Help me give my students a safe to keep our artmaking iPads safe from theft, as well as high pigment watercolor, Posca paint markers and gel pens for high quality art making.
I teach Visual Art (specifically Commercial Art and Illustration) to a group of about 150 amazing students at a large urban Title 1 high school. They are all amazing because of what they face each day outside of the classroom, and still show up every day giving 110%. They are the strongest group of people I've met, and they inspire me to do better every day. For many, art classes are where they feel the safest and where they feel heard. They express themselves freely through their art.
The students are a diverse group, ranging in students with a 1 to 1 instructional aide, to students who are college-bound.
Due to the location of our campus, students come from all over the city. 79% of our students receive free or reduced-price lunch, which means that many of our students come from homes with some financial difficulties. This makes many students unable to purchase the materials needed to be successful.
My Project
Over the summer, our school experienced a few devastating thefts of technology. We are in the process of getting everything replaced, but in the public school system, this can take a considerable amount of time and resources. At the beginning of the school year, the DonorsChoose community was so incredibly generous in donating for us to get two class iPads for making high-quality art (kids are using Photoshop, Procreate, etc. and loving it!). As an illustration and design classroom, I have many students who are eager to learn digital art-making, and many of those students hope to create portfolios for college applications and future jobs.
We need to keep our technology and materials safe so that our students at this Title 1 school maintain access to high-quality learning.
for the past few months, I have been bringing the iPads home with me every day. This has not been an issue, since we currently have two, but another organization donated three more. To keep our iPads in the classroom, we need a locking safe.
We are also low on a few other supplies, such as high pigment watercolor, paint markers, and gel pens. These are always hot ticket items with projects while we wait for our computers to be replaced.
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
Uni Posca Paint Marker Pen, Fine Point(PC-3M), 31 Colors(24 Colors & 7 Glitter Colors) Set with Original Vinyl Pen Case
• Amazon Business
$59.99
3
$179.97
AmazonBasics Security Safe Box, 1.2 Cubic Feet
• Amazon Business
$91.49
1
$91.49
Reeves Watercolor Paint 10ml Tubes, Set of 24, Water Colour
• Amazon Business
$16.18
4
$64.72
Uni-Ball Signo UM-153 Broad Point Gel Impact Pen, 1.0mm White (3 pack) / Uni-Ball Posca Marker PC-1M Paint Glass Pen Extra Fine, 0.7mm White (3 pack) Value Set
• Amazon Business
$11.99
2
$23.98
Uni-Ball Signo Broad Point Gel Impact Pen White Ink-1.0mm Value Set of 5
• Amazon Business
$9.60
1
$9.60
Materials cost
$369.76
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$33.83
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.55
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$439.14
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$77.50
Total project goal
$516.64
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$516.64
1 Donor
-$258.32
Donations toward project cost
-$219.57
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$38.75
match offer
-$258.32
Match offer toward project cost
-$219.57
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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