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Ms. Mucik from Meriden CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Light Stand For Student Photography Studio

Help me give my students a boom stand that will hold lights for our photography class.

  • $192 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

I teach at a Title I high school in a priority district. All of the students receive free breakfast and lunch.

My classroom is a mixed grade-level, as well as a mixed academic-level classroom.

Therefore, my class includes English Language Learners, special education students, a large range of academic abilities, and many students who come from a struggling economic environment. These struggles have led to an increase in failing classes and students not attending school. And often when these students do attend, they are extremely disengaged.

Our students, like all students, deserve learning opportunities and access to information to help them become successful, contributing members of society. Our students are full of passion, energy, and excitement. They take pride in their successes, especially when overcoming obstacles. They are always very excited to try new technology, but they have extremely limited means to do so since most live around the poverty line. I take pride and joy in the challenge of finding ways to meet their personal needs to help them achieve.

My Project

Please help me give my students a ShowMaven 10ft (Century) Light Stand. This boom/light stand will be able to hold various types of monolights, reflectors, and Backdrops for our student Photography Studio.

When student use this stand they will be able to set up a portable studio in various places within the photography classroom.

This item makes our lessons portable. This is desperately needed to social distancing classroom producers that we are currently following to keep students and staff safe. The photography classroom currently lacks equipment that allows this to happen.

Ms. Mucik
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ShowMaven 10ft (Century) Light Stand C-Stand on Turtle Base with 4ft Extension Boom Arm & 2 Pieces Grip Head for Photography Studio Video Reflector, Monolight and Backdrops • Amazon Business $108.99 1 $108.99
ABCCANOPY Super Heavy Duty Sandbag Saddlebag Design 4 Weight Bags for Photo Video Studio Stand,Backyard,Outdoor Patio,Sports (Black) • Amazon Business $21.95 1 $21.95

Materials cost

$130.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$162.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.75

Total project goal

$191.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$191.65

2 Donors

-$95.82

Donations toward project cost

-$81.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.37

match offer

-$95.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$81.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.37

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$0.00

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