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Chi Miigwech.","fullyFundedDate":1764645568577,"projectUrl":"project/view-student-art-daily/9729090/","projectTitle":"View Student Art Daily!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Siena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8806055_orig.jpg?crop=984,983,x0,y111&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1666362435344","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8806055"},{"teacherId":1925322,"projectId":10031634,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for choosing to support my project . It has been so nice having a vacuum to use in the classroom . We have been using it multiple times a day . It allows us to have messy materials in our sensory table. This week we have been using sand in our sensory table and the class has been loving it . They have been finding gems hiding in the sand . They have also been using sifters and scoops in the sand . Thank you again for your generosity and kindness . 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About this school
Anishinabe Academy is
an urban public school
in Minneapolis, Minnesota that is part of Minneapolis Public Schools.
It serves 250 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Its teachers have had 136 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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78%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Anishinabe Academy
$64,311
raised using DonorsChoose
136
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
526
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
15
projects for
books
11
projects
for
art supplies
Anishinabe Academy has received support from
355 individuals from Minnesota and
171 individuals out-of-state.