Kathy Dang at Hawthorne Elementary received $1,972.66 for her proposal, “Capturing Our Community: Student-Centered Photography.”

Funds will be used to purchase 16 digital cameras, photo paper, and color ink that will be used by 350 K-5 students. In the application, Kathy wrote, “Photography is such an accessible way for students to express themselves and this project would strengthen the new elementary art curriculum. Having cameras for my students would allow them the ability to experiment with a new material and medium (which would be highly engaging), learn about photography and photographers from the history of art (which would be culturally appropriate for my diverse students), and would also be a quick way for me to formatively assess their ability to capture a theme or prompt! We have a unique school and neighborhood at Hawthorne, and it would be fascinating to view our community through the eyes of our students. We could also involve parents, and the images from our photography unit could be showcased at our annual school art show.”