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Mrs. Williams from Louisville KY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Passion Projects: Art Students Find Their Voice

My students need interior paint and accessories for wall murals as well as sewing machines to complete Passion Projects

  • $1,514 goal

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My Students

Art is the great equalizer in academia. Because my class is completely hands-on, students who may not normally feel successful in the traditional school model are able to flourish and show mastery in a completely different way. After shadowing one of my students for an entire school day I realized how rarely they get to take control of their own learning, and thus, Passion Projects began as an experiment in my Art 3 class.

The difference in students' work ethic, motivation, and collaboration has been astounding!

Not only have the student artists shown a huge difference in attitude, but the class itself feels much more like an authentic studio experience. By funding this project, you would be helping to supply our classroom with interior paints and accessories, as well as some sewing machines that would be permanent fixtures in the classroom. These specific materials relate to the overwhelming interest in painting murals and sewing garments. Please help my students find their passion!

My Project

Implementing Passion Projects has had the greatest impact on student achievement and collaboration than anything else I’ve tried in my 3 years teaching at Fern Creek High School. Students are able to choose what they would like to learn about and must plan and implement their entire project. We had overwhelming interest in painting murals because our building is admittedly not the newest or the prettiest.

The students further explained that painting murals would make our art program more visible within our school; something that they felt was strongly needed.

Additionally, many students wanted to learn how to use a sewing machine to make their own clothing. Fern Creek once had a robust home economics program, as evidenced by the various parts and pieces of 1970’s Singer machines I’ve found in the storage closets. However, we had to depend on the kindness of our staff to let us borrow machines from their homes for this first round of projects. Therefore, we would love to have a couple of permanent machines as staples of our classroom.

Mrs. Williams
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother CS6000i Feature-Rich Sewing Machine With 60 Built-In Stitches, 7 styles of 1-Step Auto-Size Buttonholes, Quilting Table, and Hard Cover • Amazon Business $144.99 2 $289.98
Prestige, Blues and Purples 5 of 8, Interior Paint and Primer In One, 1-Gallon, Eggshell, Luminous • Amazon Business $45.99 2 $91.98
Prestige Paints Interior Paint and Primer In One, 1-Gallon, Eggshell, Comparable Match of Sherwin Williams Fireworks • Amazon Business $45.99 2 $91.98
Inspired Flat Interior Paint, Petal .07, Gallon • Amazon Business $45.00 2 $90.00
KILZ General Purpose Interior Latex Primer/Sealer, White, 1 gallon • Amazon Business $26.55 3 $79.65
Rubbermaid RMS-3T 3-Step Steel Step Stool with Project Tray, 225-pound Capacity • Amazon Business $36.65 2 $73.30
Blissliving Home, Ashley Citron Collection, Interior Paint and Primer In One, 1-Gallon, Semi-Gloss, Joie De Vivre • Amazon Business $35.95 2 $71.90
Blissliving Home, Ashley Citron Collection, Interior Paint and Primer In One, 1-Gallon, Semi-Gloss, Parisian Teal • Amazon Business $35.95 2 $71.90
New York Botanical Gardens, Tropical Escape Collection, Interior Paint and Primer In One, 1-Gallon, Eggshell, Bird of Paradise • Amazon Business $34.95 2 $69.90
New York Botanical Gardens, Tropical Escape Collection, Interior Paint and Primer In One, 1-Gallon, Eggshell, Paradise Green • Amazon Business $34.95 2 $69.90
KILZ TRIBUTE Interior Matte Paint and Primer in One, 1 Gallon, Deep Onyx (TB-40) • Amazon Business $49.00 1 $49.00
Lifetime 4428 Height Adjustable Folding Utility Table, 48 by 24 Inches, White Granite • Amazon Business $42.42 1 $42.42
Stanley Premium Paint Kit, 8 Piece • Amazon Business $13.94 3 $41.82
Prestige Paints Interior Paint and Primer In One, 1-Gallon, Eggshell, Comparable Match of Benjamin Moore Mexicali Turquoise • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
New York Botanical Gardens, Tropical Escape Collection, Interior Paint and Primer In One, 1-Gallon, Eggshell, Mahogany • Amazon Business $34.95 1 $34.95
Kensington Guardian 6 Outlet, 15-Foot Cord, & 540 Joules Premium Surge Protector (K38215NA) • Amazon Business $18.25 1 $18.25
Premier 48" Fiberglass Extension Pole with Metal Thread, 84004 • Amazon Business $13.37 1 $13.37

Materials cost

$1,238.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,286.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$227.09

Total project goal

$1,513.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,513.95

1 Donor

-$1,513.95

Donations toward project cost

-$1,286.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$227.09

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