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Ms. Lau from New York NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Welcoming a Soothing Learning Environment

Help me give my students the materials needed to create and promote a warm, positive, and inviting classroom.

  • $513 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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 Students

My students are a diverse group of individuals that come from all different parts of the five boroughs. My classroom is an ICT (Integrated Collaborative Teaching Classroom) with a mix of both students with disabilities and ENL learners.

My students are bright individuals with various academic levels of learning needs.

They value the importance of learning for growth and development. We are a Title I school, where there is a high percentage of students that come from low-income households in which they are still required to meet the academic standards set forth by our school community.

We create different opportunities for student learning and growth in the classroom that is tailored to their learning needs. It is important for my students to learn from one another and value the importance of their education as young children.

My Project

Over the last few months, students have returned to school and learned to adapt to new changes and be flexible with one another. My students are growing, learning new skills, and becoming more independent every day. The flexible seating will allow my students to be comfortable and increase student engagement. It allows my students to control the physical environment in which they work in. The plants and varied lighting will create a warm and calm environment where students can work in.

These materials will create a classroom environment that promotes student choice and empowerment.

Ms. Lau
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Active Kids Chair by Studico – Wobble Chairs Juniors/Pre-Teens (Grades 3-7) - Flexible Seating Classroom- Children Who Can’t Sit Still - 17.75" Wobble Chair - Corrects Posture | Green • Amazon Business $69.99 4 $279.96
2 Natural Himalayan Pink Salt Lamp w/ Bulb & Cord • Amazon Business $24.99 2 $49.98
Minetom USB Fairy String Lights with Remote and Power Adapter, 66 Feet 200 Led Firefly Lights for Bedroom Wall Ceiling Christmas Tree Wreath Craft Wedding Party Decoration, Warm White • Amazon Business $13.97 2 $27.94
Led Strip Lights, 82ft/25m Long Smart Led Light Strips Music Sync 5050 RGB Color Changing Rope Lights,Bluetooth APP/IR Remote/Switch Box Control Led Lights for Bedroom,Home Decoration,Party,Festival • Amazon Business $26.09 1 $26.09
COCOBOO Artificial Succulent Set of 6 Mini Potted Fake Succulent Plants for Desk, Shelf and Office Decoration • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99

Materials cost

$399.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.93

Total project goal

$512.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$512.89

5 Donors

-$335.00

Donations toward project cost

-$296.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.50

Matching donations from our partners

-$164.08

Match offers toward project cost

-$139.47

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.82

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$0.00

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