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Ms. Armstrong from West Chicago, IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fidget-Friendly Classroom

Help me give my students flexible seating to allow them to feel comfortable and ready to learn.

  • $597 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

My students are in a one-way dual language program (Spanish/English) in West Chicago. They are bilingual/bicultural and are members of various Hispanic groups within our community. I love that my students are so involved and are leaders within our school community. As 5th graders, they have stepped up to be an example to the younger students in our school.

My Project

My goal with this project is to create a comfortable and safe classroom for my students. As a teacher with ADHD, I know how difficult it can be for our neurodivergent students especially to learn in an environment that is not accommodating nor accepting of their needs.

I want every one of my students to be successful in their learning and allowed to be themselves and feel understood in this space.

As a first-year teacher, there are so many projects that my students need to be funded, but this one for wobble cushions, chairs, and lap desks is very close to my heart.

Ms. Armstrong Wegner 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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West Chicago, IL View local requests

More than half 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

24 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC153 - Flex-Space Student Lap Desk - Modern Maple • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 4 $319.96
LC766BU - Flex-Space Premium Wobble Chair - 16 - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
LC449BU - Wobble Cushion - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 3 $59.97

Materials cost

$469.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$506.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.47

Total project goal

$596.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $596.44

1 Donor

-$253.49

Donations toward project cost

-$253.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$298.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$253.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$44.73

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 $0.00

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