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Ms. Vee from Metairie, LA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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After the Storm - A Safe Place to Be

Help me give my students a safe, soft, and special place to land.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Vee's classroom raised $1,411

This project is fully funded

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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

My students are the best! In our drama classes, we do everything from makeup applications to stage fighting to performing at the zoo! This year has been heartbreaking. With being out of school a month, our kids' sense of safety and sanctuary has been compromised. Hurricane Ida ravaged school buildings and decimated materials and supplies.

Creating a safe place to fall is the goal here.

One sometimes forgets that teens are trying to be grownups, but really aren't. After Hurricane Ida, my kids are traumatized and need comforting. Using my space as a place of nurturing where students are welcome to relax, journal, and be heard can be beneficial not only to the theatre community but the whole school. Counselors can access intimacy for sharing and caring.

This year will be even more challenging. My students have just gotten over the forced COVID isolation and virtual learning. They had just returned to in-school learning when Hurricane Ida hit. We were all gone for a month and it was wonderful to reconnect.

My students come from diverse backgrounds and cultures. My goal this year is to provide, through drama, a safe place to land after the storm.

My Project

Theatre is improvisation. We have to improvise now in order to better serve our students after Hurricane Ida. This project will provide space for journaling and can be used by the counselors, other teachers as well as this theatre teacher.

A safe place to land is what we all want.

Providing a colorful space that is welcoming, inclusive provides a safety net for sharing traumatic events. The journals will give a writing tool that is for the purpose of recording not just trauma, but joys as well. Imagine the ease of communicating when you know your words are written by you but supported by teachers who care.

Ms. Vee John Q Adams Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

Metairie, LA 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sofa Sack - Plush Ultra Soft Bean Bags Chairs for Kids, Teens, Adults - Memory Foam Beanless Bag Chair with Microsuede Cover - Foam Filled Furniture for Dorm Room - Black 5' • Amazon Business $100.60 4 $402.40
Factory Direct Partners SoftScape Petal Ottoman, Collaborative Flexible Seating for Kids, Teens; Soft, Sturdy Foam Furniture for in-Home Learning, Classrooms, Offices, Libraries, Junior 12" H - Purple • Amazon Business $86.41 4 $345.64
Tree of Life Journal (Notebook, Diary) • Amazon Business $8.09 25 $202.25
DRAGONN by VIVO Ergonomic Kneeling Chair, Adjustable Stool for Home and Office - Improve Your Posture with an Angled Seat - Thick Comfortable Cushions, Black, DN-CH-K01B • Amazon Business $109.99 1 $109.99

Materials cost

$1,060.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $92.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,198.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$211.58

Total project goal

$1,410.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,410.53

2 Donors

-$520.18

Donations toward project cost

-$442.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.03

Matching donations from our partners

-$890.35

Match offers toward project cost

-$756.80

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$133.55

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 $0.00

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