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Ms. Seratte from Kansas City MO is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Orff and Running

Help me give my students a set of Orff instruments to help create a music ensemble.

  • $4,520 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are simply the best. They are excited about school and eager to learn, create, and perform. We are a diverse school with a population of over 400 Kansas City students. Our students love to play, sing, create, and perform.

Though our families come from differing backgrounds, our staff is committed to the like-minded goal of educating our students for a successful future.

Music is one way to reach our students by providing opportunities for them to be expressive. Right now, we are building a music program at our school to help kids pursue their musical goals.

My Project

Our brand new middle school is in need of instruments! With a set of classroom music instruments, our students will be allowed individual time learning and practicing techniques that can be transferred to other musical experiences later in life. These instruments reinforce note reading, rhythm reading, balance, musicality, and all the "finesse" required of ensemble music.

Our classroom needs a set of Orff instruments because the more opportunities for students to experience success and enjoy being in a music group, the more likely they will continue to love music as an adult and use it to enrich their lives.

I hope we can provide instruments to keep students singing and playing in Music class as much as possible to discover many ways to be creative and expressive in school. Ensembles are a fantastic way to find your "niche" in a group and feel a part of something beautiful.

Ms. Seratte
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Global Beat Class Bundle • Woodwind and Brasswind $3,755.00 1 $3,755.00

Materials cost

$3,755.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$56.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$3,841.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$677.88

Total project goal

$4,519.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $4,519.20

26 Donors

-$2,511.55

Donations toward project cost

-$2,149.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$361.73

Matching donations from our partners

-$1,990.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$1,691.50

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$298.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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