{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Beacon School","outOfStateSupporters":21.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2238154,"projectId":9676642,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in our Othello project! \r\n\r\nWe just started the unit, and students are shocked and delighted to have their own copies of the text that they can hold, write in, and use however and whenever they need. It's a rarity in NYC schools for students to be able to keep the books that they use in class and such an awesome privilege to be able to give these students the gift of a personally annotated work of Shakespeare that they can keep forever! Should any become inspired to study literature or drama or (gasp) teaching English, they'll have a solid foundation of notes ready to go. How amazing!\r\n\r\nFrom a teaching/logistical standpoint, this gift is one of peace of mind and respite from our copy room. I am thrilled to be able to spend my time planning exciting lessons and working with our teaching artist from Lincoln Center and NOT cutting and pasting and running copies of specific scenes. This will be particularly helpful when our teaching artist helps us choose and act out certain scenes as a final project. Rather than make and staple different packets for each group (and pray that I made the right amount and stapled them in the right order), the entire text will be at each group's disposal. You've really saved us so much paperwork time that can now be spent on LEARNING. We appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1758899124945,"projectUrl":"project/more-of-the-moor/9676642/","projectTitle":"More of the Moor!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2238154_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641089557787","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/abate"},{"teacherId":269033,"projectId":9899889,"letterContent":"This project has enabled our students to have the space and tools to slow down and reconsider how images are made. Using new pinhole cameras and darkroom materials, students have been creating longer, and slower exposures, which require careful planning and patience. All of these processes do not utilize traditional lenses, so the mix of contact printing and pinhole photography encourage experimentation and revision. \r\n\r\nBecause of your direct support, students are not only learning the mechanics of photography but learning to think critically, learn from their inevitable mistakes, and have a deeper respect for time, craftsmanship and experimentation in the image making process.","fullyFundedDate":1764870000764,"projectUrl":"project/light-time-and-everything-in-between/9899889/","projectTitle":"Light, Time and Everything In Between","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flatow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp269033_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448419199093","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/flatowteachesphoto"},{"teacherId":269033,"projectId":9927255,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our project 'From Exposure to Exhibit'. Students are able to experience the full cycle of traditional photographic process from image-making to final presentation. Students have been creating cyanotypes on hot-press paper, carefully controlling exposure, mixing chemistry, and monitoring timing before washing and drying their prints. Comparing the work to traditional processes has been a transformative experience for students who are generationally connected to digital processes. \r\n\r\nThese materials encouraged students to slow down, plan their work, tap into the application of their process and connect craft and precision. Thank you so much for enabling our student to make these connections within the classroom and beyond.","fullyFundedDate":1764732104105,"projectUrl":"project/from-exposure-to-exhibit/9927255/","projectTitle":"From Exposure to Exhibit","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flatow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp269033_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448419199093","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/flatowteachesphoto"},{"teacherId":269033,"projectId":9899999,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this project to blend math and matting techniques in the photography classroom. Students are working to complete professional photography workflows by shooting, editing and printing their work, in order to custom cut mats. Students utilize fractional measurements to cut and design their own mat layouts using Locan mat cutters, calculating margins in oder to make precise decisions before each cut. \r\n\r\nStudent recognize these materials as professional tools, drawing a connection between what we are doing in the classroom and the visual arts-based job readiness skills that are actively being used in the fine-arts workplace. As students become comfortable with the process, the idea is to have them shift from teacher-guided actions to self-guided and independent completion of accurate matte cutting. This project connected mathematics to hands-on infused kinesthetic learning with practical applications beyond the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1763561370630,"projectUrl":"project/math-mat/9899999/","projectTitle":"Math & Mat","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flatow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp269033_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448419199093","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/flatowteachesphoto"},{"teacherId":4188663,"projectId":9679418,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my heartfelt thank you on behalf of the 200+ current and all future BeaconFilm students who will benefit from your generosity for years to come.\r\n\r\nThis successfully funded Donor's Choose campaign provided Beacon film students with incredible sounding Klipsch speakers and speaker stands to complement our new SmartTV. The funding also provided additional and much needed headphones and other supplies. \r\n\r\nThis benefit has become extremely evident as we now go through the final project and critique/PBA process for most film classes. Students use the new headphones while editing and their films have never sounded better! The new speakers really showcase the hard work that students have put into crafting their final projects from a sound design perspective. Thank you again from all BeaconFilm students!","fullyFundedDate":1758845646109,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-sound-better-at-beaconfilm/9679418/","projectTitle":"Help us sound better at BeaconFilm!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Bonner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4188663_orig.png?crop=400,400,x0,y222&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756936882256","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/beaconfilm"},{"teacherId":6958701,"projectId":9643529,"letterContent":"With the Best American anthologies, students have been able to complete reading circles in small groups. Through these reading circles, students have self-curated numerous stories to read and discuss and use as a springboard to create a DIY science fiction inspire 'zine (magazine). \r\n\r\nThrough this unit and project, students have become much more fluent in the intricacies of how science fiction elements and tropes shape narratives, fiction ones in particular. In their 'Zines students showcase analytical reviews of the Best American stories they read as well as feature original advertisements inspired by their respective anthologies and in tribute to the Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Analog Science Fiction and Fact and other sci-fi centric literary magazines. \r\n\r\nWhen the 'zines are completed, students will participate in a showcase where they get to read and interact with the 'zines created by their classmates. These Best American anthologies and 'zines have truly created a rich ground for exploring science fiction stories. In looking at the work of their peers during the showcase, students will create a newly curated list of stories ranging across the anthologies from 2017 - 2020 to read unique to the interests of each individual student.","fullyFundedDate":1756487807964,"projectUrl":"project/true-or-false-reading-the-best-american/9643529/","projectTitle":"True or False: Reading the Best American Science Fiction","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Benitez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6958701_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x302,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574798167891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6958701"},{"teacherId":3473318,"projectId":9685990,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generous gift of our new iPad and Apple Pencil. Our class is absolutely thrilled, and the impact has already been remarkable.\r\n\r\nRight now, we are deep into our long-term science investigation studying the effects of soda and other drinks on chicken bones. The iPad has transformed the way students collect and analyze data. With the Apple Pencil, they can document both quantitative and qualitative observations with precision and speed. This has been a game changer—students can review their notes, graphs, and sketches instantly and adjust their techniques as they continue experimenting. It feels as though our \"scientific audience\" is right there with us as students compile and share findings in real time.\r\n\r\nThe ability to capture close-up video has also added a whole new dimension to their learning. Students can rewatch moments from the experiment, compare results over time, and refine their analysis with greater detail. This repeated review has deepened their understanding and elevated the quality of their scientific conclusions.\r\n\r\nAn unexpected but very welcome benefit has been using the iPad as an extended screen in our smaller classrooms. This has allowed every student to clearly view lectures, demonstrations, and models, creating a more inclusive learning environment.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has not only provided a new tool it has opened doors for deeper inquiry, richer discussion, and more confident learners. Thank you for supporting our classroom and helping our students grow as scientists.","fullyFundedDate":1758565994448,"projectUrl":"project/studying-the-world-through-steam/9685990/","projectTitle":"Studying the World through STEAM","teacherDisplayName":"Teacher Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3473318"},{"teacherId":547364,"projectId":9455415,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my classroom now has a wonderful collection of books that students can borrow and enjoy on their own time. The addition of so many new, high-interest young adult titles has truly captured their attention. Having access to books that reflect their lives, interests, and the world around them has helped students see reading as something exciting and personal, not just something they do for school assignments.\r\n\r\nStudents love scanning the shelves for the latest books their friends are talking about, and they've started recommending titles to one another. Some of my most reluctant readers have surprised me by checking out a book \"just to try it\" and coming back a week later asking for more from the same author. It's been amazing to watch their confidence and curiosity grow simply because they have books that feel relevant and engaging.\r\n\r\nYour support means the world to me and my students.","fullyFundedDate":1758898995363,"projectUrl":"project/best-books-for-bookworms/9455415/","projectTitle":"Best Books for Bookworms","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McPherson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp547364_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452089650472","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-elkind"},{"teacherId":547364,"projectId":9658521,"letterContent":"Since receiving our new color printer and laminator, my students have been able to engage with classroom materials in a much more dynamic and meaningful way. Having access to color printing allows me to create handouts that truly capture students' attention: from vividly illustrated poems to side-by-side analyses of artwork and text. \r\n\r\nThe laminator has been a wonderful addition as well. We've been able to preserve frequently used resources such as table numbers, station instructions, and reference materials. \r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for your generosity- it's made a visible and lasting difference in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1758899074264,"projectUrl":"project/the-ultimate-dream-team-a-color-printer/9658521/","projectTitle":"The Ultimate Dream Team: a Color Printer and a Laminator","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McPherson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp547364_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452089650472","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-elkind"},{"teacherId":269033,"projectId":9521258,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting Photography is Alive 2.0! \r\n\r\nAs a direct result of your generosity, our students are now able to explore photography beyond traditional mediums. With new supplies, like film and processing materials, inks, papers, and a professional quality photo printer, students are now able to dig into alternative and hybrid processes that challenge their notion of what they consider to be photography. \r\n\r\nAdvanced students are combining digital manipulation with analog printing, in both traditional and UV light. Your support ensures that our program continues to access a college-level space which allows for creative risk-taking in an open laboratory. Intermediate and beginning photographers are using these materials for large-format professional printing so that they can present their work at the end of the year in a community-wide art show. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping us keep photography alive and well in our classroom, community and for the next generation of artists.","fullyFundedDate":1758847968721,"projectUrl":"project/photography-is-alive-20/9521258/","projectTitle":"Photography Is Alive 2.0","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flatow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp269033_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448419199093","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/flatowteachesphoto"},{"teacherId":269033,"projectId":9805877,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of our photography classroom! \r\n\r\nAs a direct result of your contributions, my students have been able to create digital negatives and positives using the new transparency supplies, opening the door to exciting alternative processes like cyanotypes, anthotypes, and chlorophyll prints. \r\n\r\nWhen the supplies arrived, students were thrilled to finally work with tools they had only read about. Watching their first prints develop under UV light filled the space with excitement and pride. They'll continue refining their techniques and preparing a series of alternative process prints for our end-of-semester exhibition. \r\n\r\nYour generosity has made this meaningful learning possible, inspiring students to think deeply and creatively about the art and science of photography. Thank you for helping them see the medium, and their own potential, in a whole new light.","fullyFundedDate":1760715798514,"projectUrl":"project/clear-alternatives/9805877/","projectTitle":"Clear Alternatives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Flatow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp269033_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1448419199093","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/flatowteachesphoto"},{"teacherId":6958701,"projectId":9201631,"letterContent":"Reading Naomi Alderman's The Power as part of the Beacon Book Club was an awesome experience. None of the students were familiar with The Power so it was a refreshing experience for the students to experience the book as a collective. Our discussions regarding the various plot points and characters were lively and passionate. We thoroughly enjoyed discussing how the various women characters reacted and evolved across the novel's length. \r\n\r\nBecause the book was read independently for an after school club, the stigma of it being \"a boring book my teacher assigned\" was not present and thus it created a more free flowing discussion. Even without requiring students to annotate the Power, we still came in with sticky notes peeking from in between the pages to highlight passages worth discussing.\r\n\r\nUpon returning from summer, various club members let me know they thought about the book a handful of times over the summer while reading, which I appreciate because I initially proposed the book as an option for the club to read. The Power was certainly a nice way for the club to culminate their school year. I also like to think that because we read the Power, the club for the current school year has doubled in size through word of mouth recruitment. \r\n\r\nThank you and cheers to independent reading!","fullyFundedDate":1744239282747,"projectUrl":"project/promoting-the-power-of-independent-readi/9201631/","projectTitle":"Promoting the power of independent reading with The Power (novel).","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Benitez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6958701_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x302,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574798167891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6958701"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_1232","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1373,"numTeachers":61,"percentFrplEligible":74,"percentAsian":13,"percentBlack":12,"percentWhite":35,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":31,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"22.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":78.1,"schoolId":1232,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Beacon School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Beacon School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/new-york-city-dept-of-ed/beacon-high-school/1232"}