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Ms. Roberts from Philadelphia, PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Room for Mindfulness

My students need additional supplies to complete our new Mindfulness Room. Our meditation-filled MP3 players need headphones, our yoga mats need cleaner and to make mindfulness jars we need Elmer's glitter glue.

  • $163 goal

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My Students

Our students are 9th, 10th and 11th graders (we are a new public school, so 12th grade will be added next year), most of whom come from high poverty, high stress living situations. Many have parents who are ill, addicted, incarcerated or deceased, working several jobs or struggling to find work. Many have been exposed to sometimes extreme violence. Some of our students, though born here, come from families with undocumented adults and live with the fear of seeing their families split in two. But all of our kids hope to overcome the trauma of their lives to become successful in whatever way they define this and our teaching staff is here to support them.

Although the neighborhood in which our school sits is considered high crime and the sound of gunshots echoes through the streets, we have tried to make our building a safe haven.

One of the ways in which we do this is through the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness is one of the core values of our school. As a certified Mindful School teacher, I have shared these healing practices with students and staff alike.

My Project

Our high school, determined to highlight healing over punishment, started a Mindfulness Room for our highly stressed students. Students have visited the room to practice guided meditations or do yoga when they feel they are becoming stressed or behaving in a way that might lead to unskillful behavior. Through the generosity of our local mindfulness community (via DonorsChoose), we were able to purchase MP3 players on which to load a variety of mindfulness meditations so our students can choose the practice that is most suitable for them. We are so grateful!

We now need additional headphones, so meditating in our often noisy school will be easier, cleaner for the yoga mats and Elmer's glitter glue so our students can make mind jars to help them practice at home.

We were blessed with a few DonorsChoose gift cards, so this project is almost paid for. These seemingly ordinary items are destined to provide our deserving kids with extraordinary experiences.

Our mindfulness practice includes gratitude practice. Please know we are grateful for every act of kindness! "Forget your perfect offering" - Leonard Cohen

Ms. Roberts Building 21 Philadelphia High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Philadelphia, PA 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Koss KPH7 - headphones • Best Buy Education $8.68 5 $43.40
Koss KPH7 - headphones • Best Buy Education $4.87 5 $24.35
Natural LAVENDER Yoga Mat Cleaner 16 OUNCE Spray Wash Deodorize Disinfect Restore. SAFE FOR ALL MATS AND PROPS • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
• Blick Art Materials $9.95 1 $9.95
65304-7016: Elmer''s Glitter Glue - Green, 6 oz Bottle • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08
65304-3066: Elmer''s Glitter Glue - Pink, 6 oz Bottle • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08
65304-3016: Elmer''s Glitter Glue - Red, 6 oz Bottle • Blick Art Materials $2.54 1 $2.54
65304-4016: Elmer''s Glitter Glue - Yellow, 6 oz Bottle • Blick Art Materials $2.54 1 $2.54

Materials cost

$103.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.52

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$138.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.35

Total project goal

$162.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $162.35

5 Donors

-$160.94

Donations toward project cost

-$138.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.41

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 $0.00

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