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Ms. Smith from New York, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sit Down, Relax, Get Comfortable!

Help me give my students stackable and durable chairs for comfort and support while they work, collaborate, and learn in the classroom.

  • $854 goal

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Ms. Smith has another project! Donate to Can You Spell…? to help her classroom.

$260 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

My kindergarten students are vibrant, funny, inquisitive little humans who love learning about the world around them. They are eager to learn. They love to play. They love reading books, participating in dramatic play, using technology, and participating in outdoor activities to help them learn and grow. Even though the last few months have been unprecedented and extremely challenging, learning remotely due to the pandemic, my students are trying to learn and work in this new normal. I’m so proud of how resilient they are.

My students love school.

For many of them, our school is a safe haven. It's where they come to feel safe, feel love, build relationships, and to learn. Part of my responsibility is to provide a nurturing and rich environment that allows them to grow, inquire, learn, and question the world around them. At the same time, provide them with love and push them to be the best human beings that they can possibly be. They often rise to meet and exceed my expectations when the right materials and tools are at their fingertips. Oh, the places they can go to!

My Project

The hands-on work and learning we do in Kindergarten is so much fun. Scholars learn as they collaborate, investigate, and explore. Many of the activities we engage in throughout the day requires my students to stand, walk around, work independently or meet with a Kindergarten friend to discuss and debate their ideas and make connections.

Those times when they meet with a Kindergarten friend to collaborate is most effective and engaging when they have a comfy, sturdy, and safe chair to sit on while they converse and share ideas about all kinds of Kindergarten topics.

When scholars are able to sit comfortably in a chair without fear of falling out of the chair; they are more eager to talk. They are much more focused and on task. They can even attend for longer periods of time on the task, when necessary.

I would love to create an environment for my scholars where they have that home away from home feeling. We all have our favorite comfy chair that we can sit in for hours and do our work or absolutely nothing at all. I want to create that cozy environment for my scholars while they work, play, and learn in our classroom space. These chairs would replace the old chairs that we've had for over twelve years and add a more inviting and fresh look to our classroom space.

Ms. Smith PS 92 Mary McLeod Bethune 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.

More about Ms. Smith

New York, NY 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Factory Direct Partners - 10361-AS -10361 FDP 12" School Stack Chair, Stacking Student Chairs with Chromed Steel Legs and Ball Glides - Assorted Colors (6-Pack) • Amazon Business $171.25 4 $685.00

Materials cost

$685.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$725.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$127.99

Total project goal

$853.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$853.27

3 Donors

-$334.09

Donations toward project cost

-$283.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.11

Matching donations from our partners

-$519.18

Match offers toward project cost

-$441.30

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.88

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$0.00

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