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Mrs. Vaughan from Emmitsburg MD is requesting Flexible Seating through DonorsChoose, the #1 classroom funding site for teachers.

Flexible Seating for Growing Brains

My students need wobble stools and stability cushions in order to work and learn in a space where all learning styles are addressed.

  • $562 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are an imaginative and creative group of learners from diverse backgrounds in a rural town. We have a population of children with many different learning styles who benefit from differentiated instruction and engaging teaching strategies.

My energetic group of young learners are excited to learn and grow this year in a collaborative environment.

Giving them the opportunity to move, sway, and relax while they learn will have an enormous impact on their experience this year in the classroom.

My Project

We all learn in different ways and appreciate different learning environments! This project will provide multiple flexible seating options for students who may need to work in a variety of ways around the room. Not all students succeed when forced to sit at a desk all day.

Flexible Seating charges the students with self-selecting which form of seating helps them to focus and engage best.

This includes balance cushions, wobble stools, standing desks, or simply sitting on the floor with a comfy pillow. Because they will not have desks, each student will require book boxes to carry their school supplies.

Studies show that if kids have a chance to spread out and get comfortable, they will be able to put more effort in to their work!

Mrs. Vaughan
Grades 3-5
More than a third of students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 24 students.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ableware 764170000 Bed Tray, Assorted • Amazon Business $18.76 6 $112.56
Trideer Inflated Stability Wobble Cushion with Pump, Extra Thick Core Balance Disc, KIDS Wiggle Seat, Sensory Cushion for Elementary School Chair (Office & Home & Classroom) (34cm Purple) • Amazon Business $12.99 6 $77.94
ECR4Kids SoftZone Floor Cushions with Handles, 2" Deluxe Foam, Round, Assorted, (6-Pack) • Amazon Business $70.00 1 $70.00
Regency 1620BE Glow 15" Stool, Blue • Amazon Business $54.57 1 $54.57
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 $51.84 1 $51.84
Regency 1620RD Glow 15" Stool, Red • Amazon Business $49.25 1 $49.25

Materials cost

$416.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

State sales tax

 $24.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$477.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.24

Total project goal

$561.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $561.61

9 Donors

-$406.61

Donations toward project cost

-$345.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.99

match offer

-$155.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$131.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.25

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 $0.00

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