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Mrs. Gaiter from Tujunga, CA is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Painting a Garden: The Art of Science, Part 2

My students need help from an amazing muralist to create a mural in our literacy garden that will be a learning wall for the entire school.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gaiter's classroom raised $752

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

"There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun."-Picasso This project will add a splash of color and promote the importance of environmental education in our literacy garden.

I teach 22 curious, natural born third grade scientists in a small Title I school with approximately 350 students and an amazing and supportive principal.

My students are eager to learn and their brains are sponges that absorb any and all information given to them. Everything is a potential investigation/experiment to them so I strive to provide my students with as many learning and project based opportunities as possible. I enhance the school curriculum and students' intrinsic motivation to learn more by infusing STEAM correlations (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Science) whenever possible. Because of our size, funding levels are not as high as other schools that have larger enrollments, so grants become an integral part of how I obtain materials to supplement learning experiences. I truly believe that the future lies in our children, that they have virtually unlimited potential, and my job is to enable them to reach it.

My Project

My students and I have created a Literacy Garden, where they plant and cultivate seeds. The space is an extension of our classroom where students conduct research, observe the animals that visit the garden and go when they want a quiet place to read and reflect. This project request will allow us to get advise and expertise from an amazing muralist, who will not only help my students paint a mural for our garden, but will also teach them about the environment and love for nature, while they learn painting techniques and strategies.

This project will turn a blank wall into a learning opportunity.

As students draw, paint and learn about nature they will also develop a love of art and an appreciation for the world around them. What better way to "Teach for the Planet"! My students will leave a legacy of science and art that classrooms will enjoy for years to come.

Mrs. Gaiter Plainview Academic Charter Academy Grades 3-5

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.

Tujunga, CA View local requests

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

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Jo Cobbett (Ms. Cobbett will help students paint a mural in our literacy garden. More than an art project, this will be a learning project. The mural will be an instructional tool for the entire school. In addition, Ms. Cobbett will teach students art techniques in cooperation with the classroom teacher. ) $600.00

Visitor cost

$600.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$639.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.76

Total project goal

$751.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $751.76

8 Donors

-$302.88

Donations toward project cost

-$272.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.13

Matching donations from our partners

-$430.88

Match offers toward project cost

-$366.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.00

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 $0.00

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