{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"James F Condon K8 School","outOfStateSupporters":32.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5424538,"projectId":10258162,"letterContent":"For the past two years, my student artists have managed to fold 1000 origami cranes with your help! Both Senbazuru we have made are so beautiful and the students love looking at it as they walk around our school. The paper you provided will help us to create a stunning, varied display that shows how dedicated my students artists are to their goals.\r\n\r\nMy student artists have also been hard at work creating all other kinds of origami, thanks to your kindness and generosity. Thank you so much for replenishing our favorite papers!\r\n\r\nThank you again for giving my students access to supplies that enrich their worlds. I appreciate it more than words can express.","fullyFundedDate":1778760898588,"projectUrl":"project/origami-for-all/10258162/","projectTitle":"Origami for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Maddaluno","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5424538_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1528466339306","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msmaddaluno"},{"teacherId":3771938,"projectId":10263484,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting \"Inspiring Storytellers!\" Your kindness has given my third graders new opportunities to read, write, imagine, and share their own stories. My students were excited to explore the new materials, and I have already seen them become more engaged and confident when talking about books and creating their own ideas.\r\nThese resources are helping us bring stories to life in our classroom. Students are using them to build their reading comprehension, strengthen their writing, and develop their own voices as storytellers. Our next step is to continue creating and sharing stories while learning how authors use details, characters, and imagination to keep readers interested. Thank you for helping my students discover that their stories matter and their voices deserve to be heard. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1787318710557,"projectUrl":"project/inspiring-storytellers/10263484/","projectTitle":"Inspiring Storytellers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bourque","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3771938_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499458802783","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-bourque"},{"teacherId":3771938,"projectId":10525737,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting \"Soccer, Snacks & Success!\" Your kindness has made a real difference in our classroom. My third graders were so excited to see the soccer ball and snacks arrive! Soccer has given my students another way to build teamwork, communication, confidence, and positive relationships while having fun together.\r\nThe snacks have been just as meaningful. Some of my students rely on school breakfast and lunch, and having snacks available means they have something to eat when they are hungry and can better focus and participate in learning. I love being able to quietly make sure my students have what they need without anyone feeling singled out. Because of your support, my classroom continues to be a place where students feel cared for, included, and ready to learn. Thank you for investing in my students and helping make our classroom a little brighter!","fullyFundedDate":1788010951926,"projectUrl":"project/soccer-snacks-success/10525737/","projectTitle":"Soccer, Snacks & Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bourque","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3771938_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499458802783","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-bourque"},{"teacherId":6571763,"projectId":10195096,"letterContent":"Thank You for Helping Our Little Learners Move, Play, and Grow!\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting our Pre-K students and helping make their Field Day experience possible!\r\n\r\nYour generosity gave our students the opportunity to explore, move, play, and build confidence through hands-on outdoor activities. For many of my students, this was their very first Field Day, making it an especially exciting milestone in their school year.\r\n\r\nThe playground balls, Velcro catch sets, potato sacks, cones and ring toss equipment have provided so many opportunities for our students to practice important skills while having fun. As they throw, catch, toss, and work together, they are developing hand-eye coordination, balance, bilateral coordination, focus, and teamwork—all while simply enjoying being kids.\r\n\r\nWhat I love most is watching students encourage one another and celebrate each other's successes. A child who may have been hesitant to participate at first can suddenly beam with pride after catching a ball or completing a ring toss. These small moments build confidence and remind our students that learning can happen anywhere—even outside the classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our South Boston students and helping create joyful, inclusive experiences where every child can participate, challenge themselves, and feel successful. Your support made a difference not just on Field Day, but in the many days of learning and play that followed.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your kindness and for believing in our little learners!","fullyFundedDate":1777572671278,"projectUrl":"project/active-bodies-active-minds-pre-k-field/10195096/","projectTitle":"Active Bodies, Active Minds: Pre-K Field Day","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Subatis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6571763_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746913903970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/subatis"},{"teacherId":9333657,"projectId":9968124,"letterContent":"Our cheerleaders are incredibly grateful for your generosity and support! Your donations helped provide snacks, supplies, equipment, and uniform items for our team. For many of these students, who are just 5–8 years old, this was their very first experience being part of a team. Having the resources they needed helped make them feel like true members of something special.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our students were able to focus on learning, growing, building confidence, and cheering alongside their teammates. Your support helped create an experience that went far beyond cheerleading and gave these young students memories, friendships, and a sense of belonging. Thank you for believing in them and helping make their first season so special!","fullyFundedDate":1769607961467,"projectUrl":"project/husky-pup-cheer-academy/9968124/","projectTitle":"Husky Pup Cheer Academy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fenn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9333657"},{"teacherId":9872207,"projectId":9332045,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and helping my students bring their stories to life! They are so proud of their work and excited to become published authors whose stories can bring joy to others. Being able to create their books in full color makes their writing feel even more special and meaningful.\r\n\r\nMy students are learning that writing is not just an assignment, it can be a gift they share with their school community. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping our students become storytellers, leaders, and Service Stars while making a positive impact throughout our school!","fullyFundedDate":1747337929560,"projectUrl":"project/student-authors-serving-our-school-insp/9332045/","projectTitle":"Student Authors Serving Our School: Inspired by Service Stars","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Donnellan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9872207_orig.jpg?crop=949,949,x0,y94&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1734021169810","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9872207"},{"teacherId":252322,"projectId":10220196,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to make my \"Screen-Free Summer Fun\" project come to life! Because of your thoughtfulness and generosity, my students are now equipped to do more than be stuck on technology this summer! \r\nI wish you could have seen their faces when I gave them their bags! They were thrilled to get the \"I Survived\" books, both the graphic novels and chapter books, because we just finished researching our natural disasters. One student, who studied tsunamis was pumped and actually jumped when he realized one of the books was about surviving a tsunami. The game of UNO brought smiles to their faces, and Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza raised a lot of questions, but once I explained it, they couldn't wait to play it! (I assured them that it would bring them hours of fun and lot of laughs!) The puzzle books and sticker puzzles were things they've never seen before, and one student said, \"this is such cool stuff!\" \r\nThank you again, for bringing this project to fruition. You are the reason my students are able to have fun things to do this summer!","fullyFundedDate":1778634743726,"projectUrl":"project/screen-free-summer-fun/10220196/","projectTitle":"Screen-Free Summer Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Alexis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp252322_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472605211815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/carolinealexis"},{"teacherId":3771938,"projectId":10175787,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our STEM Slime Lab project! Your generosity helped create exciting, hands-on learning experiences that brought science to life for my students.\r\nWhen the materials arrived, students were thrilled and could not wait to begin experimenting. They loved mixing ingredients, observing chemical reactions, and testing how different measurements changed the texture of their slime. These activities gave students the opportunity to explore chemistry and states of matter in a fun, memorable, and engaging way. Students also practiced teamwork, communication, and problem-solving as they shared ideas and worked together to improve their slime designs.\r\nThe containers helped students safely store their creations, and the wipes made it easy to keep our learning space clean and organized throughout our experiments. Because of your support, my students were able to build confidence, curiosity, and excitement about STEM learning through meaningful hands-on activities. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1777481044483,"projectUrl":"project/stem-slime-lab-fun/10175787/","projectTitle":"STEM Slime Lab Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bourque","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3771938_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499458802783","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-bourque"},{"teacherId":3771938,"projectId":10158650,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and helping create a space where my students feel safe, cared for, and excited to learn. Your generosity has already made a huge impact on our daily classroom environment.\r\nMy students were especially excited about the hanging planters and loved planting and learning how to care for living things. They eagerly check the plants each day, observe changes, and connect our hands-on activities to science lessons about growth and responsibility. Because of your support, I have been able to provide more engaging, hands-on experiences that help students feel connected and invested in our classroom community. Thank you again and again!","fullyFundedDate":1776163413052,"projectUrl":"project/growing-minds-clean-spaces/10158650/","projectTitle":"Growing Minds & Clean Spaces!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bourque","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3771938_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1499458802783","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-bourque"},{"teacherId":1820967,"projectId":10011594,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our project, Fresh Beginnings with the Lunar New Year. Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in our classroom. Because of your donations, my students were able to celebrate the Lunar New Year with essential learning materials that support both their academic growth and creativity. These resources helped create an engaging and welcoming environment where students felt excited to learn, participate, and express themselves. The connection to the Lunar New Year also gave us a special opportunity to celebrate culture, reflect on new beginnings, and build a sense of community in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your support goes beyond supplies—it has strengthened my students' confidence and enthusiasm for learning. With access to these tools, they are more focused, better prepared, and eager to take on new challenges. Your kindness has helped set a positive tone for the rest of the school year, reminding students that their education is valued and supported. Thank you for helping us create a fresh start filled with opportunity, growth, and joy.","fullyFundedDate":1769454981634,"projectUrl":"project/fresh-beginnings-with-the-lunar-new-year/10011594/","projectTitle":"Fresh Beginnings with the Lunar New Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Simmonds","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1820967"},{"teacherId":6571763,"projectId":10040991,"letterContent":"We cann't thank you enough! Because of your generosity, our classroom has transformed into a place where language is a superpower rather than a hurdle. The bilingual STEAM books have allowed my students to see their home languages celebrated alongside science, sparking a \"lightbulb moment\" for many of my multilingual learners who now participate more confidently in group discussions.\r\n\r\nThe headphones and Bluetooth speaker have revolutionized our listening center, giving students the independence to hear stories and follow experiments at their own pace, which has significantly boosted their vocabulary and listening comprehension. Additionally, providing daily snacks has had a profound effect on our classroom focus; when my students' bellies are full, their minds are free to wonder, ask questions, and solve problems.\r\n\r\nYour support did more than just provide supplies—it sent a clear message to my students that their voices and futures matter. You have helped create an equitable space where every child, regardless of the language they speak at home, truly sees themselves as a scientist and a thinker.","fullyFundedDate":1769026042967,"projectUrl":"project/steam-explorers-learning-science-in-eve/10040991/","projectTitle":"STEAM Explorers: Learning Science in Every Language","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Subatis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6571763_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746913903970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/subatis"},{"teacherId":7486128,"projectId":9169355,"letterContent":"Thank you once more for supporting us in kick-starting our Ceramics program! Since our liftoff, we have had many moments of joy at the wheel; from our littlest ones learning of the sensory experience for the very first time (some of our students in special education particularly enjoyed how the clay moved around the wheel, and have asked to continue pottery in every class since!), to our 4th grade students talking about how satisfying it was to throw on the wheel and doing their absolute best to center their clay and build walls on their own. \r\n\r\nSuch experiences could only be possible with the incredible generosity of the community, and I'm so beyond thankful that you were willing and able to support us in this endeavor. Here's to canonizing a Ceramics program at the Condon K-8, and to many more years of joyful arts making!","fullyFundedDate":1746499363950,"projectUrl":"project/sculpting-the-future-real-accessible/9169355/","projectTitle":"Sculpting the Future: Real & Accessible Ceramics Tools for All","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Yanes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7486128_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741902240042","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/yanes"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_41144","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":518,"numTeachers":61,"percentFrplEligible":87,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":35,"percentWhite":10,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":44,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"8.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":67.4,"schoolId":41144,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about James F Condon K8 School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"James F Condon K8 School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/boston-public-schools/james-condon-elementary-school/41144"}