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Ms. Sands from La Mesa, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tea Time

Help me give my students a vintage tea party they will never forget.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sands's classroom raised $488

This project is fully funded

My Students

The students I have the opportunity to work with are creative, innovative, enthusiastic young people who are known to thank their teachers when they leave classrooms. There are over 1,100 students on campus in grades four through eight. It wasn't always like this, but in the past few years, the school has blossomed as the result of a visionary principal, progressive staff and active parent community. As a result, there is now a lottery and long waitlist for new enrollees.

Parents are coming in droves to visit the campus and see all it has to offer including a wide variety of elective classes that you would normally only have access to in high school or college.

For example, students can take Theater, Dance, Speech, Tap, Ensemble, Encore, Keyboards, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Art just to name a few. They can also get involved in a Community Action Team elective course, Future Teacher elective course, or be a part of ASB, Media or Yearbook. They can even learn how to use a 3D printer in a class designed to teach that skill. The students are noticeably vibrant and well-behaved. Everyone feels fortunate to be there, including me.

My Project

My culinary students will learn so much from hosting a vintage tea party. They will have this opportunity by using the very elegant Royal Teacups and saucers. Students will use Utopia cloth napkins instead of paper ones. Fancy! They will learn how to bake scones and create finger sandwiches in addition to being shown how to formally serve tea. They will also be introduced to the etiquette involved with consuming tea. This "old world" experience will be based upon the elegant British tea ritual as a model for learning. More importantly, drinking tea together will give them opportunities to have conversations and practice their manners. There are many aspects of a tea party that can help students learn how to better socialize without the use of handheld devices.

Ms. Sands La Mesa Arts Academy Grades 6-8

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

60 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Royal Tea Cups and Saucers, with Gold Trim and Gift Box, British Coffee Cups, Porcelain Tea Set, Set of 6 (8 oz)- white • Amazon Business $32.99 5 $164.95
Porcelain Tea Sets British Royal Series, 8 OZ Cups& Saucer Service for 6, with Teapot Sugar Bowl Cream Pitcher Teaspoons and tea strainer for Tea/Coffee, Pukka Home (Pure White) • Amazon Business $62.99 1 $62.99
Utopia Kitchen Cloth Napkins (18 inches x 18 inches) - 12 Pack Soft and Comfortable Cotton Dinner Napkins • Amazon Business $13.94 3 $41.82
Nordic Ware Cast-Aluminum Nonstick Tea-Cake and Candy Mold • Amazon Business $26.80 1 $26.80
India Tree White European-Style Sugar Cubes, 2.2 Pound • Amazon Business $21.42 1 $21.42
Sticky Fingers Wild Blueberry Scone Mix, 15-Ounces (Pack of 3) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Afternoon Tea Collection • Amazon Business $12.07 1 $12.07

Materials cost

$347.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$414.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.06

Total project goal

$487.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $487.06

2 Donors

-$473.29

Donations toward project cost

-$414.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.77

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