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Ms. O. from Saint Louis, MO is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Place to Work!

Help me give my students a flexible seating table at which to work in groups.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. O.'s classroom raised $215

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students regularly deal with trauma in many forms: poverty, homelessness, hunger, abuse, imprisonment of family members, etc. Their young minds often find it difficult to concentrate on their studies for any length of time.

All of my students qualify for free and reduced-price lunch.

Often, school meals are the only food they eat in a day. Concentration and putting forth the energy needed for learning is difficult, although they are curious. My students crave new experiences and information.

My students like to experiment with different types of technology and media. I love watching them make connections in our ELA center activities.

My Project

We have been building a flexible seating classroom. We love the differentiation our arrangements provide. We have comfy cushion floor seating; low stools with benches for writing; a picnic table; a cube chair set; and bean bag chairs with lap desks.

We need more options for our taller students to be comfortable.

This square table will allow taller kids to sit on exercise balls or wobble stools--options that will not leave them feeling cramped or too low to the ground.

We know that we have a greater opportunity to reach our full potential when we are not distracted by things like our discomfort. This table means success for many in our classroom.

Ms. O. Patrick Henry Downtown - Academy Grades PreK-2

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

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Louis, MO 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

HBCU Alum 20 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TABLE - CLASSROOM SELECT ACTIVITY SQUARE 36 - SPECIFY TOP COLOR - SPECIFY T-MOLD EDGE/UPPER LEG COLOR - SPECIFY TABLE HEIGHT • School Specialty $136.47 1 $136.47
BLACK (PP1) - CLASSROOM SELECT • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS - CS STANDARD/APOLLO ACTIVITY TABLE MATCHING UPPER LEG/T-MOLD EDGE COLOR OPTION • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
15-25 ADJ LEG • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS - CS ACTIVITY TABLE ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT OPTION • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
GRAY NEBULA (PP) - CLASSROOM SELECT • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS - CS ACTIVITY TABLE LAMINATE TOP COLOR OPTION • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$136.47

Vendor shipping charges

$13.65

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$182.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.15

Total project goal

$214.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$214.32

2 Donors

-$115.16

Donations toward project cost

-$97.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.27

match offer

-$99.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$84.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.87

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$0.00

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