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Mrs. Cooper-Castro from Miami, FL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Cooper's Troopers Need a Comfy Library!

My students need a morning meeting/whole-group rug, a library center rug, and bean bags to make our library comfortable!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cooper-Castro's classroom raised $590

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

"The more that you read, the more that you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go." -Dr. Seuss. This quote relates to my project because I want my students to read for pleasure to gain more knowledge about our world, in comfort.

My students are troopers, Ms. Cooper's Troopers to be more exact.

They face many challenges that many of us will never experience in our lifetimes though you wouldn't be able to tell by their attitudes. They persevere and are still able to achieve excellence. My school is building on a foundation for great things in our students' futures. They are our future!

My Project

My students will use the beanbags and rugs to read comfortably in our library center. My students will be able to sit, lay, and enjoy reading using the beanbags and rugs. I know these luxuries will have a positive impact on their wanting to read more. My hope is that this impact will occur in and out of my classroom.

Donations to this project will improve my classroom by giving my students a comfortable area to read.

These luxuries will change my students' lives for the better because many of them do not have such luxuries at home. Thank you in advance!

Mrs. Cooper-Castro Biscayne Gardens Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

20 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
KIDply(r) Soft Solids - 6' x 9' Rectangle - Grass Green • Kaplan Early Learning Company $195.46 1 $195.46
Give the Planet a Hug Rug - 3'10" x 5'5" Rectangle • Kaplan Early Learning Company $118.96 1 $118.96
CK20GR - Little Beanbag Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
CK20BU - Little Beanbag Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
CK20RD - Little Beanbag Seat - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$464.39

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$501.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.48

Total project goal

$589.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$589.84

7 Donors

-$287.00

Donations toward project cost

-$258.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.20

match offer

-$285.36

Match offer toward project cost

-$242.56

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.47

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$0.00

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