Help me give my students an olympic weight and barbell set and other PE equipment so my students can build strength, balance, and flexibility.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Kapasi's classroom raised $1,226
This project is fully funded
My Students
Our school is a hidden gem in our urban school district. We're an alternative public school that primarily serves at-risk-students by providing a caring, personalized environment in which students are allowed to work at their own pace. We use a solution-focused approach to helping our kids overcome whatever obstacles they face.
Our students have faced a wide variety of struggles that led them to our alternative school and they come from all walks of life, but every one of our students who graduate say that our school changed their life.
My Project
As part of our effort to get students engaged in healthy lifestyles, we're partnering with a local gym to bring in experts in physical fitness to lead our students once a week in strength training. Two of the strength movements - the clean and jerk and the snatch - require olympic bumper plate and a kind of barbell that we currently lack.
These materials will enable us to teach those two important olympic lifting movements.
The weight rack gives us a place to set the bumper plates. The weight belt will help students keep their backs healthy when lifting heavier weights.
As for the remaining items, the timer will allow us to incorporate a more structured cardio tabata style workout into our conditioning workout. The floor mats protect both out students' joints and our floors. Finally, the slack line serves as a fun activity during down time that will help students build their balance.
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
HulkFit Color Coded Olympic 2-Inch Rubber Bumper Plate with Steel Hub for Strength Training, Weightlifting and Crossfit, Single (Set: 160 Pounds)
• Amazon Business
$299.99
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$299.99
Synergee 29" Premium LED Programmable Crossfit Interval Wall Timer Gym Timer with Wireless Remote. Tabata, EMOTM, Stopwatch, Count Up/Down, MMA, Clock.
• Amazon Business
$184.95
1
$184.95
Prosource Fit Olympic Barbell Multipurpose Weight Lifting Bar, 160k PSI for Men (7ft)
• Amazon Business
$170.99
1
$170.99
BalanceFrom Puzzle Exercise Mat with EVA Foam Interlocking Tiles (Black)
• Amazon Business
$99.95
1
$99.95
Steelbody Horizontal Plate and Olympic Bar Rack Organizer with Steel Frame and Transport Wheels STB-0130
• Amazon Business
$79.99
1
$79.99
BalanceFrom Puzzle Exercise Mat with EVA Foam Interlocking Tiles (Black)
• Amazon Business
$28.99
2
$57.98
flybold Slackline Kit with Training Line Tree Protectors Ratchet Protectors Arm Trainer 57 feet Easy Set up Instruction Booklet and Carry Bag Complete Set Outdoor Fun for Family Adults Children Kids
• Amazon Business
$49.99
1
$49.99
Lifting Leather Squatt Belt Weight Lifiting Belts Back Belt Workot Belt Wheigt Belt Weight Lifting Belts Weighlifting Back Belt Fitness Belts Mens Weight Lifting Belt Lifting (Black/White, Small)
• Amazon Business
$27.95
1
$27.95
Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd edition
• Amazon Business
$25.17
1
$25.17
Materials cost
$996.96
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$14.95
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,041.91
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$183.87
Total project goal
$1,225.78
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,225.78
1 Donor
-$1,225.78
Donations toward project cost
-$1,041.91
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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