{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Young & Woods Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":40.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3019238,"projectId":9876011,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation. Because of your support, our students have been able to use the headphones to enhance their learning and stay engaged in their education each day.\r\n\r\nThey use them on a daily basis. This helps build their knowledge of the English language and helps them grow. Headphones are so important in their daily learning and supports growth and success.\r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your kindness and commitment to helping our classroom. Your contribution has made a meaningful difference for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1764704187291,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-students/9876011/","projectTitle":"Headphones for students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Misunas-Hustler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3019238_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450302090747","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3019238"},{"teacherId":4261098,"projectId":9504184,"letterContent":"Soccer balls are essential for recess to boost physical health, improve social-emotional skills, and enhance academic focus. They encourage active play, help students develop collaboration, reduce stress, and promote better classroom behavior. Providing this equipment ensures a more engaging, safe, and productive break. Playing soccer fosters teamwork, communication, and negotiation skills. It offers a less intimidating environment than formal team sports for developing self-esteem.\r\nOur class truly appreciates your help with helping us get the soccer balls needed for recess. Thank you!!!","fullyFundedDate":1754857811784,"projectUrl":"project/lets-kick-it/9504184/","projectTitle":"Let’s Kick It!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Withers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4261098"},{"teacherId":4261098,"projectId":9892357,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our classroom copy paper project. Copy paper is a daily essential in our classroom, and your generosity has made a huge difference for my students.\r\nYour support helps create a prepared, organized, and productive learning environment.Because of you, I am able to provide students with the resources they need each day, including worksheets, practice pages, small group materials, and learning center activities.\r\nThank you for your generous donation to help fund our classroom project. We are very grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1765996700652,"projectUrl":"project/paper-paper-paper-please/9892357/","projectTitle":"Paper, Paper, Paper Please","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Withers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4261098"},{"teacherId":2651142,"projectId":9809658,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity and support. Because of you, my students now have access to engaging materials such as cars, puzzles, and books that are already making a meaningful difference in our speech and language therapy sessions.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThese materials are more than just fun activities — they are powerful tools that help students build critical communication skills. The cars encourage imaginative play, turn-taking, and language expansion as students practice requesting, commenting, and sequencing during play-based therapy. The puzzles support vocabulary development, problem-solving, attention, and expressive language while also strengthening fine-motor skills. The books provide opportunities to target comprehension, story structure, narrative skills, and social language in a way that keeps students motivated and excited to participate.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBecause these materials are hands-on and highly engaging, students are more willing to communicate, take risks, and practice skills that can often be challenging. I've already seen increased participation, longer utterances, and improved confidence during sessions. These resources allow me to meet students where they are and tailor therapy to their individual needs in a meaningful and motivating way.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYour kindness directly supports my students' growth and success, and I am truly grateful for your investment in their learning and communication. Thank you for helping create an environment where students feel excited, capable, and empowered to use their voices.","fullyFundedDate":1761058618417,"projectUrl":"project/pre-school-speech-and-language-therapy-m/9809658/","projectTitle":"Pre-School Speech and Language Therapy Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Palana","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2651142"},{"teacherId":119517,"projectId":9899257,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our classroom copy paper project. Copy paper is a daily essential in our classroom, and your generosity has made a meaningful difference for my students.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, I am able to provide students with the resources they need each day, including worksheets, practice pages, small group materials, and learning center activities. Having reliable access to copy paper allows lessons to run smoothly and ensures all students have the materials they need to learn, practice, and grow.\r\n\r\nYour support helps create a prepared, organized, and productive learning environment. Thank you for investing in our classroom and in our students' success.","fullyFundedDate":1766980346173,"projectUrl":"project/copy-that-boosting-learning-with-a-crit/9899257/","projectTitle":"Copy That! Boosting Learning With a Critical Classroom Staple","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Richardson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119517_orig.jpg?crop=381,381,x24,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731935429105","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/119517"},{"teacherId":119517,"projectId":9467301,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom. Because of you, the card stock and digital timers have made a meaningful difference in our small group instruction and learning centers.\r\n\r\nThe card stock has allowed me to create durable, high-quality learning materials that students can use independently and repeatedly. These materials have helped keep our centers organized, engaging, and accessible, which means students are spending more time focused on learning and less time needing redirection.\r\n\r\nThe digital timers have been especially impactful during small group instruction. Students now have a clear visual understanding of how long they have to work at each center, which has improved transitions, increased student independence, and helped groups stay on task. The timers have also made it easier for me to provide targeted instruction without interruptions, allowing for more meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has directly supported a more structured, efficient, and engaging learning environment for our students. Thank you for investing in their growth and success. We are truly grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1762267569623,"projectUrl":"project/purposeful-practice/9467301/","projectTitle":"Purposeful Practice","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Richardson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp119517_orig.jpg?crop=381,381,x24,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731935429105","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/119517"},{"teacherId":4261098,"projectId":9317811,"letterContent":"Having high-quality sharpeners in the classroom has made a huge difference! Students can maintain their own materials, helping them stay engaged and productive.\r\nAll of these sharpeners are being used during daily activities and also during independent work time.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has made an amazing difference in our classroom by ensuring that every student has access to the materials they need.\r\nThank you for helping to make this Donor Choose project a reality. We are very grateful for your kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1746552794765,"projectUrl":"project/sharp-pencils-to-sharpen-our-minds/9317811/","projectTitle":"Sharp Pencils to Sharpen Our Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Withers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4261098"},{"teacherId":7612034,"projectId":9674536,"letterContent":"This project has provided necessary materials for my students to use during small group for math intervention. The students are engaged and excited every day because they are able to use the materials that were funded!\r\n\r\nThe dry-erase place value charts and dry-erase math grids were all manipulatives that the students have never used before. Therefore, they are always super excited to use them and show their work using these manipulatives.\r\n\r\nThe biggest part of this project which is used every day for every lesson are the whiteboards, erasers and dry-erase markers. These supplies allow my students to show their math thinking daily. The students are actively engaged in their work and love to participate in the learning.\r\n\r\nThank you again!!","fullyFundedDate":1757511049979,"projectUrl":"project/intervention-super-stars-help-our-stud/9674536/","projectTitle":"Intervention Super Stars: Help our students SUCCEED!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Scarduzio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7612034"},{"teacherId":9850165,"projectId":9686067,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible generosity, my second graders at Young Woods Elementary now have their very own headphones—and the impact has been amazing! The classroom feels calmer and more focused, and students can now fully engage in our digital reading, math, and STEAM activities. What once was a noisy space full of distractions has become a place where every student can work independently, listen carefully, and take ownership of their learning.\r\n\r\nFor many of my students, this was their first time having access to a personal learning tool like this. They are so proud to use the headphones each day, especially during our online reading programs and interactive science lessons. It's inspiring to see their excitement when they log in and immediately put on their headphones—they know it's time to focus and explore! One student told me, \"Now I can hear everything clearly, and I don't get distracted anymore.\" Moments like that remind me of how small changes can create big differences in equity and learning opportunities.\r\n\r\nThese headphones have helped level the playing field in our classroom. Every student, regardless of their background or access to technology at home, can now learn in a way that fits their needs. Your support has allowed my students to develop essential 21st-century skills through creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration. Thank you for believing in my students, for supporting equitable education, and for helping them build confidence and curiosity every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1762267695089,"projectUrl":"project/equity-through-steam-headphones-for-eve/9686067/","projectTitle":"Equity Through STEAM: Headphones for Every Learner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marta","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9850165_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y129&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1732890395282","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9850165"},{"teacherId":602533,"projectId":9521928,"letterContent":"My students and I are loving our new easel! I put the easel together while the students were at library. They were so excited when they came back and saw it! \r\n\r\nWe use it every day when we do our reading lessons. The students come up and practice writing letters and sounds, practicing our foundational skills. We also use it every day when we do our math lessons. It is also where we record our game \"Beat the Teacher\"! The students love to \"beat\" me at the game that challenges their skills!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support in the power of education!","fullyFundedDate":1756001494908,"projectUrl":"project/a-new-easel-for-21st-century-learning/9521928/","projectTitle":"A New Easel for 21st Century Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Asadorian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/602533"},{"teacherId":4885235,"projectId":9317486,"letterContent":"I am so sorry for the delay, I'm not sure what happened but let me tell you these materials have been used every single day since we received them!\r\nThis year, I have 3 students with zero English and 14 children on a K or 1 reading level in 4th grade. These materials are best practice for ALL students and have made a tremendous difference in my small groups.\r\nWhen you look at the photos, you will see something we do every single day. Students write the words, we say the words together, we make connections between their home language, we play games, we integrate these cards into every aspect of our small group and their learning is off the charts!\r\nAgain, I am so sorry for the delay but just know that we have been using these materials every single day - thanks to you!","fullyFundedDate":1746544499742,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning-is-the-best-way-to-lea/9317486/","projectTitle":"Hands on Learning is the Best Way to Learn!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gomez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4885235_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507769585433","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/cwinkler"},{"teacherId":3277664,"projectId":9095961,"letterContent":"Properly organized resources empower teachers to better support student success. At Young Woods Elementary, shelving is an essential need for organizing reading materials that will assist teachers in providing targeted small group reading instruction. Our school has received funding for K-5 Scholastic Bookroom which features over 6,000 culturally diverse books and lesson plans, differentiated by reading levels to help teachers enhance skills such as fluency, vocabulary and comprehension in readers of all levels. Thanks to your donations, we were able to sort and organize these resources in an efficient way on the shelving system that was purchased. Teachers have been better able to access the materials for student targeted instruction.\r\n\r\nOur students love to read and are deserving of the differentiated support these instructional materials can provide when organized and available for quick, easy access by their teachers. Due to the shelving system being put in place, easily accessed by teachers, students have been able to obtain differentiated support in their reading small groups. Their grades are sure to improve and their ability to access a wide range of books to support their learning has certainly been made easier.\r\n\r\nMoreover, since time is valuable for elementary educators, streamlining the process of accessing these resources has saved them precious time, allowing for more time to prepare and organize for learning.","fullyFundedDate":1742936005315,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-organized/9095961/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Organized!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Salisbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3277664_orig.jpg?crop=1378,1378,x0,y222&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1597082959430","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3277664"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_67196","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":607,"numTeachers":37,"percentFrplEligible":86,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":15,"percentWhite":5,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":61,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"16.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":59.2,"schoolId":67196,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Young & Woods Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Young & Woods Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/rhode-island/providence-public-school-district/charlotte-woods-elementary-school/67196"}