{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Gauger - Cobbs Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":50.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7654070,"projectId":9827313,"letterContent":"I appreciate the State of Delaware providing funding for literacy in our State. I used the funds to purchase flexible seating that I could share with my fellow teachers and headphones. The headphones are a necessary component when we take state testing and I-Ready diagnostics because the computer reads the passages to our students, and they need the headphones to hear their individual computers. \r\n I appreciate our State providing this opportunity, and I worked hard in our school to encourage my fellow teachers to take advantage of this program. The excitement I saw from some of our new teachers when they received their resources brought incredible joy and a sense of recognition for their efforts to provide the best education for Delaware students. \r\n Thank you, and I hope the state continues to utilize the DonorsChoose program to support teachers who are always trying to go the extra mile.","fullyFundedDate":1760551066699,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-fun-literacy/9827313/","projectTitle":"Flexible & Fun Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dawson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7654070_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625583663978","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7654070"},{"teacherId":10313574,"projectId":9832487,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping. Your generosity will not go unnoticed. Students are grateful. Parents are grateful. There is nothing better than knowing you made a difference in the life of a child.\r\n\r\nThe students are having a blast with the materials. They are engaged and learning. The students are having fun and are helping each other along the way. Integrating certain games with specific skills the students are working on is producing great results. \r\n\r\nThe students stop me in the hall and ask when I am getting them again, and we can play that game again. The students are retaining skills. The students are excited to share the new skills with the staff. Learning vocabulary and using it during fun, meaningful, and familiar activities facilitates generalization across content areas.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping to improve students' engagement, which is a catalyst for enjoying the learning process.","fullyFundedDate":1760750093228,"projectUrl":"project/better-than-yesterday-where-creativity/9832487/","projectTitle":"Better Than Yesterday: Where Creativity Meets Literacy Challenges","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coats","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10313574"},{"teacherId":10313574,"projectId":9842549,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping. Your generosity will not go unnoticed. Students are grateful. Parents are grateful. There is nothing better than knowing you made a difference in the life of a child.\r\n\r\nThe students are having a blast with the materials. They are engaged and learning. The students are having fun and are helping each other along the way. Integrating certain games with specific skills the students are working on is producing great results. \r\n\r\nThe students stop me in the hall and ask when I am getting them again, and we can play that game again. The students are retaining skills. The students are excited to share the new skills with the staff. Learning vocabulary and using it during fun, meaningful, and familiar activities facilitates generalization across content areas.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping to improve students' engagement, which is a catalyst for enjoying the learning process.","fullyFundedDate":1760915492929,"projectUrl":"project/the-word-whisperer-creative-thinking-fo/9842549/","projectTitle":"The Word Whisperer: Creative Thinking for Literacy Challenges","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coats","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10313574"},{"teacherId":9402839,"projectId":9198968,"letterContent":"When our new materials arrived, the excitement in the classroom was immediate. Students gathered around the supplies with curiosity and enthusiasm, already imagining the products they wanted to create for our school store. With these resources, they were able to dive right into hands-on entrepreneurship—conducting market research, sketching design ideas, experimenting with prototypes, and learning firsthand what it means to turn an idea into something real and sellable. One of my favorite moments was watching a group debate the best color combinations for their keychain line, using survey results they had collected from classmates to guide their decisions. It was a perfect blend of creativity, collaboration, and data-driven thinking.\r\nYour generosity made it possible for students to work like true entrepreneurs. They used the materials to analyze costs, determine profit margins, and make critical pricing decisions that mirrored real-world business challenges. Many students commented that they had never realized how many steps were involved in creating a single product or how important customer feedback is in shaping a final design. Their sense of ownership has grown tremendously—students are proud of the products they've created, and even prouder of the fact that they built them from start to finish.\r\nWe are now moving into the next phase of the project: launching their products in the school store and tracking their sales. Students are preparing promotional materials, developing marketing strategies, and practicing how to explain their products to customers. After the sales period, they'll reflect on what they learned, what they would change, and which strategies were most effective. Thanks to your support, they aren't just learning about entrepreneurship—they're living it. Your contribution has created an authentic learning experience that will stay with them long after this project ends. Thank you for making this possible for our young entrepreneurs.","fullyFundedDate":1751304217093,"projectUrl":"project/student-entrepreneurs-designing-and-se/9198968/","projectTitle":"\"Student Entrepreneurs: Designing and Selling Products\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Waugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9402839_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731528707261","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9402839"},{"teacherId":7944551,"projectId":9324370,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of ukuleles to our Music Appreciation classes! Because of your support, every student now has access to an instrument to learn, play, and explore music with during class.\r\n\r\nWhen the ukuleles first arrived, the students were immediately curious and excited to get started. There was a lot of buzz as we unpacked the boxes and tuned them for the first time — a few students even started trying to strum right away to see what sounds they could make. It was such a fun moment to watch them dive in and realize that they were about to become musicians.\r\n\r\nSince then, we've begun learning basic strumming patterns, chord transitions, and simple songs. One of my favorite moments so far was hearing the class successfully play through an entire song together for the first time. The room was filled with laughter, pride, and a real sense of accomplishment.\r\n\r\nOur next steps are to keep building our chord library and start writing short class songs. Soon, students will perform for each other in small groups and showcase what they've learned. Your generosity has truly made this hands-on, creative experience possible, and I can't thank you enough for supporting music in our school.","fullyFundedDate":1752586564131,"projectUrl":"project/ukuleles-and-smiles-sparking-joy-throug/9324370/","projectTitle":"Ukuleles and Smiles: Sparking Joy Through Music","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7944551_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y195&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651582323967","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/courtneylyons"},{"teacherId":7654070,"projectId":9195682,"letterContent":"Students concluded our school year with incredible builds as we wrapped up our Lego Build the Change unit. With the donations from this project, each pair of students was able to have their own bird to build and research. Because these Lego sets were part of the 3 in 1 series, students who finished early were able to disassemble their birds and build a different animal. \r\n The use of LEGO sets in the curriculum has had a great impact on increasing student engagement. Plus, the Lego Build the Change lesson units are very interesting, and the kids really learn a great deal. There are many different ones that lend themselves to inclusion in multiple disciplines.\r\n We could not have had these sets without your kind and generous donations, and my students and I greatly appreciate it. Thank you for supporting our classroom and our imaginations.","fullyFundedDate":1744051084502,"projectUrl":"project/lego-birds-and-space-exploration/9195682/","projectTitle":"Lego Birds and Space Exploration","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dawson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7654070_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1625583663978","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7654070"},{"teacherId":8287845,"projectId":9108803,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for provding my students with these really cool models for our science class. We appricate you! The students are so excited to use them this year to help us learn about different models of our bodies. We are forever greatful and will contiue to use these in the years to come. \r\nStudents are going to find out different methods that work with their onw learning needs and abilties. That was the purpose of asking for all these models. Thank you so much for providing them with what they need to suceed.","fullyFundedDate":1746785813857,"projectUrl":"project/biology-models-for-7th-grade-science/9108803/","projectTitle":"Biology Models for 7th Grade Science","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bazzi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8287845_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689275661601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-bazzi"},{"teacherId":7062574,"projectId":4728158,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our \"Color the World With Colored Pencils\" project! When the colored pencils arrived, my students were overjoyed—they couldn't believe the variety and quality of the materials. It was like opening a treasure chest of creativity. We immediately put them to use in a geography project where students illustrated maps with vibrant details, bringing landforms, borders, and ecosystems to life in full color. One student proudly shared, \"This is the first time my map actually looks real!\"—a reflection of how much the tools enhanced both engagement and learning.\r\n\r\nSince then, the colored pencils have been used across subjects—from science diagrams to story illustrations—allowing students to express their ideas more clearly and artistically. These resources have encouraged collaboration, boosted confidence, and brought joy into our classroom every day. Our next step is to start an art-integrated social studies unit where students will research and draw scenes from cultures around the world. Thanks to you, our classroom is now a more colorful, expressive, and enriching place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1581135391380,"projectUrl":"project/color-the-world-with-colored-pencils/4728158/","projectTitle":"Color the World With Colored Pencils","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Garner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7062574_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x320,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1579012018090","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7062574"},{"teacherId":7062574,"projectId":5828289,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making our \"Aquatic and Aqua Scapes\" project a reality! The moment our students saw the tanks, aquatic plants, and decorations arrive, their excitement was through the roof—they couldn't wait to dive into creating their own underwater ecosystems. We began by designing and building aquascapes as a class, learning about water chemistry, filtration, and the needs of aquatic life. One especially memorable moment was watching a student carefully place plants and stones while explaining how they would create a healthy environment for the fish—something they had researched and planned on their own.\r\n\r\nThese aquascapes have become living labs in our classroom. Students are monitoring water conditions, observing aquatic plant growth, and taking responsibility for daily maintenance and care. As we move forward, our next steps involve introducing aquatic animals and studying how living and non-living components interact in an ecosystem. Your support has brought science to life in a way textbooks never could, inspiring curiosity, teamwork, and a lasting appreciation for aquatic environments. Thank you for helping our students explore, learn, and grow!","fullyFundedDate":1634826141458,"projectUrl":"project/aquatic-and-aqua-scapes/5828289/","projectTitle":"Aquatic and Aqua Scapes","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Garner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7062574_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x320,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1579012018090","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7062574"},{"teacherId":7062574,"projectId":5809519,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"Worm and Food Scrap Recycling\" project! Your generous contributions have helped bring composting to life in our classroom. When the materials first arrived—especially the worms—my students were absolutely fascinated. Their eyes lit up as we set up our classroom worm bin and began collecting food scraps from our lunches. It became an instant hands-on science lab, and students took turns feeding the worms, checking moisture levels, and recording their observations in compost journals. One unforgettable moment was when a student who rarely participates eagerly volunteered to be our \"worm caretaker of the week\"—proof that this project is reaching every learner in a unique way.\r\n\r\nNow that the worms are settled and breaking down scraps into rich compost, our next steps are to use that compost to enrich the soil in our class garden. Students are learning about the full cycle of food: from seed to plate to compost and back to the garden again. They're connecting environmental science with real-world actions, and they're beginning to understand their role in sustainability. Thanks to your support, our classroom is not only greener but also more engaging and impactful for every student involved.","fullyFundedDate":1634325149040,"projectUrl":"project/worm-and-food-scrap-recycling/5809519/","projectTitle":"Worm and Food Scrap Recycling","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Garner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7062574_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x320,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1579012018090","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7062574"},{"teacherId":7062574,"projectId":8530679,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contributions to our project, \"Our Student Will Grow and Learn as the Plants Germinate!\" Your support provided us with essential materials like dirt and grow lights, which have truly transformed our classroom. The moment my students walked in and saw the soil bags, grow trays, and bright lights set up for the first time, their faces lit up with excitement and curiosity. One student exclaimed, \"It's like a real science lab!\"—and that's exactly what it became. We launched a plant growth unit where each student planted seeds and began documenting their progress in journals. The grow lights have been a game-changer, helping us maintain healthy seedlings even on cloudy days.\r\n\r\nThis project has ignited a new level of engagement and responsibility in my students. They check on their plants daily, monitor growth, and adjust water levels with care and attention. One particularly special moment was when a student who often struggles with focus proudly showed the first sprout from his seed and said, \"I did this!\" Moving forward, our next step is to track plant growth data, graph it, and compare how different variables like light intensity or soil moisture affect outcomes. This hands-on exploration has brought science to life in a meaningful, tangible way—thanks entirely to your kindness and support.","fullyFundedDate":1728152930956,"projectUrl":"project/our-student-will-grow-and-learn-as-the-p/8530679/","projectTitle":"Our Student Will Grow and Learn as the Plants Germinate!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Garner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7062574_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x320,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1579012018090","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7062574"},{"teacherId":7062574,"projectId":5489061,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support in helping bring the exciting world of mushroom cultivation into our classroom! Thanks to your contributions, my students now have hands-on access to grow kits, growing media, and other essential materials to explore the fascinating science of fungi. When the students first saw the materials arrive, their eyes lit up with curiosity and excitement—they could hardly wait to begin. One especially memorable moment was when a student shouted, \"We're really growing food in class!\" as we began preparing the mushroom growing containers together. The sense of ownership and engagement was immediate and powerful.\r\n\r\nSince receiving the materials, we've launched a full unit on fungi, incorporating biology, environmental science, and even creative writing. Students have been recording daily observations in their science journals, documenting the growth stages, and comparing different environmental conditions. The next step in our project is designing a classroom \"Mushroom Museum,\" where each group will present their findings, display their growing kits, and explain the science behind mushroom cultivation to visiting classes. Your support has made it possible for students to experience real-world science in an interactive and memorable way—we are deeply grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1623334974021,"projectUrl":"project/micro-ecosystem-for-mushroom-and-plant-c/5489061/","projectTitle":"Micro Ecosystem for Mushroom and Plant Cultivation","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Garner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7062574_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x320,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1579012018090","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7062574"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_44553","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":913,"numTeachers":65,"percentFrplEligible":66,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":42,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":29,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 9","studentTeacherRatio":"14.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":49.2,"schoolId":44553,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Gauger - Cobbs Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Gauger - Cobbs Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/delaware/christina-school-district/gauger-cobbs-middle-school/44553"}