Calm in the Chaos: Empowering Students Through Sensory Tools
Help me give my students access to calming strips and fidget tools designed to support emotional regulation, reduce anxiety, and improve focus.
$633 goal
This project expired on October 21, 2025.
This project expired on October 21, 2025.
My Project
This project will provide students with access to calming strips and fidget tools designed to support emotional regulation, reduce anxiety, and improve focus. As students face growing academic, social, and emotional pressures, especially post-pandemic, these sensory tools offer a simple yet powerful way to self-regulate and stay engaged in class. With your support, we will create calmer learning environments where our students feel empowered to manage their emotions, stay focused, and succeed, academically and emotionally. Equipping our Calming Corners with sensory tools will help students self-regulate in a calm environment.
More than three‑quarters 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
HBCU Alum650 students impacted
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Calm Strips: Original SCHOOL 120-Pack Sensory Tools (fidget toys, social emotional learning, mental health stickers, calming corner fidgets for teens)
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$100.00
5
$500.00
Materials cost
$500.00
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.50
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$537.50
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$94.85
Total project goal
$632.35
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