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Ms. Balsiger from Erie, PA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Get My Students Out of Their Seats

Help me give my students the chance to get out of their desks and work collaboratively!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Balsiger's classroom raised $490

This project is fully funded

My Project

One of the "silver linings" of Covid was that my students were finally given 1:1 access to Chromebooks. This was a game-changer as far as what we could do together in the classroom.

As wonderful as this has been, it does lend itself to the students being stuck in desks for the entirety of my 84-minute class block.

This can be hard on them physically, and I would like to give them the opportunity to move around, sit on the ground (which has countless physical benefits), and work with each other in a bit more of comfortable setting. The yoga mats will give them an opportunity to do this.

Ms. Balsiger Northwest Penn Collegiate Academy Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Erie, PA 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

250 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Go fit GF Yoga Mat with Yoga Position Poster Blue • Staples $19.00 20 $380.00

Materials cost

$380.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$415.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.36

Total project goal

$489.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $489.06

6 Donors

-$437.45

Donations toward project cost

-$415.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$51.61

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 $0.00

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