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Fund a Design & Drawing Lab for Young Artists!

My students need design tools and drawing materials, including rulers, stencils, paper, pencil sharpeners, and colored pencils.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. White's classroom raised $542

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My Students

In my classroom, visual brainstorming and planning are central to the art making process. I encourage my students to develop their ideas on paper before beginning their final piece. Doing so allows them to map their thinking and connect art to other subjects and life processes.

My students are incredible.

They are bright, affectionate, and resilient. And they absolutely LOVE art! Many of them have never been exposed to in-depth, content-driven art education but they are already so eager to create, so deeply focused on their work. The honest enthusiasm with which they approach the creative process inspires me every day. Above all, my students love telling stories with their artwork - about themselves, about their family and friends, about their teachers, school, and city, about what they've already experienced and hope to experience in life. Their ideas are original, compelling, and so much fun to see transformed into drawings, paintings, and sculptures.

My Project

I teach at a STEM school, where the goal of connecting different disciplines through content and instruction guides everything from our lesson planning to how we organize our classroom. The creative process is embedded in all subjects, so when I challenge my students to brainstorm, plan, and revise ideas for a project in art, they develop connections between my class and the work that they produce in other classes. Therefore, with access to design tools and new drawing materials, my students will become better artists and independent, critical thinkers who understand the value of time spent generating and developing in-depth ideas.

I teach 300 students, so staple supplies disappear quickly.

Even with a strong commitment to creative reuse, many materials must be replenished more than once a year. Funding from DonorsChoose will allow me to stock my classroom with basic but critical materials. Supplies like rulers, stencils, and quality pencil sharpeners will outfit my classroom with a permanent reserve of fundamental design tools that students can learn to use and value throughout this year and years to come.

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Washington, DC
Grades 3-5
Visual Arts
Supplies
More than a third of students from low‑income households

Ms. White Burroughs Elementary School Grades 3-5

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More than a third 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Chartpak Pickett Template - 1043i General Purpose Junior • Blick Art Materials $6.44 7 $45.08

General''s Pastel Chalk Pencil Set - Primary Colors, Set of 4 • Blick Art Materials $3.93 10 $39.30

Crayola Colored Drawing Chalk - Assorted Colors, Set of 144 • Blick Art Materials $17.08 1 $17.08

Prang Classic Bullet Tip Art Marker - Tub, Set of 48 • Blick Art Materials $16.34 2 $32.68

Sargent Art Colored Pencils - Assorted Colors, Classroom Set of 250 • Blick Art Materials $31.48 1 $31.48

Irregular Curves, Set of 3 • Blick Art Materials $5.67 5 $28.35

Blick Aluminum Ruler - 18" • Blick Art Materials $1.89 15 $28.35

Sakura Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels - Assorted Colors, Set of 25 • Blick Art Materials $2.80 7 $19.60

Sargent Art Liquid Metals Metallic Marker Set - Assorted Colors, Medium Point, Set of 6 • Blick Art Materials $2.92 7 $20.44

Railroad Board - 22" x 28" x 4 Ply, Assorted, 25 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $11.46 2 $22.92

Dahle Canister Pencil Sharpener - Dual Hole • Blick Art Materials $4.37 7 $30.59

Blick Sulphite Drawing Papers - 18" x 24", White, 100 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $10.42 2 $20.84

Colored Masking Tape Value Pack - 1" wide. Assorted Colors, 8 Rolls • Blick Art Materials $17.32 1 $17.32

Blick Economy Buff Manila Drawing Papers - 12" x 18", 500 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $12.70 1 $12.70

Speedball Tracing Paper - 18" x 50 yds, White, Roll • Blick Art Materials $11.95 1 $11.95

Blick Sulphite Drawing Papers - 9" x 12", White, 500 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $10.19 1 $10.19

Blick Economy Buff Manila Drawing Papers - 9" x 12", 500 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $6.48 1 $6.48

Blick Hardwood Manikin - 12", Male • Blick Art Materials $4.57 1 $4.57

Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost			$399.92
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$24.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$6.00
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$459.92
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$81.16
Total project goal			$541.08
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$541.08
5 Donors			-$501.08
Donations toward project cost			-$425.92
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$75.16
match offer			-$40.00
Match offer toward project cost			-$34.00
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$6.00
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Fund a Design & Drawing Lab for Young Artists!

This project is fully funded

My Students

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Project tagged as

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

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Give back to your community

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.