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Mrs. Verdugo from Mesa, AZ is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Light Up Our Classroom!

Help me give my students classroom lighting that is comforting and easy on their eyes.

  • $225 goal

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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

My students do their best work in a calming classroom environment. Students need light filters and alternative lighting to help with providing this calming environment. Traditional fluorescent light tubes without filters can cause student and teacher health issues, such as students to suffer headaches, which contribute to student eyestrain, anxiety, stress, poor sleep cycles, and the effects of UVA and UVB light exposure. Untreated fluorescent light tubes can harm children with a low tolerance to fluorescent lighting, such as students with ADHD and sensory issues.

Researchers have found that using unfiltered cool-white-fluorescent lighting in most American schools contributes to student bodily stress, hyperactivity, problems with attention, and other poor learning experiences.

Students are increasingly exposed to the light emitted from screens and the harsh glare from fluorescent lighting. I would like my classroom to be a space that is soothing and promotes productivity and well being.

Mrs. Verdugo
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
6 Pcs Fluorescent Light Filters, Classroom Fluorescent Light Covers, Magnetic Ceiling Light Covers Fluorescent Light Coverings for Office School Decor (Sky Cloud) • Amazon Business $38.99 2 $77.98
PARTPHONER Touch Table Lamps for Bedroom Set of 2, Bedside Nightstand Lamps with USB Port and Power Outlet, 3 Way Dimmable White Lamp for Living Room Nursery Room, Daylight White Bulbs Included • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Globe Electric 67150 72" Floor Lamp, Silver, White Plastic Shade, On/Off Rotary Switch on Shade, Floor Lamp for Living Room, Floor Lamp for Bedroom, Home Improvement, Home Office Accessories • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$147.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$10.58

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$190.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.66

Total project goal

$224.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$224.42

5 Donors

-$220.01

Donations toward project cost

-$190.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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