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Ms. Chambers from Miami, FL is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Us Mindful

Help me give my students multipurpose foam floor tiles, acrylic paint, tabletop display easels, canvases, and more.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Chambers's classroom raised $603

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are diamonds in the rough. Many of them come from low-income families or from immigrant parents who have come to this country striving for a better future. Sadly, they are often exposed to trauma without having the skills to work through it.

My Project

Learning to work through stress and trauma is one of the most important skills that teenagers can learn. I would like to create safe space where students can come for a cool down session using mindfulness strategies like painting, yoga, and breathng techniques.

I envision this safe space being an on campus art/yoga sudio.

While soothing music plays through a speaker in the backgound, students will use canvas and paint to express themselves through art. We will use the interlocking floor tiles to practice yoga and stretching techniques to work through feelings and thoughts that may interfere with academic achievement.

Ms. Chambers Brownsville Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

Miami, FL View local requests

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

500 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
We Sell Mats 1/2 Inch Thickness Multipurpose EVA Foam Floor Tiles, Interlocking Floor Mat for Indoor Gym and Home Use, 24 in x 24 in • Amazon Business $100.53 1 $100.53
Sax True Flow Heavy Body Acrylic Paint, 1/2 Gallon, Assorted Colors, Set of 6 - 439307 • Amazon Business $91.11 1 $91.11
CONDA 12 inch Tall Tabletop Display Wood Easel(Pack of 12) Photo Painting Display Portable Tripod Holder Stand • Amazon Business $37.99 2 $75.98
Madisi Painting Canvas Panels 48 Pack, 8X10, Classroom Value Pack Art Canvas • Amazon Business $34.98 2 $69.96
AROIC Painting Brush Suit, 20 Packs /200 Pieces, Nylon Brush Head, Suitable for Oil and Watercolor, Perfect Suit of Art Painting, Best Gift for Painting Enthusiasts. • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Madisi Colored Pencils Bulk - Pre-Sharpened - 12 Assorted Colors - 432 Classpack Colored Pencils for Kids • Amazon Business $34.98 1 $34.98
OontZ Angle 3 (3rd Gen) - Bluetooth Portable Speaker, Louder Volume, Crystal Clear Stereo Sound, Rich Bass, 100 Ft Wireless Range, Microphone, IPX5, Bluetooth Speakers by Cambridge Sound Works (Black) • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Hulameda Paint Tray Palettes Plastic Pallets for Kid,Adult,Student to Acrylic Oil Watercolor Craft DIY Art Painting-12pcs • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Mindfulness for Teens in 10 Minutes a Day: Exercises to Feel Calm, Stay Focused & Be Your Best Self • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Expandable Magic Ball Fidget Toys, Great Expanding Sphere Toy for Kids,Expands from 5.6 inches to 12.6 inches Hand Catch Breathing Balls, fidgets Toy Kids Toys for Stress Relief and Anxiety • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49

Materials cost

$475.30

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$512.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.43

Total project goal

$602.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$602.86

6 Donors

-$524.86

Donations toward project cost

-$446.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.73

match offer

-$78.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$66.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.70

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