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Mrs. Walker from Richmond, VA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Set the Environment for Success!

Help me give my students a folding storage lap desk for distance learning.

  • $609 goal

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My Students

Resourceful, resilient, and remarkable are my students! They are the movers and shakers that will one day LEAD US!

Set the Stage for Success!

Those Spring-Summer Zoom sessions revealed a lot about my students. I realized that I would have to assist them in preparing an environment conducive to learning. They need guidelines, encouragement and they need materials. If they do not have pencils, paper, and books, surely they lack other classroom essentials.

My Project

A favorite education trailblazer, Maria Montessori wrote extensively on the importance of preparing a learning environment for optimal growth, success and Child development. I noticed during Zoom calls that many students did not have a desk to rest their Chromebook on or store their classroom materials. Most students were seated at coffee tables or on their beds.

The portable storage lap desk will provide a smooth writing area, a personal workspace, a portable creation station, and a place of storage for school supplies.

The desk can be folded and stored safely away when not in use. I think it is important for the student to have a personal space with their name on it. The desk set expectations (work, ingenuity, creativity...) and shifts home to an atmosphere of personal responsibility, ownership, and stewardship.

Mrs. Walker Overby - Sheppard Elementary 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.

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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Richmond, VA View local requests

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

22 students impacted 15donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Folding Lap Desk, Laptop Desk, Breakfast Table, Bed Table, Serving Tray - The lapdesk Contains Extra Storage Space and dividers & Folds Very Easy, Great for Kids, Adults, Boys, Girls, (Black) • Amazon Business $21.82 22 $480.04

Materials cost

$480.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$517.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.28

Total project goal

$608.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $608.52

11 Donors

-$502.78

Donations toward project cost

-$438.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.17

Matching donations from our partners

-$92.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$78.62

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.23

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 $0.00

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