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Mrs. Atencio-O'Brien from Santa Cruz, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Comfortable & Welcoming Spot for Learning!

Help me give my students a comfortable spot to meet, learn, and grow!

  • $464 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

A classroom carpet is essential in an elementary classroom! Currently, we have sit spots in our classroom, which have helped everyone have a space to sit but I know students would be much more comfortable having a soft carpet.

This project will provide my students with a new rug to use in our classroom.

With this rug, students will have their own comfortable spot to sit in, providing them with the comfort of their own personal space, while still being surrounded by friends. This rug will be used many times throughout the day, as we sit on the rug for morning meetings, guided reading workshops, math workshops, playtime, and more!

My second graders love learning and growing together!

What better way to learn together than to sit together on the carpet? The carpet is a home inside a classroom, fostering learning and creativity.

Mrs. Atencio-O'Brien Live Oak 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.

More about Mrs. Atencio-O'Brien

Santa Cruz, CA View local requests

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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC841 - Natural Accents Leaves Classroom Carpet - 6 x 9 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $329.00 1 $329.00

Materials cost

$329.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$394.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.54

Total project goal

$463.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $463.58

1 Donor

-$401.54

Donations toward project cost

-$394.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$62.04

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 $0.00

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