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Ms. Palombo from Providence RI is requesting Reading Nooks, Desks & Storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Flexible Seating for Flexible Learning

Help me give my students a flexible seating area where they can go to calm down, take a break, or to get their work done in a space where they can focus.

  • $458 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students range from 6th to 8th grade and live in Providence, Rhode Island. They are kind, hilarious, energetic and very excited by hands on science activities. However, many of them have not had the opportunity to do as many hands on activities as they deserve to. I also teach many English Language Learners who greatly benefit from hands on activities.

My students love working together on projects and are great at bouncing ideas off of each other to successfully figure out labs or complete projects.

My Project

Research shows flexible seating increases student well being and student engagement. Students at my school spend most of their school hours seated in uncomfortable seats with no breaks apart from 30 minutes from lunch. This type of seating and work environment does not work for all students.

I want to create a calming workspace for my students with comfortable seating and a nice atmosphere to help them focus on their work.

This will help them stay motivated and stay productive. I have asked for comfy pillows, a carpet, and a variety of comfortable seats to help create this atmosphere.

The carpet, pillows, bean bag chair and comfy floor seat will be used to decorate a corner of the classroom where select students can sit to help them stay focused. The comfy wobble seats will be put on top of the hard chairs students sit on to make them more comfortable and to help students who have a hard time staying in their seats stay focused.

Ms. Palombo
Grades 6-8
Nearly all students from low‑income households

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will reach 130 students.

11 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
STEAM Carpet - 6' x 9' • Kaplan Early Learning Company $179.96 1 $179.96
LC405RG - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
DD420SG - Calming Colors® Little Beanbag Seat - Sage Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Textured Pillows (Set of 4) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $28.76 1 $28.76
LC511GR - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
LC511BU - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
LC511RG - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$353.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$388.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.64

Total project goal

$457.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $457.62

8 Donors

-$364.39

Donations toward project cost

-$320.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.41

match offer

-$80.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.23

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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