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Ms. Ware from New York, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexibility and Beyond!!!!

My students need flexible seating such as Yoga cushion, bean bag chairs, and balance ball chairs to help them feel and think beyond their desks.

  • $516 goal

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My Students

We have future artists, gymnasts, police officers, authors, and so many other careers exist in my room. My students are amazing children with so many dreams and aspirations. Our school was the first bucket filling school in the city! Making other people feel positive makes us feel happy! Our school is primarily made up of students with disabilities, students with alternative housing, and majority of students live below the poverty level. Many travel from other boroughs because they know we provide them with a safe place to be themselves, amid everything they go through.

Located in the Spanish Harlem section of the Upper East Side, we strive to make ends and resources meet.

Never accepting failure as an option, my students know about grit and tenacity.

My Project

When we envision school, the thoughts of desks, chairs, and homework come to mind. In my classroom, we live in the idealogoy of creating change and thinkng beyond our desks.

This project will help my students become creative thinkers with options on how they prefer to engage with their academics.

Students are offered to choose from a traditional seat (desk/chair) or flexible seating (carpet, yoga ball, seat spot or stools). Authors, illustrators, and creative thinkers never limit themselves just to working at a desk. They seek inspiration based on their environment. I want to transform my students thinking by transforming their classroom environment!

As a community, there are very minimal resources that we can tap into without breaking the bank. My goal is to improve the academic life of students by providing a progressive learning environment that will push them beyond their potential. Our flexible seating will be utilized every day because students will take owernship of their space and their instruction.

Ms. Ware Mosaic Preparatory Academy Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New York, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

22 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Peace Yoga Zafu Meditation Yoga Buckwheat Filled Round Cotton Bolster Pillow Cushion, 16 x 16 x 4.5 Inches, Turquoise • Amazon Business $29.99 4 $119.96
Big Joe Original Bean Bag Chair, Flaming Red • Amazon Business $56.25 2 $112.50
Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Children's Inflatable Balance Ball Desk Chair With Stability Legs - Flexible Classroom Seating, Blue, 52cm • Amazon Business $19.98 5 $99.90
Bouncy Bands for Elementary School Chairs (Black) ADHD Foot Fidgets • Amazon Business $13.95 5 $69.75

Materials cost

$402.11

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$438.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.32

Total project goal

$515.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$515.46

15 Donors

-$498.32

Donations toward project cost

-$438.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.14

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$0.00

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