{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 48 Joseph R Drake","outOfStateSupporters":41.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2586420,"projectId":10230326,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for the generous donation you made to our classroom. We cannot believe that we have a brand new laptop. I am excited to teach all the wonderful lessons I have prepared and I am sure my students are eager to learn as well. This gift definitely makes teaching and learning so much easier for us.\r\n\r\nGenerous people like you are definitely making a difference in education. Supplies are very scarce sometimes and every donation made towards our classroom is greatly appreciated. We promise to take great care of our laptop.","fullyFundedDate":1786652731822,"projectUrl":"project/mac-needed-for-class/10230326/","projectTitle":"Mac Needed for Class!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cordova","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2586420_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657588238851","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2586420"},{"teacherId":2586420,"projectId":10230301,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation you made to our classroom. I am so grateful for the gift and I can't wait for the students to use their new device in class and in the auditorium and cafeteria during recess. It will come in handy on rainy and snowy days. \r\n\r\nThis device will be helpful because there are many online educational games as well as applications where they can practice their reading and math skills. They will also be able to watch educational videos and movies. I am so eager to see their faces when I present them with their new device. Thank you again for the marvelous gift.","fullyFundedDate":1787248601604,"projectUrl":"project/great-apple/10230301/","projectTitle":"Great Apple!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cordova","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2586420_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657588238851","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2586420"},{"teacherId":2586420,"projectId":10230370,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support and generosity. We are very grateful for it. We promise to keep it safe and we will take care of it when we use it during the different activities we get to do at school. \r\n\r\nAs we go into these months; we will have more free time and buddy reading during recess sounds good to us. We will listen to stories as well as some other things. \r\n\r\nThank you again for this wonderful gift. We were delighted today when we saw the box arrive. We just knew what was in the box. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your gift.","fullyFundedDate":1778223726787,"projectUrl":"project/an-apple-a-day/10230370/","projectTitle":"An Apple A Day!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cordova","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2586420_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657588238851","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2586420"},{"teacherId":3513792,"projectId":10128780,"letterContent":"You don't know the amazing feeling getting our snack project funded. My students were so excited for this project. They are grateful to at they can have a snack to bring down for lunch if they did not bring any from home or at the end of the day before going to afterschool. It also serves as a great incentive to complete work or bring back completed homework. They also get to experience snacks they have never tried before which is great. So we do really and truly appreciate this donation from the bottom of our hearts.","fullyFundedDate":1773840730105,"projectUrl":"project/snack-attack/10128780/","projectTitle":"Snack Attack!","teacherDisplayName":"Teacher Abuin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3513792_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457643427183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3513792"},{"teacherId":3513792,"projectId":10035376,"letterContent":"I really appreciate the generous contribution to our students and staff. We could not do it without you. It is one less worry to think about getting cleaning supplies to keep our classroom as sanitary as possible. Also just basic supplies as soap, paper towels and had sanitizer keeps our students healthier and feeling good about their classroom. Teachers also can save that money which is used to buy these products for other educational items or snacks that we purchase for our students. We just want to say how grateful and blessed to know that there are people who care.","fullyFundedDate":1772550472984,"projectUrl":"project/hygiene-helpers/10035376/","projectTitle":"Hygiene Helpers!","teacherDisplayName":"Teacher Abuin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3513792_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457643427183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3513792"},{"teacherId":187,"projectId":9875302,"letterContent":"Wow! Thank you for your support of this project. Without your support, our students would not become empowered to lead hands on community service projects to restore and nurture the natural world locally, as well as all of us in our community mentally and physically. \r\n\r\nThis project could not have happened without you. We do not have the funding for unique projects that combine hands on learning, real world connections, and learning English. But your support allows us to learn about fungi, grow mushrooms, and become healthier together as a community, physically and mentally. The straw, pot, spawn, and mushroom grow kits are already on their way to providing countless lessons in science, culinary arts, English, and community engagement. All because of your support. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1763576066575,"projectUrl":"project/learning-stems-from-growing-fungi-and-cr/9875302/","projectTitle":"Learning STEMs from Growing Fungi and Creating Community","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Czarka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp187_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457193005736","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrczarka"},{"teacherId":187,"projectId":9879906,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom project to build out the school garden which is like an outdoor classroom- because of your investment in the space.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our students are more confident builders, constructing the Vego Raised Garden Beds. These garden beds are now a space for planting different vegetables. But beyond growing just plants, our students will get to grow edible mushrooms outdoors on the straw using mushroom spawn inside of the buckets. Not everyday do students get a hands on opportunity to explore the essential role that fungi play in our lives. \r\n\r\nAll of these opportunities allow our students to gain confidence using English, become ecologically engaged locally, and allow project-based learning to happen. All because of your support. Thank you for this.","fullyFundedDate":1762735970391,"projectUrl":"project/growing-in-english-stems-from-outdoor-ex/9879906/","projectTitle":"Growing in English STEMs from Outdoor Experiences!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Czarka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp187_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457193005736","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrczarka"},{"teacherId":187,"projectId":9875227,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of this project. This is not a project that would have happened without your support. We do not have access to the supplies to introduce the creative world that cyanotypes provides without your help.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, students studied plant leaves, seeds, flowers, and natural objects to create photographic prints. They get to the materials you funded, like the flower press kit and Cyanotype art supplies to express themselves. This experience strengthens their mental health, allows creative outlets, and lets them have fun learning English. It almost feels like magic when they see the print come together before their very eyes!\r\n\r\nNone of this could have happened without you. And countless more students will get the chance moving forward. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1762463545291,"projectUrl":"project/fostering-mindfulness-and-creativity-thr/9875227/","projectTitle":"Fostering Mindfulness and Creativity Through Nature","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Czarka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp187_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457193005736","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrczarka"},{"teacherId":187,"projectId":9886334,"letterContent":"What an encouraging experience to delve into engaging projects that connect STEM learning with student excitement while helping students learn English. This all happened because of your support of this project.\r\n\r\nOur students have so much fun being outdoors. It is exciting to spend time exploring nature, wondering about plants, fungi, and animals. And to build ways of continuing that learning into the future. Your support allows countless students now, and into the future, to be outdoors learning STEM concepts through growing edible mushrooms and plants. Amazing!\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students to give them this exciting way to learn outdoors, grow mushrooms and fruit, and learn English!","fullyFundedDate":1763179020049,"projectUrl":"project/learning-english-stems-from-growing-plan/9886334/","projectTitle":"Learning English STEMs from Growing Plants and Fungi!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Czarka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp187_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457193005736","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrczarka"},{"teacherId":4832587,"projectId":9634088,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards! Your generosity brought big smiles to our classroom. Because of you, I can fill our kindergarten days with fun, engaging resources that make learning exciting and hands-on. These materials are helping my students learn, grow, and love coming to school each day.\r\n\r\nYour kindness is already making a difference for our little learners, and I can't thank you enough for supporting our classroom and believing in the magic of kindergarten. We are so grateful for you!","fullyFundedDate":1758898926612,"projectUrl":"project/enhancing-kindergarten-learning-with-tp/9634088/","projectTitle":"\"Enhancing Kindergarten Learning with TPT Resources\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dipre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4832587"},{"teacherId":4832587,"projectId":9520299,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our kindergarten classroom! Because of you, we now have a tray center that is already making a big difference in our daily routines.\r\n\r\nThe tray center has helped our classroom stay more organized and accessible for our students. Materials are easy to find, transitions are smoother, and our young learners are learning responsibility as they independently get and return their work to the tray center. \r\n\r\nYour kindness means more than words can express. Thank you for investing in our classroom and helping create a positive, structured learning environment for our kindergarteners. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1761958653296,"projectUrl":"project/simply-tidy/9520299/","projectTitle":"Simply Tidy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dipre","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4832587"},{"teacherId":187,"projectId":9282218,"letterContent":"Thank you for allowing us to pursue creative ways to teach STEM and English at the same time. Your support allowed us to obtain equipment that would otherwise not get in front of our students to experiment, explore, and learn. \r\n\r\nOur students use the mushroom grow system to learn English. They continue to learn about ecology (and ecological restoration), fungi life cycle, and the different roles fungi play in our lives. The mushroom grow system allows students to see the mushrooms start to grow and then 'fruit' with the familiar edible component growing within the system that you supported.\r\n\r\nStudents have been able to explore indoor edible fungi growing as an authentic opportunities to learn English while doing something unique, fun, and essential to our being. \r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1746454095145,"projectUrl":"project/learning-ecology-english-through-growing/9282218/","projectTitle":"Learning Ecology English through Growing Mushrooms","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Czarka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp187_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457193005736","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrczarka"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_285","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":446,"numTeachers":58,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":20,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":75,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":0,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"7.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":58.2,"schoolId":285,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about PS 48 Joseph R Drake on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"PS 48 Joseph R Drake","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/new-york-city-dept-of-ed/ps-48-joseph-r-drake/285"}