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Ms. Josephs from Chicago, IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Showcase Black History Month With Your Help!

Help me give my students a great informative 2021 Black History Month Celebration.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Josephs's classroom raised $274

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.

My Students

My students live in a community where they are sometimes missing the essentials needed for school and just everyday life. For some of them, the school is the safest place they know.

I teach physical education and health in a low-income, diverse, inner-city neighborhood where 100% of my students receive free lunch and breakfast.

My students are children that are sometimes responsible for themselves and their siblings. They work hard to survive in a community that tries to hold them back.

My Project

This year, our students maybe celebrating black history month at home. We would like to showcase black history month in a beautiful way. We are learning about our heritage and want to share it with others.

We hope that with these materials will spark an interest in our history and a quest for more knowledge.

The tapestry will serve as our backdrop to be used during the black history month performances. The books and cd will be used to provide background knowledge needed for our students. The DVD will help to add dance into our online presentation. All these things will help us to bring together a great hybrid presentation for all of our students.

Ms. Josephs West Park Academy Grades 3-5

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

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

Nearly all 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
HANKCLES African American Tapestry Elegant Black Queen Tapestries Wall Art Inspirational Tapestry Hippie for Bedroom Living Room Dorm Wall Hanging Throw Bedspread 60x80 Inch • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
HANKCLES African American Tapestry Black Girl Yoga Meditation Tapestries Wall Art Hippie Bedroom Living Room Dorm Wall Hanging Throw Bedspread 60x80 Inch • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Black Girl Tapestry Wall Hanging African American Women Tapestry Wall Art Hippie Tapestries for Living Room Bedroom Dorm Decor (40" x 60") • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Don Woulila African Dance Troupe featuring Bolokada Conde • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African American History • Amazon Business $18.29 1 $18.29
Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Best Of Chess: Original Versions Of Songs in Cadillac Records • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Badass Black Girl: Questions, Quotes, and Affirmations for Teens (Teen and YA Maturing, Cultural heritage, Women Biographies) • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Dancing in the Light: Six Dance Compositions By African American Choreographers / Asadata Dafora, Katherine Dunham, Pearl Primus, Talley Beatty, Donald McKayle, Bill T. Jones • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Sunflower Black Girl Tapestry, African American Women Afro Girl Hair with Sunflowers Butterflies Tapestry Wall Hanging Inspirational Quotes Tapestry for Bedroom Living Dining Room Dorm Decor 60"Wx40"L (Black Yellow) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$184.91

Vendor shipping charges

$14.57

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$232.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.99

Total project goal

$273.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$273.24

6 Donors

-$273.24

Donations toward project cost

-$232.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.99

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$0.00

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