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Ms. Wilks from Memphis TN is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Safe Spaces Create Space for Me

Help me give my students flexible seating in our classroom, so they feel safe to express themselves and grow!

  • $482 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are the future leaders of America. No doubt about it. I see it every day in my classroom in the way they converse with one another, challenge ideas, and crave relevant and timely information.

They come prepared to tackle current events and enjoy the opportunity to have difficult conversations in safe spaces with one another.

Students are becoming inquisitive about the world around them due to independent reading selections and conversations with one another in our classroom each day.

My Project

My students are more receptive when they are given an opportunity to be fully themselves in the classroom. Can you blame them? Some of our best learning experiences happened with students perched in window sills, swaying in rolling chairs, and propped on counter tops.

I believe that my students are fully seen when they are allowed to be fully comfortable in our space.

Traditional desks and tables and chairs don't cut it any more. They need space to stand and chat or sprawl on the floor to design the next great presentation. In order to encourage first attempts and best effort, they need a space that shows we believe in them. Can you help give them a space that inspires learning? #ISeeMe

Ms. Wilks
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
REEHUT Zafu Yoga Meditation Cushion, Round Meditation Pillow Filled with Buckwheat, Zippered Organic Cotton Cover, Machine Washable - 4 Colors and 3 Sizes (Grey, 16"x16"x4.5") • Amazon Business $31.99 4 $127.96
Edge Wooden Stool 30" High Walnut (33930W-WLT) • Amazon Business $58.17 2 $116.34
ECR4Kids The Surf Portable Lap Desk/Laptop Stand/Writing Table, Navy • Amazon Business $25.00 4 $100.00
Furinno 11158SBE/BK Coffee Table with Bins, Steam Beech/Black • Amazon Business $29.26 1 $29.26

Materials cost

$373.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$409.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.20

Total project goal

$481.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $481.36

10 Donors

-$376.66

Donations toward project cost

-$328.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$95.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$80.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.70

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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