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Mr. Patros from El Cajon, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Using Sensory To Relieve Stress

Help me give my students alternative methods to help destress and relief anxiety.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Patros's classroom raised $295

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are hard-working and amazing individuals who go through a lot each day. They come to school with more than just school on their minds.

I want to be able to give them ways to cope and methods to help them relieve their stress, anxiety, and weight on their already full plates.

The sensory items combined with my classroom techniques will help my students navigate and find ways to relieve stress relating to their everyday school lives. This will also help them to build skills to deal with issues outside of school. We want to build bright students, but even more importantly capable and balanced human beings, and these items will help with that.

Mr. Patros Cajon Valley Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

El Cajon, CA 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

35 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teacher Created Resources Fidget Box, Set of 18 • School Specialty $23.24 3 $69.72
Teacher Created Resources Fidgety Fidget Box, Set of 14 • School Specialty $23.24 2 $46.48
Teacher Created Resources Fidget Box Sensory Fidget Tools, Set of 12 • School Specialty $23.24 2 $46.48
Rapper Snapper Fidget, Large, Set of 15 • School Specialty $19.87 1 $19.87

Materials cost

$182.55

Vendor shipping charges

$18.26

Sales tax

$16.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$250.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.16

Total project goal

$294.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$294.41

8 Donors

-$294.41

Donations toward project cost

-$250.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.16

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$0.00

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