Help me give my students flexible seating thereby helping them deal with their anxiety and emotions while learning.
$726 goal
This project expired on September 19, 2025.
This project expired on September 19, 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
Flexible seating is an important resource in our classroom. While we all know the difficulties of sitting in a chair all day working, most of my students finding it just too difficult. My students have an extremely difficult time staying put in one hard chair for hours at a time. As teenagers, it is unnatural for students to sit still in the same spot, as they are being asked to do. Research shows that flexible seating leads to better physical health, allows more opportunity for students to collaborate by encouraging communication, and their sensory needs are better met which helps them focus! And Ive seen it now for the past 3 years as we’ve transitioned to completely flexible seating.
For the past few years I've encouraged movement and comfort in my classroom so that each student can find their best learning style.
These Flex-Space Ergo Bounce chairs help keep students in their seats, doing their work while also helping them wiggle and move while remaining seated (as they are supposed to do). Students move while staying seated and not walking around the classroom, disrupting others, as can happen. Giving students the opportunity to move helps them focus academically. Our classroom is already 90% converted. We really want to have a complete class set this year so that everyone will have the opportunity to wobble while we learn.
Thank you for your time, consideration, and support of public school children. When you care about students, you support equity and care about making our future better.
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
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