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Ms. Shaw from Syracuse, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Multicultural Library with Flex Seating

Help me give my students an engaging multicultural library space with flex seating!

$781 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are amazing! I teach ENL (English as a New Language) and my students are from all across the world! Some countries represented in my classroom are Nepal, Burma, Somalia, Kenya, and Syria. My students are smart, resilient, compassionate and community activists! In my classroom, we not only focus on language development but also social justice.

My Project

I would love to have a space in my classroom where students can read and see books with main characters who look like them. I want to create an environment where students ask to read and want to read books where they can see themselves in them. I have many books that represent my class such as "The Name Jar", "To Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World", "Eyes that Kiss the Corners", "Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut", "Halal Hot Dogs", "The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family" and "Drawn Together", but now I want a physical space in my classroom designated to reading these books and exploring identity and diversity.

Ms. Shaw

Grades 3-5

Dr Edwin Weeks Elementary School

Syracuse, NY

New York

Nearly all students from low‑income households

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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 reach 11 students.

6 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

DG245 HelpYourself HeavyDuty Bookstand 4Foot Wide • Lakeshore Learning Materials $369.00 1 $369.00

LC405GR FlexSpace Comfy Floor Seat Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 3 $179.97

LC529RG FlexSpace Balance Ball Seat 22 Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 3 $74.97

Materials cost			$623.94
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$9.36
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$663.30
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$117.05
Total project goal			$780.35
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$780.35
5 Donors			-$442.68
Donations toward project cost			-$376.28
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$66.40
match offer			-$337.67
Match offer toward project cost			-$287.02
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$50.65
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Building a Multicultural Library with Flex Seating

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

My Students

My Project

Equity Focus

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Help teachers & students in your hometown this season! Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

This teacher needs your help!

Building a Multicultural Library with Flex Seating

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Give this project a boost!

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

My Students

My Project

Equity Focus

Boost your odds

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

Give the most requested basic supplies

Give back to your community

Project Activity

Project Activity

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Supporting teachers and students since 2000

About Us

Ways to Give

Connect

Information for Teachers, Principals, District Leaders, and Government Officials

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.