{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Brooklyn International High School","outOfStateSupporters":44.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":121010,"projectId":9424574,"letterContent":"Teaching Health Education to newly-arrived teens has many challenges and many opportunities. In addition to students adjusting to a new country, new culture, new language and new social connections, they face many \"adult\" responsibilities such as being a wage-earner, translating for family medical and legal appointments, childcare and household chores. Emotional stress can impact their ability to focus and express themselves in the classroom. As a teacher trained in teaching mindfulness to children, I this year I created a routine: a daily\"Take a Pause\" before every class begins. \r\n\r\nStarting with breathing exercises like box breathing and belly breathing, I have added mindful listening, speaking and interactive warm-ups to the start of each class. The supplies you helped me purchase are integral to these activities! The seat cushions, rain sticks, mindfulness cards and meditation tools have the students staying curious and open about how simple it can be to \"stop\" and practice being more aware of our surroundings. It is helping them to manage stress, communicate better, and feel more compassionate toward themselves and others. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and thoughtfulness! It makes a difference each and every day in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1755711052691,"projectUrl":"project/mindful-starts-to-every-class/9424574/","projectTitle":"Mindful Starts to Every Class","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ei","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp121010_orig.jpg?crop=1587,1587,x0,y148&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763599891413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emeeker"},{"teacherId":8448440,"projectId":9449701,"letterContent":"When my students first saw the new cushions and stools, the reactions were priceless. One student yelled, \"These are for us?!\" while another immediately claimed a favorite color and settled in to read. Our dance studio has always been full of energy and movement, but now it's also a place where students can relax, focus, and feel at home during study hall and enrichment time.\r\n\r\nThese new seats have made such a difference for my 9th and 10th graders. They love being able to choose where and how they sit—some spread out on the floor cushions with their books, while others perch on stools to work on writing or language activities. I've noticed a huge boost in focus and calm during quieter class times.\r\n\r\nSoon, we'll be using the stools for an upcoming drumming residency, where students will explore rhythm, teamwork, and cultural expression through music. It's been amazing to see how something as simple as flexible seating can make the studio feel more creative, comfortable, and truly theirs.","fullyFundedDate":1752109591812,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-for-a-versatile-space/9449701/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating for a Versatile Space","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Karli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8448440_orig.jpg?crop=3456,3456,x864,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751925815359","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8448440"},{"teacherId":121010,"projectId":9216497,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity in enabling me to provide my students with audio equipment to make out \"Reflection Space\" complete. The headphones, two cd players and cord splitters are being used by both individual students and groups to listen to cds and videos as part of our mindfulness practices in the Health classroom. \r\n\r\nKnowing that there are individuals like you who recognize the value or sound healing and audio-visual learning means a great deal to our inclusive, welcoming and creative health education efforts. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1744460268455,"projectUrl":"project/audio-equipment-for-student-reflection-t/9216497/","projectTitle":"Audio Equipment for Student Reflection Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ei","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp121010_orig.jpg?crop=1587,1587,x0,y148&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763599891413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emeeker"},{"teacherId":121010,"projectId":9196964,"letterContent":"The most remarkable fact about this project is that it was 100% student-initiated, designed, and implemented! A determined group of students saw the need for a \"Reflection Space\" for quiet contemplation, mindfulness, reading or creative expression in our Health Education class; they were so passionate about this project that when the supplies came in they spent many of their lunch-periods and after- school hours designing the space: they made signage to explain to the other students what the purpose of the space was, and how to best utilize it; they maintained the space; and they selected each item, including books, affirmation crds, an oil diffuser, art supplies, furnishing, and mindfulness tools. This was so rewarding to me as their teacher -- to see them act on the lessons they learned about strengthening teens' health dimnesions in an inclusive, accessible and healing way. The other factor that I admire is their desire to have students write about their experiences with \"entry journals\", a requirement for using the space. None of this would have been possible without your generosity. I made sure the students knew that there were friends -- and strangers -- who are enough about their health to fund their project. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1742790513078,"projectUrl":"project/health-class-essentials/9196964/","projectTitle":"Health Class Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ei","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp121010_orig.jpg?crop=1587,1587,x0,y148&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763599891413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emeeker"},{"teacherId":3993705,"projectId":8960413,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your support! The materials you provided allowed for students to get a little more into their characters and the results were fantastic! We had over 20 groups of students who performed self-created and/or inspired-by-a-book scenes about topics including consent, peer pressure, healthy relationships, and communication. All of these performances were done for the incoming 11th grade students and were coupled with mini workshops run by and for the students.\r\nIn short, your donations supported us in creating a space where students were teaching each other about topics that are important to them. They helped them to take their acting roles more seriously, and inspired many to show a side of themselves that we had never seen before! I had no idea how many \"secret\" actors I had in my classroom until they put on their personas and stepped onto the stage. \r\nThank you for being a part of this journey with us. I look forward to many future performances using these wonderful props and costumes!","fullyFundedDate":1733706216898,"projectUrl":"project/performing-our-way-to-english-language-c/8960413/","projectTitle":"Performing Our Way To English Language Confidence!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amanda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3993705_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1505078242264","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amckenna"},{"teacherId":3226656,"projectId":9067524,"letterContent":"We had lots of fun trying to create our amigurumis. Looking over the books and lucky, with yarn, YOU CAN START OVER, so there were some mistakes or the need to start over. But that was absolutely ok, as the important part is that we were together and together, we continue to learn to crochet. \r\nWe also used some of this yarn to create some embroidery pieces, some of the photos attached.\r\nWe thank you for your generosity, we will continue to have fun, and experiment with this yarn and the books, so when we come back in September, some amugurimis will be waiting for us.","fullyFundedDate":1742047048992,"projectUrl":"project/lets-make-yarn-friends-together/9067524/","projectTitle":"Let's Make Yarn Friends Together!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gaytan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3226656_orig.jpg?crop=469,469,x0,y1&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1606866097728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/n-gaytan"},{"teacherId":54260,"projectId":9125689,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding this project and providing my students with the reagents needed to continue our 12 year study of the Bitterness Tasting Gene, also known as the TAS2 gene. \r\n\r\nOur students learn best by hands-on learning and this project not only offers that but also teaches students about biotechnology and genetics. This project is particularly relevant to our students as there are differences in allelic distribution of this gene base of geography, gender and socio-cultural status. These are discovered through phenotype and genotype analysis.\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for your support of public education in New York City.","fullyFundedDate":1746454653311,"projectUrl":"project/all-a-matter-of-taste/9125689/","projectTitle":"All a Matter of Taste","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oszust","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp54260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450709117780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oszust"},{"teacherId":54260,"projectId":9126628,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding this project and providing our classroom with a supply of tennis balls for our chairs. This tennis balls make such a great difference when it comes time to move chairs around the room. Not only are the chairs easy to slide on the floor, but they don't make any sound in the process.\r\n\r\nSuch supplies are not on the list of things schools normally purchase for the class room so I need to rely on generous donations from caring people like you.\r\n\r\nAgain thank you for your continued support of public education.","fullyFundedDate":1742925014697,"projectUrl":"project/can-we-keep-the-noise-down-please/9126628/","projectTitle":"Can We Keep The Noise Down Please","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oszust","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp54260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450709117780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oszust"},{"teacherId":54260,"projectId":8760990,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to this project and providing my students with the necessary materials to carry out our experiments in chemical reactions. How students lean best by hands-on activities that bring the concepts to life. To do such activities requires a constant renewal of supplies. Your generous gift has allowed us to carry on the very important task of bringing science to life and making it relevant.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support of public education in New York City. Without your help, we could not do what we do as teachers.","fullyFundedDate":1736369023455,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning-about-chemical-reactio/8760990/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Learning About Chemical Reactions","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oszust","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp54260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450709117780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oszust"},{"teacherId":121010,"projectId":8796373,"letterContent":"The students who created the proposal are in the midst of using all of the items we received to design a useful, meditative space in my health classroom. They are thrilled to start their work! As you can see from the photos attached, they are thoughtfully creating a space with comfortable seating, personal journals that will act as \"passports\" to the space, affirmative visuals, and mindful books. One of the students leading this charge is studying interior design when she attends college this c oming fall, and is very eager to get the space up and running. The students plan to also create written guidelines for students about how to intentionally use the space for its special purpose. As a school with 100% recently-arrived immigrant students, times are very concerning right now -- our students need safe, calming places to process their ideas and emotions more than ever. Having this space will have a direct impact on their mental and emotional resilience. Thank you again for understanding the importance of teen wellness, and its connection to mindful acts.","fullyFundedDate":1732161631815,"projectUrl":"project/a-mindful-space-for-motivated-teens/8796373/","projectTitle":"A Mindful Space for Motivated Teens","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ei","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp121010_orig.jpg?crop=1587,1587,x0,y148&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763599891413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emeeker"},{"teacherId":2247207,"projectId":8761809,"letterContent":"The whiteboards and markers have made it possible for students to write using the words of the week as part of our weekly routine. The students each have a place to try out, erase sentences. It gives me a moment to give immediate corrective feedback about which sounds a student is able to say and which sounds they need to work on, or that they are missing, as I writing in another color on the whiteboard. These materials have helped me differentiate in many ways. I've added this as an activity extension for word searches on paper, with student choice of words from the word search to dot and dash, so that the students can write the words themselves, as well as group activities, where one student says a word, another writes it, and they check their understanding with each other. None of these extension activities would be possible without the extra help from these materials.","fullyFundedDate":1726655503903,"projectUrl":"project/writing-the-44-sounds-of-english-in-26-l/8761809/","projectTitle":"Writing the 44 Sounds of English in 26 Letters!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Erin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2247207_orig.jpg?crop=1102,1102,x1733,y1317&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700768316902","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/erinf"},{"teacherId":2247207,"projectId":8613469,"letterContent":"The books that you funded get weekly use as part of a geography routine. Each Thursday, students visit a new country that the class has chosen to visit. They watch a video to give them a sense of the country, and then take notes from the book about where they would visit. Given the layout of the Atlases with the 5 things to do in each country, this gives students a purpose for navigating a complex text. Learners with a lot of English are able to read and use the information. Students with less English are able to label pictures and complete a sentence starter, so it truly works for a heterogeneous class as a routine that serves all learners. Thank you so much for making this weekly routine possible!","fullyFundedDate":1723638607697,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-new-atlases/8613469/","projectTitle":"New Year, New Atlases!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Erin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2247207_orig.jpg?crop=1102,1102,x1733,y1317&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700768316902","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/erinf"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_97716","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":292,"numTeachers":24,"percentFrplEligible":89,"percentAsian":14,"percentBlack":12,"percentWhite":7,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":64,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"12.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":55.6,"schoolId":97716,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Brooklyn International High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Brooklyn International High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/new-york-city-dept-of-ed/brooklyn-international-high-school/97716"}