Creating a Calming Oasis: Sensory Room for Student Success
Help me give my students a calming sensory room with tools like sensory seating, fidget toys, and calming lights to support my CES students' emotional well-being, focus, and academic success.
$635 goal
This project expired on July 25, 2025.
This project expired on July 25, 2025.
My Project
My students are incredible, resilient learners who often face challenges regulating their emotions and focusing in a traditional classroom setting. To support their emotional well-being and academic growth, I am seeking to create a dedicated sensory space where they can feel calm, refocused, and ready to learn.
A sensory room offers a therapeutic environment designed to meet the unique sensory needs of students, providing opportunities for relaxation, self-regulation, and stress relief.
With the right equipment, this space can serve as a refuge for students who become overwhelmed, allowing them to return to their classrooms with renewed focus and confidence.
To make this vision a reality, I am requesting resources such as sensory seating, fidget tools, calming lights, tactile wall panels, and weighted lap pads. These items will provide students with various ways to soothe themselves, release anxiety, and practice self-regulation strategies.
This sensory room will be especially beneficial for my CES students, who often experience additional stress while navigating a new language and environment. Having access to a calming space will promote their emotional resilience and academic progress.
Your generous support will make a lasting impact on my students' well-being and success. Thank you for helping us create a safe, nurturing space where every student can thrive.
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
13 students impacted
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