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Ms. Williams from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comfy Carpet Creates a Creative Caring Community

My students need a meeting area rug where they can come together to build a sense of community.

  • $608 goal

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My Students

My school is an inner-city school in a high poverty area. Over 95% of our students qualify for free lunch. My students come from many different backgrounds many are new arrivals to this country and speak little or no English. Because we are a small school and funding is based on the number of students in the school we get very little funding. We do not have an English as a Second language teacher so these children are working at a deficit. One-third of my students are special needs and because we are working with so little money we do not have academic intervention to support the needs of these students.

Many of the other students are strugglers they lack the basic skills to do 5th grade work.

Many of my students are living in shelters or doubling up with other families. Many of these students have experienced trauma in their young lives, but they come to school ready to learn with the hope that they will have a brighter future.

My Project

My students need a rug to meet on to help build a sense of community. My school is located in an urban inner city, where many of my students are experiencing a great deal of chaos and confusion in their daily lives. Many of these children lack the social skills required to create an environment where learning can take place.

If I had a whole group meeting area it would provide a place where students could meet and develop a sense of community and also create a comfortable, intimate environment for learning.

This rug will help us develop a sense of community by providing a designated meeting area where concerns and ideas can be voiced. This rug will contribute to a positive classroom climate where creative ideas can be shared and developed.

This rug will be used throughout the school day as a hub for reading, writing, and math workshops where students gather to be given direct instruction. This will be a place where modeling, practice, and sharing will take place. My students are bright, creative and hardworking and I feel having a place to gather together as a community will enhance their chances for a brighter future.

Ms. Williams PS 44 Marcus Garvey Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA952 - Classroom Carpet for 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $479.00 1 $479.00

Materials cost

$479.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$516.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.09

Total project goal

$607.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $607.27

4 Donors

-$528.93

Donations toward project cost

-$516.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$78.34

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 $0.00

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