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Coach Harmason from Port Allen, LA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Incorporating Mindfulness and Meditation In The Classroom

Help me give my students a class set of yoga mats so I can incorporate yoga in my Physical Education classes.

  • $529 goal

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

I teach at a Title I school, therefore I am pretty sure very few to none of my students have ever engaged in yoga. What I love most about my students is, although they come from many different backgrounds they have the same work ethics. They are supportive of each other and are dedicated to learning and being actively engaged in the lessons being taught. My students are always willing to learn new and exciting things. I want to expose my students to a healthy lifestyle and introduce to them life time activities that promote good health and well being. Yoga is considered a lifetime activity and one with many amazing health benefits. Yoga will increase my students' overall health.

By donating to my project, you will help me introduce mindfulness and meditation to my students, this will ultimately increase their focus in school and promote good coping skills.

Yoga is a mind-body activity with many benefits for school aged children. School aged children are faced with many challenges from Anxiety, bullying, emotional challenges and self-image just to name a few.

Research shows that yoga serves as an elixir not just for adults but school aged children as well. Benefits of yoga in schools includes improved memory and attention span, reduces stress and anxiety, helps to manage weight, improves flexibility, balance and posture, increases self confidence and self-esteem, improves the quality of sleep, boost immunity and improves physical appearance, enhances coping skills, improves self control, promotes mindfulness, encourages self- love and self- care, and teaches correct breathing techniques.

My students' overall health will improve from yoga which will increase their performance in other subject areas.

Coach Harmason
HBCU Alum HBCU Alum Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amazon Basics Extra Thick Exercise Yoga Gym Floor Mat with Carrying Strap - 74 x 24 x .5 Inches, Red • Amazon Business $15.21 25 $380.25

Materials cost

$380.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $33.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$449.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.27

Total project goal

$528.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $528.49

6 Donors

-$499.96

Donations toward project cost

-$427.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.99

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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