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A Therapeutic Counseling Office Part II

My students need bean bag chairs and a rug.

Mrs. Connell Bronx School of Young Leaders

Bronx, NY Grades 6-8

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

My Students

I am a middle school counselor in a high poverty area in the South Bronx. My students unfortunately have experienced a series of challenging life situations that affect their academic, social, and emotional well being. Many of my students come from broken families, parents who are incarcerated, etc.

As a School Counselor I want to provide a welcoming and loving space where students can participate in a series of group counseling and individual counseling sessions.

Many of my students are plagued by major life stressors, including domestic violence, gang violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, and the loss of loved ones. Many of my students need a place that feels safe, warm, and relaxing. I want to create a therapeutic room that includes nice comfortable bean bag seats (to relieve stress) and lots of arts and crafts to help them express their emotions through the arts.

My Project

Students will gain insights into their feelings and learn appropriate ways to deal with stress. We will work on anger management techniques and ways to cope with anxiety, anger, depression, and to appropriately express their feelings. This would create a place where teachers can send students who need to be removed from the classroom for a few minutes until they can put themselves back together whenever they become explosive.

Thanks to your donation we will be able to engage and motivate disinterested students at-risk by giving them the opportunity to focus on their creativity as a means to express their feelings.

Your generosity plays an integral part in the fun and success of our therapeutic environment.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

120 students impacted 14 donors

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Bronx, NY
Grades 6-8
Character Education
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Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Connell Bronx School of Young Leaders Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Bronx, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

120 students impacted 14donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

BEAN BAG CHAIR ADULT TRI-COLOR • Abilitations, Inc./School Specialty $48.34 2 $96.68

LC331 - Green Rectangular Carpet - 6' x 9' • Lakeshore Learning $199.00 1 $199.00

Materials cost			$295.68
Vendor shipping charges			$9.67
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.44
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$344.79
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$51.52
Total project goal			$396.31
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$396.31
11 Donors			-$396.31
Donations toward project cost			-$344.79
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$51.52
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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A Therapeutic Counseling Office Part II

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

My Students

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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