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Mr. Ravenda from Paterson NJ is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Flexible Seating

Help me give my students flexible seating to help create a comfortable learning enviorment.

  • $322 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 Students

My students are creative, thoughtful and full of questions! They absolutely love hands-on, active, engaging projects and challenges that allow them to think outside the box to find solutions! They come to school each day ready to try new things and take brave chances in order to grow both personally and academically. Truly, they are my inspiration! Being from a low-income area my students' families are unable to financially contribute to the needs of the students. With your help, we can do this!

My Project

My classroom implements flexible seating to create a fun, friendly, and comfortable classroom environment conducive to learning. We have replaced all of our seating with yoga balls, my own included, and it helps a great deal with a student focus, comfort, and health. The balls promote good posture and balance, something all kids should start practicing at a young age to create healthy habits they can take into adulthood. Like any first grade class though, accidents happen, and we have lost a fair amount of balls due to accidental pencil points. I am looking to replenish our classroom supply so that we can bounce our way right into the new school year.

Mr. Ravenda
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Children's Balance Ball - Flexible School Chair Active Classroom Desk Alternative Seating | Built-In Stay-Put Soft Stability Legs, Includes Air Pump, 52cm, Grey • Amazon Business $19.98 12 $239.76

Materials cost

$239.76

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$273.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.24

Total project goal

$321.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$321.60

4 Donors

-$160.80

Donations toward project cost

-$136.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.12

match offer

-$160.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$136.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.12

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$0.00

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