{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Copper Island Academy","outOfStateSupporters":28.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10042574,"projectId":9545615,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our DonorsChoose project and providing this incredible MacBook Air to our science classroom! Your support has brought essential 21st-century technology right into our hands, allowing us to move beyond outdated or shared devices and give every student equitable access to powerful tools for exploration and discovery.\r\nThis MacBook Air is already making a huge difference in our unit on semiconductors—the building blocks of modern electronics like computers, smartphones, and solar cells. Students are using it to run interactive simulations of electron behavior in doped materials, visualize band gaps and p-n junctions, and experiment with online circuit builders (like logic gate simulators) to see how semiconductors enable digital logic and transistors. These hands-on digital activities bring abstract concepts to life: kids can adjust variables in real time, observe how impurities create conductors or insulators, and even design simple virtual chips—helping them grasp why semiconductors are key to today's tech-driven world in ways textbooks alone never could.\r\nYour generosity is inspiring our students to think like future engineers and innovators, sparking curiosity and deeper questions about how the devices they use every day actually work. From the entire class, thank you for believing in us and investing in their bright futures—we promise to make the most of this gift all year long!","fullyFundedDate":1760924092654,"projectUrl":"project/stories-and-semiconductors/9545615/","projectTitle":"Stories and Semiconductors","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Krasselt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10042574_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754499264493","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10042574"},{"teacherId":9924997,"projectId":9929293,"letterContent":"Having enough ink to print the material and curriculum for my students Is amazing. As a special ed teacher, I am given a curriculum to use for my students. I have to search, ask, and borrow either pre-made worksheets or pre-made curriculum packets. From there, I usually have to differentiate the materials and print more worksheets and the curriculum so I can have them at the correct levels for my students. This adds up to a lot of printing. Some of it is OK to do in black and white, but some students need to have the worksheets done in color so they can see what is on the page and access the curriculum. This adds up to a lot of printer ink.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, I invest a lot of my own money into the classroom and for my students. Some years, I can barely afford to replace the ink or colored ink for the entire school year. I cannot express how wonderful it has been to receive replacement ink from the generous donors. It provides me with tremendous relief. I am appreciative and thankful for your generosity and thoughtfulness.","fullyFundedDate":1765568321052,"projectUrl":"project/replacement-toner-for-brother-printer/9929293/","projectTitle":"Replacement Toner for Brother Printer","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gervais","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9924997_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742997708941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9924997"},{"teacherId":9515679,"projectId":9761947,"letterContent":"Your donations have not gone unnoticed in the classroom. Students were thrilled to receive the new items of notebooks, pens, and clipboards. There was a bit of a friendly argument over who was going to open the boxes. \r\n\r\nThe journals have been a great motivator for students to feel \"official\" as they write their thoughts for the day or respond to a prompt. Currently we're experiencing below zero temperatures, but when it warms up a bit we can't wait to get outside and sit among the trees, listening to the birds and the wind, jotting down what we notice and wonder about the natural world.","fullyFundedDate":1762306109173,"projectUrl":"project/joy-in-writing/9761947/","projectTitle":"Joy in Writing","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Goffard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9515679_orig.jpg?crop=614,614,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1713534508874","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9515679"},{"teacherId":10279767,"projectId":9759428,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generously donating six microscopes to our classroom! As a new rural school in its first five years, we've been slowly building our 5th/6th-grade science program. Your gift has been a tremendous boost, helping us create hands-on learning experiences.\r\n\r\nThese microscopes allowed us to explore the invisible world of living things up close. In one unit, students collected pond water, made slides, and discovered microorganisms. So cool! Our students were able to make observations and discuss how these invisible organisms connect to the world around us, deepening their understanding of biology and the diversity of life. \r\n\r\nYour support has sparked a real wonder and opened a window to the invisible world, igniting a love for science. We are deeply grateful for your belief in our students and the meaningful impact you've made.","fullyFundedDate":1760444028446,"projectUrl":"project/microscopic-marvels/9759428/","projectTitle":"Microscopic Marvels","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pietila","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10279767"},{"teacherId":9515679,"projectId":9764557,"letterContent":"Thank you for the money for all the math games. They are helping us learn subtraction, multiplication and division. The students really love the bingo game because they had a lot of fun and good sportsmanship. Jenga is also fun because you don't know when it will fall over. We also liked the flashcards because we learn while we are doing them. Multiplication war is great because you don't know who is going to win. Splash was awesome because we can play it as a whole group. In all of these games we also learn how to work together as well as learning math facts. \r\n\r\nFrom the math masters in Mrs. Goffard's class","fullyFundedDate":1760792442025,"projectUrl":"project/math-masters/9764557/","projectTitle":"Math Masters","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Goffard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9515679_orig.jpg?crop=614,614,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1713534508874","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9515679"},{"teacherId":9924997,"projectId":9425645,"letterContent":"Your incredible donation has brought an extraordinary tool to our special education classroom - a professional-grade laminator that will transform how our students learn and interact with educational materials.\r\n\r\nThe Impact of Your Kindness\r\n\r\nThis laminator is more than just a machine. It represents:\r\n- Durable learning materials that can withstand repeated use\r\n- Customized visual aids for students with diverse learning needs\r\n- Enhanced communication boards and visual schedules\r\n- Protection for important classroom resources\r\n\r\nHow Your Gift Makes a Difference\r\n\r\nWith this laminator, we can:\r\n- Create personalized learning tools\r\n- Develop communication supports\r\n- Preserve instructional materials\r\n- Increase student engagement\r\n- Support individualized learning strategies\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOur students will benefit tremendously from:\r\n- Clearer visual instructions\r\n- More interactive learning experiences\r\n- Longer-lasting educational resources\r\n- Increased independence in learning\r\n\r\nOur Heartfelt Gratitude\r\n\r\nYour generosity directly supports our students' educational journey. You've given us a tool that will help unlock potential, foster communication, and create meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our special education classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1758928304354,"projectUrl":"project/a-laminator-today-will-keep-our-visuals/9425645/","projectTitle":"A Laminator today will keep our visuals from flying away!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gervais","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9924997_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742997708941","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9924997"},{"teacherId":9924997,"projectId":9145664,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for the brother, printer and scanner that your generous donations have made possible to have in our classroom. It has made printing private papers possible during the day to a printer, I know is secure. Before I would have to wait either until at the end of the day, or come in very early in the morning to print anything to make sure that I had the privacy of my students secured. \r\n\r\nBeing able to print in color is also an unbelievable turn of events for our classroom. We are able to make visuals, schedules, feelings, charts, first and then charts, and so many more visual helpers for my students in color. There are just so much more impactful for the students to be in color. \r\n\r\nIn Special Ed, we rarely have a curriculum provided for us, so I am constantly printing out a curriculum for my students. 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