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Ms. Yonks from New York, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Paper, Paste & Power: Telling Our Stories Through Figurative Sculpture

Help me give my students a variety of sculpting supplies to create figurative sculptures that are relevant and representative.

  • 4 donors
  • $690 still needed

expires Dec 23

  • 4 donors
  • $690 still needed
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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

This proposal requests funding for a range of papier-mâché supplies—including gels, flours, glues, and essential tools—to support a student art unit focused on figurative sculpture and cultural representation. While figurative art is a well-established genre in art history, many of my students feel that traditional sculptures often fail to reflect their own stories and voices. With these materials, students will learn foundational papier-mâché techniques, study influential artists like Alexander Calder, Celia Smith, and Robin Wright, and research significant figures from their own lives and cultures. They will create original sculptures that celebrate these individuals, using art as a powerful tool for storytelling and identity affirmation. Beyond technical skills, students will gain cultural awareness, research abilities, and increased confidence in expressing their personal narratives. The project will culminate in a student-led gallery showcase where their work and artist statements will be shared, celebrating creativity, identity, and representation. Funding this proposal will provide students with the means to create meaningful art that honors their experiences while developing vital artistic and life skills.

Ms. Yonks High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New York, NY 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

150 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Vitamix - Explorian E310 Blender - Black • Best Buy Education $379.95 1 $379.95
Golden Heavy Acrylic Gel Medium - Gloss, 128 oz tub • Blick Art Materials $91.01 1 $91.01
Utrecht Artists' Acrylic Gel Medium - Matte Gel Medium, 4 oz jar • Blick Art Materials $10.18 6 $61.08
Methyl Cellulose 1.5% Sol. 30 Ml With Ms • Ward's Science $5.65 10 $56.50
Single Electric Burner • Carolina Biological Supply Company $25.65 1 $25.65
Gefen Corn Starch 100% Pure, 16oz, Resealable Lid, (2 Pack, Total 2 Lbs) Gluten Free Thickener, Just One Ingredient, Cornstarch • Amazon Business $12.78 1 $12.78
365 by Whole Foods Market, All Purpose Flour, 80 Ounce • Amazon Business $2.38 4 $9.52

Materials cost

$636.49

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.33

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$679.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.89

Total project goal

$799.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $799.26

1 Donor

-$55.00

Donations toward project cost

-$46.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.25

match offer

-$55.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$46.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.25

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 $689.26

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