{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Shanel Valley Academy","outOfStateSupporters":0.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10433661,"projectId":10635193,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing us with a multitude of supplies for our Makerspace Sewing Studio at Shanél Valley Academy! As a small, rural Title I school, we are incredibly grateful for your generosity and the opportunities it brings to our students.\r\n\r\nOur students are already putting your donations to good use! 3rd graders are already using the embrodiary scissors to help them clip the kinusaiga projects into shape, while first graders practiced their straight and whip stitches using the embroidery needles. Next, our kindergartners will use the precut fabric squares to explore patterns and create their own mini lap quilts.\r\n\r\nAs a professional seamstress, I love sharing my knowledge and passion for sewing with my students. Sewing naturally connects art and math as students explore colors, patterns, shapes, measurement, and design while creating something of their own. It also offers wonderful social-emotional benefits, encouraging patience, focus, problem-solving, and perseverance. Best of all, students gain confidence and a sense of pride as they watch their creations come together!\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us grow our sewing studio and giving our students the opportunity to learn valuable skills through creativity and hands-on exploration. Your generosity is making a difference, one stitch at a time!","fullyFundedDate":1793195243690,"projectUrl":"project/the-finishing-stitch-completing-our-mak/10635193/","projectTitle":"The Finishing Stitch: Completing our Makerspace Sewing Studio","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jaxx","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10433661_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770864075319","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10433661"},{"teacherId":10433661,"projectId":10704332,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping bring our project, \"Stitching Ideas Into Reality: Growing Our Makerspace,\" to life! Shanél Valley Academy is a relatively new, rural Title I school, and we are still working to establish and expand our Makerspace. Your generosity is helping us build a hands-on learning environment where students have access to tools, technology, and creative opportunities they might not otherwise experience. Our new Ricoma commercial embroidery machine is an incredible addition to our growing program!\r\n\r\nThis machine brings together traditional sewing skills with modern technology, engineering, and digital design. Students will learn how to turn their own artwork into embroidered creations while exploring measurements, patterns, color, and problem-solving. From creating school spirit apparel and personalized patches to designing labels for products made in our Makerspace, the possibilities are endless! Students will also gain exposure to real-world skills in manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and creative technology.\r\n\r\nAs we continue building our school and Makerspace, every new piece of equipment helps us expand what is possible for our students. For many of our young makers, the opportunity to use professional equipment and see their ideas become real, tangible products is especially meaningful. You haven't just helped us purchase an embroidery machine; you've helped us establish a Makerspace that will inspire creativity, confidence, and learning for years to come. Thank you for being part of our school's growth and for investing in our students' futures!","fullyFundedDate":1793195258571,"projectUrl":"project/stitching-ideas-into-reality-growing-ou/10704332/","projectTitle":"Stitching Ideas Into Reality: Growing Our Makerspace","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jaxx","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10433661_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770864075319","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10433661"},{"teacherId":10433661,"projectId":10095210,"letterContent":"Ian, \r\n\r\nThank you so much for helping bring this project to life for our students here in Hopland! I already know the laser engraver is going to become one of those \"Can we PLEASE use it today?\" tools in our makerspace. For many of my students, this will be their very first experience using technology like this, and I cannot wait to watch their faces when they realize they can turn their own ideas, drawings, and designs into real engraved creations.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite things about makerspace learning is watching students discover talents they didn't even know they had. This machine is going to open the door for so many opportunities, from learning about engineering, digital design, entrepreneurship, and skilled trades. \r\n\r\nIf I read correctly, you're from Lakeport, so you probably understand firsthand that living in a small rural community often means students have limited or sometimes no access to tools and technology like this. Because of your generosity, our kids will now have the opportunity to get hands-on experience with real-world maker tools!\r\n\r\nMore than anything, you're helping create a space where students feel inspired to try new things, take creative risks, and realize they are capable of amazing things.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of my heart, thank you for investing in our students, our makerspace, and their futures, it makes me want to be a student again! \r\n\r\nI cannot wait to see what they create.","fullyFundedDate":1777987894982,"projectUrl":"project/etching-access-and-opportunity-into-hopl/10095210/","projectTitle":"Etching Access and Opportunity into Hopland’s Future","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jaxx","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10433661_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770864075319","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10433661"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_128794","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":105,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":69,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":47,"percentIndigenous":14,"percentLatinx":32,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":5,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":100.0,"schoolId":128794,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Shanel Valley Academy on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Shanel Valley Academy","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/ukiah-unified-school-district/shanel-valley-academy/128794"}