{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Ka'u High & Pahala Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":52.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9836214,"projectId":10029744,"letterContent":"Your generosity has officially transformed our students from \"kids on a field trip\" into professional environmental advocates. Since receiving the Sony Alpha 6400 and Movo microphone system, the shift in our \"outdoor lab\" has been incredible. While our iphones used to fail us in the wind and salt spray, this professional gear allows students to document their restoration work with breathtaking clarity. They are now mastering the \"technical eye,\" capturing high-definition cinematography of our mountain-to-sea water systems and recording the oral histories of our community elders with crisp, clear audio. Having this equipment has validated their hard work, giving them a sense of pride and professional responsibility that has elevated their entire approach to conservation.\r\n\r\nWe are already seeing this technology empower our most quiet learners, many of whom have stepped up as lead media technicians. Students who previously struggled with traditional writing are now \"writing\" powerful visual stories, using their new skills to bridge Hawaiian history with modern science. By replacing grainy cellphone photos with professional-grade evidence, our students are building digital portfolios that will serve as a lasting legacy for our island. We are so grateful for your support; you haven't just given us tools, you've given our students a powerful, high-definition voice to champion the environment.","fullyFundedDate":1769219696107,"projectUrl":"project/island-protectors-documenting-restorati/10029744/","projectTitle":"Island Protectors: Documenting Restoration, Science, and History in Kaʻū","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fujikawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9836214_orig.jpg?crop=1284,1284,x0,y355&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731531399810","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9836214"},{"teacherId":3319690,"projectId":10105203,"letterContent":"The impact on students who had previously hated coming to school with your donation of music support materials is profound. The students who had been full of complaints and cynicism about school are genuinely happy when they come into the classroom. The guitars and accompanying straps, amps, and other things they identified as needed to use the musical instruments are used daily now, and everyone is learning how to grow and make progress.\r\n\r\nWhat's best is the students are taking initiative to teach each other what they know about playing music. Our school has not music programs or classes, and your donation helps the students make music--arguable the most important part of life--come alive.","fullyFundedDate":1771547500063,"projectUrl":"project/plugging-in-to-music/10105203/","projectTitle":"Plugging in to Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Brooks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3319690"},{"teacherId":3319690,"projectId":10002475,"letterContent":"Your support to get professional quality tools in students' hands for their video projects is so wholesomely appreciated. Because my students go to competitions for making video projects as well as produce projects that will be aired on public television, the quality of the video tools makes a huge difference. The students can make videos that express their inner thoughts, concerns, plans, and more as well as report on what is happening in the community.\r\n\r\nYour support has helped me build capacity for students to have tools for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1769031766333,"projectUrl":"project/vlogging-and-video-project-materials/10002475/","projectTitle":"Vlogging and Video Project Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Brooks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3319690"},{"teacherId":3319690,"projectId":10154034,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting professional development registration costs for this next year's AP World History. By attending a summer APSI training, my own teaching will be improved and the impact on students will hopefully be large. Because of your support, I will be able to join the summer institute. My school did not approve funding to have professional development, so your support is what is making teaching better for my students. Thank you very much.\r\n\r\n\r\nAn additional note: I'm certain I will tell my students that you supported my summer training next year when classes start. I want them to also see your support and know that you made their education (and lives) better.","fullyFundedDate":1773591262758,"projectUrl":"project/2026-online-ap-summer-institute-for-ap-w/10154034/","projectTitle":"2026 Online AP Summer Institute for AP World History Modern","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Brooks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3319690"},{"teacherId":3319690,"projectId":9734309,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting the classroom by brining lego sets, books for helping learn piano, and, most significantly, the great piano. The piano is helping students learn things they have only dreamed of before. Most students say, \"I want a piano at my house\", and know this, I want them to have access in their home away from home at least, i.e., in their school environment.\r\n\r\nBecause of donations the classroom the learning environment is better in so many ways: before, behavior was a realy problem when the classroom was not as filled with enriching tools and activities; because of your support, everyone is better off. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1768622699605,"projectUrl":"project/enrichment-for-better-instruction-and-st/9734309/","projectTitle":"Enrichment for Better Instruction and Student Growth","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Brooks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3319690"},{"teacherId":3319690,"projectId":10064469,"letterContent":"Thank you for the support for the tea and calligraphy materials for my Asian Studies classes. The students are so delighted and keep asking to do more practice with the calligraphy and to try more tea. They all want to have tea sets at home after their trying it in the classroom, and the impact on their lives, like most teaching, is a start during class time, but growth and large impacts later in life.\r\n\r\nThank you again for the support. You'll see in the pics students trying for their first times writing with brushes and making tea (Taiwanese style).","fullyFundedDate":1773457571799,"projectUrl":"project/asian-studies-calligraphy-and-tea/10064469/","projectTitle":"Asian Studies Calligraphy and Tea","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Brooks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3319690"},{"teacherId":3319690,"projectId":9786718,"letterContent":"The support for my classroom to have a piano, lego sets, and books for students to use to enrich their learning environment is really appreciated. The piano especially is a focal point for students to try their hands at playing music. One student had never played before and has been using her phone to teach herself how to play some songs she has wanted to play. Without your help the students in my classroom would not be as nourished, and I know from their telling me that they are finding school more welcoming and engaging. I think they know they are valued because of this kind of support.","fullyFundedDate":1769219526335,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-students-engaged-through-notiona/9786718/","projectTitle":"Keeping Students Engaged through notional, creative, and hands on materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Brooks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3319690"},{"teacherId":3319690,"projectId":8838328,"letterContent":"The support to get some SSD cards for video projects is really appreciated. The management of video files quickly fills up a laptop's hard drive, so these SSD cards are essential.\r\n\r\nOne of the SSD cards was not available after funding, so I asked the students what they would like to have in the classroom, and one said a picture of doll of Ida B Wells. That came along with other replacement storage cards.\r\n\r\nSee the attached picture of the Ida B Wells doll that's in the classroom. The pictures of the SSD cards are not so impressive as they are simply small electronic flash drives.","fullyFundedDate":1733407948278,"projectUrl":"project/storage-capacity-building-for-community/8838328/","projectTitle":"Storage Capacity Building for Community Service Video Productions","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Brooks","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3319690"},{"teacherId":7937302,"projectId":9868554,"letterContent":"The Immerse & Report project is officially underway, empowering Kaʻū's youth to dismantle stereotypes through storyliving. By documenting the high-level skills of their diverse stories.\r\n\r\nWe are currently in the foundational phase, where students have begun mastering their new equipment. They were absolutely blown away by the tools' capabilities. As they transition from learners to storytellers, your support allows them to validate their competence and weave a narrative of pride, proving that their authentic stories of self-sufficiency deserve a global stage.","fullyFundedDate":1767155437286,"projectUrl":"project/immersive-local-news-a-360-storytellin/9868554/","projectTitle":"Immersive Local News: A 360° Storytelling Experience","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. B","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937302_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651356929576","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937302"},{"teacherId":7937302,"projectId":9965439,"letterContent":"Your contribution is providing more than just equipment; it is providing a bridge between classroom theory and real-world impact. Using professional-grade equipment to produce high-quality records on outcomes gives first-hand experience that transforms their understanding of what a future look like.\r\n\r\nThis experiential learning journey allows our students to see themselves as scientists capable of solving complex challenges. We are excited to share the documentation and stories they produce as they witness the impact of their work.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in the next generation and for making this ambitious vision a reality.","fullyFundedDate":1766156947855,"projectUrl":"project/field-research-students-as-marine-scien/9965439/","projectTitle":"Field Research: Students as Marine Scientists Documenting Coral Restoration","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. B","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937302_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651356929576","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937302"},{"teacherId":7937302,"projectId":10103147,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our project exploring the intersection of cardiovascular health and creative media. Your contribution has provided our students with the medical-grade sensors and technical tools necessary to transform abstract biological concepts into a tangible, hands-on learning experience.\r\n\r\nBecause of your investment, students are now able to monitor their own heart rate, pulse, and oxygen saturation in real time. This data is doing more than just teaching them about physiology; it is serving as the heartbeat of their original \"Vitals Music Videos.\" By translating their physical data into creative digital stories, students are bridging the gap between health science and literacy standards in a way that is deeply personal and academically engaging.","fullyFundedDate":1771448035314,"projectUrl":"project/cardiovascular-response-in-a-variety-of/10103147/","projectTitle":"Cardiovascular Response in a Variety of Physical Activity Conditions","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. B","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7937302_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651356929576","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7937302"},{"teacherId":3319690,"projectId":9965380,"letterContent":"The music instruments that have come to the classroom have energized and enabled students to touch, often for the first time, instruments that have only been seen before. Many students are inspired now to try learning guitar and piano.\r\n\r\nThe students who have had great disdain for school and complained often about how school was not a valuable experience for them have now said that they want to come to school, mostly because the music instruments are there for them to practice with and master.\r\n\r\nThe students who are using the instruments express to me directly great appreciation and thanks. They see themselves, from my perspective, as valued learners and as creative individuals. 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