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Ms. Samaniego from Los Angeles, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cool Down Corner

Help me give my students a place to self-regulate when confronted with uncomfortable emotions.

  • $523 goal

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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

Living in the under-resourced South Central Los Angeles area comes with a lot of challenges. As a psychiatric social worker, I am honored that our scholars courageously share their stories with me that they've kept inside for various reasons. They share all the intimate details of the adversity they experienced and, for some, continue to go through.

Your donations will help create the "vibe" and soothing environment to help our scholars regulate their emotions on the Feeling Thermometer from an orange/red to a yellow/green.

Based on our scholars' feedback, we are looking into creating a space that taps into the different senses to help our scholars ground themselves.

Your generosity will go into sensory tools, emotion identification markers, and self-soothing idea cards for our scholars to cope when in crisis. The speaker will be used for guided meditation and soothing sounds to help calm the nervous system. The plush toys and feelings slider will be used to help our scholars identify their uncomfortable emotions. The self-calming cards will assist in expanding our student's coping strategies toolbox. The sensory tools (tilt and turn window, kinetic sand, color mix tubes and squeeze beads) will be used for grounding exercises when their fight or flight is activated. I welcome you to support our middle school scholars to create the space to prioritize their mental health.

Ms. Samaniego George Washington Carver Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

More about Ms. Samaniego

Los Angeles, CA 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

700 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
JBL - CHARGE5 Portable Waterproof Speaker with Powerbank - Black • Best Buy Education $151.25 1 $151.25
Lakeshore Tilt & Turn Liquid Sensory Windows • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
8 Mini Emotion Plush Toys with A Little SPOT of Feelings Hardcover Book Box Set • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $45.00 1 $45.00
Colormix Sensory Tubes - Set of 3 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $40.46 1 $40.46
Lakeshore Mold & Play Sensory Sand Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Lakeshore Squish & Squeeze Sensory Beads • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Self-Calming Cards • Kaplan Early Learning Company $13.46 1 $13.46
Lakeshore Find Your Feelings Emotion Slider • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$370.13

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $33.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$444.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.45

Total project goal

$523.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $523.00

8 Donors

-$355.71

Donations toward project cost

-$315.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.86

Matching donations from our partners

-$151.41

Match offers toward project cost

-$128.70

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.88

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