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Your gift instantly bridges that digital divide. By providing these top-tier laptop, you have not only given them vital educational tools but have also sent a powerful message: that their education matters, their potential is limitless, and there are people in the world investing in their success.\r\nWe plan to use these laptop immediately to enhance our daily learning, including coding, STEM lab activities such as designing and creating t-shirts, 3D prints of shoes and sneakers. Because of your support, my students can now build the modern skills they need to thrive and chase their own dreams.\r\nYour commitment to education and community empowerment shines brightly through this donation. Thank you for inspiring the next generation to aim high, work hard, and \"Fly\" in everything they do.\r\nWith deepest appreciation and respect,","fullyFundedDate":1777902717050,"projectUrl":"project/mac-bang/10200694/","projectTitle":"Mac Bang!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Baptiste","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8401974_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664532885743","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8401974"},{"teacherId":10486901,"projectId":10258439,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help and charity towards my students. As a Title 1 school, sometimes resources are thin and the needs are great. Although my students may not realize in the moment how lucky they are, when they look back they will understand the care, love, and effort that went into their education. \r\n\r\nThanks to the donations, I now have a fully stocked food bin for my students. 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About this school
Intermediate School 381 is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 285 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
Its teachers have had 131 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades 6 - 8
285 Students
22 Teachers
2500 Nostrand AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
92%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Nov 8, 2026
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Intermediate School 381
$76,213
raised using DonorsChoose
131
projects
funded
30
teachers
funded
264
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
48
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Intermediate School 381 has received support from
189 individuals from New York and
75 individuals out-of-state.