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Ms. Zellers from New York, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Math Mistakes = Major Learning

Help me give my students dry-erase tables for math class! The best way to learn is though making mistakes! Approved school vendors do not supply white board tables, and the tables in my classroom are on their last legs.

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My Project

My students are highly motivated and many graduates are thriving in STEM degrees/careers. Our students are not scared to make mistakes! A big part of why they don't have "math-phobia" is because of the tables in our math classrooms having whiteboards to try problems, make mistakes, and visualize their learning. The tables in room 110 are more than 10 years old and falling apart (literally the legs are falling off). They have layers of dry erase paint and are heavily stained. We cannot get new whiteboard tables since they are not supplied through the department of education supplier, and it might be years before even new regular tables are purchased in the budget.

We want to continue the legacy of these students in East Harlem engaging with math in a productive and meaningful way and these tables will help supply them with an environment conducive to real growth.

Students will continue to evolve as mathematicians because fluency, creativity, and growth will be at their fingertips throughout every lesson.

Ms. Zellers Central Park East High School Grades 9-12

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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More than three‑quarters 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

150 students impacted 27donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learniture Structure Series Cog Mobile Collaborative Table w/Whiteboard Top • Amazon Business $418.09 10 $4,180.90

Materials cost

$4,180.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$62.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$4,273.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$754.17

Total project goal

$5,027.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $5,027.78

26 Donors

-$4,338.66

Donations toward project cost

-$3,852.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$485.80

match offer

-$495.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$420.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$194.12

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 $0.00

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