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Mx. Kai from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Peaceful and Accessible Spaces

Help me give my students a light table for engaging sensory play and accessibility for my CVI students. Finally help me give my students a quiet peace corner to process their big emotions.

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My Students

I teach and learn along side visually impaired 2nd-5th moderate to severe multiple disabilities children. My students are part of the 20% of our schools population who are in special ed and or visually impaired. We are a Title I school where 80% of the students receive free or discounted meals including my classroom.

In my classroom we focus on community, collaboration, vocational skills and independence.

My students are unique. They all have bright spirits that shine and sparkle everyday. My students are differently-abled and express their talents daily in the classroom in different ways.

Some use ASL with verbal sentences. Some use alternative forms of communication such as a button with a recorded saying and others simply tell me with their words.

My students also read & write differently from each other. Some read braille and use a brailler to write. Others use large-high-contrast print with thick lines to learn their words and letters.

We are a class of critical thinkers of all abilities. We root for each other daily to see growth and change in everyone.

Our Motto(s) are: Making mistakes are proof that we are trying and everything new in school hard at first!

My Project

It has been a tough year with distance learning. My students have been through the a lot when it comes to changes and needing to adapt to a new learning environment. We have done an amazing job of keeping focus and working hards towards our goals all while keeping a growth mindset. Let's keep that positive momentum up!

I want to give my students peaceful and accessible spaces come the next school year.

Next school year my students more than ever will need a peace corner using a tent, free of distractions to process their big emotions as they transition back to full time in person learning. They will also need a light table to work on their functional vision overall.

Why a light table?

The light table will help my students with cortical visual impairments. It will increase a students ability to visually attend to academic tasks. It will help them be more engaged and motivated to reach their goals. It helps with their scanning and tracking skills for braille reading and math. A light table will help with sensory discrimination between sight and touch as well as declutter their visual space. A table like this will also give them a sensory break for their eyes similar to a movement break. Finally, it can help to promote appropriate functional vision leading to more independence in the future.

Why a tent?

The tent will help my students focus on processing their big emotions in a distractions free space. In the tent they can use their various coping skills to calm their bodies and refocus their minds. In the tent I will put other items to help them with guided breathing and various sensory tools, so that they can come back to our class ready to learn.

Mx. Kai Van Ness Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL526 SpaceSaver ColorChanging Light Table • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 1 $399.00
Love Tree Kids Play Tent Castle Large Teepee Tent for Kids Portable Playhouse Children House for Indoor Outdoor Use with Carry Bag for Boys and Girls Beige • Amazon Business $142.99 1 $142.99

Materials cost

$541.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $49.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$629.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$111.13

Total project goal

$740.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $740.84

1 Donor

-$370.42

Donations toward project cost

-$314.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.56

match offer

-$370.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$314.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.56

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 $0.00

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