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Materials!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lemvo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-lemvo"},{"teacherId":9683471,"projectId":9621597,"letterContent":"Thank you for having taken a moment to acknowledge and to have read my Donors Choose Page. I feel very grateful that you were able to contribute and to help nurture the students that I work with. Through your donation, I have been able to equip and to provide the students with tools that they can utilize in class when they are experiencing depressive, anxious or ADHD-LIKE symptoms and behaviors. The students are learning to self-regulate and are able to engage in these tools, tools that they will utilize as adults. \r\n The students are very grateful and are very excited every time I provide them with these tools. 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With this efficiency, our students are able to dive deeper into the course material and learn even more than before.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your support with these materials and our classes!","fullyFundedDate":1763579987598,"projectUrl":"project/needs-for-tech-theatre-courses/9853135/","projectTitle":"Needs for Tech Theatre Courses","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rodriguez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8929355_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755698305488","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8929355"},{"teacherId":8929355,"projectId":9847262,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support with our TV and Film course! Our students are able to experience high-level and very applicable skills through these amazing resources. \r\n\r\nFor our TV and Film course, students do not usually have first hand experience in the world of acting for, submitting to, and watching what it is like to be in TV and Film. With these materials, our students now get an upper hand with this real world experience that is immediately applicable to the field. \r\n\r\nThese materials have been invaluable to our class experience and will be for many years to come. 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The students were able to explore various ways of storytelling and had the opportunity to expand upon their creativity. \r\n\r\nThis work will not only support their skills in creative storytelling and building puppets, but also in their experience with working with elementary students in the future. 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We are forever grateful for you.","fullyFundedDate":1760719195077,"projectUrl":"project/a-fully-stocked-classroom-for-a-fully-jo/9472052/","projectTitle":"A Fully Stocked Classroom for a Fully Joyful Japanese Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ito","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5297474_orig.png?crop=790,790,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673913880047","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5297474"},{"teacherId":7765346,"projectId":9875348,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support. The comfortable chairs have truly transformed the College and Career Center into a welcoming space where students feel relaxed and supported. 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The insight and encouragement they received truly pushed them to a higher level.\r\n\r\nTwo weeks after the clinic, we saw this same professor again at a festival, and he immediately remarked on the noticeable growth our students had made since the master class. It was an incredibly affirming and memorable moment for them, and a highlight of our fall semester.\r\n\r\nThank you for your generous support in making this experience possible. 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I already know this piece is going to be a favorite of theirs this school year.\r\nWe jumped right in by studying the theory behind the music, then started sight-reading and learning the song together. Watching their faces light up as they opened the scores and began making music was such a powerful reminder of why projects like this matter.\r\nThank you so much for helping make this project a reality. My students and I are truly grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1760892619458,"projectUrl":"project/creating-new-music/9546434/","projectTitle":"Creating New Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lewis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4471965_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1495740360438","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/drew-lewis"},{"teacherId":58881,"projectId":9600193,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donation of binders to my classroom. 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The student love connecting their learning to real life experiences and what they learned about in Biology. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous donation to my classroom and my students, I really appreciate it!","fullyFundedDate":1759265541442,"projectUrl":"project/essential-binders-for-chemistry-students/9600193/","projectTitle":"Essential Binders for Chemistry Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cushing","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp58881_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1463849493237","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kelsey-cushing"},{"teacherId":6289376,"projectId":9392894,"letterContent":"We sincerely thank our donors for their generous support in sponsoring this project. Your donation of binders, folders, pencils, and other essential school supplies has made a meaningful difference. These materials help students stay organized, prepared, and confident in their learning. \r\nYour kindness and commitment to education are truly appreciated, and we are grateful for the positive impact you have made on our students and community.\r\nThe binders and folders were great to have at the start of the school year to help students get organized especially since we have 8 period.","fullyFundedDate":1754360234083,"projectUrl":"project/essential-supplies/9392894/","projectTitle":"Essential Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Chavelas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6289376_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753126252607","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/chavelase"},{"teacherId":10205086,"projectId":9634200,"letterContent":"The supplies you help fund for my classroom have truly strengthened my students' growth as painters. Painting, as many of you may know from experience, is not easy. 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