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

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Calming Environment

Help me give my students a calming environment with a new classroom rug.

  • $619 goal

This project expired on October 18, 2025.

This project expired on October 18, 2025.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

A classroom rug helps to create a warm and inviting environment.

Having a classroom rug is essential for TK, as it serves as our main gathering point.

Our carpet will be a place where we come together to learn, sing, dance, and, most importantly, have fun.

The carpet will be used for morning meetings, where students will have the opportunity to welcome one another. Our carpet will be used in a space where we gather and read together. It will be a place for math manipulatives. It will be a place where students may go for alternative seating.

The classroom carpet will be a central focus in our learning and in our coming together as a family. I would greatly appreciate any help in obtaining this rug for our classroom.

Ms. Mendoza Laurel Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

San Mateo, CA View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore A Spot for Everyone Classroom Carpet for 20 Kids - 8' x 9' - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $429.00 1 $429.00

Materials cost

$429.00

Vendor shipping charges

$21.45

Sales tax

$39.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$526.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.85

Total project goal

$618.99

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