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Mrs. Kaluau from Paia HI is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Flexible Seats for Little Learners

Help me give my students flexible seating options to help foster a better learning environment.

  • $784 goal

This project expired on May 7, 2020.

This project expired on May 7, 2020.

My Students

I teach and (learn from) 17 haumana papa 'elua (second graders) in a Hawaiian Language Immersion school. They are hard-working, energetic, loving, eager, and full of promise. They enjoy coming to school every day and look forward to learning new things.

My students share a love for our native language and a love for learning.

They inspire me to better my own teaching and remind me of why I chose this profession in the first place. Seeing their growth and drive makes me hopeful for our future.

My Project

Help make our dream of flexible seating within our classroom possible. It is no surprise that students have a hard time sitting at their desks to learn...I know I did. Wiggling around, tilting your chair back, constantly adjusting your seating position...weʻve all been there and being in an uncomfortable chair and desk can make it really hard to focus and learn.

I want to provide more flexible seating options for my students to enhance their learning.

It is time to move away from the traditional desk and chairs of the past and explore other options. These chairs will take us one step closer to our goal of making our classroom a more inviting and comfortable place to learn.

Along with flexible seating, we are requesting two shelves to store our materials as we will be moving away from traditional student desks.

Mrs. Kaluau
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kore Kids Wobble Chair - Flexible Seating Stool for Classroom & Elementary School, ADD/ADHD - Made in USA - Age 6-7, Grade 1-2, Dark Blue (14in) • Amazon Business $52.99 5 $264.95
ECR4Kids The Surf - Portable Lap Desk/Laptop Stand/Writing Table, Seafoam (10-Pack) • Amazon Business $199.99 1 $199.99
ClosetMaid 1292 Cubeicals Organizer, 12-Cube, Espresso • Amazon Business $67.88 2 $135.76

Materials cost

$600.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $26.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$666.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.55

Total project goal

$783.69

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