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Ms. Gilbert from Middletown CT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Cozy Classroom Carpet for Learning

Help me give my students a place where they can all comfortably come together!

  • $500 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I am a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district. Our elementary students have many challenges in and out of the classroom. Many of the students receive a free breakfast and lunch due to their socioeconomic status. These challenges can hold students back so I do whatever I can to give them every advantage I can. I am looking to provide my students with meaningful learning expieriences. In this class, we build a community around what we have in common and our shared experiences.

My Project

The classroom carpet is a common meeting place for all my students. We start each day meeting together! Stories are shared. Concepts are introduced and practiced. Thinking and sharing happens. We can gather around something new and explore it together. It's that one special place where everyone feels welcome and everyone knows that something new and exciting is about to take place. The carpet is a home inside of the classroom, fostering learning and creativity. Community is so critical in developing confident, capable learners. By having a classroom carpet, the students will have a chance to get out of their chairs and come together to learn up close and together!

Ms. Gilbert
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC863 - Flex-Space Comfy Rectangular Classroom Carpet - 9' x 12' - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $389.00 1 $389.00

Materials cost

$389.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$424.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.97

Total project goal

$499.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $499.81

10 Donors

-$404.81

Donations toward project cost

-$344.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.72

match offer

-$95.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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