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Ms. Vasquez from South Gate, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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LAUSD Calming Area

Help me give my students a soothing and relaxing place where they can come and feel safe to speak with someone that will listen. Student can come relax and decompress in this area.

  • $636 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

These materials will provide our students with a safe place where they can come and relax. The equipment requested will support in creating our calming area. Students can relax in a bean bag or comfy chair. They can even sit on the rug if that is what they choose to do. The air purifier and relaxing tabletop waterfall decor will help them relax and breathe clean air. Other students, they will be able to mediate by deeming the lights and breathing aromatherapy aromas.

Our calming area will be for our students who are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and stressed to come and feel safe and be able to decompress.

In our calming area student will have the opportunity to be heard and learn coping skills to help them go through the day.

Ms. Vasquez
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Active Chairs Adjustable Wobble Stool for Kids, Flexible Seating Improves Focus and Helps ADD/ADHD, 16.65-23.75-Inch Chair, Ages 13-18, Black • Amazon Business $86.99 1 $86.99
Instant HEPA Quiet Air Purifier, From the Makers of Instant Pot with Plasma Ion Technology for Rooms up to 630ft2; removes 99% of Dust, Smoke, Odors, Pollen & Pet Hair, for Bedrooms & Offices, Pearl • Amazon Business $76.99 1 $76.99
Posh Creations Bean Bag Chair for Kids, Teens, and Adults Includes Removable and Machine Washable Cover, Solid Royal Blue, 48in - X-Large • Amazon Business $50.79 1 $50.79
RUNTOP Floor Lamp with Shelves, Modern Shelf Floor Lamp for Display Storage, 3 Color Temperature Wood Narrow Standing Corner Lamp with 8W Bulb for Living Room, Bedroom, Office(Brown) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Haobos Indoor Fountain Exquisite Simple Design Soothing Sound 3-Bowl Tabletop Fountains Home/Office Decor with a Small Plastic Pot to Grow The Plant by Yourself(Auto Watering)(22022) • Amazon Business $39.49 1 $39.49
Lavish Home Ladder Bookshelf-5 Tier Leaning Decorative Shelves for Display, Cherry • Amazon Business $35.86 1 $35.86
Aroma Diffuser for Essential Oil Large Room Diffusers Set with 10 Essential Oils,Ultrasonic 550ml Aromatherapy Diffuser with Essential Oil, Bedroom Vaporizer Cool Mist Humidifier for Home Office • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
52 Essential Coping Skills Cards - Exercises for Stress Management, Anxiety Relief - Build Emotional Agility, Resilience, Confidence - Self Care Therapy Games for Teens, Adults - by Harvard Educator • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Ophanie Rugs for Bedroom Living Room, 4x5.3 Area Rug Grey Fluffy Fuzzy Soft Plush Shaggy Large Bedside Carpet, Big Indoor Floor Rug for Kids Girls Boys Home Decor Aesthetic, Dorm Nursery Gray • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
The Self-Esteem Thumball: The Group Activity That Makes Self-Esteem Building Fun • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Anxiety Relief Coloring Book for Teens: Creativity to Find Calm • Amazon Business $7.65 2 $15.30
Youngever 300 Pack Motivational Quote Cards, 100 Unique Inspirational Designs Cards, Business Card Sized Encouragement Cards, Gifts for Employees, Thinking of You Gifts, Appreciation Cards • Amazon Business $14.98 1 $14.98

Materials cost

$461.35

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$42.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$540.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.38

Total project goal

$635.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$635.86

3 Donors

-$634.09

Donations toward project cost

-$540.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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$0.00

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