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Ms. Plaza from Orlando, FL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Uke Can Help!

Help me give my students the gift of music and a better education with a ukulele.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Plaza's classroom raised $2,185

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students yearn to learn about music – Orff Instruments, songs, and recorders are a few of the plethora of different ways I try to engage their minds. I am truly grateful to see their smiling faces every day.

At my school, well over half of our students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

The school must go so far as to send students home with plastic bags filled with non-perishable canned food items to ensure they have enough food to last the weekend.

To some of my students, I’m sure my classroom is one of the only times that they can forget about their troubles. In spite of their woes, I still get to see that gleam of wonder in their eyes as they enter my classroom eager to learn each and every day.

In order to keep expanding my students’ musical horizons, I am starting this fund to provide my classroom with a set of 30 ukuleles. Every donation, no matter how small, helps to enhance the lives of these sweet children.

My Project

String instruments are rarely accessible in the elementary school setting. Ukeleles are a great first step toward a student’s future endeavors on more common string instruments, namely: violin, viola, cello, bass, and guitar. According to scientist, brain scanning studies have found that the anatomical change in musicians’ brains is related to the age when their training began. The younger the students started, the more their brain developed. This applies to enhancement of verbal memory, special reasoning, and literacy skills. Some researchers have found that music helps speech processing, children with dyslexia, and protection against dementia. Thank you for your donation!

Project tagged as

Orlando, FL
Grades 3-5
Music
Performing Arts
Traditional School
Musical Instruments
More than half of students from low‑income households

Ms. Plaza Prairie Lake Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Orlando, FL View local requests

More than half 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

300 students impacted 30donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Kala Learn To Play Ukulele Starter Kit • Woodwind and Brasswind $59.99 30 $1,799.70

Materials cost			$1,799.70
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$27.00
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$1,856.70
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$327.65
Total project goal			$2,184.35
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$2,184.35
26 Donors			-$1,775.40
Donations toward project cost			-$1,548.58
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$226.82
Matching donations from our partners			-$362.50
Match offers toward project cost			-$308.12
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$54.38
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$46.46
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Uke Can Help!

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

My Students

My Project

Project tagged as

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

Equity Focus

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Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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