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Students use the desk dividers weekly as they complete their tests or whenever they want to work independently. The jungle hats, space shuttles, and Life Savers gummy candy allow for interactive and engaging activities related to our CKLA reading program. Students built a model of the vertebrae by using noodles, the gummy candy, and a pipe cleaner! \r\n\r\nThanks again for your kind donations. We truly appreciate your help.","fullyFundedDate":1757558550360,"projectUrl":"project/equipped-to-learn/9443822/","projectTitle":"Equipped to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alfaro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1233978_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641970060859","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-alfaro"},{"teacherId":7042111,"projectId":9629097,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your contributions towards student headphones and mice. 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Coldwater Canyon Elementary School is
an urban public school
in N. Hollywood, California that is part of Los Angeles Unified School District.
It serves 604 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Its teachers have had 509 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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86%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Coldwater Canyon Elementary School
$268,689
raised using DonorsChoose
509
projects
funded
61
teachers
funded
1,200
donors
54
projects
for
basic supplies
128
projects for
technology
50
projects for
books
19
projects
for
art supplies
Coldwater Canyon Elementary School has received support from
1,014 individuals from California and
186 individuals out-of-state.