Help me give my students crayons and colored pencils that reflect the diversity of our classroom (and our world).
$318 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
I am a first year teacher in Rhode Island. Our elementary school is the largest urban elementary school in New England with almost 1,000 K - 5th graders. Over ninety percent of our students receive free or reduced-price lunch. Many are recent immigrants and English Language Learners. All of them are assets to our community and deserve an excellent education.
Next year, I am looping with my students to the fifth grade.
We are excited to build on this year's momentum!
My Project
Next quarter, our classroom will launch a unit on diversity and inclusivity by creating self-portraits. The portraits will give students an opportunity to reflect deeply on various facets of their identity, beliefs and values.
While Crayola renamed their beige-y "flesh" color to "peach" in 1964, it is still widely referred to today as the "skin colored" crayon.
The industry's lack of representation not only fails to account for the wide variety of skin tones that exist in our world, but conflates whiteness with normal.
In order for my students to create portraits they can truly see themselves in, we need access to culturally responsive art materials. This project includes a classroom supply of "People Colors" crayons, colored pencils and paper. It also includes a mentor text, The Colors of Us by Karen Katz.
Thanks to funding from CRUNCH, all donations to this project will be matched x2.
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