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Mrs. B. from Brooklyn NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Self portraits to unite and educate

The cost of the art supplies is $679, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

  • $707 goal

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I am the art teacher at P.S. 251, in East Flatbush, NY. Our school has the honor of being a P.S. ART winner, for a painting made in class by one of my students. This year I want to build on this success, and give all my students the opportunity to be winners, whether in a contest, or through their personal achievement. I plan to conduct a school wide self portrait project and need the materials to make it happen. Through this project I hope to teach art fundamentals, including drawing, proportion and color mixing, using different media for different age groups. Additionally, I hope to foster a sense of community by filling the school with images of our children, and encouraging them to take pride in their work, appreciate the work of others and value their differences. We are a title 1 school, with limited resources. I hope for about 200 students to participate in this project, so we will need help buying child safe mirrors, paper, pastels, clay, and framing materials. These resources will allow participating children to create and exhibit their art, and to be real artists.

Mrs. B.
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ALPHACOLOR PASTELS BX144 • Nasco $34.28 2 $68.56
MARBLEX CLAY 25LB • Nasco $19.28 7 $134.96
MIRROR SELF-P DOUBL 8.5X11 • Nasco $8.76 14 $122.64
Tru-Ray Construction Paper, 24x18in • Highsmith Inc. $7.91 5 $39.55
PASTEL CHALK PORTRAIT SET • Nasco $7.80 12 $93.60
Tru-Ray Construction Paper, 18x12in • Highsmith Inc. $3.86 10 $38.60

Materials cost

$497.91

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

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3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$579.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$127.13

Total project goal

$706.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$706.26

2 Donors

-$678.94

Donations toward project cost

-$579.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$99.19

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.07

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$0.00

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