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Ms. Faulkenburg from Columbia, SC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating a Calm, Cool, and Collected Classroom Environment

Help me give my students a sound machine, yoga mats and soothing lights.

  • $540 goal

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My Students

My students attend a suburban school right outside of Columbia, SC. We have a very diverse population. These students represent all different races, genders, and income populations. As a member of this community, I live among them, and am so proud to be a member of this community.

Theatre is an inclusive fine arts that welcomes all students.

I teach a class of sixth grade, and three classes of mixed seventh and eighth grade. Did I mention that our school hasn't had a theatre classroom in several years? Allowing students to have a freedom of expression with their bodies and voices will strengthen their independence and creative skills both in and out of the classroom.

My students are kind, creative, passionate, and dramatic. I am so excited to bring the immersive experience of theatre class to these students. Many of them are already "all in," and it's so exciting to watch!

My Project

Most of my students look forward to coming to my classroom as a "break" from their academic classes. With stressors coming from all sorts of places, I would like to create a classroom environment that is calming for everyone, while also maintaining a germ free space.

Yoga mats will allow for freedom of seat choice, and the sound machine will allow us to relax at the beginning of each class period.

The projector will also add to the ambient lighting in the room. I'm looking forward to creating a comforting space amidst the chaos that 2021 has been for so many of us!

Ms. Faulkenburg Irmo Middle School Grades 6-8

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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Columbia, SC 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

190 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PRIMASOLE Folding Yoga Travel Pilates Mat 1/4 Thick Easy to Carry to Class Beach Park Travel Picnics Jungle Green Color PSS91NH050A • Amazon Business $10.85 9 $97.65
PRIMASOLE Folding Yoga Travel Pilates Mat 1/4 Thick Easy to Carry to Class Beach Park Travel Picnics Azalea Pink Red Color PSS91NH027A • Amazon Business $11.95 8 $95.60
PRIMASOLE Folding Yoga Travel Pilates Mat 1/4 Thick Easy to Carry to Class Beach Park Travel Picnics Lime Green Color PSS91NH028A • Amazon Business $11.13 8 $89.04
Adaptive Sound Technologies LectroFan Premium White Noise Sound Machine with 20 Unique Non-Looping Fan and White Noise Sounds and Sleep Timer, White, unscented, 1 Count • Amazon Business $46.96 1 $46.96
Sharpie Metallic Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colors (metallic ruby/metallic sapphire/metallic emerald), 36-Count (2041312) • Amazon Business $45.40 1 $45.40
StarTastic 1827 Holiday Laser Light Show, Static Features As Seen on TV • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$394.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.82

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$458.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.89

Total project goal

$539.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $539.27

8 Donors

-$422.46

Donations toward project cost

-$368.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.37

match offer

-$106.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$90.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

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 $0.00

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