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Ms. Button from Chelsea, MA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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¡Nos Encanta Tocar La Guitarra! <3

Help me give my students 5 Yamaha CGS Student 3/4 size classical guitars, and some supplies to use in our school guitar class, so they can play in one of our Chelsea community celebrations!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Button's classroom raised $996

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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 Project

My students are members of the Caminos, a K-8 dual language program here in Chelsea, MA. We are a community that loves music! It's such a blessing to explore and make music with these amazing students. ¡Los Amos! And they LOVE the guitar!

My students asked for me to incorporate learning guitar into our current music curriculum.

I have slowly been adding and using baritone ukuleles for this purpose, but my older students wish to expand by playing 6 strings instead of 4 on a larger instrument. I would love to be able to provide these for my students so we can expand the skill level of our content, and provide access for bigger instruments for them to play. Learning guitar has provided another avenue of connection, and celebration!, of the arts and culture of our community. Learning songs in both Spanish and English is increasing their decoding and reading comprehension skills, especially with our newcomers. Students will also compose their own songs to play. Composing the text provides a means of expressing themselves in addition to improving their literacy skills. Some of my students have experienced a great deal of hardship and challenges in their young lives. Writing their own songs has been a wonderful way for them to express themselves through music. With many who have family members who also play this instrument, we are reinforcing connections with family and community in our concerts.

We will be using these in our general music classes, and in our Bari ukulele (guitar) class. We will be playing these not only in our December and Spring concerts, but look forward to incorporating them in the music of our Chelsea 400th year anniversary celebrations! Any help you can provide would be so appreciated, thank you!

Ms. Button George Kelly Elementary School Grades 3-5

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More than three‑quarters 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

375 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Yamaha CGS Student Classical Guitar Natural 3/4-Size • Music & Arts $149.99 5 $749.95
D'Addario EJ27 Nylon Classical Guitar Strings - 3/4 Size • Music & Arts $5.21 9 $46.89
Maasechs 20 Pcs Ukulele Felt Picks Multicolored Felt Picks Accessories Cute Ukulele Picks Assorted Felt Thumb Picks with Holder Case for Guitar Bass Music Instruments (Classic) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$803.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$845.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.27

Total project goal

$995.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $995.16

1 Donor

-$995.16

Donations toward project cost

-$845.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.27

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