Help me give my students art supplies, makerspace materials, and other resources for our temporary library pop-up!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gavin's classroom raised $326
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.
My Students
I am lucky enough to work with incredibly intelligent, witty, and resilient teenagers from all over the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn. My students come from diverse ethnocultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, but attend seven different high schools within one large high school campus in the Bronx. Unfortunately, over the past few years, student library usage had decreased.
As the new campus librarian for the 3,000+ students who share the building, my goal is to change that!
In my last school, I worked with colleagues and students to make our school library one of the most popular and welcoming spaces in the building. Last year, I worked nonstop building my new-to-me campus library into a similar space, where students are excited to find out what's new, check out culturally relevant and diverse books, learn about the world around them, spend time with peers, and explore their creativity.
This year, our physical library space is undergoing renovations so I am working to curate a popup library experience that will travel to students, while maintaining a smaller, mini "library" space that students can visit after school.
My Project
From being a veritable dead zone to becoming the most popular shared space on campus, our library community experienced a major transformation over the course of the past school year. Fortunately and unfortunately, the physical library space is undergoing a complete renovation.
While eventually this remodel will give students a beautiful library space to enjoy, in the interim, it presents a challenge.
In order to respond to the needs of 7 individual schools' students, I have set up a small temporary library space and will be creating at least 2 pop-up libraries in 2 different classrooms. The picture frame, mirror, and globe will contribute to the decor of the temporary library space.
In order to bring library programming and resources to these pop-up spaces, I have established the following schedule: Makerspace Mondays; Silent Book Club Tuesdays/Thursdays; Workshop Wednesdays; and Fun & Games Fridays. Mondays students will have the opportunity to explore using makerspace materials such as LEGO and K'nex sets; Tuesdays and Thursdays, students will have a quiet place to read books of their own selection and discuss with fellow readers at their discretion; Wednesdays, students will have access to art supplies, a button makers, and adult coloring books if they are feeling creative; and Fridays, students will have the chance to make new friends and relax with their peers while building interpersonal, socioemotional skills through board games. These initiatives are new to the building and will require additional materials so this project is requesting markers, crayons, and colored pencils to allow students to create artistically, LEGO blocks to build on our Makerspace Mondays, and a circle punch to use with our button maker.
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
Advantus 12 Inch Desktop World Globe with Blue Oceans (30502)
• Amazon Business
$59.06
1
$59.06
Crayola Broad Line Markers Bulk, 256 Count Classpack
• Amazon Business
$52.88
1
$52.88
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698
• Amazon Business
$47.99
1
$47.99
Source One Acrylic Safety Mirror Sheet Great for Classroom Camping Fun House - Shatter Resistant
• Amazon Business
$35.46
1
$35.46
Americanflat 11x11 Black Picture Frame - Display Pictures 8x8 with Mat - Display Pictures 11x11 Without Mat - Hanging Hardware Included
• Amazon Business
$14.95
1
$14.95
Crayola Ultimate Crayon Collection, 152 Pieces, Art Set, Gift
• Amazon Business
$12.82
1
$12.82
Fiskars 174240-1001 Large Circle Squeeze Punch, 1.5 Inch, White
• Amazon Business
$11.90
1
$11.90
Crayola Colored Pencils, Pre-sharpened, Great for Adult Coloring, 50 Count
• Amazon Business
$8.14
1
$8.14
Materials cost
$243.20
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.65
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$276.85
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$48.86
Total project goal
$325.71
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$325.71
7 Donors
-$290.41
Donations toward project cost
-$276.85
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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