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Watching them grow in confidence and open up a little more each session has been the best part of my first year as a school social worker.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and helping create a space where they feel safe, supported, and loved.","fullyFundedDate":1771889282015,"projectUrl":"project/play-to-express-and-connect/9983593/","projectTitle":"Play to Express and Connect","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nunez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10239085_orig.png?crop=380,380,x50,y12&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757341295196","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10239085"},{"teacherId":10239085,"projectId":9676634,"letterContent":"From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your incredible generosity and for believing in my students. As a first-year school social worker, receiving these social-emotional resources has meant more than I can put into words. 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About this school
PS 70 Max Schoenfeld School is
an urban public school
in Bronx, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 723 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
Its teachers have had 921 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
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Grades Pre-K - 5
723 Students
83 Teachers
1691 Weeks AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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98%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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PS 70 Max Schoenfeld School
$331,499
raised using DonorsChoose
921
projects
funded
74
teachers
funded
1,265
donors
118
projects
for
basic supplies
42
projects for
technology
103
projects for
books
41
projects
for
art supplies
PS 70 Max Schoenfeld School has received support from
673 individuals from New York and
592 individuals out-of-state.