{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Courtenay Language Arts Academy","outOfStateSupporters":44.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8946841,"projectId":10201864,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! Our day of outdoor learning was an absolute hit. My students enjoyed snacks that were used for pattern formation and math. They loved the backyard games and relay races for physical activity. My students had fun with the face painting art activity. They learned about water displacement through the water races. Finally they really liked to use the binoculars to watch the birds while hearing a story. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for donating to our project, we could not have done it without you!","fullyFundedDate":1777845451390,"projectUrl":"project/sprouts-in-session/10201864/","projectTitle":"Sprouts in Session!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8946841_orig.png?crop=669,669,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676305015413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8946841"},{"teacherId":8946841,"projectId":10028934,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for your incredible generosity! I am so excited to have these materials for the beginning of the year so we can hit the ground running. We will use the printer paper and binding covers to make individual workbooks as well as social stories for my students. That way I am able to differentiate and individualize each student's work while providing them a nice workbook to complete their social and emotional practice. I am also excited to make social stories with the materials. The binding covers will allow for longer lasting materials.\r\n\r\nThank you for donating to our project!","fullyFundedDate":1777766337851,"projectUrl":"project/binding-books/10028934/","projectTitle":"Binding Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8946841_orig.png?crop=669,669,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676305015413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8946841"},{"teacherId":8946841,"projectId":10190821,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! The storage bins have already been set up in our room. We have been able to use the different size clear bins to organize more of our materials. It has made it easier to see and access visual supports, interactive materials, fidgets, and sensory items. I am so excited to start the year with these fantastic new materials, so that my students can have immediate access to the organized resources.\r\n\r\nWe appreciate you so much, thank you again for donating to our project!","fullyFundedDate":1777940360400,"projectUrl":"project/streamlining-stuff/10190821/","projectTitle":"Streamlining Stuff","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8946841_orig.png?crop=669,669,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676305015413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8946841"},{"teacherId":8946841,"projectId":10265408,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! The rolling file carts and magnetic file holder have been put to great use in our classroom. We have been able to use these new supplies to organize more of our materials. It has made it easier to see and access visual supports, social stories, and interactive materials. I am so excited to start the year with these fantastic new materials, so that my students can have immediate access to the organized resources. \r\n\r\nWe appreciate you so much, and your continued support of classrooms!","fullyFundedDate":1779021259226,"projectUrl":"project/the-organized-classroom/10265408/","projectTitle":"The Organized Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8946841_orig.png?crop=669,669,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676305015413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8946841"},{"teacherId":3683219,"projectId":10251516,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous donations! Students oohed and aahed as we opened the boxes to see our new supplies. They were immediately motivated to engage in thoughtful and careful work when using our new fancy materials. They painted sweet portraits of our newly hatched chicks with our new watercolors on the watercolor paper and then wrote all about how chicks hatch with our new fine tipped markers. They used the tissue paper squares to create collages reminiscent of Romare Bearden, integrating our shape study in math with our artists from the past vs. present study in social studies. The students' quality of work rose to reflect the quality of our materials. \r\nThank you for choosing to support our class as we expand our minds and hearts. Your generous act inspired students to pay your kindness forward by making beautifully framed portraits of their families to surprise them. They drew their family portraits with markers, painted with watercolors and then adorned the frames with the extravagant gems we received. The families absolutely loved their surprise gifts! \r\nPlease know you made the students and I feel so special by choosing to support our learning. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1778343250726,"projectUrl":"project/the-magic-of-art-in-kindergarten/10251516/","projectTitle":"The Magic of Art in Kindergarten!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. J.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3683219_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1471403973042","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3683219"},{"teacherId":4056684,"projectId":10157503,"letterContent":"I am so thankful to the donors that brought this project to life! My students have all been so excited to see this new, beautiful piece of technology in our classroom. For the past 10 years, I have used an outdated MacBook to project my lessons that would constantly glitch, freeze and sign me out of work- often times disrupting the flow of instruction in my classroom. I can't begin to express my gratitude that I now have a computer to use for teaching my kids that is reliable and fast. Technology is such a huge part of the everyday systems in schools and I am relieved knowing that I have a top tier product that my students will benefit from. From the bottom of my heart- thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1777923067012,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-computer/10157503/","projectTitle":"Classroom Computer","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Adler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4056684_orig.jpg?crop=1391,1391,x342,y1038&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719805407204","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-adlersclassroom"},{"teacherId":8946841,"projectId":9896781,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support! These sensory feeling bottles, liquid timers, and color sorting fidgets are game-changers for my students. For children with autism, these \"visual anchors\" provide a predictable, calming flow that helps reduce anxiety and improve transitions. Having high-quality liquid tubes allows them to self-regulate through visual tracking, turning a moment of overwhelm into a moment of focus. Your gift gives them the specific tools they need to navigate their day with peace.","fullyFundedDate":1774621402555,"projectUrl":"project/soothing-sensory/9896781/","projectTitle":"Soothing Sensory","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8946841_orig.png?crop=669,669,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676305015413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8946841"},{"teacherId":8946841,"projectId":9896352,"letterContent":"Thank you for your incredible generosity! With your support, our classroom is now stocked with Elmer's Squishies kits, Galaxy Slime, and Butter Slime kits. By building their own fidgets, my students gain a sense of agency—they aren't just using a tool; they are using something they created. This \"buy-in\" is key to them actually utilizing these strategies for focus and self-regulation. Having a choice in their mystery characters and slime textures makes emotional regulation both fun and personal!\r\n\r\nThanks so much for funding our project, we appreciate you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1773328978191,"projectUrl":"project/make-myself-calm/9896352/","projectTitle":"Make Myself Calm","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8946841_orig.png?crop=669,669,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676305015413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8946841"},{"teacherId":8946841,"projectId":10065547,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! We are so excited to have these new materials for our classroom. The What Would Danny Do?, What Would Darla Do?, and two different Choose Your Own Adventure books have been so helpful in teaching choices and consequences to my students. When students better understand choices and consequences, they are more able to keep their behavior appropriate. Learning the impact of choices is a valuable skill students can take into adulthood. \r\n\r\nThank you so much again for helping fund our project!","fullyFundedDate":1773841922878,"projectUrl":"project/what-will-you-choose/10065547/","projectTitle":"What Will You Choose?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8946841_orig.png?crop=669,669,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676305015413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8946841"},{"teacherId":8946841,"projectId":9891776,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! This project was a success right before spring break. My students had so much fun having their own agency and being in charge of making their own coping tools. We made zen gardens in five classrooms. It was really fun to see what each student chose to include in their classroom garden. Some chose animals, some chose cars/trucks, trees, and other fun objects. All five classrooms were able to keep their zen gardens, and can use them regularly to support regulation in the classroom. \r\n\r\n\r\nThank you again for all your support!","fullyFundedDate":1770936237414,"projectUrl":"project/zen-at-school/9891776/","projectTitle":"Zen at School","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8946841_orig.png?crop=669,669,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676305015413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8946841"},{"teacherId":8946841,"projectId":9891861,"letterContent":"Thank you for your incredibly generous donation! I am so excited to add these amazing materials to our classroom. I chose a Tibetan singing bowl sound machine, a tuning fork set, steel tongue drum set, and ocean drums. These items will be used to support regulation for my students as music helps shift mood, reducing stress, and fostering calming. I have selected a variety so students can choose what sound they like and helps them best. These items can be used with a small group of students as well where each student could pick one, and it could be used as a social skill building activity as well. We appreciate you so much, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1768406046042,"projectUrl":"project/soothing-sensory-sounds/9891861/","projectTitle":"Soothing Sensory Sounds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8946841_orig.png?crop=669,669,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676305015413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8946841"},{"teacherId":8946841,"projectId":9887047,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donations! I am so excited to add these wonderful materials to our classroom. I have selected these items for students with sensory-seeking behavior as well as students who learn best through tactile methods. I selected a variety of kinetic sand (plain, different colors, and one that has scents) for our sandbox to support sensory needs and emotional regulation. I also chose dough to utilize as a sensory tool, and can use the dough to complete faces for feeling identification as well. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your support, we appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1768406046497,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning/9887047/","projectTitle":"Hands on Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Voss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8946841_orig.png?crop=669,669,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676305015413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8946841"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_5388","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":264,"numTeachers":33,"percentFrplEligible":93,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":35,"percentWhite":7,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":48,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":4,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"8.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":55.8,"schoolId":5388,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Courtenay Language Arts Academy on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Courtenay Language Arts Academy","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/courtenay-language-arts-acad/5388"}