{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Philadelphia High School for Girls","outOfStateSupporters":41.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6209271,"projectId":9837951,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing funding for materials that all high school students should have access to work with: micropipettes and gel electrophoresis materials. With students getting hands on access to work with science materials they would use in a college setting and beyond makes the science more exciting and engaging. This is exactly what my AP Biology kids found when using the micropipettes and loading and running a gel. They then got to discover whether a child had sickle cell anemia in a lab that they did. \r\n\r\nMy students are certainly grateful that they now can walk into a college lab and say they had this experience and training before. They are excited to see where this science can take them.","fullyFundedDate":1761919904448,"projectUrl":"project/gel-electrophoresis-and-dna-experiences/9837951/","projectTitle":"Gel Electrophoresis and DNA Experiences for Future Scientists","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sikich","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6209271_orig.jpg?crop=1464,1464,x976,y276&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1599449533771","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6209271"},{"teacherId":9692381,"projectId":10062085,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping provide copies of Lovely One by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for my AP Language and Composition students. This project gives students the opportunity to begin their college-level course by reading the memoir of an inspiring, intellectually powerful woman whose life and work connect directly to questions of identity, purpose, justice, education, and public service. As students read over the summer, they will not only build confidence as readers, but also begin thinking about how writers use language to shape meaning, connect with audiences, and respond to important moments in history and in their own lives.\r\n\r\nBecause of these books, I can introduce students to rhetorical analysis before the school year officially begins. Students will practice identifying speaker, purpose, audience, context, and exigence while reading a meaningful contemporary memoir, which will help them enter AP Language and Composition with a stronger foundation for the work ahead. This project also allows students to see that rigorous academic reading can be connected to real people, real choices, and real stories.","fullyFundedDate":1770233176618,"projectUrl":"project/kjbs-memoir-is-a-perfect-fit-for-girls/10062085/","projectTitle":"KJB’s Memoir Is a Perfect Fit for Girls High Girls!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Cohen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9692381_orig.jpg?crop=441,441,x0,y22&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750287197992","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9692381"},{"teacherId":9692381,"projectId":9904764,"letterContent":"This classroom copier has made a meaningful difference in my ability to respond to students' needs in real time. Because I teach for four consecutive hours, it is not always possible to leave the classroom to make copies when students need additional support. Having a copier in my room allows me to quickly provide students with scaffolding guides, vocabulary lists, graphic organizers, guided notes, and other learning tools exactly when they need them. Instead of waiting until the next day or relying solely on digital materials, I can immediately provide students with printed resources that help them stay focused, organized, and engaged.\r\n\r\nThis resource has been especially helpful for students who benefit from extra structure, repeated directions, and paper-based supports in addition to online assignments. Many students learn best when they can annotate, highlight, check off steps, or keep a printed guide beside them while they work. The copier has helped me make instruction more responsive, accessible, and equitable for all learners in my classroom. Thank you for helping me provide students with the tools they need to participate more fully and confidently in their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1767119620998,"projectUrl":"project/the-classroom-copy-center-printing-sup/9904764/","projectTitle":"The Classroom Copy Center: Printing, Supplies, and Snacks!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Cohen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9692381_orig.jpg?crop=441,441,x0,y22&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750287197992","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9692381"},{"teacherId":9173586,"projectId":9588367,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations to my 9th and 10th graders. With your assistance, you have made it possible for us to have the tools we need engaging, collaborative, and vibrant lessons. Every marker, paper, and supply comes in handy to create a supportive classroom for all learners.\r\n\r\nIn English 2, we began the year with \"Mind Mirrors\", reflecting the mindset students were coming into the new school year with. That skill then connected to creating a \"Mind Mirror\" for a troubled character: Shakespeare's Macbeth. In English 1, we also continued our small group work: doing activities like \"Quote Graffiti\" and creating beautiful poems together in large visual representations.\r\n\r\nI receive so many compliments on my classroom, and it is largely in thanks to your generosity! The students benefit from having an plethora of materials to stimulate their learning and access information through multiple modes.","fullyFundedDate":1758832390679,"projectUrl":"project/ms-joness-learning-community/9588367/","projectTitle":"Ms. Jones's Learning Community!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9173586"},{"teacherId":6004526,"projectId":9538940,"letterContent":"Your support has transformed my classroom into a vibrant space where Philadelphia's brightest young women wrestle with questions of identity, belonging and the American experience. Through Quiara Alegría Hudes' \"My Broken Language\" and Ta-Nehisi Coates' \"Between the World and Me,\" my students are developing sophisticated analytical skills that go far beyond basic comprehension. They've learned to trace how writers use structure and style as deliberate choices that shape meaning. These texts have taught them to read not just for content, but for craft, examining how authors construct arguments through personal narrative and how voice itself becomes a tool for challenging dominant narratives.\r\n\r\nThese books have given my students mirrors and windows in which to see themselves reflected while gaining tools to analyze how writers from marginalized communities are claiming space in American literature. Your investment has shown these young women that their questions, their Philadelphia stories and their identities belong in the most rigorous academic conversations. Thank you for believing in their brilliant minds.","fullyFundedDate":1755730323227,"projectUrl":"project/society-and-belonging/9538940/","projectTitle":"Society and Belonging","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McNamara","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6004526_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y463&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755447495705","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6004526"},{"teacherId":9692381,"projectId":9606005,"letterContent":"On behalf of my entire Advanced Placement (AP) Literature class, I extend our deepest and most heartfelt gratitude for your incredible generosity. Your donation of new copies of Gloria Naylor's Mama Day and William Shakespeare's The Tempest is genuinely transformative and essential to our program. Our classroom library has been severely limited, especially in relevant, high-quality texts necessary for a rigorous college-level curriculum, meaning we often struggled to provide the diverse works required for the AP exam. Your contribution has filled a critical resource void, providing immediate access to essential texts we simply did not have before.\r\n\r\nThe ability to study these texts simultaneously is invaluable, allowing us to dive into foundational British literature with The Tempest while offering a necessary, powerful counter-narrative and diverse contemporary voice through Mama Day. This comparative study will significantly enhance our students' critical thinking skills and better prepare them for the complex essay questions on the AP exam. Thank you for investing directly in the future of our students; you have equipped them with the tools they need to succeed in their most demanding course and sparked excitement for literature that might last a lifetime.\r\n\r\nWith sincere appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1756327614105,"projectUrl":"project/bring-in-gloria-naylor-and-shakespeare-a/9606005/","projectTitle":"Bring in Gloria Naylor and Shakespeare as Literary Partners!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Cohen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9692381_orig.jpg?crop=441,441,x0,y22&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750287197992","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9692381"},{"teacherId":9692381,"projectId":9746956,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support of my Senior AP Literature class. This contribution comes at a crucial time in the year and is a significant resource for what we need to accomplish.\r\n\r\nMy students are focused on maximizing their performance on the AP exam to earn college credit, and accessing these high-quality resources now allows us to dedicate focused time to refining their skills in literary analysis and complex essay writing.\r\n\r\nThe specific test prep book you funded is a resource I value greatly. It's compact and well-structured, but its primary strength is how closely it mirrors my teaching approach. It reinforces every concept and framework we cover in class, making independent study a direct and effective extension of our classroom work.\r\n\r\nThis resource levels the playing field, ensuring every senior is equally equipped with a targeted tool that builds real confidence right before the exam.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in these students. By equipping them with this focused resource, you've directly supported their final preparation for college-level work.","fullyFundedDate":1758817595579,"projectUrl":"project/essential-texts-and-supplies-for-lit-ana/9746956/","projectTitle":"Essential Texts and Supplies for Lit Analysis","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Cohen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9692381_orig.jpg?crop=441,441,x0,y22&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750287197992","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9692381"},{"teacherId":9692381,"projectId":9422713,"letterContent":"Thank you for your extraordinary gift of children's books. Your generosity provided the backbone of my unit, \"When Do the Black Girls Win?\"—a curriculum I developed through the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia at Penn. These texts weren't just add-ons; they were essential tools that allowed students to see themselves as protagonists, thinkers, and creators.\r\nWith your support, we built rich text sets for literature circles, inquiry stations, and mentor-text studies. Students analyzed craft and theme, traced representations of Black girlhood and joy, and produced their own writing in conversation with the authors you helped place in their hands. I watched confidence rise, voices strengthen, and engagement deepen.\r\nThank you for investing in books that do the quiet, daily work of changing what—and who—students believe literature is for. Your impact will ripple through this unit for years.","fullyFundedDate":1751218478403,"projectUrl":"project/when-do-the-black-girls-win/9422713/","projectTitle":"When Do the Black Girls Win?","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Cohen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9692381_orig.jpg?crop=441,441,x0,y22&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750287197992","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9692381"},{"teacherId":9692381,"projectId":9506692,"letterContent":"Thank you for sponsoring the fairy lights and colorful décor that now brighten our classroom. Your gift did far more than \"decorate\"—it changed the learning climate.\r\n\r\nBy softening harsh lighting and adding warm, predictable visual cues, the fairy lights and color zones signal safety and belonging. Students settle more quickly, transitions are calmer, and we spend more time learning because the room itself helps with regulation. \r\n\r\nWe've also set up a small \"reset\" area under the lights where students can take a brief breathing break before re-engaging. The space invites down-shifting without stigma, then a purposeful return to the task. I've noticed more students choosing to self-regulate rather than escalate, and more voices entering discussions after a moment to regroup. The girls tell me, \"It feels like we matter here.\" That's the outcome your generosity created.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in a classroom that helps students feel safe, seen, and capable. Your gift is making a measurable difference in how our students show up to learn—and in how they see themselves.","fullyFundedDate":1754428779911,"projectUrl":"project/only-the-essentials-basic-classroom-dec/9506692/","projectTitle":"Only the Essentials: Basic Classroom Decor to Spark Joy","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Cohen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9692381_orig.jpg?crop=441,441,x0,y22&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750287197992","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9692381"},{"teacherId":9692381,"projectId":9467596,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding the organizational tools for our high school classroom. Your support turned a cluttered, catch-all space into a calm, efficient workspace where students can immediately find what they need and showcase what they've created.\r\nThe new bins, folders, display boards, and supply caddies have made a visible difference every period: handouts are accessible, pencils and highlighters are always within reach, and student projects now have a dedicated place to shine. Transitions are smoother, fewer papers are lost, and we've reclaimed valuable instructional minutes each day.\r\nBeyond logistics, this project has changed the way students feel about the room. They take ownership of materials, straighten stations without being asked, and proudly post their work where peers and visitors can see it. An organized room communicates that their learning—and their voices—matter.","fullyFundedDate":1754416496659,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-classroom-and-students-get-organ/9467596/","projectTitle":"Help My Classroom and Students Get Organized!","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Cohen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9692381_orig.jpg?crop=441,441,x0,y22&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1750287197992","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9692381"},{"teacherId":4341336,"projectId":9627113,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our program. Gifts like yours help to keep our program operating optimally.\r\n\r\nConsumables \"consume\" a great deal of our budget. We provide everything the students require to participate in instrumental music, including instruments, lessons, reeds, rosin, bows, etc. Obviously, reeds are only ever used by one student. Reeds alone could take a significant portion of the budget.\r\n\r\nYour gift provides items that are absolutely essential for student participation. It allows me to spend money that I would have spent on consumables on other items that we need to keep the program running.\r\n\r\nWe are all very appreciative of your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1755671021179,"projectUrl":"project/c-is-for-consumables/9627113/","projectTitle":"C Is for Consumables!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. D'Alessandro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4341336_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488902399309","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4341336"},{"teacherId":9692381,"projectId":9025160,"letterContent":"Thank you for investing in my students and our classroom. Your generosity put high-quality books and materials directly into their hands—and the impact has been immediate and meaningful.\r\nOur seniors used the college-finance guides to navigate financial aid, scholarships, and budgeting with greater confidence. Many brought the books home to read with their families, opening informed, hopeful conversations about the path to college.\r\nThe sturdy organizers you funded have transformed our space into an orderly, welcoming environment that helps students focus. And the calming, mindfulness workbooks gave students a simple five-minute reset—an accessible way to manage the very real stress of 11th and 12th grade and return to learning with clarity.\r\nBecause of you, my students feel seen, supported, and better prepared for what comes next. 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