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Mrs. Riesterer from Warren, MI is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating a Welcoming Environment

Help me give my students new chairs and LED lights to help create a welcoming, comfortable environment for student learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Riesterer's classroom raised $228

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students come from many walks of life and these last few years were hard in more ways than one. Some of my students are struggling to be able to focus on their work while they sit in the typical, hard plastic chairs that are in our middle school classrooms.

Flexible seating allows students to take charge of their learning and make the choices that work best for them.

During independent work times, they choose a location in the classroom that works for them. Currently, my students are choosing to work in a variety of locations in our room such as at different tables, sitting under tables with clip boards, or sitting or lying on the floor with a clip board. Making sure students are comfortable is an essential component in motivating them. I have noticed amazing differences in my students when they are given a choice in their seating. They almost always make good choices about where they sit, are more engaged, and get more work completed than when they are just sitting at their desk. By adding new wheeled chairs, it will add another option for students to choose from.

By donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student attention and focus, but you will also ultimately help to increase their academic achievement. Students will be able to simply focus on the academic material at hand, and not whether their materials are going to work or not.

The LED lights will be placed around the classroom in order to allow us to turn off the harsh overhead florescent lights that stretch across our classroom. It is my hope that this will create a more welcoming and comfortable environment for our students to learn in.

Mrs. Riesterer Great Oaks Academy Grades 6-8

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

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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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

90 students impacted 52donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Home Office Chair Ergonomic Desk Chair Mesh Computer Chair with Lumbar Support Armrest Executive Rolling Swivel Adjustable Mid Back Task Chair for Women Adults (Orange) • Amazon Business $44.99 2 $89.98
Onforu Warm White LED Strip Lighting, 65.6ft 3000K Dimmable Led Tape Light, 20m Bright 1200 LEDs 2835 Flexible Ribbon Christmas Light, 12V Adhesive Rope Lights for Kitchen, Under Cabinet, Bedroom • Amazon Business $35.69 2 $71.38

Materials cost

$161.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$193.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.20

Total project goal

$227.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $227.98

47 Donors

-$147.68

Donations toward project cost

-$141.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.60

Matching donations from our partners

-$62.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$52.70

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.30

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 $0.00

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