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.
I am a drama teacher for a public middle school in a high-need community. I absolutely love my job and I am very thankful that we have both drama and visual arts as part of our curriculum. I teach a combination of general education and special education students.
The one major component that our arts program is missing is music, which in many ways is what our students probably relate to the most. While doing some research on how I could incorporate music into my drama program, I discovered Lincoln Center Theater's program called Songwriting in the Schools. I know this would be a wonderful opportunity for each student involved. We participated in the program last year through the generous donations of DonorsChoose.org donors, and I would love for my students this year to have this wonderful experience.
This workshop is a fantastic opportunity to have professional teaching artists come to our school and work with my students in order for them to write their own songs. At the end of the program, their songs are each recorded on a CD for the student to take home, and their songs are performed by professional artists in a showcase!
Last year, we took books that the students were reading and wrote songs in the voice of the various characters from the books. "The Pearl" and "Of Mice and Men" were our source materials. The kids even wrote their own blues songs!
Your help will ensure that my students will learn the basics about music education. They will be able to utilize their language arts skills in a new and innovative way and they will have a creative outlet with which to express themselves. Thank you very much for your generosity.
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
Lincoln Center Teaching Artists
(Teaching artists will come to our school and teach the students how to write their own songs. 9 day, one hour workshops.)
$1,201.50
Visitor cost
$1,201.50
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$30.04
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$1,249.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$274.17
Total project goal
$1,523.17
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,523.17
17 Donors
-$1,460.59
Donations toward project cost
-$1,249.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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