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Ms. Mejia from Salinas, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Magical Library

Help me give my students a magical library to help motivate them to read.

  • $396 goal

This project expired on August 18, 2025.

This project expired on August 18, 2025.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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 Project

All our students have read the first book in the Harry Potter series and have learned to love the plot and its characters. What better way to honor their passion for Harry Potter than with a classroom library that mirrors it?

Classrooms need to be inviting and engaging for students and what better way to achieve this than with a Hogwarts-themed library; let's bring the magic to our classroom!

The Hogwarts storage chairs can serve as special seats students can borrow while engaging in independent reading time. The book ends and fabric storage cubbies can help us organize our books so they can be more accessible to our students. This awesome decor will surely make the library area more appealing for students, which will motivate them to cozy up with a good book. Moreover, it will hopefully motivate our students to read the remaining six books in the Harry Potter series, building their vocabulary and allowing them to enhance their reading skills.

Ms. Mejia Alisal Community School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Salinas, CA 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

32 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Numskull - Hogwarts Legacy Storage Chair • Amazon Business $59.99 2 $119.98
Clastyle Magic Nursery Decor Baby Basket Large Brown Feather Wand Hat Basket Broomstick Owl Kid Gift Book Shelf Basket Collapsible Clothes Basket Rectangle Toy Bin • Amazon Business $17.38 4 $69.52
Paladone - Harry Potter - Hogwarts Crest - Lamp with Control Wands Black • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
H&P Decorative Bookends – Modern Kids Book Stopper for Shelves, Nook Desk Accessories, and Home Decor • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Carson Dellosa 219-Piece Black Cutout Letters, 4" Upper and Lowercase Alphabet, Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols for Bulletin Board, Posterboard, Party, and Classroom Decor • Amazon Business $9.78 2 $19.56

Materials cost

$277.04

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$25.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$336.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.39

Total project goal

$395.94

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

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