Help us build an Art Expression lab

In my second year as a full-time Boston Public School teacher, my first year was filled with a lot of frustration and sadness by how much my students were lacking in resources.
As a professional dancer and choreographer, I have had the ability to teach short class series at many other public schools in many other districts in Massachusetts and beyond. Something that caught my attention was how many resources, instructional support and learning tools these schools and districts had at their disposal. Don't even get me started on their amazing after school programs which were able to afford me for years at a time. 
I decided to become a teacher and make a difference in my community and give back to the kids around me. Once I became a teacher at this amazing school that just so happens to be Title 1, I sat in awe at how much less we had to work with. I repeatedly asked questions as to why these kids have so little within their school and education while others in the same city have so much more. 
All the answers pointed back to the current state of my neighborhood and zoning.
These neighborhoods don't offer much for our students, and last year I volunteered my time to start an after school program...I was amazed by how much talent these kids had in a free, creative setting. They had also said they appreciated the opportunity to use their own voices - something they aren’t necessarily used to in other settings outside of this program.

We are looking to do;

Music Production
DJ'ing
Photography/Videography
in addition to using the drums and dance curriculum, we have from me. 

We are asking for the bare minimum in order to at least start this Self-Expression Lab. 
I have been buying things with my money as much as I could. You know..."the teacher life".

Here is the list of things we are looking to buy,

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~Music Production
Apple iMac MK452LL/A Intel Core i7 3.3GHz 16gb ram
$1020.00

Image Line FL Studio 12 Producer Edition Software Download
$225.00

Akai Professional MPK Mini Mk2
2(112) = $224.00

Focusrite 2i2 Recording Bundle with MXL 990 And Mackie CR3 Monitors
$425.00

*We are willing to accept any used studio equipment like computers, cables, computer wipes, notebooks and pens, and anything else one may think of.*

 
~Photography/Videography
Canon EOS Rebel T6 18MP Digital SLR Camera Retail Packaging Bundle (Body Only)
2(300) = $600.00

Apple iMac MK452LL/A Intel Core i7 3.3GHz 16gb ram
$1020.00

 Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens
2(125) = $250.00

Sandisk 128GB Ultra® microSDXC UHS-I card
3(30) = $90.00 Donated by Mckersin

DJI osmo Mobile 2 Handheld Smartphone Gimbal
2(140) = $280.00

HP OfficeJet Pro 6978 Wireless All-in-One Photo Printer with Standard Ink Bundle
$150.00 Donated by Danny Mekonnen

Creative Cloud Photography 1-year membership
Includes Photoshop and Lightroom
$120.00

*we are also willing to accept any used photography and videography equipment like laptops for edits, pens and notebooks for storyboarding, laminator and laminating pouches, used cameras and lenses, tripods, background kits and anything else one may think of. *


~DJ
HP Pavilion, 14" Laptop, Intel® Core™ i5-8250U, 8 GB DDR4, 1 TB 5400 RPM SATA, Win 10 Home (14-CE0068ST)
3(500) = $1500.00

Sony Noise Canceling Over Ear Headphones, Black
4(50) = $200.00

Logitech Z313 25W Multimedia Speakers and Subwoofer
2(50) = $100.00

American Audio UNI LTS - DJ Laptop Stand
2(40) = $80.00

Roland DJ-202 Serato DJ Controller
2(300) = $600.00

Ultimate Acoustics 12" Acoustic Panel - Wedge
16(12.99) = $207.94

Black 3 Channel Flexible PVC Floor Cord Protector
3(25) = $75.00

*we are also willing to accept any used DJ equipment like old turntables and maybe vinyl, pens and notebooks, computer wipes, we are also willing to accept snacks for the classroom and lab. *