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Ms. de Guzman from Chicago, IL is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Warm, Comfortable, & Safe Place to Sit

Help me give my students soft seats for a comfortable place to sit during circle time/read-alouds, and also ensure proper cleaning & disinfection in replacement for an area rug.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. de Guzman's classroom raised $251

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school is a Level I school, with six hundred and fifty-six elementary students from pre-k through eighth grade. About 48.8% of those students come from low-income households, 19.2% of the students are diverse learners, and 13.3% have limited English skills. Our classroom is comprised of pre-kindergarten students in a multi-age setting.

In our classroom, there are high student expectations of independence and self-monitoring.

We believe that the overall understanding of one’s experiences is a genuine form of knowledge. This is why we saw the importance of allowing the child freedom to learn in a carefully prepared environment. The materials that we need in the classroom will aid in their self-exploration in which they can discover their strengths and weaknesses as they challenge the confines of their own realities.

My Project

Today was the first day I was able to step in the classroom since March. The children will be coming to school in person on January 11th. As I looked into CDC recommendations for integrating cleaning and disinfecting plan, I recognize that children do share an area rug for circle time and read-aloud in our classroom. According to CDC, "Soft and porous materials, such as area rugs and seating, may be removed to reduce the challenges with cleaning and disinfecting them."

To ensure that children have a warm, comfortable, and safe alternative to using an area rug for circle time, I would like to ask for your support in acquiring soft seats that could be easily disinfected, and individually labeled for my students who will be leaning in person.

If my assistant and I will be able to clean and disinfect shared places in our classroom, we will reduce the risk of spreading the infection by removing and killing germs on surfaces children frequently touch/occupy. The children will also not be met by a cold floor during an important parts of our day, which is circle time and read-aloud. Thank you so much for your support!

Ms. de Guzman Dore Early Childhood Center Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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

15 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD380X Calming Colorssupsup Soft Seats Set of 5 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 3 $179.97

Materials cost

$179.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$212.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.53

Total project goal

$250.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $250.20

5 Donors

-$247.40

Donations toward project cost

-$212.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.80

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 $0.00

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