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Ms. Courtney from Los Angeles, CA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reflecting and Seeing Ourselves

Help me give my students reflective materials, sun catchers, and books about seeing themselves and who they are inside and out.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Courtney's classroom raised $171

This project is fully funded

My Project

At the beginning of the school year, our students will be getting to know each other, and through this process, we also take the time to share ourselves with our friends in our new classroom. As we take the time to understand ourselves and who we are, we write poems and stories about ourselves to share with others. We explore our reflections and create self-portraits.

As a part of the self-portrait process, we examine our faces and study who we are, our image on the outside, and what is unseen on the inside.

We will use these reflective materials to help us explore our reflections and guide our conversations around who we are. We will also use these materials to guide our conversations around light and shadow, one of our first-grade standards.

In these conversations and discussions we are having, it is important that we center our discussions around the many facets of who we are and our identities, including books that feature characters who look like the students in our class.

Ms. Courtney Elysian Heights Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Los Angeles, CA View local requests

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

22 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nature’s Melody Aureole Tunes Wind Chimes – Outdoor Windchime with 6 Tubes Tuned to B Pentatonic Scale, 100% Rustproof Aluminum, Powder Finish & S Hook Hanger for Sympathy, Memorial Gift or Zen Garden • Amazon Business $34.45 1 $34.45
3PCS 5" Large Crystal Sun Catcher Prisms, Hanging Suncatchers with Glass Prism, Rainbow Maker for Room, Windows,Garden,Fantasy Aesthetic Home Decor. (YGBS02) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The Reflection in Me • Amazon Business $12.78 1 $12.78
39ft Mirror Silver Circle Dots Garlands for Wedding Party Decorations Hanging Circle Streamer for Bridal Shower/Baby Shower/Engagement/Bachelor Party Ornament for Home Decor (Silver) • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60
HDCRYSTALGIFTS Crystalsuncatcher 24pcs Clear Crystal Ball Prism Suncatcher Rainbow Pendants Maker, Hanging Crystals Prisms for Windows,20mm • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
2PCS 5" Large Suncatchers Crystal Prisms, STINO Hanging Sun Catcher with Glass Prism, Rainbow Maker for Windows, Room, Garden Fantasy Aesthetic Home Decor (1, Rectangle ABColor 2Pcs) • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
kanpura Pack of 10 Clear Crystal Suncatcher Chandelier Lamp Lighting Drops Pendants,Hanging Glass Ball Prisms Window Home Decor • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$103.79

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$9.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$144.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.56

Total project goal

$170.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$170.41

2 Donors

-$85.20

Donations toward project cost

-$72.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.78

match offer

-$85.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$72.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.78

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$0.00

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