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Mrs. K. from Hoolehua, HI is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Generation of Precious Elders

My students need a camera and MacBook Air laptop to create their documentary for their interview project.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. K.'s classroom raised $1,703

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our typical day is practicing cultural protocol which supports who they are and where they come from. I want my students to be proud of who they are by learning interviewing skills and to interview people who are significant in their lives. A Hawaiian proverb, He hulu ali'i, said to a precious elder.

We are the only public middle school on our beautiful island in Hawai'i.

THe majority of our students qualify for free or reduced cost lunches. In our program we display a strong cultural connection to our community. All of my students are Native Hawaiian students and are being educated in the Hawaiian language. The majority of my students have been educated in the Hawaiian language since preschool. Middle school students are inquisitive and I would like to embrace that attitude and build on it.

My Project

I would like my students to learn interviewing skills and techniques. They will have a choice of interviewing someone significant to them. As with every culture our Kupuna (elders) are very important. Once they have acquired all the techniques and skills of interviewing, they will interview a significant person (elder or adult), complete the interview and complete a documentary of the person. They will conduct a research project from information gathered from their significant interviewed person, i.e., area of birth place and its cultural significance and how it connects to family. Once they complete their documentary, students will present before different venues; a parent workshop, a community meeting, and at a middle school conference. My students need a camera and MacBook Air laptop to create their documentary for their interview project.

I feel with the donation I may receive from this project, students will be able to see their end product (a documentary) viewed by many, and it will give them a better sense of place, proud of who they are and where they come from by obtaining interviewing skills.

Having this type of equipment will enhance my teaching capabilities with this particular project.

Mrs. K. Molokai Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

18 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple MacBook Air MD761LL/B 13.3-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) • Amazon $1,139.99 1 $1,139.99
Sony HDRCX240/B Video Camera with 2.7-Inch LCD (Black) • Amazon $198.00 1 $198.00

Materials cost

$1,337.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $58.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,446.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$255.34

Total project goal

$1,702.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,702.27

2 Donors

-$1,702.27

Donations toward project cost

-$1,446.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$255.34

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