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Ms. Bernhard from Brooklyn, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sitting Pretty in PreK

Help me give my students a comfortable place to sit now with soft spot cushions.

  • $322 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students are four years old. For many, this is their first time in school. They are primarily English Language Learners. They are excited and love learning.

Young children learn best through hands-on activities and play.

My students learn letters, numbers, colors, and thematic topics by working together and having fun. Our school just opened and due to budgetary issues lacks many materials necessary in order to run rich classroom environments. Often we are limited due to lack of resources.

My Project

Due to the recent coronavirus pandemic, all carpets have been removed from our classrooms in order to keep everyone safe. However, this leaves the children with no comfortable place to sit during group meetings or storytime. Children love to sit on the floor or in cozy spots, but the floor is cold and uncomfortable to sit on especially in the winter months.

I would like to give each of my children a cozy seat spot so that they have a nice cushion to sit on in class.

The children will be able to put their seat spot in their cubbies when they are not using them so and can move them around to the different centers as they play. Another great thing about these seat spots is that they can be easily cleaned. This would really make the children's classroom time much more comfortable.

Ms. Bernhard District 20 Pre-K Center K560 Grades PreK-2

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. Bernhard

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

18 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD380X Calming Colorssupsup Soft Seats Set of 5 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 4 $239.96

Materials cost

$239.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$273.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.28

Total project goal

$321.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $321.84

3 Donors

-$301.84

Donations toward project cost

-$256.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.28

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

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 $0.00

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