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Ms. Furukawa from Saxapahaw, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Furukawa's classroom raised $311

Japanese Tea Ceremony Items for Japanese Class and Tea Club

My students need 12 reference books to aid in our Japanese tea ceremony study and continuation of the tea club which includes developing a tea house and tea garden.

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Ms. Furukawa The Hawbridge School - Lower School
Saxapahaw, NC Grades 9-12

My Students

"It's a way to feel calm. everyone is equal in the tea house and its fun learning about samurai history" -10th grader. Our Japanese language students developed Japanese tea club. We need reference materials to continue studying and develop our tea house and tea garden for the school and community.

Students drive from 5 different counties to attend our school which is a free public charter school in beautiful rural NC-located next to the river.

We are an environmental science and arts based middle and high school that offers an interdisciplinary curriculum. Classes are small, and we offer a safe environment and challenging curriculum which includes an advanced Japanese language program. Students not only learn language concepts, but actively engage in community cultural projects such as performing the Japanese tea ceremony, developing a Japanese Zen garden and tea house, and running a Japanese cultural booth at the local farmer's market. Our tea study encompasses language, samurai history, waka poetry, traditional calligraphy, pottery, health concepts and performance. We need reference books, music, and many other materials to continue with this project. Thanks so much for your consideration!

My Project

The books requested will help students as they practice the tea ceremony in the afternoons, and the music will be a part of the interdisciplinary program with our music program. Students in every class have an opportunity to appreciate our Japanese tea study, and learn appreciation for language, cultural concepts, history, literature, and art. We hope to raise more funds in the future to support our ongoing project while students develop our school Zen garden, tea garden, and tea house. Thank you for helping us with this unique project!

Students will gain an appreciation of Japanese culture and many subjects through our tea study.

They will be able to share the tea ceremony not only at school but through our cultural booth at the farmer's market, at local cultural events and festivals, and for other schools. Our Japanese language students and tea club is planning to share the tea ceremony with other universities and festivals in other states as well.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

150 students impacted 13 donors
Ms. Furukawa The Hawbridge School - Lower School Grades 9-12 Saxapahaw, NC View local requests

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

150 students impacted 13donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Book of Tea Kakuzo Okakura, Everett F. Bleiler (Editor), Everett F. Bleiler (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $4.22 1 $4.22
Japanese Tea Garden Marc Peter Keane • Barnes and Noble $48.68 1 $48.68
Japanese Tea Ceremony A. L. Sadler, Shaun McCabe, Iwasaki Satoko • Barnes and Noble $17.82 1 $17.82
Tea Ceremony Seno Tanaka, Sendo Tanaka • Barnes and Noble $24.36 1 $24.36
Chado, The Way of Tea: A Japanese Tea Master's Almanac Sasaki Sanmi, Iwasaki Satoko (Translator), Shawn Mccabe (Translator), Foreword by Sen Soshitsu • Barnes and Noble $32.49 1 $32.49
The Taste of Tea Katsuhito Ishii, Mayo Banno, Takahiro Sato, Tadanobu Asano • Barnes and Noble $29.91 1 $29.91
The Very Best of Japanese Music • Barnes and Noble $11.96 1 $11.96
Explorer Series: East Asia/Japan - Flower Dance • Barnes and Noble $8.28 1 $8.28
Explorer Series: East Asia/Japan - Koto Music • Barnes and Noble $8.28 1 $8.28
Best of Yoshida Brothers: Tsugaru Shamisen Yoshida Brothers • Barnes and Noble $11.27 1 $11.27
Shakuhachi Music: A Bell Ringing In The Empty Sky Goro Yamaguchi • Barnes and Noble $8.28 1 $8.28
Thousand Cranes Yasunari Kawabata, Edward Seidensticker, Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $9.53 1 $9.53

Materials cost

$215.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.78

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$270.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.36

Total project goal

$310.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $310.45

13 Donors

-$309.07

Donations toward project cost

-$270.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.98

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.38

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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