Help me give my students alternative seating options such as beans bag chairs!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Yankus's classroom raised $446
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 Students
Our scholars come from four different communities - two cities and two towns - to create a deliberately diverse school and culture. Our school serves a high poverty population, but because our school is deliberately diverse, the lives of two scholars who sit next to each other can be drastically different outside of school.
Inside the classroom, however, we are all One Team and One Family.
We learn together, help one another, and love each other.
I call them scholars because the children at our school work way too hard every day to be called anything else!
My Project
Our scholars work extremely hard and have an extended school day so that they can grow their brains even more every day! A longer school day doesn't have to mean that they have to spend more times in traditional seating.
With these alternative seating options, scholars will be able to grow their smart brains while also having healthy bodies!
Bean bag chairs and stadium seats will provide more options for when they choose smart and safe writing and reading spots.
Different seating options help scholars stay engaged, and having a choice makes them feel even more invested in their learning!
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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