{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Banyan Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":15.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10080828,"projectId":9466028,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for funding my \"I Can Read\" book project. This wonderful addition to my classroom reading collection has made a tremendous impact on my students' enthusiasm for reading. They were extremely happy and excited when they saw the new books—especially because they are so colorful, engaging, and perfectly suited to their reading levels. The kid friendly design and relatable stories have truly captured their interest and motivated them to spend more time reading independently.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generous support, my students are now able to use these books to take Accelerated Reader tests and track their growth. As a result, they have been able to increase their reading goals by 75% on a weekly basis, which is an incredible achievement. Your contribution has not only enriched our classroom library but has also inspired a love for reading that will continue to grow. Thank you for helping my students build confidence and joy through literacy!","fullyFundedDate":1754362005826,"projectUrl":"project/i-can-read-yes-you-can/9466028/","projectTitle":"“I Can Read”, Yes you can!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Loureda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10080828_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754098890814","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10080828"},{"teacherId":2071977,"projectId":9559212,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your generous support of our DonorsChoose project. Because of you, my second-grade students now have the opportunity to use Legos as a tool for creativity, collaboration, and storytelling. \r\n\r\nWhen the Lego sets first arrived, my students were beyond excited. As soon as they saw the colorful bricks, their eyes lit up and the room filled with gasps of amazement. Since the items arrived over a few days, they would constantly ask me when they could start using them. Their excitement was contagious, and it was clear that these resources were going to spark not only creativity but also joy in learning.\r\n\r\nI introduced the Legos through a storytelling lesson. Students worked cooperatively in building their story scene. Once the scenes were built, students took time to describe what was happening and who the characters were. From there, they transferred their ideas into writing, crafting stories that had clear settings, characters, and plots.\r\n\r\nWhat I love about this activity is that even our ESOL students are able to participate and contribute something to the story. \r\n\r\nYour generosity has provided us with more than just Lego bricks—you've given my students the chance to connect their imaginations to their writing in a meaningful way. Thank you for believing in their potential and for making our classroom a place where creativity and learning go hand in hand.","fullyFundedDate":1755733452873,"projectUrl":"project/building-stories-brick-by-brick/9559212/","projectTitle":"Building Stories Brick by Brick","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Collera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2071977_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625796685869","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mcollera"},{"teacherId":2071977,"projectId":9433943,"letterContent":"I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your generous contributions to our DonorsChoose project. Thanks to you, my second-grade students now have their very own lab coats, safety glasses, and lanyards that allow them to truly feel like scientists during our STEAM lessons. \r\n\r\nFrom the moment the packages arrived, my students could hardly contain their curiosity. The joy on their faces when they saw the coats and put them on was simply priceless. \r\n\r\nAs for our next steps, we are continuing our exploration of the scientific method and integrating these resources into every STEAM lesson. Currently, my students are preparing for the \"Science Fair\" where we will showcase our experiment to other classes and parents. Wearing their lab coats, glasses, and lanyards will give them not only the confidence to present their work but also the credibility to see themselves as scientists-in-training. They are learning how to ask questions, form hypotheses, test their ideas, and share their findings with others—skills that will serve them far beyond second grade.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving them the chance to see themselves in a whole new light.","fullyFundedDate":1755693174859,"projectUrl":"project/suit-up-steam-scientists/9433943/","projectTitle":"Suit Up, STEAM Scientists!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Collera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2071977_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625796685869","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mcollera"},{"teacherId":5950622,"projectId":9338550,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to see the props they were able to use for our end of the year show. I can't explain how happy and thrilled they were. We appreciate your donation and thank you for making our end of the year celebration such a great success.\r\nWalking down the runway with their multicolor ribbon wand streamers made them feel so elated. The boys wore the black top hats that we used the red ribbon to spruce them up. They truly felt like ringmasters.\r\nFor the grand finale each child held a streamer popper in their hand that they threw at the audience. It brought so much joy and happiness to see the stream of all the colors with the music.\r\nI can't thank you enough for everything.","fullyFundedDate":1747843503568,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-our-end-of-the-year-show-to-lif/9338550/","projectTitle":"Bringing Our End of the Year Show to Life!!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Roca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5950622_orig.jpg?crop=597,597,x27,y27&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1638207803262","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5950622"},{"teacherId":5460669,"projectId":9308502,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity throughout this school year, my students and I are eternally grateful. Thanks to you our End of Year show will be bright and colorful- my students will also look amazing thanks to the props. \r\n\r\nThey have worked hard all year and deserve a special treat on this day- they are so blessed to be surrounded by humans who care about them like you do. Thank you 🙏 for you for believing in them and choosing to bless our classroom. Can't wait to see how amazing our EOY show will be!","fullyFundedDate":1746462265229,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-our-end-of-year-show-to-life/9308502/","projectTitle":"Bringing Our End of Year Show to Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Segovia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5460669_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534725372056","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/maria-segovia"},{"teacherId":5460669,"projectId":9200315,"letterContent":"My classroom is an interactive learning environment in which students learn, thrive and grow. This project has brought them hands on experiences with Life Cycles of many kinds - they were very excited to read all the books that we received and have thoroughly enjoyed the hands on visuals with the learning toys. \r\n\r\n1st graders are very curious humans and they love to ask questions! Thanks to your generosity we were able to get a more active and real representation of the life cycles of various living things! Thank you always and be blessed.","fullyFundedDate":1745530139408,"projectUrl":"project/life-cycles-of-all-kinds/9200315/","projectTitle":"Life Cycles of all Kinds!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Segovia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5460669_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534725372056","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/maria-segovia"},{"teacherId":2071977,"projectId":8824695,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations and support to my classroom. My students have really enjoyed reading Esperanza Rising. Many of them are able to personally relate to the struggles faced by Esperanza and her mother in this story. \r\n\r\nThrough the novel I was able to teach some very important skills such as empathy. It's not easy to put yourself into someone else's shoes, but it's something we should all do; even if it's periodically. In addition, we were able to work on our reading and vocabulary skills.","fullyFundedDate":1727969236943,"projectUrl":"project/learning-to-deal-with-challenges/8824695/","projectTitle":"Learning to Deal with Challenges","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Collera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2071977_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625796685869","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mcollera"},{"teacherId":5460669,"projectId":9200473,"letterContent":"Wow - if you just knew how much of an impact your donation has made. I have a classroom full of energetic boys that need recess on a daily basis to release some energy and get the wiggles out. \r\n\r\nThe items on this project have served to help my students mental health in and out of the classroom. They always look forward to a soccer game and some fun with the hula hoops right before lunch time. Thank you 🙏 because you said yes to making this happen in our classroom and for my students! Be blessed always.","fullyFundedDate":1742945630812,"projectUrl":"project/end-of-year-recess-revived/9200473/","projectTitle":"End of Year Recess Revived","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Segovia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5460669_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534725372056","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/maria-segovia"},{"teacherId":2071977,"projectId":8927983,"letterContent":"We can't begin to express our excitement when our project got funded. Every day the children would ask if the items had arrived. The laptops were a much needed addition to our robotics program.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, all of our teams were able to not only prepare for competitions, but participate in several events. In addition they were recognized for their sportsmanship and energy. \r\n\r\nWe may not have made it Worlds this year, but we will continue working on our programming, engineering, and driving skills to improve our chances next season.","fullyFundedDate":1733286051316,"projectUrl":"project/future-engineers/8927983/","projectTitle":"Future Engineers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Collera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2071977_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625796685869","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mcollera"},{"teacherId":5460669,"projectId":8531843,"letterContent":"Dear Generous Donors,\r\n\r\nI hope this letter finds you well. I want to express my deepest gratitude for your generosity in supporting our classroom. Your contributions have made a significant impact, and I am thrilled to share how your kindness is shaping our students' learning experiences.\r\n\r\nSince receiving the new resources, my students and I have been using them to enhance our small group instruction sessions. These materials have been invaluable in helping us create a more engaging and personalized learning environment. One specific project that stands out is our recent reading comprehension workshop. Each student received a personal notebook and clipboard, allowing them to take ownership of their learning. With highlighters in hand, they eagerly underlined key ideas, made connections, and asked thoughtful questions about the text. The handwriting workbooks have also been a game-changer, helping students refine their writing skills in a fun and structured way.\r\n\r\nThe excitement in the classroom was palpable when the students first saw the new materials. Their eyes lit up as they explored their brand-new supplies, flipping through the pages of their notebooks and testing out the highlighters. Many students immediately began organizing their folders, eager to use them in their small groups. It was a heartwarming moment to witness their enthusiasm and appreciation. Some even expressed their gratitude directly, saying, \"Wow, we have our own clipboards! This is going to make group work so much easier!\" Seeing their joy and motivation reminded me of the profound impact that these resources have on their learning experience.\r\n\r\nYour generous support has given my students the tools they need to thrive in a differentiated learning environment. Our next steps involve diving deeper into small group instruction, particularly in reading and writing. \r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1726585876867,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-school-back-to-learning/8531843/","projectTitle":"Back to School- Back to Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Segovia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5460669_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534725372056","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/maria-segovia"},{"teacherId":5460669,"projectId":9068089,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for your generosity in supporting our classroom. Your contribution has given my students an incredible opportunity to engage in hands-on learning through our new hydroponics system. Watching their excitement and curiosity unfold as they explore this project has been truly inspiring.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, this project is more than just an experiment—it's an opportunity for my students to connect with nature, develop responsibility, and see their hard work come to life. Watching them care for their plants daily, track progress, and make scientific discoveries has been truly rewarding.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your support in making this experience possible. Your kindness has not only enriched our classroom but has also nurtured a love for science that will stay with my students for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1737599628023,"projectUrl":"project/seed-to-plant-to-plate/9068089/","projectTitle":"Seed to Plant to Plate!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Segovia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5460669_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534725372056","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/maria-segovia"},{"teacherId":5460669,"projectId":9072888,"letterContent":"How quickly time goes when you are having fun! This year has been the year that my students have worked the hardest and have used the most amount of supplies- thank goodness that we have run out because of learning! \r\n\r\nThanks to you and your generosity we were able to restock all the necessary items for the school year. Thankful and appreciative for all of your donations and your desire to help our class. As the year quickly wraps up I am so glad that we made it to the end with fresh supplies because of your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1737491883632,"projectUrl":"project/mid-year-restock-renew-and-refresh/9072888/","projectTitle":"Mid-Year Restock, Renew and Refresh","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Segovia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5460669_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1534725372056","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/maria-segovia"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_45822","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":340,"numTeachers":25,"percentFrplEligible":53,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":98,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"13.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":84.7,"schoolId":45822,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Banyan Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Banyan Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/florida/miami-dade-county-public-schools/banyan-elementary-school/45822"}