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Ms. Hicks from Hope Mills, NC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Hicks's classroom raised $447

Flexible Seats, Focused Minds

Help me give my students flexible seating, which creates a collaborative learning environment where students can move comfortably, stay engaged, and actively participate in meaningful academic discussions and problem-solving.

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Ms. Hicks Gallberry Farm Elementary School
Hope Mills, NC Grades 3-5

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Fourth graders spend much of their day collaborating, discussing ideas, explaining reasoning, and supporting classmates as they learn new concepts. Our classroom uses a flexible, student-centered learning environment where students actively engage in conversations, ask questions, and work together to strengthen understanding. Meaningful collaboration and problem-solving can be difficult to sustain when students are uncomfortable or expected to remain completely still for long periods of time.

Flexible seating gives students opportunities to move, stretch, and choose seating options that help them focus while remaining engaged in learning.

When students are comfortable and able to move appropriately, they are better able to participate in academic discussions and stay focused on the task at hand rather than becoming distracted by the need to fidget.

During partner work and small-group discussions, students can comfortably face one another, share ideas, analyze work, and talk through misunderstandings. Gentle movement and varied seating choices help students remain attentive and actively involved in conversations.

Students frequently collaborate on math strategies, reading responses, science investigations, and writing revisions. Rather than simply sharing answers, they encourage one another to explain thinking, reflect on ideas, and improve their work. Flexible seating supports these interactions by helping students stay regulated, engaged, and mentally present throughout the learning process.

This project is about more than comfort — it is about creating a learning environment that supports collaboration, communication, and student success. When students are provided with purposeful movement and flexible seating options, they listen more carefully, respond more thoughtfully, and remain invested in both their own learning and the success of their classmates.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

24 students impacted 1 donor
Ms. Hicks Gallberry Farm Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Hope Mills, NC View local requests

Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flex-Space Washable Comfy Floor Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Flex-Space Washable Comfy Floor Seat - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Flex-Space Washable Comfy Floor Seat - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Flex-Space Washable Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99

Materials cost

$319.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$379.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.01

Total project goal

$446.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $446.73

1 Donor

-$446.73

Donations toward project cost

-$379.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.01

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