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Mrs. Destine from Bronx, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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CALMing Corner

Help me give my students a carpet for our calm corner in the school counselor's office, so they may have a cozy, safe place to chill while practicing a coping strategy, to self-regulate.

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Mrs. Destine has another project! Donate to Let's Start the Year off with a BANG! to help her classroom.

$1,019 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Of course, intense feelings take over sometimes, especially, when you are young. As the school counselor, it is my duty to help students identify the feeling, as well as help with regulating it. In other words, I help my students CALM DOWN. It's super important to have a space that can assist in the calming or self-regulating process. My goal is to create a space of comfort in my room where students can visit throughout the day, have a seat and think, indulging in the many coping materials I planned to have at the ready. A place where just for a moment, they feel as if they have escaped the woes at hand and have entered a place of zen and safeness, so they can get back to the important stuff like learning and playing with peers.

I would truly appreciate your help with the items I have selected, as I know they will aid in creating the space I envision.

Mrs. Destine PS 103 Hector Fontanez 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

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, 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 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LK470 - Just Like Home™ Seagrass Round Carpet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $269.00 1 $269.00
CA312 - Calming Cuddle Ball • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LL356 - Dishwasher-Safe Plastic Baskets - Set of 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.50 1 $32.50
LL601 - Animals Science Viewer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99
SE731 - Sensory Rings • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$383.47

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$419.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.98

Total project goal

$493.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$493.20

2 Donors

-$493.20

Donations toward project cost

-$419.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.98

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$0.00

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