{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Windham Technical High School","outOfStateSupporters":50.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9459250,"projectId":9159831,"letterContent":"The students and I thank you for your generous donation of scissors and pins for our owl pellet lab. The students had a blast cutting open and dissecting the pellets, examining and identifying the bones of the various smaller critters and later comparing who found the larger head skeleton! In addition, I showed the students several video's of owl's spitting up the pellets as a natural way of ridding their body of undigestible items. This lead to many stimulating conversations about the mysteries of our natural world.","fullyFundedDate":1744033049740,"projectUrl":"project/owl-pellet-scissors-and-pins/9159831/","projectTitle":"Owl Pellet Scissors and Pins","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Antiuk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9459250_orig.png?crop=1072,1072,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733324802466","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9459250"},{"teacherId":211940,"projectId":9310752,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our inaugural year of astronomy at our school. The kids are having a blast in this self-directed learning course. Some kids learn best through lecture, others by reading, and another group prefers to master material through viewing videos. With this format, students can choose the learning modality that is the best fit for them or change it up on different days to experiment or match their mood.\r\n\r\nWhere your supply donations come in is for the final products. Individually or in small groups, students must plan a way to show what they have learned about the topic at hand. Posters and models abound so far, and soon I'm going to encourage them to push the creative boundaries even farther. In any case, they are enjoying their creations and the opportunity to grow their knowledge without the ubiquitous tests all of the time. There are other ways to be smart, and they are on display in this classroom! Thank you for providing the materials to make our space dreams come within our reach!","fullyFundedDate":1746486135161,"projectUrl":"project/art-and-astronomy-a-celestial-combinati/9310752/","projectTitle":"Art and Astronomy- A Celestial Combination","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp211940_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448407046790","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/211940"},{"teacherId":211940,"projectId":9310377,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our physics class. As we unboxed the materials, a low buzz of excitement spread through the classroom. What is that? Can I play with this? How will we use this doohickey? That apparatus looks fun! When can we start?\r\n\r\nUnfortunately for these excited teens, our light and sound unit will not be until this winter. However, we have already built heightened anticipation for when that day arrives. Students are BEGGING to do physics because it looks like so much FUN!\r\n\r\nWe will be using the light filters to mix colors on the wall. The various noisemakers will start a band. A final project will be a Battle of the Bands concert between physics classes replete with lighting effects and an explanation of the physics concepts involved. \r\n\r\nStand by for an awesome collaboration of the arts, sciences, and fun:)","fullyFundedDate":1752586341689,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-light-and-sound-to-life-for-phy/9310377/","projectTitle":"Bringing Light and Sound to Life for Physics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp211940_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448407046790","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/211940"},{"teacherId":211940,"projectId":9310641,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping to make our classroom a more fun and educational environment. While playing games, students are reinforcing chemistry content while hardly realizing it. They are also strengthening life skills such as perseverance, critical thinking, problem solving, prioritizing, team work, and good sportsmanship. All of these traits will help them throughout their careers and personal lives. It is still early in the year so small groups of students are currently learning the games. As the year progresses, one day a month or so we will put the structured chemistry lessons away and break out the board games. They are also available for days when some students finish early or for free time during study halls. Thank you for allowing us to learn while having fun!","fullyFundedDate":1749220370338,"projectUrl":"project/lets-play-and-learn-chemistry-too/9310641/","projectTitle":"Let's Play and Learn Chemistry Too!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp211940_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448407046790","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/211940"},{"teacherId":211940,"projectId":9263511,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom and my students' social-emotional growth and development this year. It means a lot to know that you care. The supplies you provided let me show that we all care on a daily basis. So far the cards are a big hit. They acknowledge: birthdays, honor roll, academic honors, athletic honors, Student of the Month, scouting achievements, trade milestones (technical high school), blood drive participation, random acts of kindness, and so much more. It makes our classroom a happier, more caring place to be when students have evidence that they are seen as individuals rather than simply testing numbers. Thank you for your part in allowing me make this classroom transformation possible.","fullyFundedDate":1750256120963,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-successes-to-support-social-/9263511/","projectTitle":"Celebrating Successes to Support Social-Emotional Needs and Magnify Motivation","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp211940_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448407046790","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/211940"},{"teacherId":9459495,"projectId":8195676,"letterContent":"My students have benefited greatly from the items that you helped to purchase. The money was used to purchase a variety of supplies to either help with social emotional learning or with making my science classroom more Hands-On. \r\n\r\nI have a lot of students with ADHD that need to move around in order to focus on science. With this money I was able to purchase wiggle chairs and rubber bands for desk chairs for students to push on with their feet while they learned. These items have been used frequently by both my 9th and 11th grade students throughout the year.\r\n\r\n My favorite purchase has been the new whiteboard on wheels that I can move around the room and even take into the chemistry lab. My school provided whiteboard is very scratched up and difficult for students to read, so this brand new whiteboard has been very helpful especially as I started teaching my 11th graders physics. Being able to clearly see the math that I'm doing on the board has helped a lot compared to previous years. \r\n\r\nWith the money I have also purchased additional lab supplies like mini whiteboards that I used to teach chemistry concepts ( example in photo section), and play review games with my students. I also purchased a star globe for teaching astronomy and some materials for teaching the concepts of energy. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping my classroom to become an even more safe inviting space where students are encouraged to explore and learn about the world around them.","fullyFundedDate":1707490389504,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-social-emotional-health-and-a/8195676/","projectTitle":"Supporting Social Emotional Health and Academic Achievement","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ferris","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9459495_orig.png?crop=483,483,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707163521060","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9459495"},{"teacherId":9459250,"projectId":8897743,"letterContent":"The students were \"Wowed\" by the sheep brain dissection activity. Students enjoyed holding the brain and feeling its overall softness, feeling the grooves and mounds of the gyri and sulci, the brain stem etc.\r\n Dissecting provided an up close view of the brains internal parts: the pons, medulla, hypothalamus, corpus callosum, pituitary gland, arbor vitae, pineal gland, ventricles, etc.\r\n Students labelled 15 major and minor components and will take their first future lab practical ever. \r\n This hands on opportunity provided such a grand experience that won't be forgotten in their lives. Thanks for making this all possible!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1737573416191,"projectUrl":"project/prospective-hs-nursing-students-inter/8897743/","projectTitle":"Prospective H.S. 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Students made, colored and labeled a pizza pie shaped piece of the earth and then we hung them up and make three globes. Everyone was represented and students were happy to see their work. This would not have been possible without your support. \r\n\r\nI still have whiteboard paper to put up on the cabinets and more ideas to try. Thanks again for helping us out.","fullyFundedDate":1723468063502,"projectUrl":"project/be-proud-of-what-you-do-everyday-you-r/8561836/","projectTitle":"Be Proud of What You Do Everyday, You Rock!!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Glazier","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9458726"},{"teacherId":9459250,"projectId":8445653,"letterContent":"All the models were well received and are working fantastically with the students. The students are enjoying visually holding, disassembling and reassembling them while memorizing the pieces/organs/components. We work on cycles at this school so it will take most of the academic year to fully use all the supplies. But they will keep for years to come!\r\n\r\nOur Anatomy and Physiology class gears its curriculum towards budding health care students whose aspects include multiple areas: CNA, radiology, nursing, PA etc. \r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our endeavors!!","fullyFundedDate":1718485719737,"projectUrl":"project/anatomy-models-for-aspiring-nurses/8445653/","projectTitle":"Anatomy Models for Aspiring Nurses","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Antiuk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9459250_orig.png?crop=1072,1072,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733324802466","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9459250"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_44278","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":510,"numTeachers":54,"percentFrplEligible":38,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":53,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":38,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"9.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"TOWN_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":50.0,"schoolId":44278,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Windham Technical High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Windham Technical High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/connecticut/connecticut-department-of-education/windham-tech-high-school/44278"}