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Ms. Cook from Baltimore, MD is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Start Making Art!

My students need lighting so they can see to work; posters showing art vocabulary, standards and master works for reference; and sketchbooks and pencils to practice their skills in and out of the classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cook's classroom raised $1,211

This project is fully funded

My Students

After 16 years as an English teacher and Professional Developer, I am starting this November at a new school in a new content area. My new school is a small middle/high school in a large underfunded urban district that serves a high poverty student population. Over the course of the school year, I will teach 140 students in grades six through 12.

Our school is relatively new and has never had a visual arts program, so there are no existing materials to pull from and no classroom setup to start with.

I will be starting a new program at a new school with only a week's notice. I want to give my new students the classroom and materials they need in order to build their art skills as effectively as possible. We need as much help as possible to do the best work possible!

My Project

My new school has never had a visual arts program. That means there will be no paper, no pencils, no paint, brushes, scissors, rulers, erasers or basic supplies to start with. I will be building a new program from the ground up, starting mid-semester in an old science lab. In order for my 140 students to successfully learn the principles of art and design, I need master works and art vocabulary to hang on the walls as references for students to see and use in their learning. They need to see master works to understand different elements of art and principles of design, and need to see terminology with definitions as a reference for writing and classroom discussion. I need lamps to brighten the room for students to better see their creative work. Please help me start out with the right basic art room materials so that I can build a rich learning environment to welcome my new students into art!

Ms. Cook Naca Freedom Democracy II 349 Grades 6-8

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Simple Designs Incandescent Floor Lamp, Silver (LF1011-SLV) • Staples Advantage $24.99 8 $199.92
11872-1046 - Daler-Rowney Simply Sketchbook - 6" x 4", Soft White, Hardbound, 110 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.74 65 $178.10
20421-2009 - Generals Kimberly Graphite Classroom Art Pack • Blick Art Materials $158.40 1 $158.40
72212-0100 - Crystal Productions Elements & Principles Posters • Blick Art Materials $62.01 1 $62.01
72203-1001 - Crystal Productions Take 5 Art Print Set - Self Portraits • Blick Art Materials $45.86 1 $45.86
72203-0000 - Crystal Productions Take 5 Art Print Set - Abstract Art • Blick Art Materials $45.86 1 $45.86
72203-1002 - Crystal Productions Take 5 Art Print Set - Pop Art • Blick Art Materials $45.86 1 $45.86
X-ACTO KS Multi-Size Manual Pencil Sharpener • Staples Advantage $13.99 2 $27.98
Expo Low Odor Dry-Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted, 8/pk (80678) • Staples Advantage $13.29 2 $26.58
69863-1249 - Art Is... Elements of Design Posters - Set of 14 • Blick Art Materials $21.21 1 $21.21
68660-1048 - Crystal Productions Vocabulary Set - Set of 48 • Blick Art Materials $19.51 1 $19.51
68615-1011 - Artist Quotes, Set of 16 • Blick Art Materials $15.26 1 $15.26
68615-1039 - National Visual Arts Standards, Set of 16 • Blick Art Materials $15.26 1 $15.26
Expo Low Odor Fine Tip Dry-Erase Markers, Assorted, 8/pk (86601) • Staples Advantage $5.60 2 $11.20

Materials cost

$873.01

Vendor shipping charges

 $60.73

Sales tax

 $52.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,029.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$181.63

Total project goal

$1,210.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,210.85

16 Donors

-$1,174.67

Donations toward project cost

-$1,029.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$145.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$36.18

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