{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Carthage Intermediate Center","outOfStateSupporters":58.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10166385,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"Big Life Lessons for Gifted Thinkers\" project. These social-emotional learning resources are already helping students across multiple grade levels better understand themselves, their emotions, and the unique experiences that often come with being gifted learners.\r\n\r\nIn gifted education, academic growth is only one piece of the puzzle. Many gifted students experience intense emotions, perfectionism, anxiety, overthinking, or the feeling that they do not quite fit in with their peers. These lessons and books help students recognize that those feelings are normal and that there are healthy ways to navigate them. Through guided discussions, reflection activities, and shared reading experiences, students are learning skills such as emotional regulation, self-awareness, empathy, resilience, and positive coping strategies.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom often looks very different from a traditional classroom setting. Students engage in open discussions where they are encouraged to ask questions, share experiences, and make personal connections to what we are reading. Many of our conversations become incredibly thoughtful and meaningful as students begin realizing they are not alone in the way they think and feel. Some students who are usually quiet during academic activities become some of the most engaged participants during these lessons because they finally feel understood and seen.\r\n\r\nOne of the most powerful parts of this project has been watching students gain confidence as they better understand their gifted characteristics. Students who once felt frustrated by perfectionism or overwhelmed by their emotions are beginning to recognize these traits in themselves and learn strategies to manage them. These resources are helping students grow not only as learners, but as people, and that impact will stay with them far beyond our classroom walls.\r\n\r\nThank you again for helping provide experiences that support the hearts and minds of our gifted students.","fullyFundedDate":1777995488957,"projectUrl":"project/big-life-lessons-for-gifted-thinkers/10166385/","projectTitle":"Big Life Lessons for Gifted Thinkers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10230982,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our newest group of GATES students through this special project. Your generosity will directly impact 10 students this school year as they begin their journey in gifted education and become part of our GATES family.\r\n\r\nStarting a new program can feel both exciting and overwhelming for young students. This project is designed to help students feel welcomed, connected, and inspired as they begin exploring new learning experiences and building relationships with their classmates.\r\n\r\nThis fall, students will use the posters to introduce themselves and share their interests, helping create a classroom community where students feel seen, valued, and comfortable. At the same time, the project materials will support our Zooland and biomes unit, where students will design and build creative habitat models using box lids, fake trees, fake grass, and other hands-on materials.\r\n\r\nGifted students often thrive when learning is creative, immersive, and project-based. These materials will allow students to bring their ideas to life while encouraging collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving. The projects they create will help students explore ecosystems and habitats in meaningful ways while also building excitement and confidence during their first year in the program.\r\n\r\nOne of the most important goals in gifted education is helping students feel like they belong. Your support is helping create an environment where students can build connections, take academic risks, and develop confidence in themselves as learners from the very beginning.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our students and helping make their introduction to GATES such a meaningful experience.","fullyFundedDate":1777995489477,"projectUrl":"project/welcome-to-gates-where-learning-comes-t/10230982/","projectTitle":"Welcome to GATES: Where Learning Comes to Life","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10230954,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through this project. Your generosity will impact more than 150 gifted students this school year while also helping provide reusable materials and supplies that will continue benefiting students in future years.\r\n\r\nMany of the most meaningful learning experiences in our classroom are made possible by simple, everyday supplies. Items like popsicle sticks, pom pom balls, plastic spoons, gloves, and sticker gemstones may seem small, but they become essential tools for creativity, experimentation, engineering, and hands-on problem-solving. These are the materials students use to build, test, design, and bring their ideas to life.\r\n\r\nThis fall, students will use these supplies during STEM challenges, science experiments, collaborative projects, and creative design activities across multiple grade levels. The R/C cars will provide exciting opportunities for students to explore motion, engineering concepts, and problem-solving in engaging ways that encourage teamwork and innovation.\r\n\r\nIn addition to supporting hands-on learning, supplies like Clorox wipes and Kleenex help maintain a clean, healthy classroom environment where students can focus on learning and exploration.\r\n\r\nGifted students thrive when they are actively engaged in learning experiences that challenge them to think critically and creatively. Your support helps ensure that our classroom remains a place where students can experiment, create, and discover every single day.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our students and helping provide the materials that make these experiences possible.","fullyFundedDate":1777995489167,"projectUrl":"project/small-supplies-big-impact/10230954/","projectTitle":"Small Supplies, Big Impact","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10230940,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our GATES Gallery project. Your generosity will help create a beautiful and welcoming space where more than 150 students and family members can come together to celebrate student learning, creativity, and achievement.\r\n\r\nOur GATES Gallery is one of the most special events of the year. It gives students the opportunity to proudly showcase the projects, research, and creative work they have spent months developing. For many students, seeing their work displayed professionally and being able to share it with family members is an incredibly meaningful experience.\r\n\r\nThe materials provided through this project will help transform our showcase into a true gallery atmosphere. The black tablecloths and display materials will help highlight student work and create an environment that feels polished, welcoming, and worthy of the incredible effort students put into their projects.\r\n\r\nGifted students often invest tremendous time, thought, and creativity into their work. Your support is helping ensure that their accomplishments are celebrated in a way that reflects the quality and pride behind what they have created.\r\n\r\nAs we prepare for this year's GATES Gallery, students are already excited about having the opportunity to display and share their learning with others. Thank you for helping us create a space where students feel valued, confident, and proud of their hard work.","fullyFundedDate":1777999796763,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-space-worthy-of-their-work/10230940/","projectTitle":"Creating a Space Worthy of Their Work","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10230910,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through this project. Your generosity will directly impact more than 50 gifted students this school year while also helping provide materials that will continue supporting future students and projects throughout the years ahead.\r\n\r\nColored copy paper and construction paper may seem like simple supplies, but in our classroom, they are essential tools for creativity, communication, and hands-on learning. Our students use these materials constantly for STEM projects, presentations, science fair displays, creative design challenges, collaborative activities, and visual models that help bring their thinking to life.\r\n\r\nGifted students often think in creative and complex ways, and having access to these materials allows them to express their ideas more clearly and meaningfully. Whether students are building models, organizing information visually, creating displays, or presenting projects, these supplies help transform abstract ideas into something tangible and exciting.\r\n\r\nAs we begin the new school year, students will once again have the resources needed to create, design, and showcase their learning. After completely running out of these materials, your donation will help restock our classroom and ensure students can continue participating in the engaging, project-based experiences they love.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our students and helping provide the everyday materials that make meaningful learning possible.","fullyFundedDate":1777995489319,"projectUrl":"project/from-ideas-to-creations-we-need-paper/10230910/","projectTitle":"From Ideas to Creations: We Need Paper!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10230841,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this meaningful project for our gifted learners. Your generosity will help approximately 40 students this school year gain a better understanding of themselves, their emotions, and their unique gifted characteristics. The books purchased through this project will also continue supporting future students for years to come.\r\n\r\nGifted students often experience the world differently. They may think deeply, feel intensely, or struggle with perfectionism and self-expectations. While these students are frequently recognized for their academic strengths, their social-emotional needs are just as important. Because of your support, students will have the opportunity to participate in a thoughtful book study that helps them better understand who they are and how their giftedness impacts their experiences.\r\n\r\nThis fall, students will engage in guided discussions, reflection activities, and meaningful conversations centered around gifted characteristics and personal growth. These experiences will help students recognize their strengths while also developing confidence, resilience, and self-awareness.\r\n\r\nFor many gifted students, realizing they are not alone in how they think or feel can be life-changing. Your generosity is helping create a classroom environment where students feel understood, supported, and valued not just for what they can do academically, but for who they are as individuals.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our students and helping support their growth both inside and outside the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1777995489822,"projectUrl":"project/knowing-me-growing-me-a-gifted-learner/10230841/","projectTitle":"Knowing Me, Growing Me: A Gifted Learner Book Study","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10230791,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our young ocean explorers through this project. Because of your generosity, approximately 20 gifted students this school year will have the opportunity to dive into the fascinating world of oceanography through meaningful, hands-on learning experiences. Many of these materials will also continue supporting future students for years to come.\r\n\r\nThis fall, our classroom will transform into an interactive ocean lab where students will investigate ocean zones, marine ecosystems, ocean composition, and the incredible adaptations of sea life. The materials you helped provide will allow students to create models, conduct experiments, and engage in creative projects that bring ocean science to life in ways that textbooks alone never could.\r\n\r\nGifted students are naturally curious and thrive when learning feels authentic and immersive. These resources will allow students to ask questions, make discoveries, and connect deeply with what they are learning. Whether they are creating visual representations of ocean zones, exploring light and visibility beneath the sea, or designing marine habitat projects, students will be actively engaged in meaningful exploration.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting parts of gifted education is seeing students become completely absorbed in learning. Oceanography naturally sparks wonder and imagination, and your generosity is helping create opportunities for students to experience that excitement firsthand.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our students and helping create learning experiences that inspire curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of science.","fullyFundedDate":1777993980269,"projectUrl":"project/deep-sea-discoveries-hands-on-ocean-sci/10230791/","projectTitle":"Deep Sea Discoveries: Hands-On Ocean Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10230747,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our future engineers, scientists, and innovators through this exciting project. Your generosity will directly impact approximately 20 gifted students this school year while also providing reusable materials that can benefit future students for years to come.\r\n\r\nThis fall, our students will dive into the science of flight and aerodynamics through hands-on engineering challenges and experiments. Because of your donation, students will have opportunities to build and test kites, balloon helicopters, hot air balloons, and rocket balloons while exploring concepts such as lift, drag, thrust, motion, and force.\r\n\r\nGifted students thrive when they are challenged to think creatively, solve problems, and learn through active exploration. These materials will allow students to move beyond simply reading about science concepts and instead experience them firsthand. They will test ideas, make modifications, analyze results, and improve their designs just like real engineers.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting parts of this unit is watching students discover that failure is part of the learning process. Some designs will not work the first time, and that becomes an incredible opportunity for students to rethink, redesign, and persevere. These are the moments where true learning happens.\r\n\r\nYour support is helping create a classroom environment where curiosity is celebrated and creativity can soar. Thank you for helping provide experiences that will inspire students to think bigger, dream bigger, and explore the world around them in meaningful ways.","fullyFundedDate":1777995489651,"projectUrl":"project/up-up-and-away-exploring-flight-throu/10230747/","projectTitle":"Up, Up, and Away: Exploring Flight Through Engineering","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10230664,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our GATES students through your generous donation to this project. Because of your kindness, my students will begin the school year with the materials they need to explore science in meaningful, hands-on ways that encourage curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.\r\n\r\nThis project will support approximately 20 gifted students this school year, while many of the materials will continue to benefit future students for years to come. Our students will use these resources during our human body systems unit and while designing and presenting their own science fair projects. The materials you provided will help transform science from something students simply read about into something they can actively experience and investigate.\r\n\r\nWhen students return in the fall, they will have the opportunity to use interactive models to better understand how the human body works while also learning how to think like scientists through experimentation and inquiry. They will design investigations, collect data, problem-solve, and create presentation boards to share their findings with others. These experiences help students build confidence not only in science, but also in communication, collaboration, and perseverance.\r\n\r\nMany gifted learners crave opportunities to explore topics deeply and pursue their own questions. Your generosity is helping provide exactly that kind of environment. Instead of limiting learning to worksheets or textbooks, these students will have opportunities to engage in authentic scientific exploration and creative problem-solving.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our students and believing in the power of hands-on learning. Your support is helping create experiences that students will remember long after this school year ends.","fullyFundedDate":1777993172227,"projectUrl":"project/gates-scientists-from-experiments-to-ex/10230664/","projectTitle":"Gates Scientists: From Experiments to Exhibits","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10048867,"letterContent":"Your generosity is helping our future 5th grade GATES students dive deep into one of the most fascinating and complex systems they will ever study, the human body. Understanding Us: Human Body Science for GATES will allow students to explore body systems through hands-on investigations, engineering design challenges, and movement-based learning experiences. When students previewed the concept of this unit and realized they would be modeling heart rate changes, investigating how body systems interact, and solving real-world health challenges, their curiosity immediately ignited. They are especially excited about using engineering principles to better understand how the skeletal, muscular, circulatory, and respiratory systems work together.\r\n\r\nThroughout this unit, students will analyze how systems function independently and interdependently, collect and interpret data, and apply scientific reasoning to explain cause-and-effect relationships within the body. They will engage in collaborative problem-solving tasks that simulate real medical and biological challenges, strengthening both their content knowledge and their critical thinking skills. One powerful culminating experience will involve students designing and presenting a systems-based solution that demonstrates how the body maintains balance and responds to change.\r\n\r\nIn addition to fostering curiosity and deeper scientific understanding, this unit will directly support improved performance on MAP Science assessments by strengthening vocabulary, systems thinking, and application of scientific concepts. Rather than memorizing isolated facts, students will develop a comprehensive understanding of how body systems connect and function as a whole. Because of your support, our 5th grade GATES students will not only be better prepared academically, they will leave this unit with a stronger appreciation for the incredible design of the human body and greater confidence in their ability to think like scientists. Thank you for investing in their growth and success.","fullyFundedDate":1771081265664,"projectUrl":"project/understanding-us-human-body-science-for/10048867/","projectTitle":"Understanding Us: Human Body Science for GATES","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10048825,"letterContent":"Your support is helping us launch something incredibly special for our newest 2nd grade GATES students. Unleash Your Wild Side: STEAM Ecosystems for GATES will be the very first unit they experience next school year, setting the tone for curiosity, creativity, and high-level thinking from day one. When students previewed the materials and learned they would be exploring ecosystems from the Arctic to the desert through hands-on STEAM challenges, their excitement was immediate. They were especially thrilled to hear they would be building models, creating habitat designs, integrating art and science, and investigating how living things depend on one another. For many of these students, this will be their first experience in GATES, and thanks to you, that first impression will be one of wonder, rigor, and possibility.\r\n\r\nThroughout the unit, students will investigate real-world environmental systems, analyze how organisms adapt to survive, and design creative solutions to ecosystem challenges. They will collaborate in teams, ask deep questions, test ideas, and reflect on how human actions impact the natural world. One powerful moment we anticipate is when students construct and present their own ecosystem models, explaining the relationships between producers, consumers, decomposers, climate, and geography. This work builds far beyond simple science facts, it develops systems thinking, problem-solving, and global awareness.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our 2nd grade GATES curriculum will begin with an engaging, academically enriched foundation rooted in STEM, creativity, and real-world application. You are helping shape confident young thinkers who understand that learning is an adventure, and that they have the power to explore, design, and protect the world around them. Thank you for giving our students a wild and wonderful start to their GATES journey.","fullyFundedDate":1771083044068,"projectUrl":"project/unleash-your-wild-side-steam-ecosystems/10048825/","projectTitle":"Unleash Your Wild Side: STEAM Ecosystems for GATES","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Landburg","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4962610_orig.jpg?crop=2807,2807,x1357,y2972&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769020011497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/landburg"},{"teacherId":4962610,"projectId":10048774,"letterContent":"Your generosity has helped us take engineering design from an idea on paper to a hands-on, minds-on reality for our 3rd grade GATES students. With GATES Engineers in Action: Build a Better World, we are building a complete, cohesive curriculum rooted in academic enrichment, STEM exploration, curiosity, and real-world problem-solving. Although we will officially launch this unit next school year, students have already been buzzing with excitement as they preview the materials and learn that they will be tackling authentic challenges like designing structures that can withstand earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural forces. The moment they realized they would be acting as real engineers, testing, redesigning, and defending their solutions, was pure joy. You could see their confidence grow as they understood that this wasn't just a \"project,\" but meaningful work connected to the world around them.\r\n\r\nNext year, our third graders will collaborate in engineering teams to design, test, and refine models that simulate real-world disaster scenarios. They will analyze data, apply critical thinking, and use the engineering design process to improve their structures. One of our culminating experiences will involve students creating and presenting their own \"better world\" design solutions, where they will justify their decisions using evidence and scientific reasoning. Because of you, our students will not just learn about science and engineering, they will experience it. Your support is helping us cultivate resilient thinkers, creative problem-solvers, and confident leaders who understand that they have the power to design solutions that make the world stronger and safer. 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