{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Delaware Community School","outOfStateSupporters":28.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10270074,"projectId":9898095,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support and funding the ice cream kits so my students could learn how to make their own homemade ice cream! They had the best time learning the science behind making ice cream and of course eating the delicious treat!\r\n\r\nMy students said that this has been their favorite project so far! They were excited to see the progress half way through and couldn't wait to scoop their ice cream; they all said it tasted so good!\r\n\r\nStudents learned the science behind liquids, solids, crystals and the ingredients needed to make a tasty treat! All of their hard work paid off in the end because they were able to add cookies and sprinkles too. Thank you again for your generosity and support in STEM education! My students and I thank you very much!","fullyFundedDate":1764713215677,"projectUrl":"project/lets-make-ice-cream/9898095/","projectTitle":"Let’s Make Ice Cream!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270074"},{"teacherId":10270074,"projectId":9840224,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing my students with multiple STEM projects and experiments. My students had the best time learning about crystals, how they are formed and all about making homemade ice cream!\r\n\r\nMy students were so excited to watch the crystals grow each day on their hedgehogs and couldn't wait to be able to take them home to show their parents and siblings.\r\n\r\nMost of my students said that their favorite project so far was making their own ice cream because they were able to eat it and because it tasted delicious! They learned the science behind liquids, solids, crystals and the ingredients needed to make a tasty treat! All of their hard work paid off in the end because they were able to add cookies and sprinkles to make their ice cream even more delicious! Thank you again for your generosity and support in STEM education! I appreciate all that you do for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1761086677599,"projectUrl":"project/ice-cream-crystals/9840224/","projectTitle":"Ice Cream & Crystals","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270074"},{"teacherId":10333286,"projectId":9860117,"letterContent":"My students were incredibly excited and proud to earn stickers for their hard work! They loved the variety of choices and were all smiles when they earned them! The stickers are a huge hit!\r\n\r\nThe binders have provided us with the ability to organize and readily display student work. There will be extremely helpful for parent/teacher conferences!\r\n\r\nThe border was perfect and our bulletin boards now stand out! All of the materials have made such a difference and my students and I thank you very much to! Everything was awesome! Thank you again for your kindness and support of my students.","fullyFundedDate":1764699490291,"projectUrl":"project/curious-kind-kindergartners/9860117/","projectTitle":"Curious & Kind Kindergartners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lounsbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10333286"},{"teacherId":51713,"projectId":9764597,"letterContent":"My students had so much fun designing, creating, building and testing their paper roller coasters! They learned about force, gravity, kinetic and potential energy and mass. They took some books home to learn more and were excited to show their projects to their families. They were so excited and truly enjoyed this project!\r\n\r\nThey also loved learning about circuits and using the copper tape, LED lights and batteries to create their own cards, which lit up. Some of my students made the cards for their parents, siblings, and others for their friends. This was a perfect project for fourth and fifth grade! Learning about circuits is a necessary skill for their science standards.\r\n\r\nI am so grateful to you for supporting my students, my love of STEM, my love of learning and teaching! I could not have done these projects without you. Thank you again for your generosity and kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1760627545242,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-learn-discover-through-stem/9764597/","projectTitle":"Help Us Learn & Discover Through STEM!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Whipple","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp51713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546100077183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/deborah-whipple"},{"teacherId":10270074,"projectId":9817055,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping our community by providing smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and pet safety stickers to anyone who needed one. Our community has had several fires over the past few months and your donation has helped tremendously in providing the supplies needed to protect our families and community members. \r\n\r\nWe received numerous hugs, thank you's and blessings from our community for our giveaway events. I made sure to share with everyone it was because of your incredible support and kindness and that without your generosity, these life saving resources wouldn't have been possible. Thank you for making this community service program possible. We are forever grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1762359297857,"projectUrl":"project/fire-safety-and-prevention-saves-lives/9817055/","projectTitle":"Fire Safety and Prevention Saves Lives!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270074"},{"teacherId":10270074,"projectId":9731367,"letterContent":"Thank you for giving my students incredible STEM experiences! They were intrigued and excited to learn about which areas grew the most bacteria and surprised by which locations had the least! They chose six surfaces throughout the school, learned how to streak the plates, made predictions and anxiously awaited the results. I was even surprised by some of the results!\r\n\r\nMy students also had a fantastic time planning their egg challenge experiment and witnessing the results! They were given $10.00 to spend on materials, sketched their designs, made predictions, learned about gravity and did their best to save their egg from the 10 foot fall. After their first design, they were able to redesign and make a second attempt for survival. \r\n\r\nMy students had the best time with their peers and made lasting memories! Thank you for providing all of the needed supplies and for providing enriching, hands-on STEM activities! We still have some extra items and will be conducting our next experiment after holiday break. Your donation was essential and we are forever grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1758567388959,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-stem/9731367/","projectTitle":"Learning Through STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270074"},{"teacherId":10270074,"projectId":9761664,"letterContent":"All of the classroom resources that were purchased have been utilized every day; we are extremely grateful that this project was funded. Thank you! \r\n\r\nMy students have been sharpening their brand new pencils with the new pencil sharpener and these just make them so happy! They love having a new pencil and we go through so many pencils throughout the school year so we are always in need of extra pencils! \r\n\r\nStudents have been using the post-it notes and markers to label their work in the Ziplock bags, using the dry erase markers to solve problems and show their work on their whiteboards and using the sensory items each day.\r\n\r\nStudents were excited to see all of the new supplies; they wanted me to tell you thank you for everything and for helping them! They are all smiles and so appreciative. Thank you again for your generosity and kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1760703163836,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-essentials/9761664/","projectTitle":"Classroom Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270074"},{"teacherId":51713,"projectId":9169897,"letterContent":"THANK YOU from all of us for your support and generous donations for our Family STEM Night. This was the largest turnout we've ever had and our students and families had so much fun learning and discovering all of our animal themed activities and projects! \r\n\r\nStudents, parents, guardians and siblings spent the night exploring the activities throughout the gym. Every student and sibling received an animal mask and their choice of a prize. There were building challenges, animal mosaics, animal paper plate creations, animal sticker faces, math activities, a VR exploration experience, sensory stations, fossil and animal X-ray exploration, photo backdrops, games, challenges and more!\r\n\r\nParents and students kept saying thank you, were telling us their favorite activities and were smiling and laughing. I appreciate you more than I can express. Thank you for providing us with the resources to have an amazing and memorable night! Without you, none of this would be possible.","fullyFundedDate":1752064018548,"projectUrl":"project/family-stem-night-animal-habitats/9169897/","projectTitle":"Family Stem Night: Animal Habitats","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Whipple","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp51713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546100077183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/deborah-whipple"},{"teacherId":2681612,"projectId":9225120,"letterContent":"This project has made a visible difference in our school library by bringing in new, high-interest titles that students are eager to read. With these updated books, students are practicing skills such as making text-to-self connections, expanding vocabulary, and strengthening comprehension while exploring stories that truly interest them. In the library, reading has become more joyful—students come in excited to browse, talk with friends about their favorite books, and proudly check out titles they can't wait to dive into.\r\n\r\nSeveral students who once avoided the library are now some of its most frequent visitors. For example, one student who had rarely borrowed books before now comes in weekly to pick up the newest graphic novels and often asks when the next ones will arrive. These new texts are not only helping students build stronger reading skills but also creating a library culture where reading feels fun, exciting, and worth sharing with others.","fullyFundedDate":1744230354430,"projectUrl":"project/library-favorites-refreshed/9225120/","projectTitle":"Library Favorites Refreshed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chiappone","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2681612"},{"teacherId":51713,"projectId":9106060,"letterContent":"Our summer STEM Camp was absolutely amazing! My students kept telling me how it was the best camp ever, that they loved all of the STEM activities, that the breakfast was so much better than the school breakfast and that the lunch was some of the best food they've ever had! \r\n\r\nStudents came each day and ate breakfast, completed activities such as learning about solar ovens, creating solar ovens and cooking s'mores and cookies. They had to monitor and record results every 30 minutes and then graph their results at the end of the project. They were able to take their solar ovens home with a booklet of information and recipes. Some students experienced s'mores for the very first time and they all thought they were delicious!\r\n\r\nAnother activity that they loved was learning about owls, how owl pellets are formed and then were able to dissect a pellet. They matched the bones on their reference sheet and most found skulls too which they thought was super cool! Then they used the 3Doodler pens to create an owl to take home, along with an owl stuffed animal and the bones that they found. \r\n\r\nStudents also learned how to create art through marble painting, created multiple types of paper airplanes and hoop gliders which they also tested and created graphs with the data. They painted flower pots, planted spider plants, made dirt pudding for a snack and also learned about series and parallel circuits. \r\n\r\nThey and their parents always said how much they appreciate that they cooked their lunch; they measured ingredients, learned how to cook pancakes, grilled cheese, tacos, made salads, spaghetti and mac and cheese. We ended the week with a pizza and chicken party from Dominoes. My students learned so much every single day, it was a truly unforgettable week!\r\n\r\nAll of these opportunities wouldn't have been possible without you and we are all so very thankful and grateful to you. Thank you so much for all of the amazing memories!! My students and I will never forget our STEM camp and your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1746787105407,"projectUrl":"project/stem-camp-is-an-amazing-experience/9106060/","projectTitle":"STEM Camp is an Amazing Experience!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Whipple","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp51713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546100077183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/deborah-whipple"},{"teacherId":51713,"projectId":9347280,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our health and fitness project. Thanks to your donation of healthy snacks and bags, we were able to provide community members with healthy food, health essentials and various items that they may need.\r\n\r\nOur students had an incredible experience teaming up with the local AF1 Albany Firebirds players. Together, they learned valuable lessons about working out, eating healthy, staying positive, treating others with respect and persevering through challenges. The players spoke with all of our students during an assembly, answered questions that the students had, made a plan to eat healthier, exercise more and how to overcome challenges in and out of school. They gave high fives and signed autographs which was another huge highlight of their day! \r\n\r\nStudents then planned out their own health and fitness goals, kept track of their progress and wrote down daily food, water and exercise goals and accomplishments in an online journal. Players came back a second time to workout with a smaller group of students and have a more in depth conversation about exercising and staying healthy mentally and physically. Students practiced several different agility drills with the agility ladder, practiced running sprints, high knee warmups, ran agility cone drills, balance drills and practiced throwing the football with the players.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation and commitment to our school and students made this all possible. We deeply appreciate your commitment to promoting wellness in our school and community and our students couldn't be happier. The connection that our students made with the players was an amazing and extremely memorable one that wouldn't have happened without your generous support. Our students not only heard from community members that play for our city but were also able to pack bags of food, snacks, drinks and health essentials for other community members. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all that you do! We appreciate you and will never forget how you helped us achieve our goal!","fullyFundedDate":1748443661816,"projectUrl":"project/fitness-wellness-and-partnerships/9347280/","projectTitle":"Fitness, Wellness and Partnerships","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Whipple","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp51713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546100077183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/deborah-whipple"},{"teacherId":2681612,"projectId":8824735,"letterContent":"Our Library STEM Challenge Centers have been transformed thanks to the amazing Plus Plus Blocks! We've been using them for seasonal and holiday-themed STEM challenges, making learning both engaging and festive.\r\n\r\nOne of our favorite challenges so far was the \"Build a Snowflake Challenge\" during our winter STEM center. Students explored symmetry and patterns as they designed unique snowflakes using the Plus Plus Blocks. \r\nWhen my students first saw the Plus Plus Blocks, they were beyond excited! They instantly started experimenting, building, and collaborating. Their enthusiasm was contagious, and it was incredible to see them learning through play while also developing problem-solving and engineering skills.\r\n\r\n\r\nThese challenges allow students to connect STEM with storytelling, seasonal themes, and hands-on problem-solving, making their library time even more engaging and meaningful.\r\n\r\nThank you for your generosity—these materials are sparking creativity, collaboration, and a love for learning in our students every day!","fullyFundedDate":1729800402252,"projectUrl":"project/building-creativity-and-collaboration-wi/8824735/","projectTitle":"Building Creativity and Collaboration with Plus Plus Blocks in Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chiappone","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2681612"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_21001","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":277,"numTeachers":28,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":15,"percentBlack":30,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":36,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":71.5,"schoolId":21001,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Delaware Community School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Delaware Community School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/albany-city-school-district/school-18-delaware-community-school-/21001"}