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Mrs. Swanson from Amity, OR is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexible Seating & Adaptive Art Tools

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn while embracing their differences. Every student has a different need or ability to focus. Help me achieve that by having them choose how they best learn!

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My Project

Despite teaching visual arts and ceramics at the high school level, I am finding that students have difficulty focusing on their projects. As education slowly transitions out of the pandemic, teachers are finding that their students were not able to learn coping mechanisms or strategies to emotionally regulate while in their structured classes. There is a generation of students who were not able to learn the social structure or social cues of an education due to having to learn online.

Regardless of the student's ability, with the purchase of flexible seating and adaptive art tools, students will be able to be successful in visual arts or ceramics by learning how to focus their learning which will better prepare them for real-world application.

The adaptive art tools will allow students of various physical and mental ability levels, to use fine art tools to create works of expression and creativity alongside their peers. Tools used in both visual arts and ceramics demand a level of fine motor skills that not every learner can achieve. By using pencil grips or adaptive handle aids, students will be able to create and be expressive!

Using flexible seating, students will be able to choose how they best learn by either using a soft cushion or a wiggle chair to bounce their feet on an elastic band. The incorporation of flexible seating will teach students how to advocate how they learn and focus.

Mrs. Swanson Amity High School Grades 9-12

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Amity, OR View local requests

More than a third 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

70 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
National Public Seating Corp. Fixed Height Stool - 24, without Backrest, Gray • Blick Art Materials $43.79 6 $262.74
GalSports Wiggle Seat for Sensory Kids, Inflated Wobble Cushion(Multiple Colors), Balance Disc, Flexible Seating for Improving Sitting Posture & Stay Focused, Office & School & Home • Amazon Business $19.98 3 $59.94
Blick Egg Handled Brush - Flat, Size 8 • Blick Art Materials $13.30 2 $26.60
Blick Egg Handled Brush - Round, Size 8 • Blick Art Materials $11.92 2 $23.84
Special Supplies Long Foam Pencil Grips for Kids Adults Colorful, Cushioned Holders for Handwriting, Drawing, Coloring | Ergonomic Right or Left-Handed Use | Reusable (12) • Amazon Business $14.90 1 $14.90
Stretchy Resistance Fidget Bands Toy for Kids 10 Pack Bounce Kick & Stretch Your Feet for ADHD ADD SPD Autism & Poor Concentration Improve Classroom Focus Ameliorate Sensory Input • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Special Supplies Egg Pen-Pencil Grips for Kids and Adults Colorful, Cushioned Holders for Handwriting, Drawing, Coloring - Ergonomic Right or Left-Handed Use - Reusable (12-Pack) • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Pencil Grips for Kids Handwriting ZZWS Ergonomic 5 Fingers Pencil Grippers Posture Correction Writing Aid Grips for Toddler Preschoolers,Pen Grips for Beginner,School Supplies,Gift for Kids(4pcs) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89

Materials cost

$421.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $88.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$546.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.38

Total project goal

$642.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $642.56

5 Donors

-$636.18

Donations toward project cost

-$546.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.38

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 $0.00

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