemble.

Regardless of age, all students will use the new djembe drum to play songs from multiple cultures around the world and truly understand and respect the world around them through music.

This drum will be used for years to come! We will use it nearly every day, and my students will gain so much musical knowledge and world experience through playing it. But most importantly, they will gain a LOVE and appreciation for music that will last their whole lifetime. I will use these drums to meet our learning objectives, but we will also use them to create joyful music together!

Thank you so much for considering my project.

Mrs. Theres Florosa Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Mary Esther, FL View local requests

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

500 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Advent Djembe • Woodwind and Brasswind $119.95 1 $119.95

Materials cost

$119.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.78

Total project goal

$178.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $178.53

2 Donors

-$88.18

Donations toward project cost

-$75.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.30

match offer

-$89.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$75.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.09

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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