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Mrs. Mark from Jamaica, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexible Seating for Mrs. Mark's ELA Room

Help me give my students a learning space for ELA that can prove them with flexible seating. This will allow them to have more collaborative spaces to meet with peers and allow them to feel comfortable.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Mark's classroom raised $1,049

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are willing to come to school each day ready to try new things. They love to participate in hands on learning because it’s allows them to be creative, thoughtful thinkers and promotes them to ask higher order thinking questions.

They are not afraid to take chances and are comfortable being themselves during the process.

We are a small school that promotes inclusion for all and since all of the students know each other, it allows them to work collaboratively with one another.

My Project

My students must be engaged and comfortable while they are learning. This can definitely be a challenge at time with a lard class of 33 students. Some students used to have a hard time keeping up because their desk is closer to the back of the room, and that can allow a child to easily get distracted. However, last year we began to have the whole group move closer to the front so everyone can stay engaged.

The challenge that we have right now is that since I teach middle school, I want the students to feel comfortable when they move up to the front of the room, and not have to bring all of their chairs.

Many of the students are tall, so it is very hard for them to sit on the floor comfortably or for all of the students to fit on one rug. Therefore, flexible seating will allow my students to all have an opportunity to be close together as a group, but allow students choices on where they can sit and what they can sit on.

Mrs. Mark PS/IS 178 Holliswood Grades 6-8 Jamaica, NY View local requests

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

180 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC863 - Flex-Space Comfy Rectangular Classroom Carpet - 9' x 12' - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $389.00 1 $389.00
DD430SB - Calming Colors® Big Beanbag Seat - Sky Blue (30") • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 2 $159.98
20" K'Motion Stool - Natural • Kaplan Early Learning Company $49.95 3 $149.85
18" K'Motion Stool - Natural • Kaplan Early Learning Company $49.95 3 $149.85

Materials cost

$848.68

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$891.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.31

Total project goal

$1,048.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,048.72

1 Donor

-$891.41

Donations toward project cost

-$891.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$157.31

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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