You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Ms. Valentine from San Mateo CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Beautiful Furniture Makes a Difference

My students need a new table with wooden chairs. This table complements the Montessori physical environment through its beauty and functionality. The chairs foster proper posture and a social setting for appropriate work.

  • $580 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our students come from diverse backrounds: Both in terms of ethnicity and socioecomonic status. Our students and families have chosen this magnet program which offers a Montessori pedagogy in our public school system. The school is part of a public school system offering magnet schools as a choice. My students are in a multi - age classroom including Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten. OUr families are very involved in many aspects of our school including classroom volunteering; parent education events and school wide projects.

My students are adorable, and able to spend two consecutive years in the classroom since it is a multi - age environment.

Our relationships are an important aspect of their experience since trust, familiarality and individualized instruction are significant components. As a Montessori teacher, I understand how important differentiated instruction can be as each child is different. We aim for high standards and I'm proud to report that the children meet their learning goals.

My Project

I am in the process of transforming a classroom into an appropriate Montessori learning environment. Dr. Montessori stated that the physical learning environment is the most important aspect of a proper learning context. This public school classroom is on its way to becoming a beautiful educational environment. This project is designed to add beautiful furniture to our early childhood classroom. The wooden table and chairs offer appropriate social settings, along with beautiful, sturdy aspects. Personally, I love wooden chairs with a ladder back since it fosters proper posture and writing positioning. Initially, it was exceedingly industrial in its appearance and the furniture was not the proper size, nor suitable for our classroom and its functionality. With the help of donors like yourselves, this public Montessori program offers a wide range of students an amazing pedagogy tuition free. It is very important to offer an authentic Montessori enviroment in our public school district. Thank you.

Ms. Valentine
Grades PreK-2

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Valentine is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TABLE/CHAIR SET HARDWOOD 30X48X23 TABLE WITH 4 14IN LADDERBACK CHAIRS - SET • School Specialty $383.57 1 $383.57

Materials cost

$383.57

Vendor shipping charges

$38.36

Sales tax

$35.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$492.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.96

Total project goal

$579.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$579.74

5 Donors

-$579.74

Donations toward project cost

-$492.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.96

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"San Mateo","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[4530437],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3418667,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/beautiful-furniture-makes-a-difference/3418667/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":24,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Valentine","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"4530437":{"owner":"Ms. Valentine","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3418667],"proposalHash":"-670696568","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-4_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20955175,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NDUzMDQzNw==","NDc4MjM1OA==","NDUzNDk5NQ==","NDU3MDcwOA==","NTYwODk3Mw=="],"teacherId":4530437,"schoolCounty":"San Mateo","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CA","name":"California"}}