{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Open World Learning Community","outOfStateSupporters":29.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4673260,"projectId":9861356,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for you kind donations! The graphic novels greeted students as they returned from Thanksgiving Break. Nonfiction comics have proven the most popular by far, and it's been great to see kids diving into learning about so many different parts of history. It's especially helpful because students are making their own original educational comics, and many of these are being used as references!\r\n\r\nClasses like this can't exist without the support of people like you, and it really means a lot. THANK YOU","fullyFundedDate":1762958577695,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-comics-and-graphic-novels/9861356/","projectTitle":"Exploring Comics and Graphic Novels","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Preston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4673260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507556866351","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4673260"},{"teacherId":3254799,"projectId":9274120,"letterContent":"I am absolutely thrilled and deeply grateful for your generous donations to my DonorsChoose project! Thanks to your support, my students now have a full class set of Rex Ogle's powerful book, \"Free Lunch.\"\r\n\r\nHaving real, physical books in their hands is so valuable, espeically in today's digital world. Because we have enough copies, students can engage in meaningful book club discussions and share this incredible reading experience together. This gift will foster literacy, empathy, and rich classroom conversations. \r\n\r\nThank you for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1753204010446,"projectUrl":"project/free-lunch-class-set/9274120/","projectTitle":"\"Free Lunch\" Class Set","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Joanna Traver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3254799_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751041969111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3254799"},{"teacherId":8438164,"projectId":9482079,"letterContent":"My students and I are immensely grateful for your generous donation, which has allowed us to enhance the supportive environment within our classroom and school, particularly our dedicated calming room. The new supplies are already making a difference in how students manage their emotions and engage with learning. For example, the lamps for low lighting have transformed our calming room into a true sanctuary, providing a gentle space where students can practice self-regulation without overwhelming sensory input. The STEM-themed fidgets and sensory stickers are also integrated daily in my classroom, offering a quiet, hands-on way for students to maintain focus during independent work, turning excess energy into constructive engagement.\r\n\r\nThe reaction of the students when they first saw the materials was truly heartwarming. When the sensory stickers were introduced, there was an audible gasp of excitement; they immediately began exploring the different textures and discussing where on their ipad cases/planners/folders/etc. would be the \"best\" place to put them for easy access. The introduction of the STEM fidgets sparked curiosity and immediate hands-on exploration. \r\n\r\nYour generosity has not only provided us with essential materials but has also sent a powerful message to our students that their well-being and unique learning needs are valued. Thank you once again for investing in their success and emotional health.","fullyFundedDate":1757423352546,"projectUrl":"project/light-up-a-dark-mood/9482079/","projectTitle":"Light Up a Dark Mood","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sorcha","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8438164_orig.png?crop=1012,1012,x0,y77&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755097903941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8438164"},{"teacherId":3254799,"projectId":9356187,"letterContent":"On behalf of my students, I want to thank you for your generous contribution towards our classroom library. Your support has made a significant impact on our learning environment.\r\nThanks to your kindness, my juniors and seniors had the option to read a shared text in paperback form. One student even chose the text in Spanish. Your donation allowed each student who wanted to, to claim their individual copy of the book to carry to and from school. This was crucial for their academic growth. \r\nIt's inspiring and humbling to see community members like you step up to support our school. Your generosity not only helps us provide the materials our students need, but it also sends a powerful message about the importance of education and community involvement.\r\nThank you again for your generosity and belief in our efforts.","fullyFundedDate":1752161942889,"projectUrl":"project/we-are-not-from-here-class-set/9356187/","projectTitle":"\"We Are Not From Here\" Class Set","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Joanna Traver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3254799_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751041969111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3254799"},{"teacherId":182178,"projectId":9757943,"letterContent":"Last year we were set back months in our build process because we were unable to get what we needed in a timely manner. This year, because of your donations, we have almost everything we need to get started as soon as the season beginnings!\r\n\r\nThe items you purchased for us, specifically the metal, is obviously vital to building a robot. In fact, these items are now out of stock! This year we hope that you can make you proud of your donations by fielding the most competitive robot that we have had in years.","fullyFundedDate":1759193191493,"projectUrl":"project/materials-for-the-2026-robotics-season/9757943/","projectTitle":"Materials for the 2026 Robotics Season","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Totushek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp182178_orig.png?crop=650,650,x30,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634053375218","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/themathprophet"},{"teacherId":3254799,"projectId":9511543,"letterContent":"On behalf of my middle schoolers, I want to thank you for your generous contribution towards our classroom supplies. Your support has made a significant impact on our learning environment.\r\nThanks to your kindness, our students now have access to essential supplies such as composition notebooks and pencils, that enhance their educational experience. These items are crucial for fostering creativity, encouraging organization, and supporting their academic growth. \r\nIt's inspiring and humbling to see community members like you step up to support our school. Your generosity not only helps us provide the materials our students need, but it also sends a powerful message about the importance of education and community involvement.\r\nThank you again for your generosity and belief in our efforts.","fullyFundedDate":1753898776684,"projectUrl":"project/practical-middle-school-materials/9511543/","projectTitle":"Practical Middle School Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Joanna Traver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3254799_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751041969111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3254799"},{"teacherId":4968797,"projectId":9217556,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donations of toys, crafts, fidgets, games, and puzzles for my students. When the boxes arrived, students eagerly wanted to unpack them to see what was inside. \r\n\r\nOnce all unpacked, students sifted through the items and immediately asked if they could have a certain toy. One student wanted the checkers game and another got a fidget. One student has a paint/clay project on hold.\r\n\r\nIn addition, since we received lots of fidgets, a student helped to package those into baggies, and then she handed them out to our support staff to use with their students. This was a true act of service and made me smile. She had a ton of fun, and she was recognized by our administrator for doing this kind and thoughtful deed. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your gifts of generosity. I now have plenty of items that my students will love.","fullyFundedDate":1752505088786,"projectUrl":"project/fidgets-games-toys-for-mental-health/9217556/","projectTitle":"Fidgets, Games & Toys for Mental Health","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4968797_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1510442587637","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4968797"},{"teacherId":235815,"projectId":9269902,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous gift of scientific calculators for advanced science classes. We have not had a set of new calculators for our science classroom in over 20 years. Your gift significantly improved the technology tools available to students in science classes.\r\n\r\nScientific calculators are exciting to use because they can help students with complex math functions. Logarithmic calculations, which are important for understanding the pH of acids and bases, can be done on scientific calculators. Scientific calculators will also come in very handy when we apply statistics in the science classroom to determine whether there's a significant difference between the results observed for experimental and control groups.\r\n\r\nThanks again for the serious upgrade in our science classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1747845525211,"projectUrl":"project/scientific-calculators-for-science-class/9269902/","projectTitle":"Scientific Calculators for Science Class","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Hall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp235815_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535740170733","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/235815"},{"teacherId":3254799,"projectId":9121282,"letterContent":"On behalf of my students, I want to thank you for your generous contribution towards our classroom library. Elizabeth Acevedo is a wonderful writer and your support has made a significant impact on student access to her work. \r\nThanks to your kindness, our students now have equal access to real, old fashioned, paper books that will encourage non-digital reading. Books help students build their attention spans and concentration.\r\nIt's inspiring and humbling to see community members like you step up to support our school. Your generosity not only helps us provide the materials our students need, but it also sends a powerful message about the importance of education and community involvement.\r\nThank you again for your generosity and belief in our efforts.","fullyFundedDate":1746664662700,"projectUrl":"project/verses-v-verses-elizabeth-acevedo/9121282/","projectTitle":"Verses v Verses: Elizabeth Acevedo","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Joanna Traver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3254799_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751041969111","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3254799"},{"teacherId":4673260,"projectId":9271575,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donations towards books in the classroom. These books are ones that got read often, and having them on hand to stave off end of the year restlessness was incredibly helpful!\r\n\r\nAs the new school year starts, some of those books have already been picked up by new 6th graders as one of their first books of their middle school career. They are truly books that are going to be used for years, until they wear out once more and need to be replaced. Your donations are going a long way towards boosting literacy in the classroom. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1746559103813,"projectUrl":"project/replacements-for-well-loved-lost-books/9271575/","projectTitle":"Replacements for Well Loved (Lost) Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Preston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4673260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507556866351","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4673260"},{"teacherId":4673260,"projectId":9271656,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donations to help with using D&D as a tool to teach cooperation and storytelling. The course last year went phenomenally well (over 50 kids playing for an entire week!) and we're gearing up to start our after-school D&D club this year.\r\n\r\nThis couldn't have been done without your kind donations. Thank you so much for supporting creativity and storytelling in schools. I always try to build a place where kids feel they can go 'all out' and not feel ashamed of their hobbies. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1746556614864,"projectUrl":"project/merging-visual-arts-storytelling-throu/9271656/","projectTitle":"Merging Visual Arts & Storytelling Through D&D Miniature Painting","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Preston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4673260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507556866351","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4673260"},{"teacherId":4673260,"projectId":9124924,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donations of chairs! They've gone over very well (kids love a new piece of furniture), and general consensus is that these are much more comfortable than previous ones due to the amount of padding.\r\n\r\nAnd because they don't have a recline mode, there's been a lot less banging/adjusting too quickly/being hard on the chairs. Time will tell, but the hope is that these will last for years to come, instead of me needing to find replacements after only a year or two, as they've been worn down.\r\n\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1742925600734,"projectUrl":"project/floor-seating-that-will-last/9124924/","projectTitle":"Floor Seating that Will Last","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Preston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4673260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1507556866351","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4673260"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_76122","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":504,"numTeachers":25,"percentFrplEligible":92,"percentAsian":7,"percentBlack":6,"percentWhite":57,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":12,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"20.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":70.7,"schoolId":76122,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Open World Learning Community on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Open World Learning Community","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/minnesota/saint-paul-public-schools/st-paul-open-school/76122"}