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Ms. Smith from Oakland CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Full STEAM Ahead!

Help me give my students a STEAM classroom rug to motivate and provide comfy student collaborations.

  • $383 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

The students in our classroom are a hard-working, bucket-filling, college-bound group of fifth graders. We affectionately call ourselves The Smithsonian Scholars. We represent the diversity of our city - we are Black, Asian, Filipino, Latino and Arabic. About 80% of our students live below or close to the poverty line. About half of our students are English language learners.

While we come from a wide range of backgrounds, we all come, connecting in our classroom to learn and grow together!

Please help us shine our brightest every day of the school year. We appreciate your considerable kindness.

My Project

As a fifth grade math and science teacher, I found the perfect rug for the center of my class. Fifth graders still like getting down on rug to complete assignments and learn, and I try to give them as many outlets and spaces for them to do so as possible.

Not only will the rug provide a comfortable spot for my students to sit together and collaborate, but the STEAM focused design motivates and excites them in the work they do!

It is just the right size for two to three students to gather and work on our class projects.

Ms. Smith
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
STEAM 6' x 9' Oval Carpet • Kaplan Early Learning Company $266.36 1 $266.36

Materials cost

$266.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$324.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.31

Total project goal

$382.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $382.04

5 Donors

-$382.04

Donations toward project cost

-$324.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.31

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 $0.00

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