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Ms. Seckel from Sumter SC is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Table Those Soft Skills

Help me give my students a marker board table to solve problems, draw, sketch, scribble, and take notes right on the desktop as they collaborate.

  • $214 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

Ask any middle school teacher why they chose to teach at the middle school level and their response will most likely be—the kids. These students are just beginning to understand and figure out their paths in the world. Their curiosity, love of learning, and youth bring so much to each and every day.

Middle school students love to communicate and complete hands-on activities.

The skills they learn today will ensure a successful future for them as they become productive citizens. We are a high poverty school. The students deserve to have the same opportunities as students in more affluent schools.

My Project

Middle school students are social, but they need to learn how to use their communication skills to enhance their learning. We need a collaboration table so students can work together to solve problems and to build solutions. This table is also a marker board table; students can write directly on the table.

Twenty-first-century​ jobs will require students to master the soft skills of communication and collaboration to work closely with others.

Students need practice working together productively. More and more jobs require employees to work together in teams on projects to develop solutions. As we complete project-based learning activities, students will utilize this table to build upon these skills.

Ms. Seckel
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TABLE - CS ACTIVITY TRAPEZOID 24X24X48 - MARKERBOARD TOP - SPECIFY T-MOLD EDGE/UPPER LEG COLOR - SPECIFY TABLE HEIGHT • School Specialty $128.07 1 $128.07
OPTION CLASS - CS ACTIVITY TABLE ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT OPTION • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
22-30 ADJ LEG • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
OPTION CLASS - CS STANDARD/APOLLO ACTIVITY TABLE MATCHING UPPER LEG/T-MOLD EDGE COLOR OPTION • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00
BLACK (PP1) - CLASSROOM SELECT • School Specialty $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$128.07

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.81

Sales tax

 $9.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$181.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.09

Total project goal

$213.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $213.92

1 Donor

-$181.83

Donations toward project cost

-$181.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$32.09

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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