{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Discovery Polytech Early College High School","outOfStateSupporters":47.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9313117,"projectId":10514613,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project! With these G-Balls students were able to accuerately capture data on velocity and time so they could calculate acceleration. This served as a perfect control/reference to compare the acceleration of other objects in free fall in our early college physical science lab. While a similar demonstration can be done with a timer and ball, these G-Balls reduced the amount of human error, allowing for accurate and reliable data. These G-Balls will also come in handy in other physical science classes in our high school including physics and robotics.","fullyFundedDate":1789589916821,"projectUrl":"project/measuring-gravity-hands-on-physics-in-a/10514613/","projectTitle":"Measuring Gravity: Hands-On Physics in Action","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kendall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9313117_orig.jpg?crop=806,806,x0,y163&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756134524740","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-kendall-anatomy"},{"teacherId":8040941,"projectId":10282582,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing the funding that allowed us to purchase calming items for our students. Your generosity has helped us create a classroom environment where students have access to tools that can help them manage stress, refocus, and feel more comfortable during the school day.\r\n\r\nFor some of our students, the classroom can sometimes feel overwhelming. Having access to items such as fidgets, sensory tools, and other calming resources gives students an appropriate way to take a short break, regulate their emotions, and return their attention to learning.\r\n\r\nThese resources are especially meaningful because they allow students to recognize what they need and choose a strategy that works for them. Rather than feeling embarrassed or singled out when they are having a difficult moment, students can quietly access a calming tool and continue participating in class.\r\n\r\nThe impact goes beyond helping students get through a challenging moment. These tools help us build a classroom culture where students understand that taking care of their emotional well-being is part of being ready to learn.\r\n\r\nYour support has helped us create a classroom that is more welcoming, understanding, and supportive. We are grateful for your investment in our students and for recognizing that sometimes the smallest tools can make a meaningful difference in a student's ability to feel safe, focused, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us create a classroom where every student has the opportunity to learn, grow, and feel supported.","fullyFundedDate":1785718451124,"projectUrl":"project/calm-minds-confident-mathematicians/10282582/","projectTitle":"Calm Minds, Confident Mathematicians","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rua","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8040941_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y12&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736540307893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8040941"},{"teacherId":8040941,"projectId":10252357,"letterContent":"The Cricut machine and supplies have made a tremendous difference for our robotics team. With these resources, our students are able to take an idea from the design stage all the way to a finished product that represents their team.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest benefits has been our ability to create our team uniforms and spirit wear in-house. Instead of purchasing customized shirts, sweatshirts, and other team apparel from outside companies, students can help design, produce, and customize our own gear. This allows us to save money while putting those savings directly back into our robotics program.\r\n\r\nThe Cricut has also given students an opportunity to learn valuable hands-on skills. Students practice designing, measuring, cutting, applying vinyl, troubleshooting, and working as a team. These are skills that connect creativity and technology with real-world applications.\r\n\r\nCreating our uniforms ourselves has also given students a greater sense of ownership and pride. They are not simply wearing a shirt with our team name on it—they helped create it. When students see their designs being worn by their teammates at competitions and community events, they can see the direct result of their work.\r\n\r\nThe financial impact is especially important for an after-school robotics program. Robotics requires significant resources for materials, tools, transportation, registration, and competition expenses. Being able to produce some of our own team apparel means that we can reduce those costs and use our limited funds for other student opportunities.\r\n\r\nThe Cricut donation has become more than a piece of equipment. It has become a tool for creativity, entrepreneurship, teamwork, problem-solving, and financial responsibility. Our students are learning that with the right tools, they can create what they need, find ways to reduce costs, and turn their ideas into something tangible.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for the support that made this possible. Your donation is helping our students build not only robots, but also confidence, creativity, practical skills, and pride in their team.","fullyFundedDate":1784203871755,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-our-robotics-team-through-stu/10252357/","projectTitle":"Empowering Our Robotics Team Through Student-Created Uniforms & Spirit Gear","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rua","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8040941_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x0,y12&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736540307893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8040941"},{"teacherId":10243736,"projectId":10527427,"letterContent":"On behalf of our classroom and our students, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude for your generous donation of a fan. While a fan may seem like a simple classroom item, the comfort and positive atmosphere it provides have made a meaningful difference in our students' daily learning experience.\r\n\r\nA comfortable classroom is an important part of creating an environment where students can focus, participate, and feel ready to learn. Having the fan available helps keep our classroom feeling more comfortable and refreshing, especially during warmer days when students may otherwise become distracted by the heat. When students are physically comfortable, they are better able to concentrate on their assignments, participate in classroom activities, and remain engaged with the material being taught.\r\n\r\nYour donation has also contributed to creating a more relaxed atmosphere in our classroom. School can sometimes feel overwhelming for students, particularly when they are managing challenging assignments, busy schedules, and the many demands that come with being a student. Having a comfortable and calming classroom environment gives students a space where they can take a breath, settle in, and focus their attention on learning. Even small improvements in the classroom environment can help students feel more at ease.\r\n\r\nWe have also seen how comfort can influence students' moods. When students are uncomfortable, overheated, or distracted, it can be difficult for them to maintain a positive attitude and productive mindset. The fan provides a simple source of comfort that helps create a more pleasant classroom experience. A more comfortable environment can contribute to better moods, fewer distractions, and a classroom atmosphere where students feel ready to participate and learn.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your donation supports student productivity. Our classroom is a place where students are encouraged to work toward their goals, develop independence, and build the academic and life skills they need for success. By helping us create a comfortable learning environment, you are indirectly supporting that work. Students can devote more of their attention and energy to completing assignments, collaborating with classmates, asking questions, and developing the skills they need to become successful learners.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is a wonderful reminder that even seemingly small contributions can have a meaningful impact on students. The fan is not simply a piece of equipment in our classroom—it has become part of an environment designed to help students feel comfortable, focused, relaxed, and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThank you for thinking of our students and for supporting their educational experience. Your generosity is truly appreciated, and we are grateful for the positive difference your donation has made in our classroom. Thank you for helping us create a space where students can feel comfortable, maintain positive moods, and be more productive in their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1789611060450,"projectUrl":"project/just-a-breeze/10527427/","projectTitle":"Just a Breeze","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Colon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10243736_orig.jpg?crop=812,812,x32,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757518434473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10243736"},{"teacherId":10243736,"projectId":10183431,"letterContent":"On behalf of our students, staff, and entire school community, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude for your generous donation of LEGO sets to our students. Your thoughtful contribution has provided our students with much more than an opportunity to build creative models—it has given them a hands-on learning experience that supports important academic, social, and problem-solving skills.\r\n\r\nThe LEGO sets have quickly become a meaningful resource within our student community. Students are excited to work with the sets, collaborate with their peers, and see their ideas come to life. What may initially appear to be simply a fun building activity has become an engaging educational experience that encourages students to slow down, think carefully, follow directions, solve problems, and persevere when things do not go according to plan.\r\n\r\nOne of the most valuable skills students are developing through these activities is the ability to follow step-by-step instructions. This is an essential skill that extends far beyond building with LEGO. Students are learning that completing a larger task successfully often requires breaking it down into smaller, manageable steps. They must read or interpret directions, identify what needs to happen first, follow each step in the correct sequence, and check their work before moving forward.\r\n\r\nThese skills directly connect to learning across academic content areas. In mathematics, students must follow procedures in a specific order when solving equations or completing multi-step problems. In English and literacy, students follow directions for reading, writing, editing, and completing assignments. In science, students are often expected to follow sequential procedures when conducting experiments and collecting information. In social studies, students may need to follow multiple directions when researching topics, analyzing sources, or completing projects. Even in career and technical education, students must understand that following procedures accurately and in the correct order is an important part of successfully completing a task.\r\n\r\nThe LEGO sets also provide students with opportunities to practice attention to detail, spatial reasoning, organization, critical thinking, problem-solving, perseverance, and self-monitoring. When a student realizes that a piece does not fit or that a step was missed, they are encouraged to go back, identify the problem, and determine how to correct it. This creates a natural opportunity to teach students that mistakes are not failures—they are opportunities to reassess, make adjustments, and try again.\r\n\r\nPerhaps most importantly, the LEGO activities have created an environment where students can experience success. Completing a challenging build gives students a tangible sense of accomplishment. They can look at what they have created and recognize that their patience, effort, attention, and persistence resulted in something they can be proud of. For students who may sometimes struggle to experience success in traditional academic settings, these hands-on activities can provide an important reminder that they are capable learners and problem-solvers.\r\n\r\nYour donation has also encouraged students to work together. Students share ideas, ask questions, assist one another, and communicate when they encounter challenges. These interactions help strengthen collaboration and communication skills while creating positive connections among members of our student community.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your generosity and for your belief in our students. Your donation has made it possible for us to provide meaningful, engaging learning experiences that connect classroom skills to real-world applications. The impact of your generosity goes far beyond the individual LEGO pieces—it is helping students develop skills that they can carry with them into their classrooms, future careers, and everyday lives.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us create opportunities for them to learn, build, problem-solve, collaborate, and succeed. We truly appreciate your generosity and the positive difference you are making in our school community.","fullyFundedDate":1785855203451,"projectUrl":"project/rebuild-the-world-pt-3/10183431/","projectTitle":"Rebuild the World Pt. 3","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Colon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10243736_orig.jpg?crop=812,812,x32,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757518434473","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10243736"},{"teacherId":9313117,"projectId":10301431,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating toward this project! Students have already utilized the models to study for their college Anatomy of Speech Mechanisms class. The beauty of these models is that, because they cover regional anatomy, their use is not limited to just one body system! In my class, students will continue to use these models to support their learning of physical anatomical structures, which is difficult to conceptualize on a 2 dimensional screen or page. The quality of these models are truly top-tier, so even in a high-school setting, they will last for years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1789589919900,"projectUrl":"project/brains-in-action-hands-on-neuroanatomy/10301431/","projectTitle":"Brains in Action: Hands-On Neuroanatomy for Early College Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kendall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9313117_orig.jpg?crop=806,806,x0,y163&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756134524740","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-kendall-anatomy"},{"teacherId":10176593,"projectId":10030242,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support of our project, \"Strong Mind, Strong Lives.\" Thanks to your donation, our students have gained access to essential social-emotional learning materials that are already making a powerful difference in their lives.\r\n\r\nWith your help, our classroom has become a more supportive and nurturing environment. The resources you provided have enabled students to understand and manage their emotions better, build resilience, and develop stronger interpersonal skills. I have witnessed students grow in confidence, communicate more effectively, and show greater empathy towards one another. These are skills that will serve them for a lifetime, both inside and outside the classroom.\r\n\r\nYour commitment to supporting education and student well-being is truly inspiring. Every day, I see the positive impact of your generosity—students who feel seen, valued, and empowered to reach their full potential. Thank you for believing in our project and investing in our children's future.\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt appreciation,\r\n\r\nAna baez\r\nAdjustment Counselor\r\nDiscovery Polytech Early College High School","fullyFundedDate":1778029036589,"projectUrl":"project/strong-minds-strong-lives/10030242/","projectTitle":"Strong Minds, Strong Lives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ana","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10176593"},{"teacherId":7444715,"projectId":10036355,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing our team with these motors to help us finish the season strong and prepare for next year! Our robot this year used 14 motors, more than any other robot we've built before! As we build more complex machines and intricate designs, we need more power to bring them to life. Your contribuition helps us tremendously with allowing our students to build and create the designs that come to their minds.\r\n\r\nI'm incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to provide our students with the resources they need in order to be competitive with students from areas with significantly more financial support and I couldn't do it without you!","fullyFundedDate":1778096784143,"projectUrl":"project/powerful-motors-for-powerful-minds/10036355/","projectTitle":"Powerful Motors for Powerful Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jefferson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7444715_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690835404159","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lauren-jefferson"},{"teacherId":9313117,"projectId":10283617,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Voices of Opportunity: Completing Our Early College Lecture Recording Setup.\" Your generosity helped us complete our professional audio recording system with microphones, adapters, and cables that allow us to capture lectures, discussions, presentations, interviews, and student voices with much greater clarity.\r\n\r\nWith college and high school classes already in session, these resources will help us create more accessible and flexible learning opportunities for our early college students. Students can revisit complex lessons, review academic discussions, strengthen their note-taking, and access instructional content even when they are absent or balancing responsibilities outside of school.\r\n\r\nStudents are already thinking about how the equipment could support student-led podcasts, presentations, interviews, and recorded study materials. Their excitement showed that they were not simply receiving technology—they are beginning to see themselves as creators of professional-quality academic content.\r\n\r\nOur next steps are to use the completed system during upcoming lectures, collaborative discussions, guest-speaker interviews, and student multimedia projects. We will continue teaching students how to communicate clearly, collaborate effectively, and use technology as a tool for scholarship and opportunity.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us ensure that every student's voice can be heard. Your support is expanding learning beyond the classroom walls and helping our students develop the confidence and skills they need for success in college, careers, and beyond.","fullyFundedDate":1789090955494,"projectUrl":"project/voices-of-opportunity-completing-our-ea/10283617/","projectTitle":"Voices of Opportunity: Completing Our Early College Lecture Recording Setup","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kendall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9313117_orig.jpg?crop=806,806,x0,y163&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756134524740","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-kendall-anatomy"},{"teacherId":9313117,"projectId":10317015,"letterContent":"Thank you for making \"Bringing Anatomy to Life With the VisibleBody 3D Software Package\" possible for our students! Your support has given our early college students access to an interactive 3D anatomy platform that allows them to explore the human body in ways that traditional textbooks cannot.\r\n\r\nStudents will be using Visible Body during our Anatomy & Physiology lessons to rotate and explore anatomical structures, isolate individual body systems, and examine how structures relate to one another. \r\n\r\nThe resource will be especially valuable as we study complex topics such as neuroanatomy, cardiovascular physiology, and musculoskeletal movement. Students can view structures from multiple perspectives and then connect what they see on the screen to the physical anatomical models and laboratory activities in our classroom.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to use Visible Body as students deepen their understanding of body systems and prepare for assessments and clinical case studies. They will use the platform to review anatomical structures and then apply that knowledge to understanding how injuries and diseases affect the human body.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us advance equity through innovation and for giving our early college students access to the kinds of digital resources they will encounter in college and future healthcare programs. Your generosity is helping our students learn anatomy not just by memorizing it, but by exploring it, questioning it, and truly understanding it.","fullyFundedDate":1787175209332,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-anatomy-to-life-with-the-visibl/10317015/","projectTitle":"Bringing Anatomy to Life With the VisibleBody 3d Software Package","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kendall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9313117_orig.jpg?crop=806,806,x0,y163&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756134524740","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-kendall-anatomy"},{"teacherId":9313117,"projectId":10301591,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making \"Hands-On Exploration of the Human Nervous System\" possible for our students! Your generosity has brought a professional-quality SOMSO nervous system model into our early college Anatomy & Physiology classroom, giving students an opportunity to explore the central and peripheral nervous systems in a way that simply cannot be replicated by a textbook or two-dimensional diagram.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the model, they were immediately curious about the sheer complexity of the nervous system. We will be using it during our neuroanatomy lessons to trace the connections from the brain and spinal cord through the peripheral nerves. Students will work in small groups to identify structures, follow pathways, and explain how the nervous system communicates with the rest of the body. The model will turn challenging concepts that feel abstract into something students can see, examine, and discuss together.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to use the model as we move deeper into nervous system physiology and clinical case studies. Students will apply their anatomical knowledge to questions about injuries, neurological disorders, and how disruptions to specific pathways can affect the body. This is exactly the kind of hands-on, college-level experience that helps our students begin to see themselves as future healthcare professionals and scientists.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us advance equity through innovation. Your support is giving 100 students access to an authentic laboratory resource that will continue benefiting future classes for years to come","fullyFundedDate":1787175210147,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-exploration-of-the-human-nervou/10301591/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Exploration of the Human Nervous System","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kendall","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9313117_orig.jpg?crop=806,806,x0,y163&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756134524740","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-kendall-anatomy"},{"teacherId":7444715,"projectId":10240495,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing the much-needed cleaning supplies for our robotics lab! Many hands make light work, and these supplies allow us to have more students cleaning at once, which makes the end of our meetings a lot more efficient. The small brushes and dustpans allow us to get into the cracks and small spaces around our machines. Additionally, we are able to use the portable shop vac to clean while using many of our drilling and cutting tools, which means much less mess to clean up when we're done. 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