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Edgar A Martin Middle School
Lafayette, LA
More than half of 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

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Desperate for Desks
Funded Sep 12, 2019
My students and I wanted to take the time to thank each and every one of you for donating to our fundraiser. With our new desks, we've been able to complete projects (we build model atoms), do fun labs with little stress (we experimented with wavelength and frequency using containers of water), and we've be able to move around the desks into any configuration that we need.
When I told each class that we got fully funded, all six class periods cheered and clapped. Then began the daily question of "When are our desks coming in?!" Once they arrived, a fellow teacher and I stayed after school for a few hours to assemble each desk so that they'd be ready for the next day. The students were so excited, and I even had former students come in to look at the new desks (they were incredibly jealous).
Thank you again for what you have done for us. I probably will never be able to explain how much it means to both me and my students. We will continue to use the desks every day, and they will contribute to the learning of hundreds of students to come.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Chapman

The desks in our classroom are older than most of the teachers at our school. They are small, squeaky, broken, rusty, covered in gum, and materials are almost constantly rolling off of them. Students write on their laps, as the desks are not large enough to accommodate their notebooks and computers at once. Not a day goes by where students don’t complain about them. Our desks do not function in a science classroom. Science thrives on collaboration, teamwork, and the sharing of ideas — all of which these desks does not allow for. The tops are slanted and of varying sizes, so they can’t match up to form groups. Instead, my students perform STEM experiments and designs on the floor — the only flat surface we have to work on. I chose high quality hard plastic-topped desks that will stand up to the daily wear and tear of middle schoolers, experiments, and engineering designs that we need of them. They will also be able to be transformed in to single desks, rows, or groups of various sizes, because I change them almost constantly to accommodate the needs of the students or activity. These desks will serve almost 200 students this year alone, and thousands of students over the course of these desks' lifetime. This is a substantial goal, and every donation counts. Please help me to make my students lives easier, maximize their learning potential, and affect the thousands of kids to come!

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