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Ms. Stearns from Saint Louis, MO is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need Some Stability!

My students need 30 stability balls to help stabilize their bodies so their minds can grow!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stearns's classroom raised $973

This project is fully funded

My Students

You know that wiggly, squiggly, silly kid that just can't seem to sit still? In music class, that's almost everyone! It's so hard to sit still while we are listening and making music.

My students attend a high poverty, charter school in an urban neighborhood.

We do not have the funds to purchase a variety of equipment and supplies that are needed to be stellar scholars. My students deserve to have stability balls to help them focus and learn more in music!

My Project

I am asking for 30, stability balls to help my wiggly students sit and concentrate on learning! My students are always so excited to learn about and play new music, however sometimes, they are so excited that they just can't stop dancing! These stability balls will give my students an outlet (a quiet outlet) for their silly movements in music. With these stability balls, my students will be able to focus so much more so that they can learn more!

These stability balls with give help me maximize every last moment I have with my students.

Who knows, we might be educating the next full scholarship recipient for music performance. Help me give my students the HIGHEST quality music education that they so greatly deserve.

Ms. Stearns St. Louis College Prep Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

200 students impacted 18donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
BALL INFLATABLE THERAPY AND EXERCISE 65CM • School Specialty $21.46 18 $386.28
BALL INFLATABLE THERAPY AND EXERCISE 75CM • School Specialty $27.35 12 $328.20

Materials cost

$714.48

Vendor shipping charges

 $71.45

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$826.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.88

Total project goal

$972.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $972.53

15 Donors

-$574.29

Donations toward project cost

-$499.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.89

match offer

-$385.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$327.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

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 $0.00

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