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Mrs. Watkins from San Leandro CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Finding Calm Amid the Chaos

Help me give my students yoga mats that will allow them to work on social emotional learning in this challenging time.

  • $3,017 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach in a Title I elementary school in San Leandro. It is a very diverse school filled with students of all backgrounds. My 400 students come to school eager to learn and are excited to try new things. This year however, we are jumping into school in a virtual learning situation. Although, our students are at home they connect with us every day using a variety of online platforms.

While struggling with the challenging outside world our students show up every day ready to learn.

They are welcomed by an amazing team of educators ready to teach them and give them the support they need to experience success.

My Project

In these challenging times my students are struggling with ways to cope. This project will help them through mindfulness, meditation, breathing and yoga techniques. Such instruction will help students learn the strategies and valuable tools to help them manage their daily lives. Further, students will gain self confidence and enhanced self-esteem as they gain mastery with these skills.

Mats will be used daily to help students develop mindfulness skills.

Students will experience increase calmness, physical well-being and positive moods. The activities taught using these mats will also improve our students academic performance by helping them with emotional regulation.

Mrs. Watkins
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MAT - CANDO PER YOGA MAT - BLUE - 68 IN X 24 IN X 1/6 IN - ECO-FRIENDLY - CASE OF 10 • School Specialty $140.02 15 $2,100.30

Materials cost

$2,100.30

Vendor shipping charges

 $210.03

Sales tax

 $192.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$31.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,564.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$452.47

Total project goal

$3,016.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $3,016.48

4 Donors

-$3,016.48

Donations toward project cost

-$2,564.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$452.47

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