FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lord Stafford's classroom raised $630
This project is fully funded
I teach 7th and 8th grade Guided Studies Language Arts in a low income suburb in Illinois. I am also currently enrolled in a yoga teacher training program and can't wait to incorporate it into my school! My class is a diverse group of learners that oftentimes need extra help in dealing with their daily struggles.
Last year, I introduced yoga to my small groups of students and they can't get enough of it! I've used it as an activity for incentive days or just to cool the class down if tempers flare. Yoga has proven to be an invaluable tool for at risk students, both male and female.
I need yoga mats and various yoga books as resources for the students to use in order to make yoga a concrete part of my classroom. These resources will help my students to center and calm themselves so they can control their emotions long enough to concentrate on their school work or other important tasks. In turn, they will also become positive role models for the community.
Please help me get this project off the ground! In these times of change and uncertainty, I want my students to be able to feel at peace with their world. I plan to have my students host workshops for younger siblings and parents to talk about the benefits of incorporating yoga into daily lives. Its not all about the postures; its about character and well being.
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
Yoga Poems: Lines to Unfold By Leza Lowitz, Anja Borgstrom (Illustrator), Anja Borgstrom (Artist)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.95
1
$8.95
Gray's Anatomy: A Fact-filled Coloring Book Fred Stark, Freddy Stark
• Barnes and Noble
$8.95
1
$8.95
Scientific Keys Vol. 1: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga Ray Long
• Barnes and Noble
$26.21
1
$26.21
Yoga Adventure for Children: Playing, Dancing, Moving, Breathing, Relaxing Helen Purperhart, Barbra Von Amelsfort (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$17.95
1
$17.95
Yoga in Your School: Exercises for Classroom, Gym, and Playground Teressa Asencia, Wes Gerrish (Photographer)
• Barnes and Noble
$17.95
1
$17.95
Yoga for Real People: A Year of Classes Jan Baker
• Barnes and Noble
$26.95
1
$26.95
OM Yoga in a Box (Basic Level) Performed by Cyndi Lee, Cyndi Lee
• Barnes and Noble
$22.45
1
$22.45
Yoga Games for Children (Hunter House Smartfun Book Series): Fun and Fitness with Postures, Movements, and Breath Danielle Bersma, Marjoke Visscher, Alex Kooistra (Illustrator), Amina Marix Evans (Translator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
Yoga Posture Adjustments and Assisting: An Insightful Guide for Yoga Teachers and Students Stephanie Pappas
• Barnes and Noble
$26.99
1
$26.99
The Yoga Deck: 50 Poses and Meditations for Body, Mind, and Spirit Olivia Miller, Chronicle Books, Nicole Kaufman (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
My Daddy Is a Pretzel: Yoga for Parents and Kids Baron Baptiste, Sophie Fatus (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.59
1
$13.59
Create a Yoga Practice for Kids: Fun, Flexibility, and Focus Yael Calhoun, Matthew R. Calhoun, Carol Anne Coogan (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$18.36
1
$18.36
Yoga Kids: Educating the Whole Child Through Yoga Marsha Wenig, Susan Andrews (Photographer)
• Barnes and Noble
$16.15
1
$16.15
Little Yoga: A Toddler's First Book of Yoga Rebecca Whitford, Martina Selway (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.95
1
$8.95
Mudras: Yoga in Your Hands Gertrud Hirschi
• Barnes and Noble
$11.96
1
$11.96
Storytime Yoga: Teaching Yoga to Children through Story Sydney Solis, Michele Trapani (Photographer)
• Barnes and Noble
$15.96
1
$15.96
Yoga in the Classroom: A Step-by-Step Manual for K-12 School Teachers Gail Bentley Walsh (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$20.65
1
$20.65
Plain Yoga Mats
• Sportime, Inc.
$16.59
10
$165.90
Materials cost
$454.82
Vendor shipping charges
$45.48
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.82
Fulfillment labor & materials
$9.00
Total project cost
$516.12
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$113.29
Total project goal
$629.41
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$629.41
15 Donors
-$607.50
Donations toward project cost
-$516.15
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