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Mr. Cisneros from Los Angeles, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Area

Help me give my students comfy pillows and beanbag seats for a calming area to help regulate their big emotions!

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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

Hello! I will be using these awesome materials to expand the existing calming area that I have created (soft rug with books in a corner of the therapy office). These beanbags and soft pillows will make it so much more calming and soothing for students to take time to regulate their big feelings (sadness, anger, anxious) by taking a seat in these soft cushion seats and using fidgets or reading a book as their bodies begin to calm down.

As the school therapist, it is vital to have students be in a regulated state before they begin to express and process their big emotions in the therapy sessions.

Therefore, by having students utilize the calming area, I will be able to help students further process their emotions or possible traumas more effectively due to their increased regulated states stemming from their time spent in the calming area.

Our school is a campus filled with loving and bright students who really enjoy accessing the therapy office for therapeutic interventions (talking to therapist for help, social skills groups, art therapy activities, etc.). By having this calming area, students who may need extra time to regulate or students that need a space to relax, may freely use these new items and can also encourage other students to access the calming area when they are in need of a calming space.

Mr. Cisneros Birdielee V Bright Elementary School 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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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

300 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC558X - Flex-Space Giant Comfy Pillows - Set of 3 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $289.00 1 $289.00
LC573RG - Flex-Space Big Beanbag Seat - Orange 30"w x 32"h • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
LC573GR - Flex-Space Big Beanbag Seat - Green 30"w x 32"h • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
LC573BU - Flex-Space Big Beanbag Seat - Blue 30"w x 32"h • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00

Materials cost

$676.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $61.85

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$777.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$137.29

Total project goal

$915.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $915.28

1 Donor

-$777.99

Donations toward project cost

-$777.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$137.29

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 $0.00

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