My students need charcoals and newsprint paper to learn sketching.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lee's classroom raised $248
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 Students
This year, our students won't benefit from any art program due to cuts in funding. How can I boost their creativity, enhance concentration and attention to details without any supplies?
Usually African American students make up 70% of my class; the rest includes a rich diversity of cultures such as Latino and Asian.
Since we are a Social Justice Magnet School, we are teaching respect, tolerance, appreciation, and teamwork. Our students are aware of the issues awaiting them and they are getting ready! Unfortunately, my school is a title I LAUSD without extra funding as most of our parents can't afford donations.
My Project
I realized that I could just focus on sketching. Developing this skill - essential to many careers - would help students practice self control and later boost their creativity. They would just need black Conte crayons and some simple newsprint paper. With these supplies, children would learn to hold a new tool, use their arm and free their imagination from the constraint of tight little fingers. They would practice observation and analysis in order to depict the important lines of the object. They would understand that they can refine their art like authors revise their writing until they are satisfied with the text. We would start the year with simple items, then learn how to add shading, and finally try to render a personal creation.
These supplies would not only develop students' patience, imagination, and critical thinking, they would guide them on the path of self-discovery.
Your donation would surely bring joy to the class, but most importantly, it would support the education of potential artists and engineers. Thank you for being an agent of change!
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
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