You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Little from North Clarendon VT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Little is requesting

I've Been Sitting All Day!

Help me give my students a standing desk and anti-fatigue mat so they have the option to sit or stand when doing work in the classroom.

  • $319 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

After eighteen years in the classroom, my students are still the best part of my job. Every day I walk into my room toward a new day, just waiting to see what my kids have in store for me ... and they never disappoint. They come from all walks of life: high and low income, farms and apartments (some even living in tents), with their families and some in foster care, reading above grade-level and barely able to read - but all with a ton of knowledge in their own right and more than willing to pass that information along to whoever is willing to listen AND all eager to learn and absorb new information into their sponge-like brains.

My students deserve the very best that education can provide, but we are currently not in a place, unfortunately, where education is being made a priority.

Thankfully, there are places like DonorsChoose.org that help teachers compensate for what classrooms would otherwise be missing. I have phenomenal students who all have differing needs when they walk through the school doors in the morning, but I owe it to each of them to meet those individual needs - they are worth nothing less.

My Project

So many students today have a difficult time sitting in a seat for any length of time. I work to provide various seating options for students in my room including sitting at an individual desk, working at tables in chairs, sitting on the floor and using clipboards, laying on the floor and using clipboards, or standing and using a clipboard. Most students move between the different areas during class time but always go to a spot that best fits the needs at that time.

Over the course of my time as a classroom teacher, I have tried numerous designs in my room to provide the best opportunities for my students to be successful, but there is always something missing: the opportunity for more than one student to work standing up without having to lean a clipboard against the wall or a classmate's back.

Through DonorsChoose, I was able to bring in one standing desk with mat for students, and it has made a significant difference. Having a second standing desk with a mat to stand on will provide what is missing for other students dealing with physical pain due to injury, growth, or who want to stand just because they've been sitting for too long. While this project is only for a second standing desk and mat, being able to help two students is better than none.

I am hopeful that this project will lead to greater accomplishment in the classroom and a more welcoming environment where students want to learn and create. I know the difference having a choice makes to me, as an adult, in output and willingness to make an effort; this next step in work-space opportunities will make a difference for my students.

Mrs. Little
Grades 9-12

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Little is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ameriwood Home Allston Standing Desk, Espresso (9872096) • Staples Advantage $159.99 1 $159.99
Safco Anti-Fatigue Mat, 30" x 20", Black (2110BL) • Staples Advantage $76.99 1 $76.99

Materials cost

$236.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$270.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.74

Total project goal

$318.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $318.27

2 Donors

-$318.27

Donations toward project cost

-$270.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.74

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Little and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"North Clarendon","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[1012593],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"VT","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":4744880,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/ive-been-sitting-all-day/4744880/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":90,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Little","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"1012593":{"owner":"Mrs. Little","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4744880],"proposalHash":"2040113861","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1012593_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488224051039","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":174148,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":1012593,"schoolCounty":"Rutland","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"VT","name":"Vermont"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.