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Ms. Castillo from Allston, MA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Reading Rainforest

Help me give my students a rug for a safe and creative space for our read alouds, reading lessons, and a place for them to feel at home to read the books they love.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Castillo's classroom raised $1,048

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

By helping with this project, you are helping to provide my students with a rug for a safe and creative space for our circle time and read alouds, reading lessons, and a place for them to feel at home to read the books that they love!

Our classroom is our second home.

With the flexible seating, students who don't want to sit on the carpet are going to have an option to choose these seats and still enjoy reading lessons and fun read alouds!

By providing this space for us, you are empowering our future leaders and nurturing the love to learn and read.

Ms. Castillo Gardner Pilot Academy Grades PreK-2

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.

Allston, MA View local requests

Nearly all 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

22 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC842 - Natural Accents Leaves Classroom Carpet - 9 x 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $549.00 1 $549.00
RR790 - Soft Safe Tree Seats - Set of 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $299.00 1 $299.00

Materials cost

$848.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$890.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.19

Total project goal

$1,047.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,047.91

3 Donors

-$570.72

Donations toward project cost

-$490.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.11

match offer

-$470.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$400.11

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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