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Ms. Wayne from Los Angeles, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Plein Air Art in the School Garden!

Help me give my students an opportunity to experience plein air art painting with real easels in the garden they helped build!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Wayne's classroom raised $2,398

This project is fully funded

My Students

Currently, I am back at LAUSD as special education teacher of middle school students with Autism challenges. All of these experiences collectively, has added to my repertoire of skills and experiences that makes me a well-rounded educator. I can serve my students both, as an instructor of academics, and as a social skills instructor. I understand the needs of students to feel safe, to feel belonging and to process trauma before academics can be attended to.

AMS is a Title I school in South Los Angeles.This means about a large majority of our students qualify for free or reduced school lunches.

We are a population of 535 students and 27 teachers, with about 25 classified staff. At AMS, there is a high number of students who are in the foster care system or are fostering with extended family. The students at our school are dealing with unusual amounts of stress and trauma associated with poverty, immigration status, and single parent households.

My Project

My students are dealing with autism challenges and are very gifted visual arts. They feel most successful when they are doing this. Last year, they put in school garden and I would like to start building an outdoor classroom that the entire school can enjoy. My students will be the pioneers in this process.

I would love for them to experience the process of natural painting in the garden with real high quality easels where they can put their paints and brushes.

They will use the garden as subject and therefore, will start developing an appreciation for the beauty in the natural world by seeing the fauna and flora through the eyes of painters.

Ms. Wayne Audubon Middle School Grades 6-8

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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.

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Nearly all 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

13 students impacted 41donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
51588-1001 - Blick French Easel by Jullian - Full Box • Blick Art Materials $99.86 10 $998.60
10328-1002 - Cachet Classic Wirebound Black Cover Sketchbook - 10" x 7", 80 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $13.13 28 $367.64
06444-1004 - Princeton Velvetouch Series 3950 Brushes - Set of 4 • Blick Art Materials $22.08 5 $110.40
11502-1009 - Blick Utility Paper - 36" x 1000 ft, White, Roll • Blick Art Materials $54.36 2 $108.72
00021-1009 - Prang Ready-To-Use Tempera Paint - Set of 12, assorted colors, Pints • Blick Art Materials $38.06 2 $76.12
12911-1036 - Paper Roll Cutter - 36", Single Roll • Blick Art Materials $49.26 1 $49.26
00082-1024 - Kwik Stix Tempera Paint - Thin Stix, Set of 24 • Blick Art Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
05118-9144 - Dynasty Economy Camel Hair Brush - Camel Hair, Canister of 144 • Blick Art Materials $35.98 1 $35.98
00069-1019 - Richeson Powder Tempera Paint - Fluorescent Set of 6, 1/2 lb jars • Blick Art Materials $27.91 1 $27.91

Materials cost

$1,814.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $166.04

3rd party payment processing fee

$27.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,037.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$359.62

Total project goal

$2,397.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,397.49

36 Donors

-$1,673.16

Donations toward project cost

-$1,456.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$216.81

Matching donations from our partners

-$684.17

Match offers toward project cost

-$581.54

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.19

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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