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Dr. Melville from Staten Island, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Virtual Reality, a Novel Tool for Autism Treatment

Help me give my students an Oculus Quest 2 headset, a virtual reality device that allows them to exercise, meditate, and dance!

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My Students

My students are a diverse group of children with special needs. As a physical therapist, I have students from all classes who have physical and cognitive difficulties that make it very difficult for them to participate with the rest of their peers.

With varied diagnoses such as autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome, my kids need extra help throughout the day to increase their strength, flexibility, and motor control to help them keep up with their friends.

Some issues my students deal with are muscle contractions limiting joint movement, decreased strength and endurance, and poor balance.

My Project

I want to purchase a virtual reality headset equipped with functional games for my children to use to increase their strength, balance, and endurance. Autism can have profound effects on children's ability to move throughout the school and participate with their friends. In this age of advanced technology too few systems have been created to specifically help these children so we have to get creative!

When I saw the Oculus Quest 2, a virtual reality headset, I thought of the possibilities this could have for my students.

They will be able to use this virtual reality headset to improve their strength/mobility/motor control so that they can learn to effectively move through the school with their peers.

I'll list some ideas below and if anyone has any other ideas let me know.

Supernatural - This is a cardio exercise game that includes 4 settings - box, flow, meditate, and recover.

Box VR - a total body fitness routine using boxing

Fire safety VR - an immersive fire safety lesson

Beat saber- a dancing game where students use light sabers to hit notes.

These games can help the students achieve IEP goals such as climbing stairs reciprocally, moving through crowded hallways, and standing up from their desks.

Dr. Melville Michael J Petrides School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Staten Island, 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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Oculus Quest 2 — Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset — 128 GB • Amazon Business $299.00 1 $299.00

Materials cost

$299.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$333.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.85

Total project goal

$392.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $392.33

1 Donor

-$196.16

Donations toward project cost

-$166.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.42

match offer

-$196.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$166.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.42

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 $0.00

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