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The creativity that I have seen when they are building with these toys has been great and I have seen the students build things and sue the toys in ways that I didn't even think of.\r\nAgain thank you for your generosity and the creativity that it has brought to the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1758466175257,"projectUrl":"project/dramatic-play-and-building/9388895/","projectTitle":"Dramatic Play and Building","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Haralambidis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9333792_orig.png?crop=1185,1185,x1113,y1499&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748712614755","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9333792"},{"teacherId":5299263,"projectId":9930767,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation and support of our classroom. 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About this school
Bahia Vista Elementary School is
an urban public school
in San Rafael, California that is part of San Rafael City Elementary School District.
It serves 542 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
Its teachers have had 555 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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99%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Bahia Vista Elementary School
$355,335
raised using DonorsChoose
555
projects
funded
48
teachers
funded
915
donors
56
projects
for
basic supplies
83
projects for
technology
121
projects for
books
46
projects
for
art supplies
Bahia Vista Elementary School has received support from
752 individuals from California and
163 individuals out-of-state.