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Ms. Hamlin from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Balance Balls Bounce for Better Brains!

Help me give my students active seating that encourages movement, balance, and builds muscles while building the brain.

  • $597 goal

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My Students

My students are a mini-United Nations. They come from all over the world. They come from all walks of life. Their diversity amazes me, because as diverse as they are, they are unified as well. I have students that are world travelers, that are new to Utah as immigrants or refugees, or that have never left West's boundaries and yet they come together to learn and grow as students and citizens.

My students are not perfect but they are amazing.

Most of my students are eager to learn although some are reluctant in the beginning. They come to appreciate that this class is for everyone and will impact them for the rest of their lives

My Project

Students sit all day long in school. They get tired, they get bored, and inevitably lose focus—and we see the results in their work. Some have gone so far as to compare sitting and the sedentary lifestyle to using tobacco and nicotine products. Have you heard? Sitting is the new smoking. Sitting on the Sit'N'Gym therapy balls sneaks exercise into the classroom.

Providing students with the opportunity and encouragement to move in class helps build the body and the brain.

Active seating on stability balls encourages students to move and as the body and muscles are activated so is the brain. Dr. John Ratey, author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, has presented time and again about the brain-fitness connection. In his TEDx talk, "Run, Jump, Learn!", he starts by telling us that exercise is for the brain. The mind and body are connected. When we work on both, we get the best results.

I have seen this to be true. Just like we sometimes have to sneak vegetables into our youth's diets, we need to sneak exercise into their daily routines. Sitting on the balls engages the core muscles, improves balance, and engages the mind.

Ms. Hamlin West High School Grades 9-12

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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Salt Lake City, UT 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

425 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gymnic Sit'N'Gym Therapy Ball with Built in Legs, 29-1/2 Inches, Pearl White • School Specialty $42.82 10 $428.20

Materials cost

$428.20

Vendor shipping charges

 $42.82

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.55

Total project goal

$596.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $596.99

2 Donors

-$596.99

Donations toward project cost

-$507.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.55

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 $0.00

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