{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"John D O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science","outOfStateSupporters":37.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9015419,"projectId":9933534,"letterContent":"When the rats first arrived into the classroom, the students were buzzing with a mix of nervous energy and genuine curiosity. Seeing the specimens and tools in person transformed our classroom into a real scientific laboratory, and the excitement was palpable. Many students were initially worried about the sensory experience, immediately asking if we had masks available.\r\n\r\nYour donation of masks provided the essential physical and psychological barrier many students needed to overcome their fears. By mitigating the sights and smells that can often cause students to disengage, the masks gave them the courage to face the dissection head-on. It was incredible to see that nearly every student—even those most hesitant—eventually became an active dissector or a focused recorder for their group.\r\n\r\nWe integrated these resources into a rigorous six-day unit on thermoregulation and human body systems, which included a \"Mini Debate\" where students defended which organ system is most critical to survival, the two-day dissection served as the ultimate hands-on capstone. Looking ahead, my students are moving deeper into our unit on evolution and will look at anatomical similarities between species. They will apply their findings from this lab to analyze how different species adapt to their environments. This opportunity has provided them with a technical foundation and a level of confidence that a textbook simply cannot replicate.","fullyFundedDate":1764684790222,"projectUrl":"project/masks-and-gloves-oh-my/9933534/","projectTitle":"Masks and Gloves, Oh My!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Daley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9015419_orig.jpg?crop=1081,1081,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683227126940","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-daley-obryant"},{"teacherId":9015419,"projectId":9933327,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the rat dissection materials! This was an incredible experience for my students, who remained deeply engaged throughout the entire process. Beyond the biology, this project fostered essential life skills like collaboration and technical lab skills.\r\n\r\nWe integrated the materials into a comprehensive six-day unit on thermoregulation and human body systems. The students participated in a \"Mini Debate\" to defend which organ system is most critical to survival before concluding with the two-day dissection. While some students were initially nervous about working with rats rather than frogs, I was so proud to see nearly all of them overcome their fears to participate actively as dissectors or recorders. This hands-on opportunity was only possible because of your generosity. Thank you for making it happen!","fullyFundedDate":1764719530436,"projectUrl":"project/rats-rats-rats/9933327/","projectTitle":"Rats, Rats, Rats","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Daley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9015419_orig.jpg?crop=1081,1081,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683227126940","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-daley-obryant"},{"teacherId":274464,"projectId":9847954,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generous donations to our project and our school community. The materials that we received for the project have been instrumental in the O'Bryant school implementing a more positive testing experience for our students!\r\n\r\nOur students took the ELA MCAS and the SAT exam in school this late winter and early spring and the snacks, bins, pencils, and other materials were necessary to give our students a positive testing experience and ensure that they had all they needed to be focused and on task. \r\n\r\nThe O'Bryant School and the School Counseling team is so appreciative of the donations and generosity of everyone who helped contribute!","fullyFundedDate":1767218151667,"projectUrl":"project/a-better-testing-experience/9847954/","projectTitle":"A Better Testing Experience","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Arbit","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/274464"},{"teacherId":578992,"projectId":10068987,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Biology and AP Biology classroom. My students are using the new cardstock to create hands-on protein synthesis word-and-image match sorts and sequencing activities. In one recent lesson, students worked together to put the steps of protein synthesis in the correct order and match key vocabulary and images to each stage of the process. This gave them a more interactive way to understand how DNA instructions are used to build proteins, and it helped make a complex concept feel more clear and manageable.\r\n\r\nMy students were excited as soon as they saw the materials. The bright colors immediately caught their attention, and they were eager to start cutting, sorting, and building. They enjoyed being able to physically move pieces around, talk through their thinking with classmates, and check whether their sequence made sense. It felt more like solving a puzzle than completing a worksheet, which made students more engaged and willing to keep trying.\r\n\r\nNext, students will continue using these materials as we build on their understanding of protein synthesis and connect it to mutations and protein function. They will use the models to explore how changes in a DNA sequence can affect the final protein and why those changes matter in living organisms. These reusable materials will continue supporting discussion, model building, and deeper understanding in future lessons. Thank you for helping make science more hands-on, meaningful, and memorable for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1774894910044,"projectUrl":"project/modeling-protein-synthesis-through-hands/10068987/","projectTitle":"Modeling Protein Synthesis Through Hands-On Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Likis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp578992_orig.jpg?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682363592754","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-likis"},{"teacherId":578992,"projectId":9971536,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Biology and AP Biology classroom. My students are already using these new materials in meaningful, hands-on ways. The pots and succulent soil are supporting plant investigations where students are observing growth and collecting data, and the clipboards have been especially helpful during labs because students can move around the room and still record observations easily. My students were excited as soon as they saw the materials. The snacks were a huge hit and helped students feel cared for and ready to focus during long lab periods. Having these useful supplies has made the classroom feel more prepared and inviting for learning. Your support is helping make science more engaging and accessible for my students, and we are so grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1774967731653,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-active-biology-learning/9971536/","projectTitle":"Tools for Active Biology Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Likis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp578992_orig.jpg?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682363592754","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-likis"},{"teacherId":578992,"projectId":10082690,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Biology and AP Biology classroom! Students were so excited to see the snacks, Kleenex, and cough drops arrive. They immediately understood that these supplies were here to help them feel cared for, comfortable, and ready to learn. The snacks have already helped energize students during long class periods and hands-on labs, giving them the boost they need to stay focused, participate, and do their best thinking. Your kindness is making a real difference in our classroom every day.","fullyFundedDate":1772550387164,"projectUrl":"project/kleenex-cough-drops-snacks/10082690/","projectTitle":"Kleenex, Cough Drops & Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Likis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp578992_orig.jpg?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682363592754","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-likis"},{"teacherId":302811,"projectId":9905969,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donations for this birthday goodie bag project. My students have been extremely happy every time their birthdays get acknowledged and even more excited to get their birthday treat bags. Students have been so excited for their bags that they remind me about their birthdays for multiple days leading up to their birthdays. The bags filled with a variety of stickers, pens, pencils, snacks, slime, and fidgets have brought my students immense joy. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for contributing to the happiness of my students. My students and I greatly appreciate your support.","fullyFundedDate":1766034372747,"projectUrl":"project/birthday-goodie-bags-to-celebrate-studen/9905969/","projectTitle":"Birthday Goodie Bags to Celebrate Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Trieu","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mstrieu"},{"teacherId":3927327,"projectId":9936972,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! We are still finishing up our content learning, but we will be switching to review right before break. These books will be a core part of our review, and I am so thankful to have them for my students. During review, students will use the books both at school and at home. Since I have enough books for each student, they will be able to highlight and mark up their books to really support their learning.\r\nMy AP test scores last year were the highest I have received in ten years of teaching, and the review books I received through Donors Choose were a major factor in my students' success.","fullyFundedDate":1766421932553,"projectUrl":"project/ap-all-stars-need-review-books-part-2/9936972/","projectTitle":"AP All Stars Need Review Books- Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pocius","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3927327_orig.jpg?crop=1532,1532,x715,y866&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736031906508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-pocius"},{"teacherId":3927327,"projectId":9936885,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! We are still finishing up our content learning, but we will be switching to review right before break. These books will be a core part of our review, and I am so thankful to have them for my students. During review, students will use the books both at school and at home. Since I have enough books for each student, they will be able to highlight and mark up their books- to really support their learning.\r\nMy AP test scores last year were the highest I have received in ten years of teaching, and the review books I received through Donors Choose were a major factor in my students' success.","fullyFundedDate":1765638529576,"projectUrl":"project/ap-all-stars-need-review-books/9936885/","projectTitle":"AP All Stars Need Review Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pocius","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3927327_orig.jpg?crop=1532,1532,x715,y866&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736031906508","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-pocius"},{"teacherId":5346255,"projectId":9892128,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contributions! With your help, we are able to have access to basic materials that make our day-to-day operations in the classroom possible! Each student now has access to basic needs like tissues and hand sanitizers, as well as the ability to keep themselves safe from germs with wipes for each of their tables! \r\n\r\nIn addition, in this growing digital world, having access to lined paper and paper-based materials for my students has become an increasing priority. Students are constantly on screens, and having them focus on their thinking, without the distraction of technology, has been invaluable. Your contributions have made that happen!\r\n\r\nFinally, the cardstock and colored paper have helped facilitate classroom activities, such as making a class set of AP Psychology Taboo cards to help review our exam, or using the colored paper as a differentiator so that students can better access classroom activities without getting confused about what they need to be focusing on. \r\n\r\nTHANK YOU!","fullyFundedDate":1772550525784,"projectUrl":"project/clean-healthy-and-prepared/9892128/","projectTitle":"Clean, Healthy, and Prepared!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sarantopoulos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5346255_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524518755853","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarantopoulos"},{"teacherId":3676142,"projectId":9940168,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for you kind donations to my Paper for Learning project. It is so important to keep a well stocked classroom in order to keep students engaged in learning every single\r\n\r\nHaving materials like paper and other essential materials is essential to have a fully functioning classroom. We do all our work on paper in my class, so without paper, we can't function! \r\n\r\nI am so grateful for your generosity to my project. My students were so excited to open the boxes and resupply our materials.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1765638526974,"projectUrl":"project/paper-for-learning/9940168/","projectTitle":"Paper for Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gramo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3676142_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1471908771143","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gramo"},{"teacherId":1840858,"projectId":9842098,"letterContent":"Thanks to the generosity of our donors, our classroom now has a dedicated storage cabinet and bins that allow us to organize the many materials we use for research, discussion, and collaborative projects in AP Seminar. Instead of stacks of papers and supplies spread across desks, students can now easily access clearly labeled bins that hold research packets, stimulus materials, evidence cards, and project resources. This has made a noticeable difference in how smoothly our class runs. During a recent lesson where students were building argumentative outlines from their sources, groups were able to quickly grab their packets, highlighters, and other annotation materials from the bins and move right into discussion. Having everything organized in one place helped students stay focused on the thinking and collaboration that the lesson required.\r\n\r\nWhen the cabinet was first set up, students immediately noticed how much more structured the room felt. Several students commented that the cabinet facilitated more independence, as they have to control the pacing of their own paper. The materials and the cabinet make it so students can design the methods of their research, outlining, and brainstorming on their own time. For many of my students who juggle demanding course loads and responsibilities outside of school, having a clear system where materials are easy to find reduces stress and allows them to focus on the intellectual work of the class rather than searching for supplies.\r\n\r\nAs we move deeper into our argumentative research projects, these resources will continue to play an important role. Students are currently developing their Individual Written Arguments, where they investigate complex issues, analyze multiple perspectives, and propose evidence-based solutions. The cabinet and bins allow us to keep research materials, peer review guides, and revision tools organized so students can easily access them throughout the writing process. Your support has helped create a classroom environment where students can collaborate, think critically, and engage deeply with the research process, and we are incredibly grateful for the opportunity it provides our students every day.","fullyFundedDate":1760924250077,"projectUrl":"project/storage-for-success/9842098/","projectTitle":"Storage For Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McChane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1840858_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1472228178052","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-mcchane"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_62840","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1509,"numTeachers":96,"percentFrplEligible":71,"percentAsian":17,"percentBlack":31,"percentWhite":11,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":36,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"7 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"15.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":63.0,"schoolId":62840,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about John D O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"John D O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/boston-public-schools/o-bryant-school-of-math-science/62840"}