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Ms. Olea from Bakersfield, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Action & Adaptability Create Opportunity!

Help me give my students an equitable environment for education enhancement through a small donation!

  • $775 goal

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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 classroom consists of enthusiastic, courageous, adventurous, and bright students who enjoy to interact with one another in different methods. They have unique backgrounds, ethnicities and originate mostly from low-income families. My students come from diverse cultural background, which include minority groups.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has had an immense impact on my students with many of them going through hardships.

In order to target this, my goal is to make each of them feel as comfortable as possible here in the classroom. Therefore, even though each day brings a new struggle, our class comes together to overcome them. I hope that this project will make it a little easier to overcome them.

My Project

As a teacher, I will use these materials to construct a flexible learning environment that enhances individual and group performance. A 2019 article demonstrated that students who participate in flexible seating are more interactive as they actively engage and collaborate with their peers when compared to students in traditional classroom seating arrangements (Kariippanon et al.). Therefore, the items, I request such as the lap desks and wobble chairs will give students the opportunity to collaborate with their peers, maximize the learning space, and be actively engaged in their learning. Students will have a variety of seating options in the classroom that they can chose from based on their individual needs. This will in turn help my students remain alert and focused throughout the day.

Through these donations, my students will have the opportunity to grow and allow for the creation of a flexible learning environment.

Ms. Olea College Heights Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Bakersfield, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

30 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids ELR-15810-GY-CSPK The Surf Portable Lap Desk, Flexible Seating for Homeschool and Classrooms, One-Piece Writing Table for Kids, Teens and Adults, GREENGUARD [Gold] Certified, Grey (10-Pack) • Amazon Business $184.18 1 $184.18
Big Joe Milano, Medium, Stretch Limo Black Smartmax • Amazon Business $52.99 2 $105.98
Fidget Chair Bands for Kids (12-Pack) - Flexible Seating Classroom Furniture for Kids with Fidgety Feet - Kick Bands Rubber Band for Chairs - Students ADHD Sensory Kickbands • Amazon Business $31.99 3 $95.97
Jeff Kinney Diary of A Wimpy Kid Collection 1-16 Books Set • Amazon Business $92.95 1 $92.95
HYSEAS Decorative Round Throw Pillow, 3D Digital Print Comfortable Kids Funny Cute Wood Log Pillow Circle Seating Floor Cushion for Home, Couch, Sofa, Bedroom, Living Room Decor, Green Stump • Amazon Business $12.99 5 $64.95
Gray Round Rug for Bedroom,Fluffy Circle Rug 4'X4' for Kids Room,Furry Carpet for Teen's Room,Shaggy Circular Rug for Nursery Room,Fuzzy Plush Rug for Dorm,Grey Carpet,Cute Room Decor for Baby • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99

Materials cost

$568.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $51.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$658.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$116.21

Total project goal

$774.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $774.72

1 Donor

-$346.59

Donations toward project cost

-$329.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.33

match offer

-$387.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$329.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.77

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 $0.00

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