{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Acero Charter School - Jovita Idar Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":22.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10546770,"projectId":10370793,"letterContent":"Thank you for bringing new Ballet Folklórico practice skirts into our classroom at Jovita Idár! Before your gift, my middle school dancers practiced in skirts that were too short and too narrow for faldeo, the skirt work at the heart of folklórico. Now they have skirts with the length and fullness the technique needs. They're learning to hold, lift and sweep their skirts the way dancers in Jalisco do. We use them every week in our regional unit, and students take turns so every dancer gets to practice faldeo with a real skirt.\r\n\r\nFor many of my students it was the first time they had worn anything that felt like a real folklórico skirt. You could see them stand taller and dance bigger. Students who had been shy about dancing started asking to go first.\r\n\r\nNext, my students will put their faldeo into full combinations and choreography. They're working toward a performance with our school's mariachi program, so they can dance to live music in front of their families. Our program is in its first year with me and I', building it from the ground up. These skirts are one of our first real tools. ¡Muchísimas gracias!","fullyFundedDate":1784225405299,"projectUrl":"project/from-steps-to-skirts-folklrico-for-all/10370793/","projectTitle":"From Steps to Skirts: Folklórico for All","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Leti","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10546770_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1783655134258","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-leti-dance-ed"},{"teacherId":2417385,"projectId":9797656,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity in supporting our music classroom. Your donation has helped us provide students with resources that are already being put to use throughout our program. The new strings have allowed us to keep our classroom guitarrones, guitars, and vihuelas properly equipped with quality strings so that students can spend more time learning, practicing, and making music together. Having these materials readily available makes a tremendous difference in keeping our instruments playable and our students actively engaged.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting additions has been our classroom headphones, which have helped me develop a listening station for students. At the station, students can travel back in time and experience music through CDs and cassette tapes. In a world where music is often streamed instantly or heard in short clips, this allows students to slow down, be present, and intentionally listen to an entire song or recording. They have been excited to explore the different formats and discover music in a way that many of them have never experienced before. The binders are also helping students keep their sheet music and classroom materials organized as we build our repertoire throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nAs we continue through the year, students will use these resources to strengthen their musicianship, listening skills, organization, and music appreciation. Our instrumental students will continue developing their technique and preparing new repertoire, while the listening station will give students across grade levels another way to explore music, artists, instruments, and musical traditions. Thank you for giving our students the tools to explore music in so many different ways and for investing in the continued growth of our music program.","fullyFundedDate":1770228155957,"projectUrl":"project/hear-the-music-feel-the-beat-equipping/9797656/","projectTitle":"Hear the Music, Feel the Beat: Equipping Students for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2417385_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x108,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600405670522","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oz"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_102085","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":528,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":88,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":98,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":0,"gradesServed":"K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":77.4,"schoolId":102085,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Acero Charter School - Jovita Idar Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Acero Charter School - Jovita Idar Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/chicago-public-school-district-299/uno-soccer-academy/102085"}