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Mrs. Maziarz from East Hartford, CT is requesting a class trip through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lights, Camera, Action! Let the Learning Begin!

Help me give my students a chance to integrate theater into our curriculum. Without your help, they will not have the opportunity to engage in this unique educational experience!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Maziarz's classroom raised $679

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

These 11th graders are amazing! They all attend a Title 1 school where 100% of the students receive free lunch. The students from this school do not attend many field trips other than college visits. These students are made up of struggling readers, scholars, artists, athletes, loners, social butterflies, and etc. Even though a large percentage of them struggle with class attendance and myriad trauma outside of school, they show up most days and participate in the engaging lessons that I take much time and care in planning.

These students are lucky enough to be part of a program called InterAct, which allows them to have a unique experience that most students do not get to participate in.

As part of the program, these students get to attend three plays throughout the year free of charge. These plays have been worked into our curriculum and have a meaningful community-based significance to the expectations in the classroom.

These students are genuinely excited about this opportunity. We had a teaching artist come into work with our learners, and 100% of the learners were engaged. Engagement = rich learning experience.

My Project

Students will learn, laugh, cry, and share the human experience in a way that they are presently unfamiliar with. They will see that learning does not have to happen within four walls and that art reveals all the beauty and tragedy that makes us human.

This project allows the students to explore theater in a multidimensional way: students will use their hands-on experiences with the teaching artist, their viewing, and "talk back" sessions with the actors to deepen their learning.

Without this type of real-world involvement in the arts, most of these learners would not experience or have the chance to develop a love for theater. In addition, the experiences open the students' eyes to many possible occupations that they were not aware existed, such as teaching artists, stage crews, sound and light technicians, and etc.

Mrs. Maziarz East Hartford High School Grades 9-12

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Component Company Total
Transportation Datco Bus Company $538.64

Trip cost

$538.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$576.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.77

Total project goal

$678.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $678.49

3 Donors

-$339.00

Donations toward project cost

-$288.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.10

Matching donations from our partners

-$338.61

Match offers toward project cost

-$287.82

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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