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Mr. Elsten from Wentzville MO is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Building Stronger and More Confident Kids!

My students need gym mats for state physical fitness testing and for various PE activities.

  • $561 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Walk into our gym and you can see the results of the implementation of a Physical Education program that encourages active participation by all. Our program is structured around putting everyone in a situation where they can experience some type of personal success.

We maximize every second that we have with our students.

With only 30 minute class periods, getting every second of activity time counts! Our program is structured around putting everyone in a situation where they can experience some type of personal success. I feel this is the driving force for encouraging participation and developing a passion for fitness and leading a healthy lifestyle. Our Physical Education program celebrates and encourages participation by all students, not just the “athletes.” We take a great amount of pride in the fact that every student can leave our gym believing that they have made themselves better by working hard.

My Project

These mats will allow us to conduct our state physical fitness testing. They will also allow us to conduct various activities throughout the year. Each week our students are getting the opportunity to participate in a Physical Education program that emphasizes participation and success for all. This will be yet another tool in the toolbox to help build stronger and more confident kids.

These two folding gym mats will assist us in carrying out our state physical fitness tests, but will also be able to be used in many of our P.E.

activities throughout the year. Putting each student in a situation where they can experience some type of personal success helps build confidence and a passion for Physical Education. I always like to say that other classes teach you how to make a living, but P.E. teaches you how to make a life!

Mr. Elsten
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Beam Store Folding Gym Mat, 5-Feet x 10-Feet x 2-Inch, Royal Blue • Amazon Business $219.74 2 $439.48

Materials cost

$439.48

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$476.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.01

Total project goal

$560.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$560.08

7 Donors

-$560.08

Donations toward project cost

-$476.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.01

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$0.00

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