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Teacher D'Alessandro from Staten Island, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Why Be Ordinary When You Can Be Extraordinary

Help me give my students Yoga mats and other adapted physical education equipment like poly mats, yarn ball, floor tape and hydration educational handouts to help my students have the best A.P.E. class possible.

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My Project

"I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals." - Bonnie Blair This quote is related to my project because I want my students to achieve success in both staying healthy, but also by staying active.

The school I work for is a special needs school; all students have some kind of physical or educational disability.

Our school has over four hundred students in seven different locations. The location I work at is housed in a general education high school which has over three thousand students. With that many students in one school, I do not have access to the gymnasium or any open space for my students. I have eighty students that I teach adapted physical education to, and it's all done in the classroom. Before we start, desks and chairs need to be moved and safety is an issue. However, the students love to participate in A.P.E. and will do anything to help the staff and I make an appropriate space for their activities.

Teacher D'Alessandro P721R Hungerford @ New Dorp High School Grades 9-12

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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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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

80 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Aeromat Elite Workout Mat With Eyelet, 20 x 48 Inches, 1/2 Inch Thick, Blue, Phthalate Free • School Specialty $26.17 12 $314.04
Sportime Soft Yarn Ball, 4 Inch, Color Red, White, and Blue • School Specialty $8.24 5 $41.20
3M Color Coding Tape Rolls, 1 Inch x 22 Yards, Assorted Colors, Pack of 6 • School Specialty $28.87 1 $28.87
Sportime Spot Markers, 10 Inches, Assorted Colors, Set of 6 • School Specialty $20.24 1 $20.24
Learning ZoneXpress Drink Water Handout • School Specialty $16.27 1 $16.27

Materials cost

$420.62

Vendor shipping charges

$42.06

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$498.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.06

Total project goal

$587.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$587.05

1 Donor

-$587.05

Donations toward project cost

-$498.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.06

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$0.00

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