{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Josiah Quincy Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":31.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4765192,"projectId":9492774,"letterContent":"I have been a traveling specialist teacher for about 3 years now, and it has consistently been a challenge managing my engineering materials for all my K-5 classes. From losing materials to not having enough space for storage on my old cart, I felt like I spent too much time managing materials rather than preparing to teach students. I was over the moon when generous donors like you contributed to my dream of having an organized STEAM cart that could accommodate all elementary levels and needs. Once the project was fully funded, I ran into another issue - the company that I was going to order from was unable to fulfill my order. Fortunately, I was able to find another, which was a huge plus because it was less expensive! \r\n\r\nWith the additional funding, I was able to purchase a diverse selection of STEM toys for my youngest students in K1 and K2 and my students with disabilities who need safer toys. Doing engineering can be challenging for all these students because they are developing fine motor skills at a young age or they may have limited mobility due to their disabilities. Your donation to this project not only helped me to support students in bringing them the materials they need in an organized way, but it also brought great joy to to everyone who was able to play with these new toys. From magnetic tiles to Clixo, students have been highly engaged in exploring engineering concepts because of these new tools. No matter the grade level, students were excited to play - an important part of their engineering learning experience. \r\n\r\nStudents were also excited when they were introduced to the new STEAM cart - they loved the colorful bins, the way they would easily find what they needed, and that everyone could reach all of the bins. I am going to have students create labels for my bins to help them feel more connected to the materials and take ownership of taking care of it together as a school.","fullyFundedDate":1758220428298,"projectUrl":"project/steam-on-wheels/9492774/","projectTitle":"S.T.E.A.M. on Wheels","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lau","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4765192_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y564&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1613401347096","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/marnlau"},{"teacherId":2627844,"projectId":9793880,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our K2 classroom! Because of your generosity, our students now have access to magnetic building tiles, geometric shapes, and hands-on learning tools that make STEM learning exciting and meaningful.\r\n\r\nThese materials allow our kindergarteners to work together to build, explore, and problem-solve while learning important concepts like geometry, balance, and stability. Through play, students are developing creativity, teamwork, and early engineering skills; especially benefiting those who learn best by doing.\r\n\r\nYour support has made a lasting impact on our classroom, and we are truly grateful for your investment in our students' learning and curiosity.","fullyFundedDate":1761248327183,"projectUrl":"project/play-build-explore-steam-tubs-for-lit/9793880/","projectTitle":"Play, Build, EXPLORE! STEAM Tubs for Little Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crawford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2627844_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448370605920","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mscrawford2jqs"},{"teacherId":4924676,"projectId":9607067,"letterContent":"My students have been so excited with their new experiences on the gifted xylophones. It has only been a few weeks but they have been a great addition to the music curriculum.\r\n\r\n If you could observe my classroom, you would see happy faces as each child, with their individual instrument, explores: mallet technique, pitch, rhythm and melodies together. The enclosed song booklets allow for all to access playing simple songs through color coding or pitch naming. My students can create and perform music!\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you again. We are very grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1760693632571,"projectUrl":"project/curious-musical-kindergartners/9607067/","projectTitle":"Curious Musical Kindergartners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Music","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4924676_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1510614025188","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4924676"},{"teacherId":6842454,"projectId":9609182,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity. Your donations have brought the following impacts.\r\nFirst, making Learning Fun and Friendly!. The Play-Doh has turned learning Chinese words into a fun, hands-on sculpting session, helping all our students grasp the characters easily. This tactile approach immediately boosts excitement and makes every lesson a joyful, memorable adventure!\r\n\r\nSecond, crafting Culture Together. The paper you donated has allowed us to dive into creative cultural projects. Our students absolutely loved making traditional lanterns which gave them a proud, hands-on connection to the Mid-Autumn Festival. These crafts are boosting their creativity and fine motor skills beautifully!\r\n \r\nThird, Focus for Every Child. Best of all, these materials are a huge help for our students with special needs. The sensory engagement from the Play-Doh and the detailed paper crafts provides a calm, engaging space for them to focus and thrive. It's wonderful seeing every single student succeed and celebrate their accomplishments!","fullyFundedDate":1756417609548,"projectUrl":"project/enriching-chinese-language-and-culture-t/9609182/","projectTitle":"Enriching Chinese Language and Culture Through Hands-on Craft Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6842454_orig.jpg?crop=1536,1536,x0,y92&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1569605903911","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6842454"},{"teacherId":2124022,"projectId":9612168,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations towards this project. Students were so excited when they saw the rug and it has improved our classroom space tremendously. Students spent the first week caressing the rug and commenting on how colorful it is!\r\n\r\nThe meeting area, where our rug is now located, is used every day, multiple times a day. Having the ability to clean the rug whenever I see fit with the rug cleaner has also given me significant peace of mind that I will be able to effectively maintain this rug for a long time. Being able to provide students with comfortable and clean options for where to sit is so important and helps them do their best work. Thank you again for funding this project!","fullyFundedDate":1756944755538,"projectUrl":"project/sitting-smart/9612168/","projectTitle":"Sitting Smart!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Menna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2124022_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535852693080","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-menna"},{"teacherId":2124022,"projectId":9612534,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for our supplies. The children absolutely lit up the first week of school as they received the new folders, binders, notebooks, and pencils. We have used all of these items on a daily basis since then and it's has significantly improved everyone's organization! Students find it gratifying to use more mature supplies like the binders and take more care with their work knowing it'll be added to their binders. \r\n\r\nThe students have also been thrilled with the additions to the prize box. The squishies and pencil toppers were, and continue to be, an enormous hit. Students are so excited to fill their reward charts because they know there are prizes they really like waiting for them! Nothing, however, tops the model magic. We've used the model magic for several projects and every time I pull out a pack of model magic, the children actually cheer. It is so fun and sweet to see them get excited to build every single time. \r\n\r\nThank you for supporting this project. With your donations, you help teachers like me keep the classroom an inspiring and fun place for students.","fullyFundedDate":1755699337169,"projectUrl":"project/new-school-year-new-students-new-suppl/9612534/","projectTitle":"New School Year, New Students, New Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Menna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2124022_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535852693080","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-menna"},{"teacherId":3370818,"projectId":9521848,"letterContent":"I want to say THANK YOU! Because of your kindness, our classroom has been filled with excitement, teamwork, and bright smiles. The students were absolutely thrilled when they filled their reward jar for working together and got a prize crayon pencil.\r\n The fidget spinners have also been an incredible resource. It has made a noticeable difference in creating a more peaceful and supportive classroom environment.\r\n To celebrate focused work, some students enjoyed scratching off the paw prints to reveal surprises such as extra playtime or getting to sit with a buddy of their choice. \r\n And the static dry-erase sheet has quickly become one of our favorite teaching tools. It has been amazing for lessons—easy to move, remove, and transfer to different areas of the classroom without having to rewrite anything. It has given me more flexibility while teaching and helped keep students engaged.\r\n Thank you again for your generous donation to Building Encouragement!","fullyFundedDate":1756432246190,"projectUrl":"project/building-encouragement/9521848/","projectTitle":"Building Encouragement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Yi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3370818"},{"teacherId":9712184,"projectId":9555100,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating art supplies to our art classroom in Chinatown! Students were so excited to see brand new art materials. (They also loved the cardboard boxes that the materials came in -- we used them to make cardboard chocolate bars.)\r\n\r\nAcross grade levels, all your donations are being put to great use! A peek into their work this week:\r\n\r\nK1 just finished decorating their mixed media collages of neighborhoods and their communities. They painted and printed the paper themselves and had a huge blast! \r\n\r\nKindergarten is wrapping up a paper line sculpture project to explore 3D shapes and the elements of line.\r\n\r\nFirst grade completed a mixed media alphabet soup project, where they practiced weaving, painting, drawing, and some got to use a hot glue gun for the first time!\r\n\r\nSecond graders started a fun \"Galaxy Gems\" project, practicing drawing their own cut gem shapes (referenced from books from Science class), exploring value with watercolor pencils, and collaging them into their own original mixed media galaxy backgrounds.\r\n\r\nThird grade is enjoying the cardboard from the boxes that the materials came in! Ou r third grade chocolatiers are decorating and designing our own original painted and collaged chocolate bars.\r\n\r\nFourth grade is painting their clay food sculptures for a \"Clay Pantry\" project inspired by ceramicist Stephanie Shih.\r\n\r\nAnd our art club is enjoying all the materials, as they get to plan their own open studio projects. Many of them wrote and drew notes of gratitude for our donors.\r\n\r\nThank you again for all your support!","fullyFundedDate":1755976724887,"projectUrl":"project/art-supplies-for-chinatown-students/9555100/","projectTitle":"Art Supplies for Chinatown Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shaina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9712184_orig.jpg?crop=3293,3293,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724883390051","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jqesart"},{"teacherId":2475226,"projectId":9485625,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our Lego Exploration Club! Your donation of Lego buckets and a color printer has made a huge impact on our students.\r\nWith the new Lego sets, our young engineers have been able to dive into exciting STEM challenges—building cars that race down ramps, boats that float, and even their own imaginative inventions. The hands-on materials you provided allow every student to experiment with designs, and work collaboratively while having a great time learning about science and engineering.\r\n The color printer has been an equally valuable tool, helping us bring lessons to life with bright visuals, building guides, and certificates to celebrate each student's creativity and teamwork. These resources have helped our students stay engaged and proud of their accomplishments. \r\n We are truly grateful for your kindness and belief in the power of playful learning!","fullyFundedDate":1758219520522,"projectUrl":"project/style-and-stem/9485625/","projectTitle":"Style and Stem","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McClerklin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2475226"},{"teacherId":7029365,"projectId":9561909,"letterContent":"I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your generous contributions to our classroom. Thanks to your support, we have received fresh, new essential supplies for our theater classroom.\r\nThe coloring and creating materials are essential to creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment. The students are very grateful to have new materials so they can keep creating work to express themselves artistically, work on fine motor skills, and create projects that celebrate their individuality.\r\nMy students have been eager to learn and create thanks to the new markers, colored pencils and especially our new addition of skin-tone colored markers and colored pencils. With our refresh of new materials, we have created things like paper bag puppets, emotion puppets, and even luchador masks!\r\nEach item you've contributed to our classroom is not just a tool—it's an opportunity for creativity, learning, and growth. Thank you again for helping make this school year even more exciting and enriching for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1754917771832,"projectUrl":"project/the-art-of-drama-help-us-create/9561909/","projectTitle":"The Art of Drama: Help Us Create!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Elizabeth","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7029365_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y252&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723616768338","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7029365"},{"teacherId":1154630,"projectId":9547252,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. Your generous donation has given us so many new sensory toys! We love sensory toys in kindergarten. The kids have so much fun exploring and learning about ways to calm and regulate their bodies.\r\n\r\nThere are several different ways that we use sensory toys in kindergarten. First we have a calm down corner. This is a cozy area where kids can take a break and reset their bodies. Often kids go there when they are tired or feeling overwhelmed. They can put on noise canceling headphones and play with a fidget or toy. Once they feel calm they are ready to get back to learning. We also have sensory toys in our learning centers to explore while they play. Last we use them as tools to help the kids listen and stay focused during whole group lessons.\r\n\r\nYour donation has helped improve the learning experience of all of my students!","fullyFundedDate":1761340457049,"projectUrl":"project/get-those-wiggles-out/9547252/","projectTitle":"Get those Wiggles Out!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Switzer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1154630_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535742612722","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-switzer"},{"teacherId":3075644,"projectId":9545313,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, hundreds of students at Josiah Quincy Elementary—many of whom are children of immigrants and English language learners—now have access to high-quality art supplies that make a real difference in their creative experiences.\r\nThese materials allow students to create work that reflects their imagination and potential. \r\n\r\nOne of our recent projects was preparing for our school art show. Kindergarteners built colorful dragons out of popsicle sticks and learned skills such as painting and collage. The sturdy paper and vibrant paints helped their creations come to life and hold up beautifully for display.\r\n\r\nIn a community where resources are often limited, having dependable materials means that every child can participate fully and feel that their artwork matters. The supplies you funded are being used daily across all grade levels, helping students explore identity, culture, and storytelling through art.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping our young artists make work that truly lasts.","fullyFundedDate":1755884791881,"projectUrl":"project/helping-700-students-make-art-that-last/9545313/","projectTitle":"Helping 700+ Students Make Art That Lasts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dinh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3075644_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1474812194682","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tu-dinh"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_62920","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":731,"numTeachers":59,"percentFrplEligible":58,"percentAsian":52,"percentBlack":13,"percentWhite":16,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":9,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":68.9,"schoolId":62920,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Josiah Quincy Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Josiah Quincy Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/boston-public-schools/josiah-quincy-elementary-school/62920"}