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Ms. Jackson from San Francisco, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creative Seating for Creative Minds!

My students need more entry points to learning. Having options like floor seats and lap desks makes learning accessible to ALL students and gives them a choice to choose how they learn.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Jackson's classroom raised $812

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My Students

Imagine living in city where people travel near and far to explore. A city where dreams are made and the most creative come to share and build. In this same city you and your family are couch-surfing, unable to access quality health care, and living in a food desert even though your parents are working 2-3 jobs to survive all time record high housing prices. Our school is a small community school that that serves those families. Situated in the heart of the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco, our school is a safe and consistent place for our families in uncertain times.

Our kindergarteners come to school every day in a quest for more.

They challenge every stereotype about what they should be, how they should act and constantly reach for more. I have the privilege to empower the minds of 17 bright eyed kinders. Every day they push themselves to learn as much as they can so they can be experts ready to change the world. At 5 and 6 years old these scholars have so much life experience and want to share it with the world!

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If you have ever seen a 5/6 year old you understand why we need flexible seating. Sitting at wooden tables and chairs off and on all day is extremely hard for adults but for young children its not only hard but developmentally inappropriate. When learning new material my students learn best when comfortable. Exposing my kinders to the joy of reading is so much more exciting in a rocking chair. Writing why you think every day should be superhero day just sounds more realistic using lap desks and comfy seat pillows.

Learning is suppose to open your mind and body to new possibilities so why do we still expect our students to sit in outdated seats and chairs.

With the addition of flexible seating in our classroom you will be giving my students choice, in a world where they are constantly told no you are telling them yes. In a space where they are told they have to conform you are telling them,"Be you". Most importantly you are telling my kinders that they matter and you believe in their potential.

Project tagged as

San Francisco, CA
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Mathematics
Traditional School
Reading Nooks, Desks & Storage
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Ms. Jackson Dr George W Carver Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

HBCU Alum 33 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

CLIPBOARD LETTER ASST - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $4.25 36 $153.00

Ableware 764170000 Bed Tray, Assorted • Amazon Business $20.00 5 $100.00

LC405GR - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98

LC405RG - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98

DD370X - Soft Seats - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $56.99 1 $56.99

Norwood Commercial Furniture NOR-1101AC-SO Plastic Stack Stools, 17.75" Height, 11.75" Width, 11.75" Length, Assorted Colors (Pack of 5) • Amazon Business $52.31 1 $52.31

Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Children's Balance Ball - Flexible School Chair, Active Classroom Desk Seating with Stay-Put Stability Legs, Includes Air Pump, Blue, 45cm • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98

Materials cost			$582.24
Vendor shipping charges			$15.30
Sales tax			$53.27
3rd party payment processing fee			$8.73
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$689.54
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$121.68
Total project goal			$811.22
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$811.22
6 Donors			-$777.40
Donations toward project cost			-$668.29
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$109.11
match offer			-$25.00
Match offer toward project cost			-$21.25
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$3.75
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$8.82
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Creative Seating for Creative Minds!

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

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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