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Ms. Lyons from Indianapolis, IN is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stools to Make Music!

Help me give my students a place to sit comfortably in class - and to bring with us when we perform!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lyons's classroom raised $501

This project is fully funded

My Project

Hello! I am a K-6 music teacher at an inner city program. One issue I've come across in my classroom is that students are very limited with their seating. Right now, we have normal classroom chairs that just don't work for everyone when we do all our activities. They also take up a LOT of space in my classroom - space I'd rather have filled with instruments.

These stool will also work perfectly for our performances!

We can easily transport them, as they are lightweight - and we can easily sit them in the gym for performances or club time. Set up would just be so much easier with stools... rather than big classroom chairs that students struggle to stack on their own.

Finally, these stools will help me with classroom management! The chairs are big and heavy... students love to balance on them and dramatically fall off. My hope is that the stools will keep students in their seat, rather than messing with a chair throughout class. All around a win! Thank you so much for considering this project and taking time to read it through!

Ms. Lyons Brookside Elementary School 54 Grades 3-5

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.

Indianapolis, IN 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Thyle 20 Pcs Stacking Stools 17.5 Inch Kids Chair Plastic Metal Round Stacking Stool for Kids Adults Stackable Stools Flexible Seating Classroom Furniture for Home Office School (Black) • Amazon Business $194.99 2 $389.98

Materials cost

$389.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$425.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.15

Total project goal

$500.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$500.98

1 Donor

-$283.89

Donations toward project cost

-$283.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$166.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$141.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$50.10

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$0.00

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