Calming Area in the Midst of Brain Overload

Funded Jan 3, 2023

Please accept my sincere gratitude for your generosity and support. There is no question that having a Calming Space for my students during the 2022-23 academic school year was of great assistance. There were many moments when students just needed a place to "center" themselves and reflect upon their feelings. As a teacher, I used this Calming Space to allow for a moment of clarity and would send students to this place. However, there were also moments when students would ask me if they could go there because they needed a moment to regroup and/or reflect.

The items you helped purchase included a beautiful green tent (circular in shape) that was suppose to hang from above. I initially set up the Calming Space with this whimsical tent and secured the tent by tying it to hardware posts. Unfortunately, I was unable to keep this green tent hanging from the post because I needed to shift the Calming Space. In doing so, I was unable to hang tent thereafter; due to safety concerns we are not allowed to hang items from ceiling, etc. Nevertheless, I opted to provide a space for students by utilizing book shelves to enclose the space.

This Calming Space was everything I had envisioned it to be. Thank you so much for your generosity and support. It's people like you that make a difference in this world!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Martinez