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Mrs. Nelson from Los Angeles, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comfy Carpet!

Help me give my students comfortable seating, including a rug and stools, so they can focus on collaborating and learning.

  • $395 goal

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My Students

Imagine uprooting your entire life and being transplanted to a completely foreign country. You walk into a classroom, you may not have ever had any formal education before, and you see an unknown alphabet strewn across hard walls that are trying their best to appear as inviting as possible despite the peeling paint. You have never written or read and you have a smiling teacher talking to you in a language you don't understand. These are the students I teach every day.

I work in a large school, in an even larger school district, with a very high immigrant population in South Central, L.A.

Many of my students have limited schooling in their own language and are now thrust into a formal school setting in a brand new and intimidating country. We move from learning letters to reading very quickly. I help students learn English while teaching them the 4th grade curriculum they desperately need to become successful and move forward in their educational careers. My students have come from all around the world, from many different and often difficult situations. They hold the American Dream, but with extremely limited resources, they need the tools to achieve it.

My Project

Imagine this: you are a fourth grader in a Title I school, smack in the middle of south central L.A. You are being called over by your teacher to a group meeting area to participate in whole group math warm ups or an interesting read aloud and are having to prepare yourself for sitting on a hard laminate floor for the next 15-20 minutes until you can go back to sitting in a slightly more comfortable metal chair.

My students do not deserve to sit on a dirty floor.

Being an upper grade teacher, my classroom was not given a classroom carpet. This carpet and these stools will allow for my students to sit more comfortably while we engage in CGI math routines and pick apart picture books to practice our reading comprehension skills.

Mrs. Nelson 52nd Street 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
nuLOOM ECCR17A Maris Triangles Area Rug, 8' x 10', Multi • Amazon Business $217.59 1 $217.59
Norwood Commercial Furniture NOR-1101AC-SO Plastic Stack Stools, 17.75" Height, 11.75" Width, 11.75" Length, Assorted Colors (Pack of 5) • Amazon Business $58.37 1 $58.37

Materials cost

$275.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$335.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.18

Total project goal

$394.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $394.53

3 Donors

-$394.53

Donations toward project cost

-$335.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.18

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 $0.00

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