{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"East African Elementary Magnet School","outOfStateSupporters":38.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9418209,"projectId":10096812,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom. My kindergarten students were very excited when the boxes arrived and loved helping unpack all the snacks. They were curious to see what was inside and happy to have different options to choose from. It was a special moment for them. \r\n\r\nWe use these snacks during the school day when students need a little energy so they can stay focused and ready to learn. Having snacks available helps my students stay engaged during reading and writing activities. Your support truly made a difference in our classroom, and my students are very grateful. Thank you again for your kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1772551016574,"projectUrl":"project/giving-back/10096812/","projectTitle":"Giving Back!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duale","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9418209"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":10085672,"letterContent":"This project provided prizes for my students to help motivate them to read more and return all of their library books. I will let students get a sticker prize whenever they return all of their library books. I will use the larger journal prizes for every student that returns all of their books gets an entry for a journal and book to keep. Then at the end of year, I will use the candy and smaller journal prizes for all students who return all of their books. Some of these prizes will also be used for rewarding all students who read over 100 library books by the end of the school year. These prizes have helped motivate students to read more and return their books. Thank you for helping create this excitement around the school library!","fullyFundedDate":1772553891765,"projectUrl":"project/reading-incentive-prizes/10085672/","projectTitle":"Reading Incentive Prizes","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":10033962,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! I will be able to use my 3D printer with my middle school students now that I have filament for the 3D printer. This will help students learn technology, collaboration, and creative skills. All of my 6th and 7th graders will design objects that will be 3D printed. My students are very excited to be able to do this and it will help my students learn new technology school.\r\n\r\nThis is also helped to expand the library maker space. I also got wooden bookmarks, so my younger students can design bookmarks since there will not be time this school year for my elementary students to learn 3D printing. My students and I are so grateful, thank you for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1770647763641,"projectUrl":"project/3d-printing-in-the-library-makerspace/10033962/","projectTitle":"3D Printing in the Library Makerspace","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":10433905,"projectId":10095684,"letterContent":"I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your generous support in funding my project. Your belief in this work and your willingness to invest in its success mean more than I can fully put into words.\r\n\r\nBecause of your contribution, this project has moved from an idea into meaningful action. Your support has not only provided essential resources, but also encouragement and confidence to continue striving toward our goals. The impact of your generosity will extend far beyond this initial phase, helping create lasting value and positive change.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in this vision and for making it possible. I am truly grateful for your partnership and support.","fullyFundedDate":1772551015365,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-and-critical-thinking-through/10095684/","projectTitle":"Creativity and Critical Thinking Through World Language and Learning Cultures","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hussein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10433905"},{"teacherId":8433130,"projectId":9582284,"letterContent":"We want to send a big thank you for your generous donations to our 2nd grade classroom! Because of your kindness, every student now has their very own set of supplies — including pencil boxes, crayons, glue sticks, and colored pencils.\r\n\r\nThe excitement on our students' faces when they opened their new supplies was priceless. Having these tools helps everyone feel prepared, creative, and ready to learn together. Your support makes a huge difference in creating a classroom where every child can succeed and feel special.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our students and their learning!","fullyFundedDate":1755879723015,"projectUrl":"project/organize-their-space/9582284/","projectTitle":"Organize Their Space","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Emily","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8433130_orig.jpg?crop=1503,1504,x0,y75&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659804048609","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msemilyp"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9983091,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping me get these books for students! The school I work at just opened three years ago and when the school opened, there was no middle school, so new books were purchased for middle school students. They started the middle school last year, so we have very few middle school books in the library currently. Many students ask for them and they are so excited to read them. Thank you so much for providing these books for students. They have been loving reading them already.\r\n\r\nStudents will return these books to the library when they are done reading and students at the school will get to enjoy these books for many years to come. Thank you for helping create excitement around literacy and reading in the school. My middle school students were thrilled to have these books to read in the library.","fullyFundedDate":1768507565973,"projectUrl":"project/new-middle-school-books-for-library/9983091/","projectTitle":"New Middle School Books for Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9832955,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to support my school community and the school library. The books in this project are books that are so popular with my students, there is frequently zero on the library shelves because many students want to check them out. These new copies make it so more students can read through the series of books they are interested in quicker. My students were so excited to see more of these books on the shelves when they visited the library. Thank you for providing my students with so much joy in what has been a challenging time for many of them. I saw so many of my 3rd-7th graders faces lights up when they saw these new books on the shelf. Thank you for your generosity and support of the school!","fullyFundedDate":1767196653267,"projectUrl":"project/more-popular-titles-in-the-school-librar/9832955/","projectTitle":"More Popular Titles in the School Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9824094,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! Your donations made it for possible for me to get more books students requested for the school library. The books your donations purchased were graphic novels, picture books, and chapter books that so many students have been asking for in the library. Students are very excited about these new books in the library and they are already loving reading them. They all got checked out almost immediately after I put them on our bookshelves. This is helping to promote literacy throughout our school. It is also ensuring that students have access to books that they want to read!\r\n\r\nStudents take these books home and return them, so students at the school can enjoy the books you purchased for many years. Your donations will also help ensure these students have access to books they can read and want to read at home. Thank you for helping make the school library a better place where more students have books they are excited to read!","fullyFundedDate":1767621897322,"projectUrl":"project/promoting-literacy-with-new-books-for-sc/9824094/","projectTitle":"Promoting Literacy with New Books for School Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9877270,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! My students were so excited to have these new books in the library. My middle school students have been loving checking out the Click and Besties series in the school library. My elementary students have been loving the Gingerbread Man series. These graphic novels have helped spark joy for my students.\r\n\r\nYour donation helped me provide new titles students have been asking for in the library and get them to students quickly. My students and I really appreciate your generosity and your support of the school library.","fullyFundedDate":1767934477329,"projectUrl":"project/graphic-novels-promoting-love-for-litera/9877270/","projectTitle":"Graphic Novels Promoting Love for Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9905936,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! These materials will be used, so my students can create magnetic bookmarks, stickers, buttons, and paper bookmarks in the growing library makerspace. My elementary students are really excited to get to design their own bookmarks. I will also let them make buttons from their own designs and damaged books, so there are more elementary friendly projects for my students to do in the library.\r\n\r\nMy middle school students will be designing a sticker in the style of a book genre of their choosing using elements of the genre after we finish our genre unit in the library. Students are so excited to design their stickers and have stickers of their own artwork. Thank you for making that possible for my students. My students and I are so grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1767193808324,"projectUrl":"project/creating-in-the-library-makerspace/9905936/","projectTitle":"Creating in the Library Makerspace","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":9294339,"projectId":9931110,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! Your donations were able to supply my students with a new Bambu 3D printer for the library makerspace. My 6th and 7th graders are so excited to get to use the printer and learn how to design items to 3D print. I will teach students how to use Tinkercad to design an object to 3D print and all of my 6th and 7th graders will create something.\r\n\r\nMy students are creative and thrilled to get the opportunity to learn to 3D print. My students would not be able to this without your generous donations! Thank you for supporting the school library and providing my students with so much joy!","fullyFundedDate":1764734715591,"projectUrl":"project/3d-printing-in-library-makerspace/9931110/","projectTitle":"3D Printing in Library Makerspace","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eastafricanlibrary"},{"teacherId":8433130,"projectId":9475328,"letterContent":"We want to send a big thank you for your generous donations to our 2nd grade classroom! Because of your kindness, every student now has their very own set of supplies — including pencil boxes, crayons, glue sticks, and colored pencils.\r\n\r\nThe excitement on our students' faces when they opened their new supplies was priceless. Having these tools helps everyone feel prepared, creative, and ready to learn together. 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