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Mrs. Pena from Mesa, AZ is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading is the Key to their Future!

Help me give my students flexible seating for the space they truly need!

  • $1,494 goal

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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 Project

Our school represents a large group of low-income students that long for a future greater than previous generations before them. They come from a variety of unique home situations where school is their only safe place. We need to give our students an environment that allows them to wiggle and thrive through flexible seating. They need a system that helps prepare them for college, something many of my students never thought was even possible until now. They need separate learning spaces to allow for small group instruction which provides the one-on-one support they often require to fill their gaps in learning. Please help me do whatever it takes to give my students the future they have always imagined, in a place that allows them to thrive and grow.

Flexible seating also allows students to take charge of their learning and make the choices that work best for them.

During independent work times they choose a location in the classroom that works for them. Currently my students are choosing to work in a variety of locations in our room such as: at different tables, sitting under tables, or sitting or laying on the floor. Making sure students are comfortable is an essential component in motivating them. I have noticed amazing differences in my students when they are given a choice in their seating. They almost always make good choices about where they sit, are more engaged, and get more work completed than when they are just sitting at their desk.

Mrs. Pena Washington 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 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

70 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC1412BU - Flex-Space Comfy Floor Table Zone - Blue Chairs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $629.00 1 $629.00
LA565DC - Flex-Space Premium 16" Blue Wobble Chair Bundle - Set of 6 Chairs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $512.05 1 $512.05

Materials cost

$1,141.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $81.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,269.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$224.08

Total project goal

$1,493.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,493.84

1 Donor

-$1,493.84

Donations toward project cost

-$1,269.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$224.08

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