{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Kapolei Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":5.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9476207,"projectId":10106893,"letterContent":"Mahalo for your generous support of our elementary STEM program and 3D fabrication lab. Your donation of 3D printing supplies and an additional 3D printer has created meaningful opportunities for our students to learn, create, and explore STEM concepts to develop 21st century skills. We have seen students become more engaged, confident, and willing to take risks in their learning. \r\n\r\nTechnology is a powerful tool for problem-solving, creativity, and critical thinking in the classroom. Through the use of our 3D printer, students are learning how to turn ideas into real objects by applying engineering, design, mathematics, and science concepts. Students brainstorm solutions, create digital models, test prototypes, and improve their designs through trial and error. This hands-on learning helps students build perseverance, collaboration skills, and confidence while making STEM concepts more engaging and understandable. \r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting parts of this technology for students is seeing their ideas come to life. Watching a design slowly print layer by layer captures their attention and sparks curiosity. Students are especially excited when they can create something original that solves a problem or represents their own creativity. Our STEM teacher worked with 4th graders on wind turbine designs during the 4th quarter. Students planned, designed, created, and tested their prototypes to see which designs allowed more wind energy output.\r\n\r\nThe state achievement test 3D-printed trophies we awarded to students this year have also become highly motivating for our students. Receiving recognition for their hard work encourages them to set goals, challenge themselves academically, and take pride in their accomplishments. Students were especially excited about the fidget design of the trophies and put greater effort into their learning in order to receive the recognition award at the end of the school year.\r\nYour generosity has helped create a learning environment where students feel inspired to innovate, achieve, and believe in their abilities. Thank you for investing in our students and helping prepare them with the skills, creativity, and confidence they will carry into the future.","fullyFundedDate":1771640227589,"projectUrl":"project/kes-fablab-expanding-hands-on-learning/10106893/","projectTitle":"KES FabLab: Expanding Hands-On Learning Through Our Digital Fabrication Lab","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Awa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9476207"},{"teacherId":9431018,"projectId":10110800,"letterContent":"Mahalo for the art supplies and sensory tools! When the boxes arrived, the excitement level of what awaited them was palpable. They couldn't wait to try out the new sensory tools, and to test the whisper phones. The art supplies were used to connect my students to our Hawaiian history and culture. The sensory tools created more opportunities for my students to use a tool to help them regulate as we didn't have enough prior to your donation. The donation of whisper phones directly impacted my students' self monitoring skills as they read. This allowed my students to make progress in their reading. \r\n\r\nWith your generous donation of art supplies, I was able to integrate art and social studies. Many of the students in my class are Native Hawaiian and live on Hawaiian Homestead so this past Kūhio day, we learned about Prince Kūhio and his contributions to Hawai'i. We demonstrated our learning using the pastels and paper to create a \"quilt\" for our classroom door that represented each student. This \"quilt\" exemplified Prince Kūhio's wise words of coming together to uplift our people. \r\n\r\nTo create this \"quilt\", each student used the pastels to blend the colors. They made beautiful shades of green on their 'ulu quilt prints. Each student traced and cut out their 'ulu quilts then brought them together to create a class quilt on our classroom door. \r\n\r\nMy students' upcoming PBL project in which they create their very own superhero gear with special animal adaptations will be brought to life using these same art supplies. \r\n\r\nMahalo piha for helping my students use art and other tools to demonstrate their understanding of their connection to Hawai'i and themselves.","fullyFundedDate":1771787358426,"projectUrl":"project/art-and-sensory-tools/10110800/","projectTitle":"Art and Sensory Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ferriman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9431018"},{"teacherId":9468721,"projectId":9781226,"letterContent":"It is with an abundance of gratitude that I send this letter of thank you. Our up-and- coming Art program here at Kapolei Elementary impacts over 650 students at our school.\r\nWe are from a low to middle income community and we do not have a big budget or even financial support from the community. So we depend on winning contest money and/or kind donors such as yourselves to thrive. This year, our selected \"Art Enrichment\" students (our top 90 out of 650 students) have once again created beautiful, individual projects for two Art exhibitions in our community. One show will be at our own Elementary School. The other is at our high school's 25th Anniversary celebration. Our students have been working diligently to produce unique art pieces to showcase their talents.\r\nWith a variety of art supplies provided by your funding- acrylic paint pens, watercolors, sharpies, polymer erasers, paper, crayons as well as tempera paint, color pencils from our own budget, the students have created art pieces that they are so proud of. Especially upon completion, when they see their artwork matted/framed, titled, and displayed, the students beam with pride. They are happy to represent our school well in the community. Thank you for seeing the importance of Art in our school and for supporting our efforts.\r\n(I have submitted photos of some of the completed projects. Many students are adding finishing touches and will have them ready for our show on May 15th.)","fullyFundedDate":1759592906471,"projectUrl":"project/budding-artists/9781226/","projectTitle":"Budding Artists","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Anderson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9468721"},{"teacherId":9476207,"projectId":9775625,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, our school FabLab has come to fruition. 3D printing has moved from being an abstract concept in a textbook or photos to a hands-on experience in our Grade 5 classroom. It has become a powerful learning tool for our students.\r\n\r\nIn the classroom, 3D printing transforms how students understand concepts. Instead of only reading about 3D models and prototypes, they are learning how to study measurement and design with precision while problem-solving. The technology strengthens critical thinking, spatial reasoning, collaboration, and perseverance. Student quickly learned that first attempts rarely work perfectly, and that iteration is part of innovation and learning with many attempts to get their designs right. We look forward to exploring more and perhaps design a tool to help organize materials or create assistive devices to support peers as we get more comfortable with 3D design and printing. \r\n\r\nWhat excites students the most is seeing their ideas come to life, being inventors and engineers of design. There is a visible shift in confidence when a student watches their digital design take physical form layer by layer. The 3D printer makes learning tangible and not only builds academic skills, but also confidence and pride. It also allows students who may not always shine in the traditional general education setting to thrive when given the opportunity to build and create using spatial sense and reasoning rather than just computational and academic skill and knowledge. \r\n\r\nYour support has expanded what learning looks like in our classroom. 3D printing supplies have allowed us to start moving beyond passive learning and into active creation. Our students are not just consuming technology, they are learning to use it thoughtfully, creatively, and responsibly in hopes of developing skills to apply in their future careers and the digital world.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in their growth and for helping turn imagination into reality.","fullyFundedDate":1759442998487,"projectUrl":"project/our-elementary-school-fablab-designing/9775625/","projectTitle":"Our Elementary School FabLab: Designing Tomorrow's Thinkers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Awa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9476207"},{"teacherId":9431019,"projectId":9776651,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous contribution to our school store. Because of your support, we have been able to integrate new goods into our inventory, and the impact has been immediate. The students were truly excited to prepare the space for our community and their enthusiasm wasn't just about \"new stuff,\" but about feeling like their environment truly matters.\r\n\r\nWe are currently featuring these resources as \"highlighted items\" for our Dolphins Market project. Specifically, during a recent \"Employee Huddle,\" I asked the student workers for ideas on how to move slow-selling stock. They immediately suggested using the new items as part of a strategic marketing plan to drive traffic to the other shelves. Seeing them apply real-world business logic outside of a traditional textbook is a direct result of your kindness.\r\n\r\nYour contribution has given us a great head start, but we're just getting warmed up! Over the next few months, the students will be using the donated bins to streamline our inventory and shelf displays, collaborate on school-wide commercials to showcase new arrivals, and brainstorm creative ways to bundle products and increase overall sales.\r\nThank you for being a part of our classroom community and for investing in these bright young minds. You've truly made a difference to our school store and young minds!","fullyFundedDate":1759450185264,"projectUrl":"project/dolphins-market/9776651/","projectTitle":"Dolphins Market","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Quemado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9431019"},{"teacherId":10296093,"projectId":9781736,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your incredibly generous donation of floor cushions and rockers for our classroom. When I opened the boxes, the students were in a state of absolute shock and disbelief; their eyes widened as I brought out the rockers and the room quickly filled with squeals of pure excitement. The smiles on their faces lit up the room. It was a milestone moment for our class to see that people like you are so invested in their comfort and success. In the attached photo, you can see the students showing their appreciation with a big shaka, a symbol of the joy and gratitude they feel for your support.\r\n\r\nThese new additions have become the heart of our silent reading and \"read to self\" centers, sparking a renewed love of learning and deep engagement with their books. These rockers are especially impactful for my students who benefit from movement to stay focused; the gentle motion helps them settle into their tasks rather than feeling restless. The students are now more motivated than ever, often using the chance to use a rocker or cushion as a special incentive to finish their work on time. By providing a flexible, cozy space where they can truly get lost in a story, you have empowered them to take ownership of their reading goals. Thank you for your kindness and for being such a vital part of our classroom community.","fullyFundedDate":1759596009331,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-transforming-a-reading/9781736/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating: Transforming a Reading Experience","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gasmen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10296093"},{"teacherId":10293644,"projectId":9772654,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my classroom and supporting my \"Raising Lifelong Readers and Learners\" project. All of the items truly support my students and my classroom has become so much more inviting because of them. My students have bookbags to carry the book selections and now they can read in the comfy bean bags supported by this donation. \r\nThis donation has also helped my students visually track their progress and set goals to the incentive they'd like to earn. Students use stamps to track the books they read and use the timers to time how long they have been reading. They earn rewards from the treasure chest provided by this grant also.\r\nAgain, thank you so much for supporting my classroom. I spend so much of my own money for my students. It is the best feeling in the world to have people like you out there to see the need and open your hearts to support both teachers and students.","fullyFundedDate":1759198509696,"projectUrl":"project/raising-lifelong-readers-and-learners/9772654/","projectTitle":"Raising Lifelong Readers and Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Salvido","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10293644"},{"teacherId":9431018,"projectId":9774582,"letterContent":"Mahalo for supporting my students! The first graders in my classroom so eager to learn, explore, and grow this year but have varying levels of need and learning styles. In order to create a safe, dynamic, and inspiring space where every student can achieve success, I needed some help with building a classroom to suit their needs. The items provided from you have made it easier to meet more of the needs of my students. \r\n\r\nThe flexible seating and sensory items provide my students with an outlet to meet their sensory needs while learning. They're able to have choice with which seating option and sensory item works best for them.\r\n\r\nThe classroom incentives you donated to my classroom helped us foster our positive classroom environment. When it comes to treasure chest time, they're so happy that they have a variety of incentives to choose from.","fullyFundedDate":1759622171726,"projectUrl":"project/learning-their-way/9774582/","projectTitle":"Learning Their Way","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ferriman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9431018"},{"teacherId":9516178,"projectId":9777308,"letterContent":"My students use the materials given to them through this project every single day!\r\n\r\nThey use colored pencils to create works of art and help to dive deeper into writing, creating stories with not only words but picture. \r\n\r\nThey use the decodable texts to help them to access reading, feeling accomplished when they can confidently read an entire book by themselves. \r\n\r\nThey use the reading centers to help them further push their understanding of words, letters, sounds, and more!\r\n\r\nName tag holders, and lanyards help them to keep their mind on learning versus keeping these basic materials safe.\r\n\r\nThese are just a few of the ways our class uses these materials, and we can't thank you enough for you part in making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1759595005655,"projectUrl":"project/a-classroom-where-anything-is-possible/9777308/","projectTitle":"A Classroom Where Anything is Possible","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Delano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9516178"},{"teacherId":8978034,"projectId":9781765,"letterContent":"I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your generous contributions to our classroom. Your support has provided invaluable resources that will enhance student learning and engagement in meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nThe art supplies, puzzles, LEGOs, and magnets will encourage creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration while strengthening students' critical thinking skills. The binding machine and laminator will allow us to preserve student work, create reusable instructional materials, and display learning in ways that foster pride and ownership. In addition, the nonfiction books you provided will spark curiosity, support literacy development, and give students greater access to real-world knowledge.\r\n\r\nYour generosity makes a lasting impact on our classroom community. Thank you for investing in our students' growth, curiosity, and success.","fullyFundedDate":1759606665557,"projectUrl":"project/inspiring-young-minds-through-art-and-in/9781765/","projectTitle":"Inspiring Young Minds Through Art and Incentives","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jyo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8978034"},{"teacherId":10294494,"projectId":9777047,"letterContent":"Thank you for the opportunity to utilize microbits in my class. It has helped my students understand the coding process in a more concrete way. Most coding projects are only using software, but since the microbits show the students what they're doing on a physical device helped them see what their coding does. The pride and joy they got from seeing their code on the microbits was motivating for them and me. \r\n\r\nThe second grade students were also able to use the microbits as tools to help them time a race. They could see more possibilities of the coding they do being used in a practical application. Although this first timing gate was coded by me, in the future I hope that they can code tools to use for math and science.","fullyFundedDate":1759451009495,"projectUrl":"project/macro-impact-with-microbits/9777047/","projectTitle":"Macro Impact with micro:bits","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Nakatsu","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10294494"},{"teacherId":10267592,"projectId":9776172,"letterContent":"The new resources have significantly transformed our therapy sessions by creating a more engaging and supportive environment. The carpet and bean bags are used consistently to provide students with a comfortable, sensory-friendly area for breaks and quiet focus, greatly aiding in self-regulation. The games are amazing for facilitating therapy activities, keeping students engaged while targeting essential articulation, language, and social goals. Furthermore, the Kindle is actively used by both the teacher and students to read age-appropriate books and learn more about specific speech and language topics. A particularly successful moment involved using a new board game to practice crucial pragmatic language skills like turn-taking and conversational reciprocity between two students who usually struggle with those areas, leading to successful unprompted conversation.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their reaction was one of pure excitement and immediate engagement. They were instantly drawn to the comforting textures of the new carpet and bean bags, which they immediately explored. The sight of the new games led to joy and high anticipation. This positive energy created instant buy-in, making them highly motivated to participate and setting a positive tone for all subsequent therapy sessions.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous donation.","fullyFundedDate":1759442625140,"projectUrl":"project/speech-therapy/9776172/","projectTitle":"Speech Therapy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Allison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10267592_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758179048790","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10267592"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_59821","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":673,"numTeachers":59,"percentFrplEligible":43,"percentAsian":20,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":3,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":19,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":31,"percentMultiracialImputed":24,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":94.7,"schoolId":59821,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Kapolei Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Kapolei Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/leeward-oahu-school-district/kapolei-elementary-school/59821"}