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Mrs. Symens from Hayti SD is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

HELLO Comfortable Seating!

Help me give my students flexible seating to create a safe, healthy, and enthusiastic environment for the learning that comes with each day!

  • $1,292 goal

This project expired on March 3, 2021.

This project expired on March 3, 2021.

My Students

Hello! I am a 5th-grade teacher in rural South Dakota. My 5th-grade class has 20 students. We are located in a rural farming community.

I have switched my classroom from traditional to flexible seating and I will never go back.

The idea is to create a more comfortable environment that helps students be their best learning selves.

This school year, we are working towards staying safe, while cultivating a classroom environment where we feel excited to learn!

My Project

This school year, we are working towards staying safe, while cultivating a classroom environment where we feel excited to learn!

My students are required to stay seated, but for many of them, this is extremely difficult.

The chair cushions will make it more comfortable for the students to sit for periods of time. I have students that will fall asleep because we can not move around as often, and other students become so restless that they are unable to focus. Please help me provide them with seating options that will keep them safe, healthy, and enthusiastic for the learning that comes with each day!

Mrs. Symens
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC721 FlexSpace Mobile Standing Desk Modern Maple • Lakeshore Learning Materials $379.00 2 $758.00
LC511RG FlexSpace Wobble Cushion Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 4 $79.96
LC511BU FlexSpace Wobble Cushion Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 4 $79.96
LC511GR FlexSpace Wobble Cushion Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 4 $79.96

Materials cost

$997.88

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$54.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,097.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$193.72

Total project goal

$1,291.45

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