{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Explore Knowledge Academy","outOfStateSupporters":33.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1831123,"projectId":10393199,"letterContent":"The pencil pouches and the seat pockets have made a huge difference in how well our school day runs. We are now more organized and efficient. With seat pockets, students now have a place to put their Chromebooks and folders while they work. The pencil pouches give students the supplies they need at hand. Each student now has their own supplies, which teaches them the pride of ownership and responsibility. For me, this means students are more focused on their work, and I can focus on teaching instead of on unwanted behaviors. I am deeply grateful for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1785557848866,"projectUrl":"project/organization-is-key/10393199/","projectTitle":"Organization is Key","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mills-Jaramillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1831123_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665511246908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1831123"},{"teacherId":2588745,"projectId":10335042,"letterContent":"The PE students of all ages were excited to have the new soccer balls. Soccer is a favorite sport and to have new balls that are size appropriate means that they can have smaller number of students using each ball and more students will get to work on skills at the same time. Your donation enables us to to teach, practice, and encourage physical fitness through soccer. \r\n\r\nThese soccer balls will be used by the elementary, middle school, and secondary PE classes, along with intramural sports. These sport equipment (soccer balls) will encourage the students to be active while providing the means to teach and practice the sport. More importantly you've not just impacted the students we have now, but also the students over the next few years.","fullyFundedDate":1781467376586,"projectUrl":"project/lets-kick-things-off-right/10335042/","projectTitle":"Let's \"Kick\" Things Off Right!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2588745_orig.png?crop=802,802,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754370393728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2588745"},{"teacherId":9356959,"projectId":10333642,"letterContent":"Receiving the soccer balls through our DonorsChoose project has made a meaningful impact on our students and physical education program. Having new soccer balls gives our students more opportunities to practice fundamental skills such as dribbling, passing, shooting, and teamwork.\r\n\r\nWith enough equipment for students to actively participate, we are able to spend less time waiting for a turn and more time moving, learning, and having fun. The soccer balls have helped increase student engagement while encouraging cooperation, confidence, sportsmanship, and a healthy, active lifestyle.\r\n\r\nWe are grateful for your generosity, whose support has provided our students with equipment they can use to build skills, stay active, and create positive memories through physical education.","fullyFundedDate":1781540373732,"projectUrl":"project/goals-for-growth-soccer-balls-for-activ/10333642/","projectTitle":"Goals for Growth: Soccer Balls for Active Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Arguelles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9356959"},{"teacherId":3505084,"projectId":10333612,"letterContent":"The new soccer goals have made a tremendous difference in our Physical Education classes. They allow me to provide more authentic and structured soccer instruction, giving students the opportunity to practice passing, dribbling, shooting, positioning, and teamwork in realistic game situations. Students are more engaged during lessons because they can see how the skills they practice translate directly into playing the game.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, the goals have increased our students' love and excitement for soccer. They look forward to PE class, encourage one another, and celebrate each other's successes on the field. The goals have created an environment where students can develop their physical skills while building confidence, sportsmanship, communication, and a lifelong appreciation for being active. I am grateful to the donors who helped make these meaningful learning experiences possible.","fullyFundedDate":1781538608128,"projectUrl":"project/world-cup-inspiration-for-physical-educa/10333612/","projectTitle":"World Cup Inspiration for Physical Education Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Quinn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3505084"},{"teacherId":9377068,"projectId":10027454,"letterContent":"I want to begin by saying thank you so much for your continued support to help make my students learning environment a happy place for them to spend their day. \r\n\r\nIt was so much fun watching their eyes light up when I opened each box. The excitement of the room was at a high when the games came out and they realized it was for them. They absolutely love ever item that you help provide. \r\n\r\nThank you again for putting smiles on the students faces and things they love in their hands. Blessings! You are the best support a teacher can ask for!","fullyFundedDate":1773341051473,"projectUrl":"project/brain-break-extravaganza/10027454/","projectTitle":"Brain Break Extravaganza","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Snyder","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9377068"},{"teacherId":1831123,"projectId":9242569,"letterContent":"These books helped my students understand difficult emotional concepts such as conflict resolution with their peers. I have used these books in conjunction with role play, writing, and craftivities to teach my students how to navigate their emotions and friendships. The silly stories and great explanations have truly helped first, second, and third-grade students feel more secure.\r\n\r\nI am looking forward to using these books again this school year with a new class and for many years to come. \r\n\r\nI appreciate you and your giving spirit.","fullyFundedDate":1746505561610,"projectUrl":"project/social-emotional-academic-development-th/9242569/","projectTitle":"Social Emotional Academic Development Through Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mills-Jaramillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1831123_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665511246908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1831123"},{"teacherId":1831123,"projectId":6930189,"letterContent":"Your donation made all the difference; my students needed to start the school year off successfully. Students are using their new supplies in the classroom to write and illustrate paragraphs, stay organized, and take care of their boo boos. When my students saw the glue sticks and Band-Aids, they were thrilled. It seems like simple things, but these are hot commodities in a classroom setting. Their smiles and claps said it all. Again, thank you for your generosity. It is appreciated by each of my students and me.","fullyFundedDate":1669681794382,"projectUrl":"project/the-basics/6930189/","projectTitle":"The Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mills-Jaramillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1831123_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665511246908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1831123"},{"teacherId":10406017,"projectId":10027894,"letterContent":"From the bottom of my heart, and on behalf of every student who walked through my classroom door this year, thank you. Your support of \"The Theatrical Classroom\" genuinely transformed the way my students engaged with language, performance, and each other, and the impact will carry forward long after the final bell.\r\n\r\nWhen our materials arrived, the reaction was immediate and electric. My students spotted the puppet theater first, and before I could even finish explaining the plan, three of them had already claimed characters and started improvising a scene. That kind of spontaneous creativity is exactly what theater is supposed to unlock, and you made it possible.\r\n\r\nWe dove into the poetry and figurative language books as a foundation for our performance work. Students discovered that the same tools poets use (metaphor, imagery, personification) are the same tools actors use to bring a scene to life. It was a revelation for kids who didn't think they were \"poetry people.\" When a student who typically struggled with reading engagement volunteered to perform a spoken word piece in front of the class, I knew something had shifted.\r\n\r\nThe reader's theater materials were a particular game-changer for students who felt intimidated by traditional acting. There's no memorization, no pressure, just voices, expression, and story. I watched quieter students find real confidence through this format, stepping into characters they'd never have volunteered for on a stage.\r\n\r\nWe closed out the year with a unit where students wrote and performed their own short puppet theater scripts, drawing on the figurative language techniques we'd been studying all semester. They were authors, directors, and performers all at once, and the puppet theater you funded was the stage for their original stories. It was one of the most joyful things I've witnessed in my classroom.\r\n\r\nThese materials will be here when students return in the fall, ready to spark that same magic all over again. Thank you for believing that the arts belong in every classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768680821419,"projectUrl":"project/the-theatrical-classroom/10027894/","projectTitle":"The Theatrical Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Malcolm","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10406017_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1788036911057","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ekapsmalcolm"},{"teacherId":3505084,"projectId":10179424,"letterContent":"Because of your incredible generosity, our student rewards vending machine project has made a meaningful impact on our school community. Thank you for helping us create an environment where positive behavior, kindness, and hard work are celebrated every single day.\r\n\r\nSince receiving the vending machine supplies, students have been highly motivated to earn rewards by demonstrating respect, responsibility, and compassion toward others. The excitement on their faces when they redeem tokens for prizes like bouncy balls, stickers, and small toys has been truly unforgettable. These simple rewards have become powerful tools for encouragement and connection.\r\n\r\nOne of the greatest impacts has been the increase in student kindness throughout our school. Students are helping classmates, encouraging one another during difficult assignments, and going out of their way to include others during activities and lunchtime. Many students now actively look for opportunities to do good deeds because they know positive choices are recognized and appreciated.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has given our students more than prizes — you have given them motivation, confidence, and a reminder that their efforts matter. Thank you for believing in our students and helping us continue building a positive and supportive learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1778008616443,"projectUrl":"project/restocking-rewards-supplies-for-our-stu/10179424/","projectTitle":"Restocking Rewards: Supplies for Our Student Vending Machine","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Quinn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3505084"},{"teacherId":10412602,"projectId":10041447,"letterContent":"Your donation put professional film lights, a tripod, and lavalier microphones in the hands of middle schoolers who were previously shooting everything on a Chromebook camera. The upgrade was... significant.\r\n\r\nThe lavalier mics were the immediate hit. Every single student wanted one clipped to their shirt before we even talked about what they were for. But once they heard the difference in their footage — clean audio versus the echo-y mess they were used to — something clicked. They started caring about sound design. In middle school. I didn't think that was possible.\r\n\r\nThe lights and tripod did the same thing for their cinematography. Suddenly shots were intentional. Kids who I genuinely could not get to sit still were locked in behind a camera, adjusting angles, talking about shadows. One student who barely participates in anything became the de facto DP on his group's film and did not leave that tripod for two class periods.\r\n\r\nThese kids are making real films now. Not \"school project\" films — actual short films with structure, clean audio, and decent lighting. That's because of you.\r\n\r\nThank you for making my classroom feel like a set.","fullyFundedDate":1768846407098,"projectUrl":"project/getting-hands-on-with-professional-film/10041447/","projectTitle":"Getting Hands On With Professional Film Equipment","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. S","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10412602_orig.jpg?crop=4160,4160,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1788653357346","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10412602"},{"teacherId":10415470,"projectId":10080892,"letterContent":"Even though we are currently preparing for the upcoming 2026–2027 school year, these materials have already made an impact by helping us plan meaningful opportunities for students to express their thoughts, ideas, and personal experiences through writing and reflection.\r\n\r\nThese resources will be used to support student voice by encouraging creativity, critical thinking, and self-expression. Students will use these materials to engage in journaling, reflective writing, and structured writing activities that help build confidence in their communication skills.\r\n\r\nBy incorporating writing and reflection into daily learning, students will have the opportunity to process their learning, share their perspectives, and develop stronger connections to the content. These materials will help create a classroom environment where every student feels heard, valued, and empowered to share their voice.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our students and helping us provide opportunities for meaningful expression, growth, and learning.","fullyFundedDate":1771337323102,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-student-voices-through-writin/10080892/","projectTitle":"Supporting Student Voices Through Writing and Reflection","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Walls","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10415470"},{"teacherId":3505084,"projectId":10012899,"letterContent":"The 3D printer has made an incredible impact on both our classroom and school community. 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