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Mx. Kai from Los Angeles, CA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing Body Strength and Emotional Regulation

Help me give my students the comfort of flexible seating pillows that are accessible for their visual impairments and other sensory needs. These pillows and bean bag chair will help my students develop trunk strength and self-regulate!

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My Students

I teach and learn alongside visually impaired 2nd-5th children with moderate to severe multiple disabilities. My students are part of the 20% of our school's population who are in special ed and or visually impaired. We are a Title I school where 80% of the students receive free or discounted meals.

In my classroom, we focus on community, collaboration, vocational skills, and independence.

My students are unique. They all have bright spirits that shine and sparkle every day. My students are differently abled and express their talents daily in the classroom in different ways.

Some use ASL with verbal sentences. Some use alternative forms of communication such as a button with a recorded saying and others simply tell me with their words.

My students also read and write differently from each other. Some read Braille and use a Brailler to write. Others use large-high-contrast print with thick lines to learn their words and letters.

We are a class of critical thinkers of all abilities. We root for each other daily to see growth and change in everyone.

Our motto(s) are: Making mistakes is proof that we are trying and everything new in school hard at first!

My Project

With our last project funded for our accessible and peaceful spaces, we are halfway there to an accessible and calm peace corner. All we need is some flexible seating to reach our emotional regulation and body strength goals.

Students with multiple disabilities need to practice sitting in different environments to become more independent and strong physically and mentally as they regulate their emotions.

Why floor pillows and a bean bag chair?

These flexible seating options will help my students develop trunk strength and more mobility in their limbs. This in turn will make them more independent adults.

Why these colors?

The colors red, yellow, white, and black help students with specific visual impairments like CVI see their environment more clearly. The colors of these pillows will allow for more functional use of their vision, leading to more independence in the future. Simply put, they can see these colors and can find the peace corner more easily with these flexible seating options.

Mx. Kai Van Ness 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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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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
Coletta Square Pillow Cover and Insert • Wayfair $81.00 1 $81.00
Derrymore Microsuede Floor Pillow • Wayfair $67.99 1 $67.99
Derrymore Microsuede Floor Pillow • Wayfair $67.99 1 $67.99
Big Joe Classic 98" Kid's Bean Bag Chair • Wayfair $59.99 1 $59.99

Materials cost

$276.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$336.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.38

Total project goal

$395.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $395.84

5 Donors

-$197.92

Donations toward project cost

-$168.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.69

match offer

-$197.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$168.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.69

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 $0.00

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