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Mrs. Sintich from Sylmar, CA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Body in Motion is A Mind In Motion

My students need wobble chairs to help them focus in class. Many of them are very wiggly and these chairs will help them move while they work without disturbing others.

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My Students

You walk into my 2nd grade classroom and you see a room full of eager, enthusiastic students; working independently and in groups. I know they are hungry for knowledge, I can see it in their faces, but they really have a difficult time sitting still.

My students are 6 and 7 year old second graders.

They are an enthusiastic bunch who love to learn and have fun. I have a collage of high performing and struggling students; students of different ethnicity's, students who speak more than one language and students who love to move. Our school is a Title I school, so we serve many socio-economically disadvantaged children. The majority of our students receive free or reduced lunch and many of them have little or no support at home.

My Project

Students will be using the Wobble chairs in place of traditional chairs. The fact that they will be participating in movement, even though minimal, more oxygen will be supplied to their brains consequently leading to better focus. Based on Dr. John Medina's findings, students acquire knowledge while in constant movement. These chairs will provide them with the constant movement they need while providing them with the opportunity to learn and retain more information because they will be more focused.

My students will gain more knowledge and learn better because they will be more focused.

These chairs will help to create a more calming classroom environment, not just for my students who have a difficult time sitting still, but for the students around them that are affected by their constant movement.

Mrs. Sintich Harding Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Sylmar, CA View local requests

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

26 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kore WOBBLE Chair - Blue - Kids (14in) • Amazon Business $69.95 5 $349.75

Materials cost

$349.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$417.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.59

Total project goal

$490.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $490.59

7 Donors

-$276.18

Donations toward project cost

-$238.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.68

match offer

-$210.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$178.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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