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Ms. Cushing from Los Angeles, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Student-led project

Future Costume Designers or Engineers?

We need a sewing and coverstitch machine, sewing notions such as pins, clips, thread, scissors, and fabric and notions to get our Sewing Club started.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cushing's classroom raised $997

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.

About My Students

I teach Chemistry to a diverse group of artistic students at a Title I visual and performing arts school in downtown Los Angeles. Students come from all over the city to our public high school to receive a top notch education in both academics and their chosen art form (music, dance, visual or theater) and go on to study at some of the top academic colleges and art schools across the country. My students feel very strongly about developing a community that is safe, secure, and welcoming of all peers no matter who they are and they have shown an interest in starting a sewing club on campus.

Sewing skills would not only increase their ability to contribute to arts-related activities on campus (hello Costume Design!) and build their leadership by creating and developing a school club (hello College Brag Sheet!) but it actually integrates a ton of math, technology and science (shhh don't tell them please!).

Students will use engineering skills when learning how to thread and operate a sewing/coverstitch machine in order to design, plan, and apply basic sewing skills to create a garment. They will use geometry skills when they grade (translation: blend two sizes) a pattern. They will use technology skills when I introduce them to the world of pdf patterns and using adobe layers to print only the size they need. I am super excited about this project because I hope this passion will help grow my students' social awareness skills and confidence when they wear their clothing on campus, and may even spark a future career in costume design or engineering. Because of how creative and artistic my students are, I think they are going to come up with some amazing projects!

In Their Own Words

Our project idea is creating a club at our high school that is dedicated to sewing. We would teach people how to sew and be better seamstresses ourselves with the help of our teacher. We would promote self-expression through something that everyone has, clothes! ~Camille

I really think this club will benefit students because it will be something they could look forward to in school and it will make some students happy by putting them in the right mindset and give them something to do. ~Brookyln

Me and the other leaders will lead with the teacher in teaching and doing lessons and tell them the history of sewing and do alot of projects. ~Brooklyn

We would start by meeting twice a week and master sewing with just my club partners. We would create a lesson plan, come up with sewing ideas and buy patterns and fabric with your help to create our own clothes. Our first project would be getting comfortable with sewing and the process, but then throughout the year we would eventually donate to hospitals or a woman's shelter and make necessities like socks, scarfs, hats, or stuffed animals. ~ Camille

This project is important to me because sewing is an old art form, and I feel like my generation doesn't use it anymore. So creating a club just about sewing and creating clothes is fun and exciting, and I think will create a better environment and better creative expression at school and life. ~Camille

This project is important to me because I want to learn how to sew better and how it is important to our community is because we can make things to donate to the community. ~Karlene

Ms. Cushing Cortines School - Vpa Grades 9-12

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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.

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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

20 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother 2340CV Cover Stitch • Amazon Business $394.66 1 $394.66
Brother Project Runway CS5055PRW Electric Sewing Machine - 50 Built-In Stitches - Automatic Threading • Amazon Business $115.99 1 $115.99
Fabric and Notions • Fabric Merchants $100.00 1 $100.00
StorageWorks Storage Bin with Cotton Handles, 3-Pack, White (Bamboo Style), Large • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49
StorageWorks Storage Bin with Cotton Handles, 3-Pack, White (Bamboo Style), Large • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49
StorageWorks Storage Bin with Cotton Handles, 3-Pack, White (Bamboo Style), Large • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49
HAITRAL Sewing Thread 24 Colors 1000 Yards Polyester Each Thread Spools For Sewing Machine • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
eZthings Heavy Duty 10.5" Scissors For Cutting Fabric, Leather, and Raw Materials (10.5 Inch Silver) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
MumCraft Multipurpose Sewing Clips with Tin Box Package, Assorted Colors, Pack of 100 • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48
Blulu 16 Pieces Seam Ripper Stitch Thread Unpicker with Plastic Handle and Cover for Sewing and Crafting, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Blisstime Tailor Sewing Flexible Ruler Tape Measure 60"150cm 6 Colors Pack of 12 • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$738.06

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $67.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$846.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.41

Total project goal

$996.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $996.07

5 Donors

-$482.50

Donations toward project cost

-$436.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.98

Matching donations from our partners

-$482.52

Match offers toward project cost

-$410.14

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$31.05

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 $0.00

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