Help me give my students a safe finishing product to make their high-effort woodworking projects pop.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Barbercheck's classroom raised $167
This project is fully funded
My Students
Here at our K-12 school, students readily accept one another as they are. Their camaraderie impresses me daily and allows us to dive deep into authentic learning experiences. My students' exposure to opportunities is somewhat limited in our rural setting; and as their Industrial Arts, CAD, and Spanish teacher, I am eager to share as much of the world as I can. As a result, the students love new information and are filled with curiosity.
Students enjoy seeing their ideas come to life and whether we're in shop class or Spanish class we work diligently as a team to make that happen.
My Project
This project will help supply a spray finish product that students can apply to their woodworking projects. Students build various projects in our school and putting a good finish on the projects is important for our sense of accomplishment.
Finishing process can be extremely hard to do within the constraints of a bell schedule.
Inexperience and the tight constraint of a bell schedule can make application hard, and deep learning of finishing concepts difficult. In many situations, the spray finish requested is the best for students' custom work for it's low-odor, easy application, safe to handle, and quick drying time. We use our spray gun fror production work but as we have learned the hard way, we can't count on it to be cleaned reliably for intermittent work.
This product, with its ease of application and low odor is one of the safest bets. No longer will we have to deal with good paint brushes getting ruined or cheap paint brushes being thrown away. Students can quickly reach the finish line on their custom work safely, easily, and conveniently knowing that they'll be able to wrap one project up and get right on the next one!
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
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