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

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Adjusting Focus

Help me give my students flexible seating. Students need desks that allow them to adjust from sitting to standing. Sitting all day is not healthy for the body or mind.

  • $2,304 goal

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Ms. Matos has another project! Donate to Basic Needs to help her classroom.

$982 - complete this project and be a hero

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

My students are low-income household children. They have many difficulties in life. By providing them with adjustable desks and stools we can help them stay focused and engaged. People were not meant to sit around all day. Students need to be able to move from sitting to standing whenever they feel the need to.

Adjustable desks help students improve their learning.

A body in motion is a mind at work. A mind at work is a student that is learning, growing, and developing. Let's get both the mind and body active.

Ms. Matos PS 86 Irvington 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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Brooklyn, NY 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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Safco Products AlphaBetter Adjustable-Height Stand-Up Desk, 28" W x 20" D Standard Desktop, Book Box, Swinging Footrest Bar • Amazon Business $279.89 5 $1,399.45
ECR4Kids SitWell Height-Adjustable Wobble Stool - Active Flexible Seating Chair for Kids and Adults - School and Office, Grey • Amazon Business $99.99 5 $499.95

Materials cost

$1,899.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$28.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,957.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$345.51

Total project goal

$2,303.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,303.40

2 Donors

-$2,303.40

Donations toward project cost

-$1,957.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$345.51

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