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Ms. Schlesinger from Bronx, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Little Wiggle Room: Flexible Seating for Expanding Minds

Help me give my students flexible seating that allows them the freedom to wiggle in a way that still keeps them focused!

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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 Students

My students from the Bronx, New York are truly amazing students. They are part of the urban public school system in an elementary school that is proud of the incredible progress the entire school has made in the past decade.

My "superstar" students are a lively, wiggly, active, emotional bunch who enjoy sharing ideas and are fueled by exploration in and out of the classroom.

They compete to participate but offer immensely insightful feedback to peers on a daily basis. My "superstars" exemplify what it means to be a community!

My Project

I am a head teacher in a 12:1 self-contained classroom for students with diverse special needs, and each child's needs are unique and challenging. Part of the challenge for most of my children includes finding a comfortable way to sit during lessons for several minutes at a time. My kids have EXTREMELY wiggly bodies & difficulty sitting on hard classroom chairs or directly on the community carpet. That's why a bench will be useful in our classroom, especially for students who would benefit from core-strengthening. More bodies can sit closer to the board & it can double as a storage space for classroom materials. Likewise, comfy floor seats can help offer support to students who need a change of scenery--away from their desks.

Seating in the classroom should be as different as the children who fill those seats.

Each child has different and special needs, so different and special seating is a must for us! My children enjoy sitting on the carpet but struggle to sit upright independently. Their constant switches from seats with backs to spots on the carpet interrupt their ability to learn and my ability to teach effectively. Please help us to get the seating we need!

Ms. Schlesinger PS 69 Journey Preparatory Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

12 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ498 - Classic Birch Storage Bench • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00
LC405GR - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 4 $199.96

Materials cost

$478.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$516.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.08

Total project goal

$607.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $607.22

5 Donors

-$442.00

Donations toward project cost

-$375.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.30

match offer

-$165.22

Match offer toward project cost

-$140.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.78

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 $0.00

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