{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"College Gate Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":66.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2577145,"projectId":9573336,"letterContent":"\"Holy Hydration Batman\", yes that is in fact an exact quote from one if my students when they saw the new water filtration system. They were so excited and could not wait to use it. They were even more excited when they found out that their Little Buddies were getting one too. Super bonus when we can share with another class.\r\n\r\nFast forward to the set up process. Oh boy was this a learning curve. The experience was amazing for the students and led to many different skills being used that they were not aware they had. \"Wait I think I know how this could fit.\" \"Did you read the directions?\" \"I can't they are not in English, oh wait we can figure them out.\" This may have led to a discussion about translating apps and flipping the paper over to see English but hey they were still trying to solve the problem. The best part of this was that they worked through big emotions and learned how to deal with them not blow up.\r\n\r\nWhen it came to the water bottles WOW! they were a huge hit and a super big deal because they were color changing (ok not really they were a gradient effect but still they were excited and we had an art lesson out of the curiosity.) We had to have a water bottle decorating party to make our water bottles our own. With new water bottles in hand a whole lot less learning was lost and we were also able to stay hydrated at PE which \"left some water for the fishes\" since we didn't have to spend forever at the drinking fountain.\r\n\r\nOf course none of this would be possible without your generosity. Quyana Tailucci (Yup'ik for Thank You So Very Much!)","fullyFundedDate":1757105324911,"projectUrl":"project/water-bottles-and-a-water-station/9573336/","projectTitle":"Water Bottles and a Water Station!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Therriault","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2577145_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598245604934","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2577145"},{"teacherId":2577145,"projectId":9478077,"letterContent":"Your generosity has made such a huge impact on my classroom learning this year. Before your donation we were using old, broken, falling apart whiteboards that were hard to read when erased. The students were very frustrated and would opt to use white paper instead of the white board because it was easier to see.\r\n\r\n\"What, are you kidding me\" \"We can see\" these were amongst the statements that were made when the students got to unbox the new double sided white boards. They immediately started practicing their basic math facts and giving each other challenge problems. They were particularly thrilled with the fact neither them nor myself now had to try to draw a coordinate grid for math. The think they are so cool when they get to use the giant grid and move the pieces or manipulate it to show their work.\r\n\r\nWait there is more. We were doing a unit on colonization and they were about to hold an auction. \"STOP, we now have cool little paddles I bet we could use them to place our bids\" Never would have seen that coming. They were problem solving and excited to use \"old fashioned technology like they did in colonial times\" Ok so they maybe didn't use white board paddles back then but they made a real world connection to how things were done before today. \r\n\r\nThe invaluable lightbulb moments that have been happening are what a teacher lives for. Your generosity has helped my students have so many of these moments. I can't thank you enough for your incredible support. Quyana Tailucci (Yup'ik for Thank You So Very Much).","fullyFundedDate":1757105325655,"projectUrl":"project/white-boards-for-hands-on-learning/9478077/","projectTitle":"White Boards For Hands On Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Therriault","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2577145_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598245604934","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2577145"},{"teacherId":9308322,"projectId":9911161,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. My students and I have been through a difficult few months, but they have shown me the true meaning of resilience. With your help, I have been able to create a warm, safe space for my students to learn and grow. We are learning and practicing emotional regulation together and they are thriving. I am so proud of the growth I have seen in my classroom which would not be possible with support from people like you. Things are still not quite settled, and families are still uncertain about the future, but I am confident my students will be successful wherever they go next. Thank you for taking part in our journey.","fullyFundedDate":1766042764303,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-mental-health-in-displaced-we/9911161/","projectTitle":"Supporting Mental Health in Displaced Western Alaska Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jacqui","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9308322"},{"teacherId":9308322,"projectId":9904527,"letterContent":"I really appreciate your generous donations. These materials have come to be so important to our classroom and my student's success in these past few months. \r\nShipping in Alaska is not always the fastest or most consistent, so this order came in multiple parts. This made it fun because as I set up our new materials, I got to see my students react to each new addition to our classroom. They were always so excited, and they were not the only ones. When visitors came to our classroom, occupational and physical therapists, teachers, and other school staff, they always comment on our awesome new set up. \r\nMy students love using our swing to help them calm down during sensory times. Our spinning chair is one of our most powerful motivators; Students are always willing to do their work for a few minutes of spinning. Our new carpet, weighted lap blanket, and floor seating have allowed my students to sit and engage in instructional activities like never before. \r\nThe typhoon has forced all of us into a very big change. It has not been easy for my students and their families. Your donations have helped me to create an engaging and safe learning space for my students to thrive despite all the challenges they have faced. I am so proud of the growth I have seen in them, and these materials plus the support from kind people like you have played a large role in that. Thank you doesn't seem like quite enough, but I do not have any other words to say.","fullyFundedDate":1763590120186,"projectUrl":"project/help-meet-sensory-needs-for-displaced-we/9904527/","projectTitle":"Help Meet Sensory Needs for Displaced Western Alaska Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jacqui","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9308322"},{"teacherId":9179266,"projectId":9702385,"letterContent":"On behalf of our entire Parent Café Committee, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous support in helping us launch our very first Parent Café. Because of your donation, we were able to provide coffee, tea, cocoa, fry bread, and other treats for families and staff who stopped by before work. The turnout was wonderful, and the atmosphere was warm, welcoming, and full of connection. Our cafe' lights were a big hit!\r\n\r\nWe are especially grateful for the encouraging message you shared with us: \"Be kind, study hard, do good things.\" We proudly hung your message at our café, and it served as a meaningful reminder of the values guiding this work. Your words truly set the tone for the morning. It was touching to also see students write these words down in their journals. It really touched my heart!\r\n\r\nThis experience was more than just hosting an event. The six girls on our Parent Café Committee learned what it means to take a vision and turn it into reality. From planning and organizing to welcoming families, they experienced firsthand how leadership, teamwork, and determination can bring an idea to life. The process strengthened their confidence and showed them the power they have to create positive change. We met every Tuesday for a month before setting out to make our dream come true!\r\n\r\nBeyond our committee, this event helped build meaningful connections within our school community alongside our Native families. It created a space of belonging, conversation, and shared experience — something we are incredibly proud of.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our vision and investing in our students and families. Your generosity made this special experience possible, and its impact will continue far beyond this first café. We are already looking forward to the next cafe'. We are planning on doing one a month. We may also do a cafe' for teachers as well. I see this experience having plenty of room to grow in the future.","fullyFundedDate":1757884006422,"projectUrl":"project/cultural-cafe-for-native-family-connecti/9702385/","projectTitle":"Cultural Cafe for Native Family Connections!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roys","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9179266"},{"teacherId":9744142,"projectId":9806092,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to fill my classroom library with Moon Dog books. I was so excited to receive these book collections after seeing how much my students were enjoying them.\r\n\r\nSome of the great things about these books is that they have strong representation of young people of different races and abilities, so my students get to read books with people who look like them. The characters are doing fun, interesting, and relatable activities in the stories. My students can connect to the stories and care about what's happening. From a teaching standpoint, the books very intentionally target specific phonics skills. I can introduce a skill, and then we get a chance to practice it with multiple books that use that skill.\r\n\r\nIt's also been so great to have a LARGE inventory of books to draw from. I have students who want to bring home a DIFFERENT book every day. They are excited to read new things, and now I can support that while also sending home books that are at their independent level and won't frustrate them. It's been so great, and I can't think you enough for making it possible.","fullyFundedDate":1766042764333,"projectUrl":"project/give-the-kids-what-they-want-more-moon/9806092/","projectTitle":"Give the Kids What They Want--More Moon Dog Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cinti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9744142"},{"teacherId":2595183,"projectId":9957777,"letterContent":"The Chomp saw has added an element of fun to our hands on projects in health. We are making an outline of a person and will add a flip scene of all the human body systems. We are learning about the heart and made a heart with valves. \r\n\r\nThe students were eager to have a turn with the chomp saw. Many of them said they will ask their parents to get them one. I am excited to see the children excited to be creative with the hands on saw. \r\n\r\nOur next steps with the saw will be to make all the human body parts and create a \"pin the part\" on the body game. \r\nWe thank you from the bottom of our hearts! You continue to make children happy and excited about learning.","fullyFundedDate":1766042766254,"projectUrl":"project/chomp-saw-creativity/9957777/","projectTitle":"Chomp Saw Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Eads","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2595183_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x0,y393&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1732673826566","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2595183"},{"teacherId":2577145,"projectId":9435792,"letterContent":"Well as the school year goes things are always changing and this was one of those years. Flexible seating was the one thing that the students really were excited for and then our class numbers went up. We also had to eat lunch in the classroom so that was gonna be no fun right. Well that is where your generosity made all the difference in the world.\r\n\r\nLittle did I expect that problem solving would be an added benefit to flexible seating. With increased numbers how were we ever gonna be able to all sit comfortably? No worries they came up with a system that implemented random wheel drawings, sharing, and giving days to solve this. I was really excited to see that they took it upon themselves to figure out how to incorporate flexible seating in the classroom.\r\n\r\nWhen it came to lunch in the classroom what in the world could make that awesome. Oh that is right it is sitting on the floor having a picnic style lunch with your own personal table. It was like a super cool movie theater experience setup. This actually became the highlight of the day and as an added benefit they could use the mini desks as a place to work when they needed or wanted their own space.\r\n\r\nSo as you can see without your generosity we would not have been able to find our problem solving skills, have an awesome lunch experience and sit all over the room comfortably. We want say Quyana Tailucci (Yup'ik) for Thank you so very much for allowing us to sit comfortably and eat in style.","fullyFundedDate":1757105324893,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-to-save-space/9435792/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating to Save Space!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Therriault","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2577145_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598245604934","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2577145"},{"teacherId":2007001,"projectId":10058310,"letterContent":"Your generous donation for classroom headphones helps my students learn by reducing environmental noise, increasing their focus, and facilitating personalized, self-paced, and interactive learning. The headphones help create a quiet, individualized space that improves concentration during independent work and testing. They also allow my students to engage with multimedia content without disturbing their classmates.\r\n\r\nOverall, the classroom headphones help create a simple yet effective tool for improving the classroom experience by fostering a quieter, more personal, and engaging learning atmosphere. \r\n\r\nThank you from my 2nd and 3rd graders!","fullyFundedDate":1770064971274,"projectUrl":"project/now-hear-this/10058310/","projectTitle":"Now Hear This!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Colley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2007001"},{"teacherId":9179266,"projectId":9816379,"letterContent":"College Gate's Student Council cannot thank you enough for your continued generosity! You are truly making a difference in many lives, and the lessons that go along with you donating were an unplanned surprise. It really touched our hearts.\r\n\r\nSeeing the students faces when we opened the boxes and them coming to the realization that someone they don't even know, would care about them, and what they are doing to better our school community was grand!\r\n \r\nWe had a meeting where we figured out what size shirts we were going to need and how many. Next, we had students decide what color our shirts would be. They decided on a tie dye shirt (not our traditional school colors). We voted on colors and the color teal was chosen. We then researched what we would need for this project. We discovered that soda ash was recommended for the tie dye process.\r\n\r\nWe originally thought to have the students tie dye the shirts but that proved to be difficult, so my husband and I did the shirts during winter break. The students will help with the design and we will iron them on. I know these shirts will be a lasting token for the students as they move on to middle school.","fullyFundedDate":1762979676675,"projectUrl":"project/t-shirts-for-student-council-success/9816379/","projectTitle":"T-Shirts for Student Council Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roys","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9179266"},{"teacherId":9179266,"projectId":9816584,"letterContent":"Let me begin by saying a BIG thank you! The students and I were so pleased to receive the supplies to create some Holiday cheer for our school. Student Council was thrilled to have received such a gift. I really felt that they were amazed by the generosity of others and that people they didn't know would care about what we are doing in the school to bring happiness and cheer during the holiday season. I believe this was a great lesson for students to realize that you can make a difference in other people's lives by being generous and giving without even knowing them.\r\n\r\nWhen the students saw all the donations that were given to us, they were genuinely happy and excited. Their eyes lit up and some of them held their hearts as I told them the items were generously donated by donors from Donors Choose. This truly warmed my heart to see them be so grateful. \r\n\r\nWatching the students make the candy cane reindeer is such a wonderful feeling. There are so many lessons to be learned by working together. They came up with the idea of how to make centers to make the process easier and faster. Having practice counting money and working with customers was very valuable and I know it will be a skill that will help them throughout their lives.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity. You have given us the supplies we needed to make this such a positive learning experience for everyone. Seeing the happiness that was created was great too!","fullyFundedDate":1760718555643,"projectUrl":"project/happy-holidays-for-tiny-humans/9816584/","projectTitle":"Happy Holidays for Tiny Humans!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roys","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9179266"},{"teacherId":9140179,"projectId":9717426,"letterContent":"This was the first time I've done Santa's Workshop at College Gate and it was even more impactful than I could've ever imagined! We had over 80 students come in and shop for their families, completely free of charge. Many parents were shocked that it didn't cost them a dime and were even trying to see if they could also do some shopping. \r\n\r\nThe students had such a good time looking for things for their loved ones. It was really cool to see their thought process on how to spend their 20 points in order to get everything they wanted. Without your heartfelt donations, this event wouldn't have been possible. Thank you so much for making such a positive impact on the students at College Gate Elementary School!","fullyFundedDate":1759546746371,"projectUrl":"project/santas-workshop-2025/9717426/","projectTitle":"Santa's Workshop 2025","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jefferson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9140179"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_44446","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":413,"numTeachers":20,"percentFrplEligible":74,"percentAsian":10,"percentBlack":5,"percentWhite":19,"percentIndigenous":27,"percentLatinx":7,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"20.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":33.3,"schoolId":44446,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about College Gate Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"College Gate Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/alaska/anchorage-school-district/college-gate-elementary-school/44446"}