Early Childhood Center @ BP Mission in New London, Connecticut on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Early Childhood Center @ BP Mission is a public school in New London, Connecticut that is part of New London Public School District. Its teachers have had 5 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades Not specified

# of students unavailable

# of teachers unavailable

40 Shaw St

New London, CT 06320 View local requests

https://bpmission.newlondon.org/

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Early Childhood Center @ BP Mission Demographics

71%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

46%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Early Childhood Center @ BP Mission Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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