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Ms. Shiu from New York, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Privacy, Please!

Help me give my students privacy partitions for times they need a distraction-free environment in which to think, create, focus, and work.

  • $215 goal

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Ms. Shiu has another project! Donate to Help 6th Graders Curl Up With a Good Book to help her classroom.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Middle schoolers are amazing. They're young enough that they're still enthusiastic about everything, and they're old enough to be aware that the choices they make every day will impact them in the future.

A big part of my job as a middle school teacher is building the skills of self-awareness and self-advocacy in each of my students.

I teach them to think about and understand what they need to be successful and how to get the supports they've identified.

Our school has a diverse grouping of students learning English as a new language, students with physical and learning disabilities, and students from every socio-economic background you can imagine. What do all of these kids have in common? Each and every one of them can learn. Each and every one of them can be successful. Each and every one of them is cared for in our school. Each and every one of them is special to me.

My Project

Middle school can be such a paradox. Students love to be social, but they also want to avoid distractions in class. Teachers and administrators want to encourage collaboration, but also want students to be able to work on their own. Since most middle schoolers have not mastered the art of focus, many tend to get distracted by their friends and neighbors in the classroom and can't seem to find a way to concentrate on their work even when they really want to.

Sometimes kids just need a quiet place to focus, think, create, and work.

Our classroom is built with collaboration in mind. Students sit in groups, facing each other, and spend most of their time working as a team. This is great a lot of the time. Sometimes students get overwhelmed with the noise and activity around them and they simply can't concentrate. Sometimes we want them to work on their own, but the temptation of their friends and neighbors is too much.

We're looking for a class set of privacy partitions and a partition holder to allow our students to set up a quiet space for them to work within the constraints of our classroom. The partitions would facilitate student choice and advocacy at times when they feel they need a distraction-free environment. The partitions would allow students some individual privacy, or they could structure their partitions to give partnerships privacy at larger tables.

Ms. Shiu Tompkins Square Middle School Grades 6-8

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 half 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ689 - Privacy Partition - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 4 $119.96
JJ670 - Privacy Partition Storage Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$149.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$182.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.15

Total project goal

$214.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $214.35

5 Donors

-$214.35

Donations toward project cost

-$182.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.15

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 $0.00

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