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It has elevated both their learning experience and their excitement for creating art.\r\n\r\nThis gift will be used for many years to come and will continue to inspire creativity, skill development, and a deeper appreciation for the arts. We are truly grateful for your commitment to arts education and for investing in our students' creative growth.","fullyFundedDate":1758798517761,"projectUrl":"project/the-power-of-print/9595544/","projectTitle":"The Power of Print!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9499809_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y563&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755534987889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9499809"},{"teacherId":9499809,"projectId":9749842,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of paper our art classroom. Your gift will have a meaningful impact on our students throughout this school year and into the next.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, students will have access to a wide variety of quality papers to explore different techniques, experiment creatively, and confidently complete their art projects. Having these materials available allows students to focus on developing their skills and ideas without limitation, and it truly enhances their learning experience.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your kindness and commitment to supporting arts education. Your donation will be used daily and appreciated by every student who creates with it.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and for helping make our classroom a place where creativity can thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1758820914512,"projectUrl":"project/blank-paper-bold-dreams/9749842/","projectTitle":"Blank Paper, Bold Dreams","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9499809_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y563&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755534987889","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9499809"},{"teacherId":9750585,"projectId":9864454,"letterContent":"While I teach painting with the idea of students need to learn how to mix colors from the primary colors and tint and shade with white and black, the ability once they understand these concepts to start mixing colors from other pre-mixed colors is very important. 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We will start creating projects with more complex color harmonies, and play with different tints and shades and deepen our connection to color in the studio classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1762549739562,"projectUrl":"project/professionals-with-a-paintbrush/9864454/","projectTitle":"Professionals With a Paintbrush","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Bean","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9750585_orig.jpg?crop=856,856,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726434541833","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9750585"},{"teacherId":9750585,"projectId":9749434,"letterContent":"Once again, thank your for the support you've shown my students and classroom by helping us gain the resources we need to delve further into art making. As we start this third quarter my students are beginning to learn how figure drawing works, and the tools we've gained have been instrumental in them learning more effectively.\r\n\r\nBy having a skeleton in the classroom we can combine science and art - anatomy - as a way to grow their skills of observation, their ability to understand what they are seeing when drawing the figure, and helping them put complex objects together on the page. The students were excited when they saw the skeleton and other tools we received and were excited to give them a try.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward the skeleton will play a central role in our drawing curriculum. The students are currently debating what name to give the skeleton, which means they are taking ownership of having it as a part of our art studio. 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As students start a new drawing project they set up one of the new tabletop easels and create a workstation at their table, enabling them to draw vertically, minimizing distortion and helping their drawing to turn out more in proportion and correct.\r\n\r\nMy students were excited when the boxes arrived, unpacking the materials and asking what the easels were and how to use them. They were a little hesitant the first time they used them - with it being very different from their usual experience - but quickly adjusted to the new way of working and started to really enjoy it and see the benefits.\r\n\r\nIt may seem like a small thing, using tabletop easels rather than just drawing flat on the table, but it really does make a difference. 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Our program scored at the highest levels possible at assessments this Spring and could not have done that without the donor support that we received.\r\n\r\nTo the donors who contributed to this project, thank you from the bottom of my heart. We use everything resource wise that we can, each and everyday.","fullyFundedDate":1731099873130,"projectUrl":"project/mills-marching-comet-starter-project/8611650/","projectTitle":"Mills Marching Comet Starter Project","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Cross","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9473539"},{"teacherId":9750585,"projectId":8928611,"letterContent":"Thanks to your help our students finally have quality easels that are allowing them to move from working on a flat surface to working upright like they should be. 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