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Ms. Brooks-Whitfield from Cordova TN is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Taking the Pain and Darkness out of Virtual Teaching!

Help me give my students a comfortable chair for virtual learning and ring light for a better view.

  • $258 goal

This project expired on April 21, 2021.

This project expired on April 21, 2021.

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

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. ~Dr. Seuss

These fun-loving, inquisitive kindergartners want to know everything and do everything.

Their confidence and desire to explore, along with their eagerness to learn and try new things is so refreshing! Because of this, I strive every day to provide my students with experiences that will help them grow academically, physically, and emotionally. I want them to see learning as a tool that will take them on a variety of adventures!

My Project

I have been doing virtual this entire school year and sitting has been a big adjustment. When I work from school I have a chair that offers support for my back and allows me to adjust. This is needed since sitting for long periods of time wears on my back. I have extra lighting that I purchased out of my pocket to make sure that I have the right lighting in the classroom.

Now, that I will be working from home after the break, I need to make adjustments to my virtual classroom setup at home.

At home, I have a folding chair, which is not comfortable. The Serta Chair will offer me the support needed to teach virtually for long hours, like my classroom chair does. The ring light will provide the extra lighting that is needed in my office so that my students can see me clearer. These little adjustments will help make my virtual situation more comfortable and doable, and keep it from wearing heavily on my body.

Ms. Brooks-Whitfield
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Serta - Works 5-Pointed Star Bonded Leather Executive Chair - Black • Best Buy Education $167.45 1 $167.45
Bower - Selfie Ring Light Studio - Black • Best Buy Education $18.51 1 $18.51

Materials cost

$185.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$218.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.60

Total project goal

$257.35

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