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

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Building Social Emotional Skills

Help me give my students therapy based LEGO time. When engaging with LEGO children can be as adventurous as they want, allowing them to experiment, test out and build new ideas.

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My Students

This is my 20th year as an educator. I started my career as a special education classroom teacher and have been working as a school social worker for the past 11, and yoga teacher for the past few years. I have the honor of supporting the needs of students, families, and staff at two schools on Staten Island. My schools are high poverty schools in New York City. All of our students receive free lunch. Ninety-seven percent of our student population is Black or Latino; many are first-generation Americans. Many of my students are transitioning from homelessness and or living in temporary housing. Many of my students have experienced a traumatic event that threatened their sense of physical security. Thirty percent of our students receive Special Education services. Despite the challenges they face daily, my students are sweet, silly, creative and talented beings. As an educator that practices mindfulness and yoga,​ I know the physical and mental benefits. I teach mindfulness and yoga to my students so they learn how to pay attention to the relationship between their mind and body. The yoga program that I facilitate offers students the opportunity to build strength, flexibility, balance and mental focus.

My Project

As a child I loved building with lego. During my individual and small group sessions I really enjoy engaging students with LEGOs. I use the LEGO to encourage students to be as adventurous as they want, allowing them to experiment, test out and build new ideas. Playing with LEGOs is known to have amazing benefits for the development of fine motor skills, promotes social interaction, turn-taking skills, sharing, collaborative problem-solving and the learning of concepts. I really enjoy providing my students opportunities to practice social emotional learning skills in various ways. LEGOs time will provide opportunities for my students to build social emotional competencies needed in life while having fun and being creative,

Ms. Torres PS 18 John G Whittier Grades 3-5

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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Staten Island, 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

100 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic Windows of Creativity 11004 Building Kit (450 Pieces) • Amazon Business $72.99 1 $72.99
Room Copenhagen LEGO Storage Brick Drawer 4, 9-3/4 x 9-3/4 x 7-1/8 Inches, Bright Yellow (4003) • Amazon Business $24.57 2 $49.14
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 Build Your Own Creative Toys, Kids Building Kit (790 Pieces) • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 Build Your Own Creative Toys, Kids Building Kit (790 Pieces) • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
LEGO Classic Bricks and Wheels 11014 Building Kit; Includes a Toy car, Train, Bus, Robot, Skateboarding Zebra, Race car, Bunny in a Wheelchair, and Much More, New 2021 (653 Pieces) • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
Thera-Build® with LEGO®: A Playful Therapeutic Approach for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Children • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696 Building Toys for Creative Play; Kids Creative Kit (484 Pieces) • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Brick-Based Counseling 2 • Amazon Business $22.95 1 $22.95
Brick-Based Counseling • Amazon Business $22.95 1 $22.95

Materials cost

$326.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$361.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.85

Total project goal

$425.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $425.69

6 Donors

-$374.22

Donations toward project cost

-$340.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.63

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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