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Ms. Cuffy from Columbia, SC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Changing a Chair Can Change a Mind

Help me give my students comfortable stools so they have more space in class to be creative and innovative.

  • $761 goal

This project expired on December 14, 2024.

This project expired on December 14, 2024.

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Ms. Cuffy Summit Parkway Middle School
Columbia, SC Grades 6-8

My Project

Our classroom is small but a workhorse for our STEM and Design Engineering class, where 6th- to 8th-grade students learn about design thinking, robotics, and problem-solving every day. Students address real-world problems that includes prototyping and competing in FIRST LEGO League Challenge. However, our space and bulky traditional chairs/desks hinder students' ability to move freely, collaborate effectively, and fully explore all the STEM activities we could do. Recently, my 7th-grade students tried to rearrange the classroom to place the competition mat, but we couldn’t fit it in because we needed the chairs for the next class. With stools, we could host special classes—like the 12 students from our sister elementary school who visit for robotics lessons—without sacrificing floor space.

The stools we are requesting will allow students to rearrange the room easily, creating open spaces for prototyping and robotics testing.

With the added flexibility, we can easily stack the stools to lay down the LEGO competition mat while the next class will be able to move the stools around to welcome guest speakers, parents, and experts without moving into the hallway.

Having these stools would create a more dynamic, creative environment. It would allow students to showcase their innovative & robotics skills in the classroom itself, welcoming professionals and experts to experience their innovations firsthand. These stools are a simple but essential step in ensuring our STEM and Innovation lab can continue to inspire an innovative mindset.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

HBCU Alum 150 students impacted
Ms. Cuffy Summit Parkway Middle School Grades 6-8

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

HBCU Alum 150 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Round Stool Welded Tube Leg Black 19 H • Grainger $56.82 10 $568.20

Materials cost

$568.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $40.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$646.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.14

Total project goal

$760.92

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