{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Lorin Eden Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":19.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9913756,"projectId":9091824,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our mindfulness group has become a peaceful, grounding space where students can pause, reflect, and reconnect—with themselves and with one another. The new materials you provided have played a huge role in making this possible.\r\n\r\nWe've been using the resources—like meditation cushions, calming visual aids, mindfulness journals, and sensory tools—during our weekly mindfulness sessions. One particularly powerful moment was during a guided body scan meditation. For the first time, students shared that they felt \"safe,\" \"calm,\" and \"like I could finally breathe.\" One student even said, \"This is the first time today I didn't feel stressed.\" That's the impact your donation has had.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their reactions were priceless. There was genuine surprise and curiosity—followed by immediate engagement. They touched the soft textures of the cushions, flipped through their journals with intention, and asked thoughtful questions about how to use each item. It was clear they recognized this wasn't just about \"schoolwork\"—this was about them.\r\n\r\nRight now, we're building on that foundation. Each student is working on a personal \"Mindfulness Toolkit\"—a journal-based project where they reflect on techniques that help them manage stress, build emotional awareness, and create inner calm. These tools are becoming part of their everyday lives, not just our group time. And that's the goal: to give them lifelong strategies for well-being.\r\n\r\nYour contribution has given my students more than supplies—it's given them the space to heal, grow, and feel seen. Thank you for believing in the power of mindfulness and for helping us create a classroom culture of compassion and calm.","fullyFundedDate":1747321604518,"projectUrl":"project/be-kind-to-yourself-through-creativity/9091824/","projectTitle":"Be Kind to Yourself through Creativity!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Paola Duenas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9913756"},{"teacherId":21680,"projectId":9177613,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this project. Your generous contribution has provided us with essential supplies to get our school year started off right! We now have pencils and dry erase pens for writing to help students communicate ideas in language arts, math, science and social studies. We have markers for supporting their creativity in art, and erasers to easily make changes when needed. This project is especially appreciated, as our school district faced huge budget cuts this year. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1742929268593,"projectUrl":"project/basic-tools-for-writing/9177613/","projectTitle":"Basic Tools for Writing","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/21680"},{"teacherId":21680,"projectId":9218118,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this project. It was a wonderful way to wrap up our third grade year to read Because of Winn Dixie togther. \r\n\r\nAs we read this beautiful story of friendship and acceptance, we shared laughs and tears, and celebrated the sense of family that we created in our own classroom. The students loved the book, and were proud of their reading progress this year to be reading this chapter book. \r\n\r\nI know from experience that students will return to this book and re-read it, and come back years from now to share memories of reading Because of Winn Dixie in 3rd grade. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous contribution!","fullyFundedDate":1744218917944,"projectUrl":"project/captivate-readers-with-an-award-winning/9218118/","projectTitle":"Captivate Readers with an Award Winning Novel","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/21680"},{"teacherId":21680,"projectId":9133919,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support towards this project. \r\n\r\nThe folders have helped students organize their papers, so that we don't lose valuable classtime looking for papers. Students now have separate folders to organize their morning work, math, reading and writing resources and classwork. (See the before picture to get an idea of the organizational challenges that we were dealing with!)\r\n\r\nWe also appreciate the new pencil sharpeners and Sharpies. Students can do their best work with sharp pencils readily available, and the Sharpies have been used to outline work in most of our art projects this spring.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your donation and support to our third graders' learning this year!","fullyFundedDate":1740960237476,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-organized/9133919/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Organized","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/21680"},{"teacherId":107021,"projectId":9033214,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. So many of my students love to play soccer and having the extra goals has been wonderful. The class also really appreciates that they were able to advocate for making soccer at school more fair and safer, and you, the donors, listened to their ideas. It has been a great opportunity for my students to use their voices to ask for the things that matter to them.\r\n\r\nWe also wanted to share that having systems to ensure fairness, such as vests for the referees and whistles has been really helpful.","fullyFundedDate":1738290957514,"projectUrl":"project/soccer-at-school/9033214/","projectTitle":"Soccer at School","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Isomura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/107021"},{"teacherId":21680,"projectId":9109754,"letterContent":"Thank you again for supporting this project. Although we have many books in the classroom, it can be hard to find books that grab the attention of young children who are striving readers. These books by Robert Munch accomplish that goal. The stories are are hilarious, engaging, and have quickly become favorites for many of our students. As our students read, and re-read these well loved stories, they are practicing their fluency and building a love of literacy. Thank you for your contribution to their continued learning.","fullyFundedDate":1739564718691,"projectUrl":"project/high-interest-books-build-reading-fluenc/9109754/","projectTitle":"High Interest Books Build Reading Fluency","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. R.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/21680"},{"teacherId":107021,"projectId":8771020,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom and ensuring that my students have what they need for successful math learning! I was very excited to get the easel pads as I only had one that needed to last the whole school year! Having more has made it so much easier to teach and keep a record of our questions, investigations, and conclusions. My class was also so excited to get the calculators. We now have enough for each student to use their own. We have been using them to check out calculations and to test ideas about \"how math works.\" This way students can build their conceptual understanding rather than just blindly following a set of steps that they don't really understand. \r\n\r\nWe haven't had a chance to use the protractors yet, but I'm sure they will be extremely helpful when we get to our geometry studies! We are very grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1731507435027,"projectUrl":"project/a-few-math-tools/8771020/","projectTitle":"A Few Math Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Isomura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/107021"},{"teacherId":2478833,"projectId":8481650,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations. My students have been having so much fun playing and practicing volleyball! They are able to work in small groups and play real games now. They love bumping, setting, and spiking the ball. Every student has greatly improved their skills. \r\n Students look forward to coming to PE when it is time for volleyball. Everyone is getting really good at building up their skills. Because of your generous donation every student gets a volleyball and gets to practice their skill.","fullyFundedDate":1730408550650,"projectUrl":"project/bump-set-spike/8481650/","projectTitle":"Bump Set Spike","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kralj","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2478833_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449016811733","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2478833"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_3834","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":365,"numTeachers":16,"percentFrplEligible":71,"percentAsian":33,"percentBlack":9,"percentWhite":3,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":43,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"22.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":81.0,"schoolId":3834,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Lorin Eden Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Lorin Eden Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/hayward-unified-school-district/lorin-eden-elementary-school/3834"}