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Ms. Trang from Los Angeles, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Area

Help me give my students the resources to provide a calming area in the class for my students.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Trang's classroom raised $994

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

In this calming space, my students will be able to identify how they are feeling, practice mindfulness, along with practice self-regulating activities (from the zen decors to brain teasing games) in order to discover what helps them feel calm and ready to learn.

The hanging chair, calming sound machine, light projector, flexible seating chairs, artificial aquarium, timer and a variety of brain teaser puzzles will help create the relaxing setting that students need when experiencing stress at school.

The chairs will serve as an area where students can decompress and the white noise sounds along with the projector will set a relaxing calming mood when students walk into my class.

Ms. Trang Allesandro Elementary 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.

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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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
MOJIA Egg Chair with Stand and Oxford Cover, Patio Wicker Hanging Swing Chair Indoor Outdoor with UV Resistant Cushion and Foldable Seat Basket • Amazon Business $285.00 1 $285.00
WALIKI Chair Ball with Feet for Kids 4 Pack | Alternative Classroom Seating Ball | 20"/50CM Gray • Amazon Business $59.98 2 $119.96
Lightahead Artificial Aquarium, Swimming Fish & Sea Turtles Tank with Bubbles and Multi Colored LED Big Size (Fish & Sea Turtles) • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Fun Games for Adults 3D Wooden Puzzle Brain Teasers and Educational Games in Set of 9 Wooden Puzzles to Challenging Puzzles for Adults and Brain Games for Kids Suit for Living Room (12 Puzzle Set) • Amazon Business $45.99 1 $45.99
Japanese Zen Garden kit for Desk | 9.5'' Bamboo Sand Tray |3 Resin Stamp Spheres |Zen Decor and Meditation Accessories |6 Mini Zen Garden Rake| Mini Zen Decor Meditation Gifts • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
Ocean Star Sky Night Light Projector for Kid, Kids Constellation Galaxy Projector, 360 Degree Rotating Nebula Starry Sky Night Light Projection Lamp • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Coolzon Speed Cube Set, 10 Pack Magic Cubes Bundle 2x2 4x4 Pyraminx Megaminx Mirror Fenghuolun Axis Fisher Skewb Mini Bun Cube 3x3, Easy Turning 3D Puzzle Games Toy for Kids Adults • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
Moving Sand Art Painting Night Light, Sapouni 3D Dynamic Sandscape Moving Sand Picture with LED Square Glass Flowing Sand in Motion Display Relaxing Desktop Art for Home Office Decor (Blue) • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
BESTAMTOY 36 PCs Wooden Sorting Stacking Rocks Balancing Stones ,Educational Preschool Learning Montessori Toys, Building Blocks Game for Kids 3 4 5 6 Years Boy and Girl Birthday for Kids • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Homedics SoundSleep White Noise Sound Machine, Silver, Small Travel Sound Machine with 6 Relaxing Nature Sounds, Portable Sound Therapy for Home, Office, Nursery, Auto-Off Timer, By Homedics • Amazon Business $17.59 1 $17.59
6 Pack Small Digital Kitchen Timer Magnetic Back and ON/Off Switch,Minute Second Count Up Countdown (Multicolored) • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Padike IQ Toys, IQ Test Mind Game Toys Brain Teaser Metal Wire Puzzles Magic Trick Toy,Metal Puzzle(16 Pack) • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69

Materials cost

$699.66

Vendor shipping charges

$39.99

Sales tax

$64.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$844.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.97

Total project goal

$993.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$993.13

1 Donor

-$844.16

Donations toward project cost

-$844.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$148.97

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$0.00

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