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Ms. Grimm from Brooklyn, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Everyone Deserves a Seat...

My students need new desks that will promote student collaboration as well as comfort. Currently, the desks they are using are too small, making them very uncomfortable.

  • $2,294 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 Students

Our fifth-grade students can be considered a "melting pot" of sorts. Each one coming from a different background, possessing a unique story. It's the differences amongst my students that make them stand out in a class of their own. Our school serves roughly 351 students, most deriving from low-income, socio-economic backgrounds. The most important thing for us as a school community is to provide a stable education as well as the basic need to be comfortable.

My students love to learn, and love to have fun and be comfortable while doing so.

Their eagerness and perseverance are what drives me to push myself each day to provide them with what they need to become successful.

My students consider themselves to be future doctors, lawyers, teachers, and politicians. They appreciate any opportunity to work on arts and crafts projects. They love to work in small groups with one another to practice peer collaboration. They also enjoy the freedom to choose with whom they work.

My Project

Our school places a focus on peer collaboration and interaction amongst students. We believe in readying our students for the progressive future ahead. Interacting with others in a collaborative way is a part of this preparation. What makes this task challenging is the current state of our desks.

It becomes difficult for students to stay on task when they are uncomfortable with their seating.

Funding from this project will go towards receiving new octagon shaped desks and attachable metal book boxes that are the appropriate height for my students' age group. The shape of the desks helps to arrange students more comfortably within a classroom setting and promote peer collaboration in groups and partnerships.

These desks will be used daily by students to help master the skills of creating projects, conduct group discussions, and work hands-on through the project-based approach.

This project will serve a dual function, and for many generations of students to come. Not only will the students I currently work will with benefit from the fruits of this project but the classes I hope to serve throughout my career will as well.

Ms. Grimm PS 147 Isaac Remsen 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.

More about Ms. Grimm

Brooklyn, NY 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

25 students impacted 13donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DESK - CS CONTEMPORARY COLLABORATION - 21X16X30 OCTAGON LAMINATE TOP - CHROME FRAME - 30 FIXED HEIGHT - SPECIFY TOP COLOR - SPECIFY BOOK BOX OR BOOKRACK • School Specialty $114.77 15 $1,721.55
OPTION CLASS - CS CONTEMPORARY LAMINATE TOP COLOR OPTION • School Specialty $0.00 15 $0.00
BANNISTER OAK (PP) - CLASSROOM SELECT • School Specialty $0.00 15 $0.00
OPTION CLASS - SPECIFY BOOK BOX OR BOOK RACK - CLASSROOM SELECT • School Specialty $0.00 15 $0.00
METAL BOOK BOX (M) - CLASSROOM SELECT • School Specialty $0.00 15 $0.00

Materials cost

$1,721.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $172.16

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$25.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,949.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$344.03

Total project goal

$2,293.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,293.56

4 Donors

-$2,262.68

Donations toward project cost

-$1,924.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$338.65

match offer

-$30.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$25.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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