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Mx. Nat from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Build An OT Lending library for Our Classrooms!

My students need alternative seating options and sensory supports to enable them to be seated for learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mx. Nat's classroom raised $621

This project is fully funded

My Students

I work in a special education school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NYC. We have children in our classrooms with various disabilities including Autism, Down Syndrome, and language delays. The majority of our students come from low income/high poverty neighborhoods and single-caregiver families.

Our school provides its students with small special education classes and extra support through therapy, counseling, and individualized attention so that they can reach their highest potential, as typical learning environments can be too challenging for them.

Our students have difficulty sitting in traditional classroom furniture and would benefit from chairs and other items that provide movement, increased postural control, or other sensory input to help them sit upright and maintain sitting to facilitate learning.

My Project

Think back to when you had to sit at a desk and learn as a child or even an adult, and how difficult it could be sometimes. Add a disability that affects your attention, sensory difficulties, and reduced postural strength to help you sit upright, and learning becomes pretty much impossible. All your energy is channeled into just trying to stay in your chair, and nothing is left to focus and pay attention to the lesson.

Having multiple options for seating such as wobble chairs, air cushions, or therapy balls will help those children who have difficulty staying in their chair or sitting still.

We have some specialized equipment in our therapy room, but our students need equipment directly in the classroom that they can access during learning that will meet their sensory needs. The goal of this project is to create a "lending library": a pool of resources that will be available for teachers to request as necessary in order to fulfill their students' seating needs.

Mx. Nat P141K @ PS 54 Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

54 students impacted 17donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HowdaHUG Adjustable Chair - Age 5 to 7 • Amazon Business $84.71 1 $84.71
HowdaHUG Adjustable Chair - Age 9 and Up • Amazon Business $84.71 1 $84.71
Kore Patented WOBBLE Chair, Made in the USA, Active Sitting for Toddler, Pre-School, Kids, and Teens; Kids don't have to sit still anymore - "The BEST seat in any Classroom"! - Blue - Kids (14in) • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Bouncy Bands for Desks • Amazon Business $11.95 5 $59.75
Kore Patented WOBBLE Chair, Made in the USA, Active Sitting for Toddler, Pre-School, Kids, and Teens; Kids don't have to sit still anymore - "The BEST seat in any Classroom"! - Red - Toddler (10in) • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Sensory Weighted Lap Pad for Kids - 5-pounds - Great for Children with Autism, ADHD, and Sensory Processing Disorder • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Gymnic Movin' Sit Inflatable Seat Cushion, Blue • Amazon Business $37.89 1 $37.89
Snug Safe n Sound Kids Earmuffs / Hearing Protectors - Adjustable Headband Ear Defenders For Children and Adults (Red) • Amazon Business $14.75 2 $29.50
Air Stability Wobble Cushion, Purple, 35cm/14in Diameter, Balance Disc, Pump Included • Amazon Business $14.40 2 $28.80

Materials cost

$490.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$527.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.12

Total project goal

$620.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $620.80

15 Donors

-$535.80

Donations toward project cost

-$455.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.37

match offer

-$85.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$72.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

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 $0.00

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