{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Harvard - Kent Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":30.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10229899,"projectId":10339839,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing headphones for our music classroom! With headphones, everyone can practice at the same time and hear their own keyboard playing clearly without disrupting one another's practice.\r\n\r\nThe headphones give students space to explore different keyboard sounds and practice melodies at their own pace. Those who need more repetition can keep practicing while I work with individual students or small groups. Thank you for giving our students more time to listen, learn, and make music!","fullyFundedDate":1786541608855,"projectUrl":"project/independent-practice-focused-learning/10339839/","projectTitle":"Independent Practice, Focused Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Woon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10229899"},{"teacherId":10229899,"projectId":10290056,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing folding stools for our music classroom! These stools raise the keyboards off the floor so students can play more comfortably, with less strain on their wrists. Having a stable place for the keyboards helps students focus on finding notes, practicing melodies, and playing together.\r\n\r\nThese stools fold away easily, making room for creative movement and other activities across grade levels. Thank you for giving our students more opportunities to learn and make music together!","fullyFundedDate":1786541587279,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-keyboard-stands-for-every-lesso/10290056/","projectTitle":"Flexible Keyboard Stands for Every Lesson","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Woon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10229899"},{"teacherId":10229899,"projectId":10294391,"letterContent":"Thank you for bringing keyboards into our music classroom! Students are learning to read music notation, match notes to the keys on the keyboard, use all their fingers, and play simple melodies in an ensemble. The keyboards help them connect the notes they see with the sounds they hear and play.\r\n\r\nOne exciting part is having their own keyboard to explore different sounds and practice independently before gradually bringing a melody together as an ensemble. Thank you for giving our students more opportunities to learn and make music!","fullyFundedDate":1784131933024,"projectUrl":"project/less-waiting-more-playing/10294391/","projectTitle":"Less Waiting, More Playing","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Woon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10229899"},{"teacherId":10229899,"projectId":10285022,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me create durable and reusable materials for our music classroom! The laminator and pouches protect wall decorations, chord charts, music notation, and visual directions. The tape and glue gun help me prepare and display these resources where students can easily see them.\r\n\r\nThese resources are especially helpful for students who benefit from visual reminders and repeated practice. Having clear examples to refer to help them follow along and participate in music-making. Students can revisit these familiar materials throughout the year as their skills grow.","fullyFundedDate":1784131933047,"projectUrl":"project/everyday-tools-for-a-better-classroom/10285022/","projectTitle":"Everyday Tools for a Better Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Woon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10229899"},{"teacherId":6154026,"projectId":10285168,"letterContent":"Thank you for bringing hands-on learning and joy to our Mandarin classroom. Your generosity supports our youngest learners, including our K0 students and students in our ABA program.\r\n\r\nWith playdough and magnetic tiles, students are turning their understanding into creations and words. As they built castles, houses, and boxes, they shared ideas like \"My māma is in the box!\" and \"Bàba is with me in the house!\" Hearing them use Mandarin words for mom and dad to tell their own stories has been a joy.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping our students find meaningful ways to communicate, connect, and shine.","fullyFundedDate":1784043870884,"projectUrl":"project/play-talk-learn-building-mandarin-thr/10285168/","projectTitle":"Play, Talk, Learn: Building Mandarin Through Hands-On Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hsu","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6154026_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1560961379543","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/y-hsu"},{"teacherId":2898190,"projectId":10648788,"letterContent":"Thank you so kindly for helping to fully fund my project, \"New Laminator and Sheets\". This newer model will be an asset when we begin to laminate projects to hang on the wall. All the little pieces that generally fall off will now stay on and not get lost on the floor. Our flimsy paper will be solid and strong so they stay up longer and won't fade at all. \r\nLaminating our art work definitely helps it to \"shine\". Dull colors are now bright, which will liven up the room. Our shape projects will be the highlight of the room, as well as other art work we post on the walls. Thank you so kindly for fully funding my project, I am ever so appreciative.","fullyFundedDate":1790275160435,"projectUrl":"project/new-laminator-and-sheets/10648788/","projectTitle":"New Laminator and Sheets","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2898190_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476753783349","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/c-jones8"},{"teacherId":2898190,"projectId":10564052,"letterContent":"We are so thankful for your generosity. This bird feeder/watcher is just a fantastic addition to our classroom learning. We are working on learning about our community, so adding local bird watching really adds to this concept. \r\nThe bird feeder is set in my yard since I have trees next door, and our school does not have many trees that close. The feeder takes videos and photos, and the students were so excited to see an actual cardinal eating from our feeder. We are able to get a live video feed on the class iPad of when they come and eat, and we can take snap shots of them as well. We are looking forward to other bird species, like blue jays and robins, to come to our feeder. Thank you for helping to instill a love for birds!","fullyFundedDate":1789345031497,"projectUrl":"project/bird-watching-in-real-time/10564052/","projectTitle":"Bird Watching in Real Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2898190_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476753783349","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/c-jones8"},{"teacherId":3875941,"projectId":10526269,"letterContent":"Thanks for helping our smallest HK scientists begin an amazing year of science exploration! The furniture arrived first and we have been able to use it in many parts of the science room. In the cozy corner, the furniture offers flexible seating options. It has also been used for small group discussions and a quick overflow work space as we began learning to use our droppers! \r\nThe Exploration Station arrived next and is so easy to set up in different spots. Our budding ornithologists began their exploration of bird nests. I'm looking forward to incorporating weaving to help students understand how birds build nests. One student asked about how to spell the words bird and nest, so I added magnetic letters for him. He was thrilled!\r\nAgain, thanks for helping to expand exploration opportunities for our \"budding\" scientists!","fullyFundedDate":1787705937330,"projectUrl":"project/exploration-opportunities-for-our-smalle/10526269/","projectTitle":"Exploration Opportunities for Our Smallest Scientists","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lee","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3875941_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1787427502873","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3875941"},{"teacherId":2474219,"projectId":10395527,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly thoughtful and generous donations to our classroom! Your support has made a meaningful difference in our students' everyday learning experience.\r\n\r\nOne of the simplest donations has made a surprisingly big impact—the tennis balls for the bottoms of our chairs! They stay on really well and have helped make our classroom transitions much quieter. It is amazing how such a simple item can make such a noticeable difference in the noise level of our classroom. Our transitions are calmer, quieter, and more peaceful because of your generosity.\r\n\r\nThank you also for all of the wonderful classroom materials. Items such as markers and a really good pencil sharpener give my students the tools they need to complete their work independently. Having these materials readily available helps students feel prepared, confident, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nAnd, of course, the full set of **Harry Potter** books was an especially exciting addition! Having the entire series available allows students to read and enjoy the books together throughout the year. The collection fits perfectly with our Harry Potter-themed classroom and has helped bring our classroom theme to life while encouraging students to become excited about reading.\r\n\r\nYour donations have helped create more than just a well-supplied classroom. They have helped me create a classroom that feels **welcoming, warm, safe, and ready for learning**. Every item you donated has a purpose, and your generosity directly benefits our students each day.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our classroom and in our students. We are truly grateful for your kindness and support!","fullyFundedDate":1787319920586,"projectUrl":"project/comfortable-and-quiet-learning/10395527/","projectTitle":"Comfortable and Quiet Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tse","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2474219_orig.jpg?crop=4284,4284,x0,y714&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786654248389","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/angela-tse"},{"teacherId":2898190,"projectId":10496158,"letterContent":"We would like to thank you so much for fully funding our project, A New and Colorful Year. Like most children, they go through crayons rather quickly, and often times breaking them accidentally. Now that we have a large supply of slender and jumbo sized crayons, we can replace them as needed. We have two separate bins for them to keep them organized. We are also very thankful for the 3 sets of colored pencils. They come in a wide variety of colors! The students will be so happy to be introduced to all these colors and use them in their projects. \r\nThank you kindly.","fullyFundedDate":1787195617732,"projectUrl":"project/a-new-and-colorful-year/10496158/","projectTitle":"A New and Colorful Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2898190_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476753783349","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/c-jones8"},{"teacherId":2898190,"projectId":10406765,"letterContent":"We can't thank you enough for helping to fully fund our project, New and Colorful Supplies for K1. The new canisters of paint are so colorful and will pair so nicely with the pallets we also received. The art easels are ready to go for our art studio! We have smocks on hand to get messy with paint. The glue sticks are in the box ready to be used for our first shape project. \r\nWe are also so happy to receive the watercolor paints for our small group center times. Those run out quickly with a lot of use, so we are thankful to have a bulk set.\r\nThe colorful folders are going to be used weekly to bring home papers, and will match the team each student is on.\r\nThank you so much again for all your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1786031382509,"projectUrl":"project/new-and-colorful-supplies-for-k1/10406765/","projectTitle":"New and Colorful Supplies for K1","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2898190_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476753783349","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/c-jones8"},{"teacherId":10229899,"projectId":10186253,"letterContent":"Thank you for bringing keyboards into our music classroom! When our musicians first saw the 10 new keyboards, their faces lit up. They were so excited and couldn't wait to start playing and exploring on their own. We began with partner activities and small group rotations. Musicians practiced taking turns, supporting one another, and applying their xylophone skills to the keyboard. These keyboards have given them the opportunity to explore piano and experience the excitement of learning a new instrument.","fullyFundedDate":1778510281107,"projectUrl":"project/piano-dreams-for-young-musicians/10186253/","projectTitle":"Piano Dreams for Young Musicians","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Woon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10229899"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_62870","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":334,"numTeachers":42,"percentFrplEligible":57,"percentAsian":12,"percentBlack":14,"percentWhite":41,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":28,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":3,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"8.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":69.8,"schoolId":62870,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Harvard - Kent Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Harvard - Kent Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/boston-public-schools/harvard-kent-elementary-school/62870"}