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Mrs. Scilingo from Santa Clara, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Organized Chaos

Help me give my students industry tools to clean and create in a classroom makerspace. Electronic dusters, vacuums, and related accessories help to make chaos more organized!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Scilingo's classroom raised $606

This project is fully funded

My Students

Although our school is located in the center of the Silicon Valley, about 50% of our students are socio-economically disadvantaged, about 25% are English language learners, and about 50% qualify for free and reduced-price lunches. Less than 50% of the parents have had some college or graduated from college. My students are full of energy, creativity, passion, perseverance, and diversity. Working with middle school students keeps me up with the latest clothing, music, and video game trends. I am forced to be a lifelong learner when trying to incorporate their interests into my classroom.

My Project

Making is not always clean. In trying to build a classroom makerspace with 3d printers and digital cutters, maintenance and clean up processes are still being worked out. Just having the cool machines is not enough to productively use the space.

Creativity requires cleanliness.

When students see that everything is in its place and there's a place to put everything, they are able to see the tools and materials available at their disposable. If students are given high quality tools to organize shared spaces, they may be more inclined to help tidy up. (Or so I'm hoping).

Some of the other materials on the list are for the finishing of their projects, like a rounded hole punch for lamination, light board for tracing or vinyl weeding, quality color pencils, and paper circuit materials.

Mrs. Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

Santa Clara, CA View local requests 120 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils, Soft Core, 132 Pack • Amazon Business $89.34 1 $89.34
Canless Air - The O2 Hurricane 220+ MPH Compressed Air Special Edition - Electronics Cleaner 2020 Version- The Original Cordless Duster and ONLY ONE Made in The USA • Amazon Business $79.95 1 $79.95
Voilamrt A3 LED Tracing Board Light Box,Light Pad Illumination Light Panel, Dimmable Brightness with Paper Clip DC Adapter Cables Voilamart • Amazon Business $46.59 1 $46.59
alvorog 3-Tier Rolling Utility Cart Storage Shelves Multifunction Storage Trolley Service Cart with Mesh Basket Handles and Wheels Easy Assembly for Bathroom, Kitchen, Office (Black) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
LITENERGY Rechargeable Battery Powered Tracing Light Box, Ultra-Thin Adjustable USB Power Artcraft LED Trace Light Pad Size 10x15 Inch for Drawing, Streaming, Sketching, Animation, Stenciling (Black) • Amazon Business $39.98 1 $39.98
4 Pack Copper Foil Tape,Copper Tape Double-Sided Conductive with Adhesive for EMI Shielding,Paper Circuits, Electrical Repairs, Grounding(1/4inch) • Amazon Business $10.98 2 $21.96
Cricut 2006978 Engraving Tip with Housing, Silver • Amazon Business $20.74 1 $20.74
GIBTOOL Vacuum Attachments 32mm (1 1/4 inch) Vacuum Accessories Brush Flexible Crevice Kit for Shop Vac Attachments 1 1/4 1 3/8 ,7 Packs • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Gyro-Cut Cutting Tool | Stencil Making and Scrapbooking made Smooth • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
DiCUNO 1000pcs 3MM LED Assorted Light Emitting Diodes Diffused 2 Pin Round Color White/Red/Yellow/Green/Blue Kit Box (5 Colors x 200pcs) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Sunstar Kadomaru Pro, Corner Cutter (S4765036) • Amazon Business $12.67 1 $12.67
VELCRO Brand Cable Ties, 100Pk - 8 x 1/2" Red and Black, Reusable Alternative to Zip Ties, ONE-WRAP Thin Pre-Cut Cord Organization Straps, Wire Management for Office or Home, VEL-30200-AMS, Black/Red • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Command Small Clear Wire Hooks, 10 Hooks, 12 Strips - Easy to Open Packaging, Organize Damage-Free • Amazon Business $10.16 1 $10.16
Schneider Industries Micro Vacuum Attachment 7 Piece Kit • Amazon Business $8.75 1 $8.75
CRAFTY Replacement Blade for Gyro-Cut Tool • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$438.08

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$40.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$514.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.83

Total project goal

$605.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$605.56

2 Donors

-$302.77

Donations toward project cost

-$257.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.41

match offer

-$302.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$257.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.42

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