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Mrs. Castro from Toppenish WA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lights, Lamps & Calm Scholars

Help me give my students a calm and glowing atmosphere with light covers, string lights & LED lamps!

  • 5 donors
  • $581 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

I want to create a calm and happy environment in the library using a variety of LED lights. Studies have shown that LED lights are the closest to natural light, which improves behavior, focus, and makes us happier. Scholars with disabilities also visit the library so it is important that the environment is inclusive and supporting of their needs. Several of these scholars require calm spaces and great role models in order to participate.

Having different types of LED lighting, lamps and strings of lights, placed around the library can actually help improve all scholars behavior and academic performance.

My hope is that the variety of lights will enhance scholar's feelings of calmness, and lower scholar's stress and anxiety. The goal is to place the LED lights, lamps, and light covers strategically around the library so it creates spaces where scholars are able to read or work in a creative station.

This year I teach Social Skills to scholars in general education and special education. Our school implements an inclusive model, which means our special education scholars are included in the general education classroom for part of the day. All scholars matter.

Mrs. Castro
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kittmip 6 Pcs Fluorescent Light Covers with 48 Magnets Decorative Magnetic Light Filters for Ceiling Lights Classroom Office Kitchen Decoration (Forest) • Amazon Business $24.99 3 $74.97
SIBRILLE Gooseneck Floor Lamp, 18W Super Bright LED Standing Lamp for Reading, Stepless Adjustable Color Temperatures & Brightness, Modern Dimmable Floor Lamps for Living Room,Bedroom,Office • Amazon Business $32.00 2 $64.00
Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper, Fade-Resistant Paper for Classroom Decor, 48” x 50’, Apple Green, 1 Roll • Amazon Business $28.89 2 $57.78
Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper, Fade-Resistant Paper for Classroom Decor, 48” x 50’, Brown, 1 Roll • Amazon Business $26.49 2 $52.98
[Upgraded] LED Floor Lamp for Living Room, 3 Color Temperature Floor Lamp with Foot Switch Modern Standing Lamp Tall Pole Floor Reading Lamp for Bedroom, Study Room, Office, 9W Bulb Included, Black • Amazon Business $24.29 2 $48.58
Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper, Fade-Resistant Paper for Classroom Decor, 48” x 50’, Nile Green, 1 Roll • Amazon Business $24.16 2 $48.32
ALITOVE White LED Strip Lights Daylight 6000K 32.8ft 1200LEDs 2835SMD 24V 120W 21600LM Ultra-bright LED Flexible Rope Light for Kitchen Bedroom Under-cabinet Hallways Stairs Lighting (No Power Supply) • Amazon Business $20.99 2 $41.98
Dott Arts LED Desk Lamp with USB Ports,Touch Desk Lamps for Home Office with 5 Color Modes,3 Brightness Desk Light with Small Night Light,Reading Lamp Table LED Lamp for Bedroom Bedsid Study Black • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98

Materials cost

$420.59

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$36.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$493.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.12

Total project goal

$580.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$580.82

3 Donors

-$427.18

Donations toward project cost

-$364.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.83

match offer

-$152.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$129.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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