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Mrs. Usher from San Fernando, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Area

Help me give my students an opportunity to create a calm space and provide them with tools and resources that will help students build their self-management skills by engaging in mindful activities like journaling, drawing, and breathing.

  • $996 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

In middle school, so many different pressures can affect students well being. Between challenging classes, puberty, and peer pressure, there are times when a student needs to retreat and find a safe space to take a deep breath. With calming areas, students are able to remove themselves from the larger group, read on the tablet, listen to Lofi music through headphones, or classical music through the speakers. A student may need to work with kinetic sand or color with their hands.

Students need calming areas to help them self-regulate, keep calm, and carry on.

Funding the Calming Area project will give the students of SFIAM the tool necessary to relax, and recover before moving on to tackling their next challenge.

Mrs. Usher San Fernando Institute of Applied Media Grades 6-8

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

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Usher

San Fernando, CA 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

300 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - 10.2-Inch iPad (Latest Model) with Wi-Fi - 64GB - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $330.00 1 $330.00
Lifestyle Solutions Lexington Armchair, 39.8" W x 31.1" D x 33.5" H, Navy Blue • Amazon Business $182.53 1 $182.53
Apple - Pencil (1st Generation) with USB-C to Pencil Adapter - White • Best Buy Education $99.00 1 $99.00
JBL - Tune 510BT Wireless On-Ear Headphones - Black • Best Buy Education $35.30 1 $35.30
Essential Oil Diffuser Humidifier Ultrasonic Aromatherapy Diffuser with 4 Timer Settings & 7 Different Lights for Office Home Study Yoga Spa Baby • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
Kinetic Sand Kalm, Zen Garden Box Fidget Toy with All-Natural Kinetic Sand and 3 Tools for Relaxing Play, Sensory Toys, Sand Toys for Adults and Kids • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Echo Dot (3rd Gen, 2018 release) - Smart speaker with Alexa - Charcoal • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Color Calm Coloring Book: Perfectly Portable Pages (On-the-Go Coloring Book) (Design Originals) Extra-Thick High-Quality Perforated Paper; Convenient 5x8 Size is Perfect to Take Along Wherever You Go • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$737.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $67.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$846.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.36

Total project goal

$995.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $995.73

3 Donors

-$838.62

Donations toward project cost

-$825.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.50

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$132.11

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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