Creating a Zen Classroom

Funded Oct 16, 2024

I am overwhelmed with gratitude for your support of my DonorsChoose project, "Zen Classroom: A Calm Oasis for Learning." Your generous contributions have made it possible to transform our classroom into a peaceful and welcoming space where students can feel safe, focused, and ready to learn in flexible seating arrangements tailored to their request. The addition of calming decor, sensory tools, and mindfulness resources, including the much-needed extension cords, floor desk, and floor cushions has empowered my students to better address the stressors they face both in and out of school, fostering an environment of mutual respect where they can thrive emotionally and academically.

Your kindness and generosity highlight the profound impact a caring community can have on young minds. Thanks to you, my students will not only benefit from a more tranquil and supportive learning atmosphere but will also develop essential mindfulness and self-regulation skills that will serve them throughout their lives. Thank you for helping me bring to life a vision inspired by my students' requests—one I was more than eager to fulfill for them. From the bottom of my heart—and on behalf of my students—thank you for making this dream a reality.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Gunter