{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Gateway Charter High School","outOfStateSupporters":18.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4172655,"projectId":10310753,"letterContent":"Thank you for making another classroom library project a success. It feels like a week doesn't go by without a news source publishing some article about the decline in literacy rates. Many of my young people don't see adults in their lives reading for fun, and feel that people don't read unless forced to. However, when I gave them time to browse our classroom library, most students were able to find a book they were intrigued by. There are still a few resistant, emerging readers that I need to connect with a good book, but thanks to your generous support - there are plenty to choose from.\r\n\r\nI truly could not do this work without your generous support; thank you for helping make reading a joyous source of calm and exploration.","fullyFundedDate":1787178309141,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-classroom-library-book/10310753/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Classroom Library, Book by Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4172655_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631835193484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sjlamborn"},{"teacherId":4172655,"projectId":10250658,"letterContent":"Thank you for making another classroom library project a success. We are in the first few weeks of school, and we just launched sustained silent reading today. One of my students told me, \"it's weird, I don't get excited about reading, but I want to actually try this book.\"\r\n\r\nI truly could not do this work without your generous support. It is only thanks to you the donations of people like yourself that I am able to show students that there are so many options for them to try; so many books to fall in love with.","fullyFundedDate":1779371081815,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-classroom-library-book/10250658/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Classroom Library, Book by Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4172655_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631835193484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sjlamborn"},{"teacherId":4172655,"projectId":10161810,"letterContent":"Thank you for making another classroom library project a success. It feels like a week doesn't go by without a news source publishing some article about the decline in literacy rates. Many of my young people don't see adults in their lives reading for fun, and feel that people don't read unless forced to. However, when I gave them time to browse our classroom library, most students were able to find a book they were intrigued by. There are still a few resistant, emerging readers that I need to connect with a good book, but thanks to your generous support - there are plenty to choose from.\r\n\r\nI truly could not do this work without your generous support; thank you for helping make reading a joyous source of calm and exploration.","fullyFundedDate":1779371012288,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-classroom-library-book/10161810/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Classroom Library, Book by Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4172655_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631835193484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sjlamborn"},{"teacherId":5453176,"projectId":10241511,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us provide engaging options for students to read! An Independent Reading Program is only as strong as our ability to pair students with engaging books, and your generous donation has allowed us to fill our shelves with books that students are genuinely curious about. It's magic to see the library area of our classroom become a popular spot for students who are looking for peace, connection, and intellectual engagement.\r\n\r\nFor literature to work its communal magic, we need a wide range of options for students to engage with, and you've helped provide us with exactly that. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping us offer students books in which they can see themselves and also through which they can learn about others. It launches profound engagement and spurs growth in literacy.","fullyFundedDate":1778010076094,"projectUrl":"project/libraries-and-literacy/10241511/","projectTitle":"Libraries and Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zamkinos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5453176_orig.png?crop=652,652,x189,y79&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1705298202106","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mszamkinos"},{"teacherId":4172655,"projectId":10250702,"letterContent":"Thank you for making another classroom library project a success.\r\n\r\nThe other day, some English teachers at a weekend workshop were lamenting on the pains of \"fake reading\" - how, often, they find students opening a book at random, flipping to a page, and faking it until the teacher looked away.\r\n\r\nI used this opportunity to ask them about their sustained silent reading practices, libraries, and discuss how thanks to the generous donations of individuals like yourself - I have vanquished fake reading from my classrooms. In order for sustained silent reading to work, classrooms need a wide variety of high-interest texts, which is often not funded through federal and statewide budgets.\r\n\r\nThank you for all your generous support. I truly could not get young people into reading without you.","fullyFundedDate":1778109583680,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-classroom-library-book/10250702/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Classroom Library, Book by Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4172655_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631835193484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sjlamborn"},{"teacherId":4172655,"projectId":10250695,"letterContent":"Thank you again for making another classroom library project a success! Several times a week, students start class with 15-18 minutes of sustained silent reading - delving into worlds of their respective choosing.\r\n\r\nBooks serve as both windows and mirrors - through reading choices, students are able to glimpse into other worlds, choices, and contexts and/or examine and self-reflect on more familiar themes. Through your generous support, I am able to provide students with consistent updates to our library, signaling that there is always something new to read and exciting to open. Thank you again; I truly could not do this work without you.","fullyFundedDate":1778092485388,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-classroom-library-book/10250695/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Classroom Library, Book by Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4172655_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631835193484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sjlamborn"},{"teacherId":4172655,"projectId":10161725,"letterContent":"Thank you again for making another classroom library project a success. Today is one of our regular independent reading days. Although I have been teaching for nearly a decade, it's not uncommon for a student to express a disinterest in whatever that day's task is, after all teenagers will be teenagers. However, no one ever (and I mean ever) complains about sustained silent reading. This routine is one both cherished and yearned for in class - students dive into their books without prompting, and know to find a new book once ready for it.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our next generation of thinkers, leaders, and readers. I truly could not do this without you.","fullyFundedDate":1778087446873,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-classroom-library-book/10161725/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Classroom Library, Book by Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4172655_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631835193484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sjlamborn"},{"teacherId":4172655,"projectId":10161765,"letterContent":"Thank you for making another classroom library project a roaring success! Students were so excited to get more additions to our modest library and are continually surprised that strangers are so generous when it comes to supporting their reader identities.\r\n\r\nSustained silent reading serves as an oasis of calm, mindfulness, and exploration in a sometimes hectic school day. Furthermore, reading physical books messages to students that enjoyment can be found beyond screens and devices, and is often more meaningful.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous support. I could not convince young people to give reading a chance without you.","fullyFundedDate":1778060235783,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-classroom-library-book/10161765/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Classroom Library, Book by Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4172655_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631835193484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sjlamborn"},{"teacherId":4172655,"projectId":10161748,"letterContent":"Thank you for making another classroom library project a success!\r\n\r\nSustained silent reading is a gift. Each day, students come in carrying the weight of current events, home life, and being a teenager. Often, students express feeling stressed and/or anxious, but they love sustained silent reading because it allows them to have a space to dive into the world of their choosing - enacting agency they don't always feel they have in other areas of their lives or school day.\r\n\r\nThank you again for making sustained silent reading a consistent source of joy and calm in our lives. We could not do it without you.","fullyFundedDate":1773901320825,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-classroom-library-book/10161748/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Classroom Library, Book by Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4172655_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631835193484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sjlamborn"},{"teacherId":4172655,"projectId":10074991,"letterContent":"Thank you for making another classroom library project a success. Sustained silent reading is a magical space and time - all thanks to your generous donations which allow me to connect teenagers with books they genuinely enjoy.\r\n\r\nHave you ever purchased a gift for a picky teenager? It can be a challenge to find something they love - same story with books. I have one student in particular who likes a very specific type of novel: strong girl lead character, a dash of fantasy and action, and a hint of mystery. Persephone's Curse is a perfect match for her and she's already halfway through!\r\n\r\nThank you for making another classroom library a success; I could not connect young people with the joy of reading without you.","fullyFundedDate":1773901750142,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-classroom-library-book/10074991/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Classroom Library, Book by Book!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. L","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4172655_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y100&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1631835193484","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sjlamborn"},{"teacherId":4172655,"projectId":10074989,"letterContent":"Thank you for making another classroom library project a roaring success! Students were so excited to get more additions to our modest library and are continually surprised that strangers are so generous when it comes to supporting their reader identities.\r\n\r\nSustained silent reading serves as an oasis of calm, mindfulness, and exploration in a sometimes hectic school day. Furthermore, reading physical books messages to students that enjoyment can be found beyond screens and devices, and is often more meaningful. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous support. I could not convince young people to give reading a chance without you.","fullyFundedDate":1773866566462,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-classroom-library-book/10074989/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Classroom Library, Book by Book! 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A hush falls over the room as students eagerly grab the book of their respective choosing and immerse themselves into another world - a world of romance, sci-fi, drama, horror, fantasy - anything they'd like.\r\n\r\nStudents in older grades come to me and lament that they no longer have sustained silent reading in their English courses, but thank me for providing access to the classroom library anyways and return to continue borrowing books \"from the best classroom library in the school.\" Thank you again for your generous support of this next generation of readers. 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