My school is a mini universe of the racial, cultural, linguistic, socio-economic, and family diversity that reflects the larger world. For many of my students, school is their safe haven.
Our students face many challenges in and out of school.
We have 530 students enrolled in grades K-5 and our students speak over 30 different languages. Our school opened in the Fall of 2006 and was built in the middle of a new housing development of homes valued at nearly one million dollars. Even though we are located in an upper middle class development of homes, we serve children from neighboring low-income, Section 8 housing, older well-established middle class neighborhoods, children from Coast Guard housing, transitional housing for families previously homeless, housing for battered women and their children, and federally-subsidized veteran housing. Our students come to school with a vast range of life experiences and abilities. Our incredible school brings together children from all of these vastly diverse communities into one tightly-knit community of parents, children, and staff.
My Project
I am trying to keep students active while also learning. Not only do I want them to be able to get the wiggles out, I want them to focus on the lesson topic at hand and learn simultaneously.
These stools engage core muscles, help balance, promote good posture, and encourage collaborative grouping as students can move the seats around the room.
8-year olds shouldn't be sitting in chairs all day. They need to keep their bodies moving. These stools allow for students to keep moving, while learning at the same time. These stools are a great way to get energy flowing throughout the body, engage muscles, maximize focus, and increase material retention. Unfortunately the price of these items is out of range to purchase them personally. I would be extremely grateful if DonorsChoose.org could help make this possible.
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