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Mr. Mercado from Glendale, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Special Seating for Wonderful Learners!

My students need these wobble chairs to allow them to better focus on the material that is being taught to them.

  • $888 goal

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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

In an urban setting, schools can become crowded with children of all sorts of needs and resources can be scarce. My children have special needs and require more support than are typically needed. I try to make learning fun and stress-free. In order for my children to succeed, I make sure they are happy and have access to anything I can provide for them if it means they'll be able to access the curriculum with less difficulty.

My students have unique minds and abilities.

They amaze me everyday! They work hard and push past obstacles. They have days that are more difficult than others, but they always manage to get a smile back onto their faces!

My Project

These special stability ball chairs will provide my children with special needs the support they need to stay focused. These chairs are wobbly and subconsciously cause the children to keep themselves balanced while at their desks.

Studies have shown that these chairs are extremely helpful in supporting children with the ability to focus while sitting because they unknowingly engage their muscles to keep upright while doing schoolwork.

Therefore, they are less likely to get the urge to get out of their seats or to do something that will lead them to get off task. In the earlier grades this is especially difficult for children to achieve, so the extra support would do wonders for them!

Mr. Mercado PS 91 Richard Arkwright Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Glendale, 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

13 students impacted 7donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kids Kore Wobble Chair 14" - Dark Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $59.49 12 $713.88

Materials cost

$713.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$754.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$133.16

Total project goal

$887.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $887.75

7 Donors

-$878.93

Donations toward project cost

-$754.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$124.34

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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