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Mrs. Bourbeau from Boston, MA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Every Classroom Needs a Communal Space!

Help me give my students a new, clean classroom rug for a fresh new start to the school year!

  • $513 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

We are a second grade classroom within an urban public school. Funds may be tight and resources are allocated to other important projects and materials. Our school is an innovative dual language Spanish program and many of my students come from underprivileged neighborhoods. They come to me with very few social experiences and crave the opportunities for exploration and creativity that my classroom provides. My students are eager to learn and always look forward to learning new topics while also becoming bilingual and bi-literate scholars.

In the classroom, the rug is a place where we conduct our daily mini-lessons, and social-emotional discussions, and where students can go to work collaboratively with one another during centers, math, and other independent, partner, and group work opportunities.

So much learning takes place on the rug, so having a nice, comfortable and clean space will keep my students cozy and focused on their work. Not only do my students do much of their work on the rug, but this is an area where music class, Playworks, and indoor recess sometimes take place. Having a new rug will ensure that my students have an open, spacious place to happily learn and grow.

Mrs. Bourbeau
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flagship Carpets Number Chevrons Multicolor Rug for Home Learning Area or Classroom Mat, Kids Room or Playroom Carpet, (Seats 30), 7'6" x 12', Bright • Amazon Business $399.95 1 $399.95

Materials cost

$399.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.93

Total project goal

$512.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$512.88

5 Donors

-$441.92

Donations toward project cost

-$375.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.29

match offer

-$70.96

Match offer toward project cost

-$60.32

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.64

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$0.00

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