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Ms. Schaffner from Pooler, GA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Set the Bar Higher

Help me give my students a high table with stools and sneeze guards to add to their alternatives for safe seating in the classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Schaffner's classroom raised $225

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are super second-grade students in a high-needs school district. They are excited about school and learning! Unfortunately, school budgets do not always make it possible for me to provide the materials and experiences to let my students soar during hybrid learning.

Help me make this challenging year their best year ever!

The supplies, projects, and special trips that can be provided for my children through DonorsChoose.org will make this year the best it can be. I thank you in advance for your help.

My Project

Students have been remote learning from home for almost a year now. They have gotten used to sitting on the sofa, their beds, wherever it is comfortable to sit and learn. I want to be sure they have choices in the classroom as well.

The students are returning to in-person learning and I want to expand their seating alternatives while making sure to keep it safe.

This tall bistro table with bar stools will offer a seating option that will mirror some of the options they may have had at home. The height of this table means that they can also use it as a standing desk. The plexiglass divider will give the extra protection for students who are seated at either end of the bar.

Ms. Schaffner West Chatham 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.

Pooler, GA View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
VECELO 3-Pieces High/Pub Table Set with 2 Bar Stools-2 Placemats Included, Black • Amazon Business $114.78 1 $114.78
Sneeze Guard Desk Shield PPE - Plastic Divider Screen for Desk, Table or Countertop - Portable Protective Barrier Panel - Best Partition Protector for Classroom or Office • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98

Materials cost

$148.76

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$10.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$191.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.75

Total project goal

$225.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$225.00

1 Donor

-$225.00

Donations toward project cost

-$191.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.75

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$0.00

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