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Alternative Seating Adventure

My students need alternative seating options for the classroom to best allow them to learn.

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My Students

"Sitting still is overrated. It makes sense for the opera or for meditating, but in most classrooms and child care centers, it's given far more honor than it deserves. Children need to move." ~Tom Hunter, National Association for the Education of Young Children.

I teach in a high poverty neighborhood on the south side of Chicago.

I teach 28 energetic students who love school and love learning. My school is a college prep elementary school, we have a heavy emphasis on our academics and our students leave our school and go on to the most prestigious high schools in the area and on to college!

My Project

Alternative seating is a relatively new movement. Students are allowed to move around the room based on the activity at hand, and choose their own workspace. So instead of walking into my classroom and seeing 28 students sitting at desks in neat rows, you might walk in and see 6 students standing at tall tables, 6 students sitting or laying on the carpet with lap desks, 4 students on bean bags, 2 students on balance balls, a 5-10 students sitting at regular desks or tables.

As an adult it's hard to sit in a chair at a desk all day.

We get up and move around regularly. Students need that freedom as well. We don't usually sit up straight at a desk to read a book. Students need to be comfortable, and to understand that it is okay to make themselves comfortable at school! You will give my students the opportunity to make choices about their learning environment and be a part of their academic success!

Ms. Gruver Learn Charter School - Hunter Perkins Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Chicago, IL 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

28 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gaiam Balance Ball Chair (Black) • Amazon $79.98 2 $159.96
Comfort Research 4-Foot Large Fuf in Comfort Suede, Black Onyx • Amazon $103.61 1 $103.61
Lifetime 80160 4-Foot Commercial Adjustable Height Folding Table, White Granite Tabletop with Gray Frame • Amazon $49.98 2 $99.96
Love Home Comfortable High Quality Memory Foam Round Shape Seat Cushion/seat Pad/chair Pad/ Chair Cushion/ Office Cushion/car Cushion/stool Cushion with Velvet Cover(rose Red)--16.5''*16.5''*2'' • Amazon $30.00 2 $60.00
Love Home Comfortable High Quality Memory Foam Round Shape Seat Cushion/seat Pad/chair Pad/ Chair Cushion/ Office Cushion/car Cushion/stool Cushion with Velvet Cover (Black)--16.5''*16.5''*2'' • Amazon $30.00 2 $60.00
Love Home Comfortable High Quality Memory Foam Round Shape Seat Cushion/seat Pad/chair Pad/ Chair Cushion/ Office Cushion/car Cushion/stool Cushion with Velvet Cover(Navy Blue)--16.5''*16.5''*2'' • Amazon $30.00 2 $60.00
Poco Bean Beanbag Chair for Kids - Navy • Amazon $39.95 1 $39.95
Poco Bean Beanbag Chair for Kids - Khaki • Amazon $39.95 1 $39.95
LapGear Student LapDesk Green (45018) • Amazon $11.99 2 $23.98
LapGear Student LapDesk Blue (45015) • Amazon $11.99 2 $23.98
LapGear Student LapDesk Black (45014) • Amazon $9.99 2 $19.98

Materials cost

$691.37

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$731.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$129.13

Total project goal

$860.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $860.87

2 Donors

-$860.87

Donations toward project cost

-$731.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$129.13

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