{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Delaware Community School","outOfStateSupporters":28.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9919024,"projectId":9514134,"letterContent":"Our students were super excited to see the arrival of our colorful and cozy rug, pillows, and clip boards. I teach art in two schools. This project our school provided the rug which allowed us to double our request for the pillows and clipboards for a full class set. This flexible and comfortable seating allows the students to draw closely to the promethean board while watching a tutorial. It also allows students the flexible seating during instruction time while utilizing the promethean board, etc. Not only does it allow for comfort but is an essential asset to the students that are visually challenged.\r\n\r\nWe began this yr with a read allow of The Dot by Peter Reynolds. Several students and faculty pointed out that our rug had dots on it which followed our school themed book for this year while others also notice how it had dots on it like our Kandinsky poster. The upper elementary grades then dug deeper into the uses of pointillism by Georges Seurat.\r\n\r\nWe are so appreciative of the many uses of these resources and how they have a positive impact on the growth of our student's art techniques and styles, cooperative learning, and innovative mindsets. \r\n\r\nWhen asked where we acquired such vibrant versatile products I proudly say from my Donors, Amazon, and DonorsChoose.\r\n\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1758636829187,"projectUrl":"project/drawing-art-center-extension-with-flexib/9514134/","projectTitle":"Drawing Art Center Extension with Flexible and Comfortable Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mortzheim","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9919024"},{"teacherId":51713,"projectId":9815970,"letterContent":"Our students wanted to make a difference in other's lives and they did just that with this extremely important service project! \r\n\r\nWe were able to provide fire extinguishers, fire safety stickers, mini fire trucks and educational fire safety booklets to students, their families and community members. These resources have made a HUGE impact in so many lives in our community. We are truly grateful!\r\n\r\nWe invited the neighborhood firefighters into our school and also to a recent community event in which they educated everyone in fire safety. They discussed what to do in case of a fire emergency, worked alongside our faculty, talked with families and neighbors and answered any questions or concerns. \r\n\r\nEveryone kept thanking us and we told them it was because of your donations that we were able to make such a difference. Thank you again for funding community service projects!These resources have made a HUGE impact in so many lives in our community.","fullyFundedDate":1763149195909,"projectUrl":"project/students-are-amazing-leaders/9815970/","projectTitle":"Students are Amazing Leaders!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Whipple","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp51713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546100077183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/deborah-whipple"},{"teacherId":51713,"projectId":9264090,"letterContent":"Our STEAM Family Night: Winter Olympics Edition was OUTSTANDING!!! I couldn't have asked for a better evening. Our students, their families and community members all came out to explore, discover, experience and enjoy STEM through winter sports.\r\n\r\nOur students and families had so much fun. They rotated around to different themed stations and experienced \"ice skating\", curling, hockey, creating snowboarders, alpine skiers and bobsledders. They also tried snowshoeing, air hockey, winter themed board games and relaxed at the sensory table. \r\n\r\nStudents all received a prize and a gold medal for participating! Thank you for your donations because without them, we wouldn't have had such a successful, meaningful and memorable night. I know that everyone who attended and helped will always remember the fun that they had while learning about the Olympics! \r\n\r\nThank you for all of the activities, board games, STEM supplies, prizes and photo backdrops! We are all truly grateful! Thank you for helping us create an exciting, educational experience that they will never forget!","fullyFundedDate":1752178530087,"projectUrl":"project/steam-into-olympic-adventures/9264090/","projectTitle":"STEAM into Olympic Adventures","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Whipple","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp51713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546100077183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/deborah-whipple"},{"teacherId":10270074,"projectId":9898095,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support and funding the ice cream kits so my students could learn how to make their own homemade ice cream! They had the best time learning the science behind making ice cream and of course eating the delicious treat!\r\n\r\nMy students said that this has been their favorite project so far! They were excited to see the progress half way through and couldn't wait to scoop their ice cream; they all said it tasted so good!\r\n\r\nStudents learned the science behind liquids, solids, crystals and the ingredients needed to make a tasty treat! All of their hard work paid off in the end because they were able to add cookies and sprinkles too. Thank you again for your generosity and support in STEM education! My students and I thank you very much!","fullyFundedDate":1764713215677,"projectUrl":"project/lets-make-ice-cream/9898095/","projectTitle":"Let’s Make Ice Cream!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270074"},{"teacherId":10270074,"projectId":9840224,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing my students with multiple STEM projects and experiments. My students had the best time learning about crystals, how they are formed and all about making homemade ice cream!\r\n\r\nMy students were so excited to watch the crystals grow each day on their hedgehogs and couldn't wait to be able to take them home to show their parents and siblings.\r\n\r\nMost of my students said that their favorite project so far was making their own ice cream because they were able to eat it and because it tasted delicious! They learned the science behind liquids, solids, crystals and the ingredients needed to make a tasty treat! All of their hard work paid off in the end because they were able to add cookies and sprinkles to make their ice cream even more delicious! Thank you again for your generosity and support in STEM education! I appreciate all that you do for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1761086677599,"projectUrl":"project/ice-cream-crystals/9840224/","projectTitle":"Ice Cream & Crystals","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270074"},{"teacherId":10333286,"projectId":9860117,"letterContent":"My students were incredibly excited and proud to earn stickers for their hard work! They loved the variety of choices and were all smiles when they earned them! The stickers are a huge hit!\r\n\r\nThe binders have provided us with the ability to organize and readily display student work. There will be extremely helpful for parent/teacher conferences!\r\n\r\nThe border was perfect and our bulletin boards now stand out! All of the materials have made such a difference and my students and I thank you very much to! Everything was awesome! Thank you again for your kindness and support of my students.","fullyFundedDate":1764699490291,"projectUrl":"project/curious-kind-kindergartners/9860117/","projectTitle":"Curious & Kind Kindergartners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lounsbury","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10333286"},{"teacherId":51713,"projectId":9764597,"letterContent":"My students had so much fun designing, creating, building and testing their paper roller coasters! They learned about force, gravity, kinetic and potential energy and mass. They took some books home to learn more and were excited to show their projects to their families. They were so excited and truly enjoyed this project!\r\n\r\nThey also loved learning about circuits and using the copper tape, LED lights and batteries to create their own cards, which lit up. Some of my students made the cards for their parents, siblings, and others for their friends. This was a perfect project for fourth and fifth grade! Learning about circuits is a necessary skill for their science standards.\r\n\r\nI am so grateful to you for supporting my students, my love of STEM, my love of learning and teaching! I could not have done these projects without you. Thank you again for your generosity and kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1760627545242,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-learn-discover-through-stem/9764597/","projectTitle":"Help Us Learn & Discover Through STEM!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Whipple","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp51713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546100077183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/deborah-whipple"},{"teacherId":10270074,"projectId":9817055,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping our community by providing smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and pet safety stickers to anyone who needed one. Our community has had several fires over the past few months and your donation has helped tremendously in providing the supplies needed to protect our families and community members. \r\n\r\nWe received numerous hugs, thank you's and blessings from our community for our giveaway events. I made sure to share with everyone it was because of your incredible support and kindness and that without your generosity, these life saving resources wouldn't have been possible. Thank you for making this community service program possible. We are forever grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1762359297857,"projectUrl":"project/fire-safety-and-prevention-saves-lives/9817055/","projectTitle":"Fire Safety and Prevention Saves Lives!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270074"},{"teacherId":10270074,"projectId":9731367,"letterContent":"Thank you for giving my students incredible STEM experiences! They were intrigued and excited to learn about which areas grew the most bacteria and surprised by which locations had the least! They chose six surfaces throughout the school, learned how to streak the plates, made predictions and anxiously awaited the results. I was even surprised by some of the results!\r\n\r\nMy students also had a fantastic time planning their egg challenge experiment and witnessing the results! They were given $10.00 to spend on materials, sketched their designs, made predictions, learned about gravity and did their best to save their egg from the 10 foot fall. After their first design, they were able to redesign and make a second attempt for survival. \r\n\r\nMy students had the best time with their peers and made lasting memories! Thank you for providing all of the needed supplies and for providing enriching, hands-on STEM activities! We still have some extra items and will be conducting our next experiment after holiday break. Your donation was essential and we are forever grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1758567388959,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-stem/9731367/","projectTitle":"Learning Through STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270074"},{"teacherId":10270074,"projectId":9761664,"letterContent":"All of the classroom resources that were purchased have been utilized every day; we are extremely grateful that this project was funded. Thank you! \r\n\r\nMy students have been sharpening their brand new pencils with the new pencil sharpener and these just make them so happy! They love having a new pencil and we go through so many pencils throughout the school year so we are always in need of extra pencils! \r\n\r\nStudents have been using the post-it notes and markers to label their work in the Ziplock bags, using the dry erase markers to solve problems and show their work on their whiteboards and using the sensory items each day.\r\n\r\nStudents were excited to see all of the new supplies; they wanted me to tell you thank you for everything and for helping them! They are all smiles and so appreciative. Thank you again for your generosity and kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1760703163836,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-essentials/9761664/","projectTitle":"Classroom Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S. Mitchell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10270074"},{"teacherId":51713,"projectId":9169897,"letterContent":"THANK YOU from all of us for your support and generous donations for our Family STEM Night. This was the largest turnout we've ever had and our students and families had so much fun learning and discovering all of our animal themed activities and projects! \r\n\r\nStudents, parents, guardians and siblings spent the night exploring the activities throughout the gym. Every student and sibling received an animal mask and their choice of a prize. There were building challenges, animal mosaics, animal paper plate creations, animal sticker faces, math activities, a VR exploration experience, sensory stations, fossil and animal X-ray exploration, photo backdrops, games, challenges and more!\r\n\r\nParents and students kept saying thank you, were telling us their favorite activities and were smiling and laughing. I appreciate you more than I can express. Thank you for providing us with the resources to have an amazing and memorable night! Without you, none of this would be possible.","fullyFundedDate":1752064018548,"projectUrl":"project/family-stem-night-animal-habitats/9169897/","projectTitle":"Family Stem Night: Animal Habitats","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Whipple","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp51713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546100077183","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/deborah-whipple"},{"teacherId":2681612,"projectId":9225120,"letterContent":"This project has made a visible difference in our school library by bringing in new, high-interest titles that students are eager to read. With these updated books, students are practicing skills such as making text-to-self connections, expanding vocabulary, and strengthening comprehension while exploring stories that truly interest them. In the library, reading has become more joyful—students come in excited to browse, talk with friends about their favorite books, and proudly check out titles they can't wait to dive into.\r\n\r\nSeveral students who once avoided the library are now some of its most frequent visitors. For example, one student who had rarely borrowed books before now comes in weekly to pick up the newest graphic novels and often asks when the next ones will arrive. These new texts are not only helping students build stronger reading skills but also creating a library culture where reading feels fun, exciting, and worth sharing with others.","fullyFundedDate":1744230354430,"projectUrl":"project/library-favorites-refreshed/9225120/","projectTitle":"Library Favorites Refreshed","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chiappone","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2681612"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_21001","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":277,"numTeachers":28,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":15,"percentBlack":30,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":36,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":71.5,"schoolId":21001,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Delaware Community School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Delaware Community School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/albany-city-school-district/school-18-delaware-community-school-/21001"}