Help me give my students a peaceful and safe sensory brain break classroom to address their social emotional and personal needs; providing them with resources to process their thoughts and feelings. A place of peace within the school.
$978 goal
This project expired on September 14, 2025.
This project expired on September 14, 2025.
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 Project
The Olive Branch classroom will provide a place of peace within the school setting for our students to reflect, restore and renew. It will serve as a place to express and process their emotions and thoughts. The classroom will fulfill the social emotional need of our students and provide resources to meet their needs.
The Olive Branch has served as a symbol of peace throughout history and within this classroom our students will gain a place of peace designed for them, with all of the specific items and resources that will benefit our students.
The goal is for our students to have a specific location that symbolizes peace. A place for brain and emotional tranquility.
Our students have had many traumatic challenges that have affected our student population; inclusive of grief and loss, housing crisis, community lead crisis, medical crisis and after effects of the pandemic. The Olive Branch will be a classroom that will allow our students to reflect, renew, restore and persevere with the support of there peers and staff. Our students are courageous and driven with a zeal to overcome and succeed. We are the Cardinals and We are Cardinal Strong!
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
HBCU Alum250 students impacted
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Materials cost
$716.67
Vendor shipping charges
$73.53
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$10.75
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$830.95
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$146.64
Total project goal
$977.59
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