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Mrs. Koetsier from S. Portland, ME is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexible Seating Options for Flexible Learning

My students need a variety of seating options to provide an optimal learning environment for a diverse set of learners, including stadium seats, wobble chairs, bean bag chairs, folding camping chairs, and floor mats.

  • $790 goal

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My Students

Most students at my school look forward to coming to school and are supported in their learning at home through the relationships created between teachers and parents. For those that don't necessarily have that inherent profile, the teachers work really hard to help provide that experience for them and to make school a safe and positive place to come and to learn.

Students are engaged in school because they are allowed and encouraged to express their individuality and unique learning interests.

Students are eager to participate in whatever new learning activities are available to them, and they take pride in being part of a community within their classroom, school, and city.

My Project

If asked to visualize a classroom, the classic picture that comes to most peoples' minds is a stark classroom with perfectly straight rows of rigid chairs and desks, with students silently writing, eyes facing downwards. My goal is to change that picture.

By giving students the opportunity to CHOOSE where they sit and what they sit in, you are giving them the opportunity to CHOOSE how they learn, thus, empowering them to take charge of their own educational needs.

My vision includes students working collaboratively, engaged in deep conversations and problem-solving, spread out across the room on the floor, at tables, on benches, or in small group discussion circles. I have requested flexible seating options like stadium seats, wobble chairs, bean bag chairs, folding camping chairs, and floor mats. Flexible seating in a classroom will inherently give students opportunities to practice 21st century skills.

As an adult, I cannot imagine being told to sit in a chair, at a desk, for 6 hours a day. It's unfathomable. And yet, we don't just expect students to do this, we expect them to pay attention, produce quality work, get along with everyone, and be pleasurable, all while keeping their developing bodies in stiff, uncomfortable positions all day long. Academic instructional differentiation is a commonly used technique to meet diverse mental/emotional needs of students, and it's time we start applying that same theory to the meet the physical learning needs of students, which will in turn, support their mental/emotional/social needs, and result in a student-centered classroom where all children feel safe, comfortable, and valued.

Mrs. Koetsier
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD282BU - The Reading Pillow - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 2 $119.98
CR122BU - Wobble Chair - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 2 $119.98
CR122GR - Wobble Chair - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 2 $119.98
Big Joe Dorm Chair, Sapphire • Amazon Business $29.88 3 $89.64
Coleman Stadium Seat • Amazon Business $11.97 5 $59.85
Quik Chair Folding Quad Chair with Carrying Bag (Moss Green) • Amazon Business $14.99 3 $44.97
BalanceFrom Go Yoga All Purpose Anti-Tear Exercise Yoga Mat with Carrying Strap, Green • Amazon Business $14.53 2 $29.06
Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Balance Ball, Lime • Amazon Business $18.67 1 $18.67

Materials cost

$602.13

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$671.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.46

Total project goal

$789.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $789.73

13 Donors

-$679.42

Donations toward project cost

-$591.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.41

match offer

-$94.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.89

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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