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Ms. DaRocha from Danbury, CT is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexible Seating for Language Acquisition!

Help me give my students comfortable centers to promote more student discourse, which is vital to language acquisition and student engagement.

  • $956 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

I am a fifth-year MLL (ESL) teacher in Danbury. I work at a school of over 500 students with about 65% of the students whose native language is not English. I’m requesting flexible seating for my classroom that will be used by students from kindergarten through fifth grade. The flexible seating will help me provide comfortable, appealing “meeting” centers to promote student discourse. I want to reinforce that English acquisition occurs through communication and interactions, not memorization of rules. Flexible seating is conducive to open student engagement, active collaboration, and communication.

The stories I’ve heard about my students’ traumatic experiences as they traveled to the United States are simply heartbreaking.

My hope is that the flexible seating options can help reduce their anxiety and give them a sense of comfort as they interact with peers in these centers. I want to make newcomers to the country without any English language feel “at home” as much as possible. As their anxiety decreases, their participation in student discussions will increase and positively impact student performance and language acquisition.

My students and I thank you in advance for supporting my students’ success!

Mrs. DaRocha

Ms. DaRocha Ellsworth Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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 directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. DaRocha

Danbury, CT View local requests

More than half 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

65 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Posh Beanbags Big Comfy Bean Bag Chair: Posh Large Beanbag Chairs with Removable Cover for Kids, Teens and Adults - Polyester Cloth Puff Sack Lounger Furniture for All Ages - 27 Inch - Solid Gray • Amazon Business $67.63 4 $270.52
Flash Furniture Carter Adjustable Kids Flexible Active Stool for Classroom and Home with Non-Skid Bottom, 14"-18" Seat Height, Set of 1, Blue • Amazon Business $60.60 4 $242.40
ECR4Kids The Surf Portable Lap Desk, Flexible Seating, Black, 10-Pack • Amazon Business $100.15 1 $100.15
8 Pcs Square Flexible Floor Seating Cushions Floor Cushions for Classroom 3.5'' Comfy Memory Flexible Seating Floor Seat Cushion for Kids, School, Kindergarten, Nursery or Home (Bright Color) • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Just Write! Grade 3 Skills Book • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $2.95 20 $59.00
Just Write! Grade 5 Skills Book • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $2.95 10 $29.50

Materials cost

$761.56

Vendor shipping charges

$8.85

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$811.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$143.26

Total project goal

$955.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$955.09

1 Donor

-$955.09

Donations toward project cost

-$811.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$143.26

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$0.00

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