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Ms. Mason from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Preparation is Key!

My students need 12 seat organizers to help them stay organized and have learning materials/supplies nearby to maximize time in the classroom.

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My Students

My classroom is a space where everyone aims to use every minute as best as they can, we have absolutely no time to waste; for learning or for teaching. In order for this to be possible, there needs to be some procedures in place and organization within the classroom. Preparation is key!

Our school is located in a high poverty, high-needs, crime-ridden area in Brooklyn, NY.

Nearly half of our students live in temporary housing, and the majority of the remainder live in public housing. Outside the school is nothing like the inside, because every day I go to school I encounter 12 of the greatest 2nd graders ever. All of my students come from low-income families, yet they come to school ready to learn, love, and share with others. These students may have special needs but that doesn't stop their desire to learn. Most of my students lack academic and social skills necessary at the beginning of the year and leave at the end having acquired most of those skills. It is important to have a system of how things work best in the classroom so that students can learn as best they can and that is what I am trying to create.

My Project

Preparation is the key to success and as Abraham Lincoln once stated "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail". I believe in order to be fully prepared, my students need to have these seat organizers to help with organizing their educational materials at their seats. This will help to avoid unnecessary walking around the classroom and missing materials which would ultimately interrupt the learning experience. These seat organizers will allow them to stow extra textbooks, workbooks, pencils, and notebooks at their seats so that time is not wasted searching for these things.

Because our students can't afford them, the donations for their seat organizers would help greatly.

It will not only help maximize our time for learning but it will also teach our students how being prepared is important and makes a difference.

Ms. Mason Christopher Ave Community School Grades PreK-2

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nasco Polyester ChairMate, Large, 20" x 17", Red, Grades K - 5 • Amazon $12.54 12 $150.48

Materials cost

$150.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$182.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.25

Total project goal

$214.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $214.99

1 Donor

-$214.99

Donations toward project cost

-$182.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.25

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 $0.00

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