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Mrs. Curtin from Chicago, IL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Recorders for Incoming 5th Graders!

Help me give my students recorders for next year! Students will start to learn how to read music and play as an ensemble through playing the recorder as a class.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Curtin's classroom raised $406

This project is fully funded

My Project

Students will start the year playing the recorders in music so they can begin to learn how to read music! With this skill they will be able to go on to play the piano and read the music they are singing as a choir! Students will get to keep their recorder at the end of the unit to bring home as their first instrument. The recorder is an instrument many students remember playing as young people and thus will give students memories and ability to take music with them into the rest of their lives.

Mrs. Curtin Great Lakes Academy Charter School Grades 6-8

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

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

280 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lyons Soprano Recorder Value Bundle 100-Pack Transparent Blue • Music & Arts $269.95 1 $269.95
DEEPIN Label Maker Machine D101 Bluetooth Label Maker with Tape, 12-25mm Print Width Thermal Label Printer Portable for Business, School, Office Organization, Home Storage, White • Amazon Business $39.78 1 $39.78

Materials cost

$309.73

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$344.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.77

Total project goal

$405.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$405.15

1 Donor

-$405.15

Donations toward project cost

-$344.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.77

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$0.00

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