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Ms. Newman from Staten Island, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fidget While You Work

Help me give my students these fidget bands to help them integrate back into full time in-person instruction.

  • $250 goal

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My Students

Our school provides a rigorous college-preparatory education that equips and empowers students for success in college and in life. We welcome all students, including those living with emotional, physical, or other structural disadvantaging factors, such as gender, race, or poverty. We opened in 2009 with our first 6th-grade class and graduated our first 12th-grade class in 2016. In 2016, we expanded our school community to include 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grades. This past year we have grown to include kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades!

Our school seeks to help our students have the best possible learning experience post Coronavirus pandemic.

My Project

In a post-pandemic school life, our returning students might find it difficult to stay focused during in-person instruction. Having a fidget band on each chair will give students the chance to exert some needed energy while still being on task. These fidget bands also allow the students to discretely soothe their anxieties without bringing any attention to them. My students will be able to increase their attention span while using these amazing fidget bands. I know that having these bands will allow my students to achieve their full potential and create a love of learning.

Ms. Newman John W. LaVelle Preparatory Charter 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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Staten Island, 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

18 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chair Bands for Kids with Fidgety Feet, Alternative Seating in Classrooms, for Kids with Sensory ADHD ADD Autism and Sensory Needs, Chair Bands Made from Natural Latex, Good Resilience Toughness… • Amazon Business $9.97 18 $179.46

Materials cost

$179.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$212.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.44

Total project goal

$249.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $249.59

7 Donors

-$244.37

Donations toward project cost

-$212.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.22

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.22

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 $0.00

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