You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Hansen from Mancos CO is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Our New Normal: Personal Mats for Plein-Air Learning

Help me give my students a safe and meaningful experience outside our classroom during this challenging school year.

  • $8,246 goal

This project expired on November 23, 2020.

This project expired on November 23, 2020.

My Students

Tucked down in the four corners area, our school is located in a small Colorado town. Our district is one campus, supporting kindergarten through 12th grade. We are still a small enough district that we have two full-time k-12 teachers in both art and music. We exist in a tightknit community-oriented town.

We show up for each other in ways beyond the typical school community—we are a family.

Our high schoolers wait on us at the gas station, coffee shop, and local restaurants; we run into our middle school and elementary kids walking down the street, at the park, or in the grocery stores.

My Project

As I'm sure you are aware, this is going to be a very different school year for all of our students. As a K-12 educator, I have only one classroom, and I'm deeply concerned about the safety of my students.

Every day, 150 different students move through my classroom doors.

I hope to provide each student with a yoga mat and a personal kit of art supplies. We will spend our class time outside as much as possible, exploring our small-town community, drawing from nature, and our historic architecture to expand our art skills.

These mats will allow my students to comfortably experience art outdoors by providing a clean, designated space that is all their own. If our school is closed again, the yoga mats can be used at home. There's an endless number of uses for these mats in my school community, not just for practicing yoga. Specials like PE, music, and library could use them for indoor or outdoor spacing or experiences, and they could also facilitate indoor and outdoor learning for their core or other academic classes.

Ms. Hansen
Grades 3-5
  • Mancos High School
  • Mancos, CO
    • More than half of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 375 students.

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Hansen is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MAT - CANDO PREMIUM YOGA MAT - BLUE - 68 IN X 24 IN X 1/4 IN - ECO-FRIENDLY - CASE OF 10 • School Specialty $159.97 37 $5,918.89

Materials cost

$5,918.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $591.89

Sales tax

 $378.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$88.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$7,008.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$1,236.77

Total project goal

$8,245.14

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Hansen and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Mancos","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[4284250],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CO","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":5031392,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":8246,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/our-new-normal-personal-mats-for-plein/5031392/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":375,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Hansen","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"4284250":{"owner":"Ms. Hansen","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.0,"proposalsOnPage":[5031392],"proposalHash":"529730650","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":0.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4284250_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y23&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1595537640753","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":7,"teacherChallengeId":20908241,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":4284250,"schoolCounty":"Montezuma","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CO","name":"Colorado"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.