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Mr. Estrada from Montclair CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Work Tables to Support Kinesthetic Learning in Ceramics Class

My students need a solid wood work table which they can use while either sitting or standing.

  • $2,270 goal

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My Students

The students in my class represent a wide range of academic achievement as well as artistic abilities. Each one of them comes in knowing little about Ceramics and leaves with a rich knowledge of art history, ancient and contemporary cultures, aesthetics, chemistry, and design. We have nearly 3,000 students enrolled at our school, many of which come from a low-income household.

For many of my students, Ceramics class is their only opportunity to explore their creativity.

These kids love using their hands to manipulate the clay into new forms. They learn problem solving and critical thinking skills on their way towards creating meaningful and personal artwork.

My Project

Can you picture those small, low-height school tables from elementary school? They had four adjustable metal legs and a laminated non-porous faux -wood top. While they work well for doing book work in a sitting position, they're not as effective for high school students working with clay. Unfortunately, these are the types of tables we have in our classroom. Many of which are not sturdy enough to handle the pounding of clay wedging and because they are laminated, they cause clay to stick to the surface. Since the table tops are made from cheap press board, many of the edges and corners have begun deteriorating from a few decades of use. Additionally, they force students of varying shapes, sizes and learning styles to sit in a low-height working position.

Having Maple-Top Steel Workbenches in our classroom would allow for students to work in a sitting or standing position which would support kinesthetic learning and provide a sturdy workspace for students to do a variety of creative operations in clay.

Another key function of these work tables is their modular nature which gives us the ability to move them around the classroom to suit our studio environment. We can easily set up the tables for classroom critique, for displaying artwork in a classroom gallery or for daily studio use.

Mr. Estrada
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
50126-1108-Steel Workbench - 72" x 30", Maple Top • Blick Art Materials $717.00 2 $1,434.00
surcharge • Blick Art Materials $140.00 1 $140.00

Materials cost

$1,574.00

Vendor shipping charges

$157.40

Sales tax

$144.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$23.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,929.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$340.42

Total project goal

$2,269.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$2,269.45

12 Donors

-$2,098.85

Donations toward project cost

-$1,844.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$254.82

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$70.60

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$0.00

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