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Ms. Rapanick from Washington, DC is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Provide Mentor Groups, Arts Supplies, and Games to Build Relationships

Help me give my students activities, games and fun materials to use during their mentoring block with their fellow mentees and with their mentor.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Rapanick's classroom raised $598

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are between the ages of 16 and 24 and have many different reasons why they attend the school. As an ELL and English 1 and English 2 teacher, I work with students who are brand new to the country as well as students who have had some amount of time away from learning as a result of various obstacles. Some students have been living in D.C. their entire lives, while some have lived in D.C. for only a few months.

Regardless of the differences in student background, the students are motivated to learn and to graduate in order to start the next chapter of their lives.

They are hard-working and perseverant in school and out of school.

My Project

At our school all students are matched with a staff member and other students as a part of a mentoring group. During a typical day at our school, the students and staff spend 40 minutes with their group and with their mentor. During this time, students talk to each other and build community through activities.

With this project, I chose fun activities like tie-dye kits, watercolor sets, group board games and equipment for relay races so that students can work together and express themselves through art.

With these items students will be able to engage in arts and crafts activities, play team-building games, and build relationships through critical thinking activities. Students will have many options on what they would like to do during the period, but with all options, the goal will be to get to know each other better.

Project tagged as

Washington, DC
Grades 9-12
Character Education
Visual Arts
Art Supplies
More than a third of students from low‑income households

Ms. Rapanick Garnet-Patterson S.T.A.Y. Opportunity Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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More than a third 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Dixon Ticonderoga Company - Prang Oval 16 Water Colors • Teachers' School Supply $12.79 10 $127.90

Handy Art Tie Dye Kit • Teachers' School Supply $21.38 4 $85.52

Pacon Corporation - Art1st Watercolor Pad 11x14 12 Sht • Teachers' School Supply $6.09 10 $60.90

PENGUINS ON ICE • Teachers' School Supply $21.99 2 $43.98

Pressman Toys - Ultimate Mastermind • Teachers' School Supply $19.99 2 $39.98

Chenille Kraft Company - Tapered Camel Hair Water Color Brush 6-set Size: Size 8 • Teachers' School Supply $3.39 10 $33.90

Rainbow Cones - Set Of 6 • Teachers' School Supply $10.80 1 $10.80

Materials cost			$402.98
Vendor shipping charges			$44.33
Sales tax			$24.18
3rd party payment processing fee			$6.04
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$507.53
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$89.56
Total project goal			$597.09
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$597.09
1 Donor			-$199.03
Donations toward project cost			-$169.18
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$29.85
match offer			-$398.06
Match offer toward project cost			-$338.35
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$59.71
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$0.01
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Provide Mentor Groups, Arts Supplies, and Games to Build Relationships

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