{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Brooklyn International High School","outOfStateSupporters":44.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":54260,"projectId":10220204,"letterContent":"Thank you all for funding this project and providing my students with the necessary reagents to continue our genetic research project on the PTC bitterness tasting gene.\r\n\r\nFor the past 12 years, our students have been studying and building a data base of the phenotypes and genotypes of their classmates. They use to data to predict the frequency of dominant and recessive alleles among different populations around the world and to compare their data with those of research scientists.\r\n\r\nYour very generous gift ensures that will can add this year's data to the growing data base.\r\n\r\nAgain thank you for your continues support of public education in NYC.","fullyFundedDate":1778255864273,"projectUrl":"project/the-bitter-the-better/10220204/","projectTitle":"The Bitter the Better","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oszust","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp54260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450709117780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oszust"},{"teacherId":54260,"projectId":10097030,"letterContent":"Thank you all for funding this project and providing my students with the table tennis table that we needed to replace ones that were damaged through heavy use. \r\n\r\nWe are a small school with very limited funding. Your very generous gift ensures that we will have the proper equipment to continue our PSAL table tennis program. This particular sport is very important to our school as it is the only one that we can host at our campus.\r\n\r\nThank you all again for support our team. Your gift will have a lasting impression on our team as we move into the next season.","fullyFundedDate":1773671313907,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-our-table-tennis-team/10097030/","projectTitle":"Supporting our Table Tennis Team","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oszust","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp54260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450709117780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oszust"},{"teacherId":54260,"projectId":10097020,"letterContent":"Thank you all for funding this project and providing my students with the table tennis table that we needed to replace ones that were damaged through heavy use. \r\n\r\nWe are a small school with very limited funding. Your very generous gift ensures that we will have the proper equipment to continue our PSAL table tennis program. This particular sport is very important to our school as it is the only one that we can host at our campus.\r\n\r\nThank you all again for support our team. Your gift will have a lasting impression on our team as we move into the next season.","fullyFundedDate":1773671311737,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-our-table-tennis-team/10097020/","projectTitle":"Supporting our Table Tennis Team","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oszust","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp54260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450709117780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oszust"},{"teacherId":54260,"projectId":9982996,"letterContent":"Thank you all for funding this project and providing my students the cleaning products and paper towels we needed for our classroom.\r\n\r\nWe needed these supplies to ensure that our students have access to the safest cleanest lab so that they can conduct their experiments. Science is a messy discipline and requires a clean, safe environment to ensure success.\r\n\r\nThank you for your continued support of public education in New York City. Together we can ensure a safe learning environment for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1770995470836,"projectUrl":"project/a-need-for-neat/9982996/","projectTitle":"A Need for Neat","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oszust","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp54260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450709117780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oszust"},{"teacherId":54260,"projectId":9972318,"letterContent":"Thank you all for funding this project and providing my students the Zero Water filters we needed for our in-class water dispenser. \r\n\r\nAs we are located in one of the older buildings in New York City, our plumbing system consists of pipes made from lead and other materials. We needed a filtration system to ensure that our students have access to the safest water possible. The Zero Water filters do just that.\r\n\r\nThank you for your continued support of public education in New York City. Together we can ensure a safe learning environment for our students.","fullyFundedDate":1770996215135,"projectUrl":"project/lead-free-water-for-all/9972318/","projectTitle":"Lead-Free Water for All","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oszust","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp54260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450709117780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oszust"},{"teacherId":121010,"projectId":9908762,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to this project! It seems simple, but having a safe, private, and secure locker where each of my students can keep their belongings throughout the day is so valued.\r\n\r\nWe have 84 lockers in our 11th-grade hallway, and now each student has their own combination lock and secure storage for space. The longer I teach, the more I realize that simple conveniences and safeguards that one might take for granted -- like having an individual lock or a clean, safe place to store their school supplies, coats, and personal items -- are so important. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your understanding and support.","fullyFundedDate":1772550468386,"projectUrl":"project/locker-buddies/9908762/","projectTitle":"Locker Buddies","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ei","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp121010_orig.jpg?crop=1587,1587,x0,y148&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763599891413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emeeker"},{"teacherId":54260,"projectId":9671377,"letterContent":"Thank you all for funding this project and providing the resources our students needed to study plant growth and to create an experiment that focuses on the affect of different growing medium for plants.\r\n\r\nOur students have been studying the benefits and drawbacks of hydroponic plant growth versus traditional soil based methods. We are still in the process of gathering qualitative and quantitative data and will soon be conducting taste test of our radishes and cherry tomatoes.\r\n\r\nThanks to the Maxwell/Hanarahan Foundation this project was possible. Your generous donation will have a lasting impact on our students. Again thank you for your continued support of public education.","fullyFundedDate":1761932697834,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-in-the-green/9671377/","projectTitle":"Bringing In the Green","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oszust","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp54260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450709117780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oszust"},{"teacherId":54260,"projectId":9671429,"letterContent":"Thank you all for funding this project and providing my Table tennis team with new competition level paddle so that my girls can play their best. \r\n\r\nOur school is small with a small budget. This means that we often do not have the funds to replace items like sports equipment for PSAL teams. Your generous support allows us to continue to offer table tennis as a team sport for our girls.\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for your support of public education in New York City. With your help, we can support our students as they learn and grow.","fullyFundedDate":1758899305998,"projectUrl":"project/competitive-paddles-for-the-competitive/9671429/","projectTitle":"Competitive Paddles for the Competitive Edge","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Oszust","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp54260_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450709117780","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-oszust"},{"teacherId":2247207,"projectId":9740730,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for your support of all students having access to bilingual dictionaries. These are important in so many ways in my classroom. They are a key part of my diagnostic work at the beginning of the year, when I observe how students navigate a text using the bilingual OPDs so that I know which students will need more or less support as we use reference texts (atlases and dictionaries) in the classroom. Last week, when I got a new student, my French OPD was my go to as I listened to the student read out loud to me as a way of assessing his fluency and decoding skills. \r\n\r\nAt this point in the year, the picture dictionaries support students during independent reading time and in their project work. During our ten minutes of independent reading time, students use them to make their own vocabulary lists, and read with each other in mixed proficiency groups to teach each other how to say different words. In project work, students use them to find vocabulary to describe emotions that characters are feeling and describe what characters look like. Thanks so much for supporting this work in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1758798426415,"projectUrl":"project/bilingual-resources-for-english-learners/9740730/","projectTitle":"Bilingual Resources for English Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Erin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2247207_orig.jpg?crop=1102,1102,x1733,y1317&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700768316902","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/erinf"},{"teacherId":121010,"projectId":9424574,"letterContent":"Teaching Health Education to newly-arrived teens has many challenges and many opportunities. In addition to students adjusting to a new country, new culture, new language and new social connections, they face many \"adult\" responsibilities such as being a wage-earner, translating for family medical and legal appointments, childcare and household chores. Emotional stress can impact their ability to focus and express themselves in the classroom. As a teacher trained in teaching mindfulness to children, I this year I created a routine: a daily\"Take a Pause\" before every class begins. \r\n\r\nStarting with breathing exercises like box breathing and belly breathing, I have added mindful listening, speaking and interactive warm-ups to the start of each class. The supplies you helped me purchase are integral to these activities! The seat cushions, rain sticks, mindfulness cards and meditation tools have the students staying curious and open about how simple it can be to \"stop\" and practice being more aware of our surroundings. It is helping them to manage stress, communicate better, and feel more compassionate toward themselves and others. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and thoughtfulness! It makes a difference each and every day in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1755711052691,"projectUrl":"project/mindful-starts-to-every-class/9424574/","projectTitle":"Mindful Starts to Every Class","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ei","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp121010_orig.jpg?crop=1587,1587,x0,y148&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763599891413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/emeeker"},{"teacherId":8448440,"projectId":9449701,"letterContent":"When my students first saw the new cushions and stools, the reactions were priceless. One student yelled, \"These are for us?!\" while another immediately claimed a favorite color and settled in to read. Our dance studio has always been full of energy and movement, but now it's also a place where students can relax, focus, and feel at home during study hall and enrichment time.\r\n\r\nThese new seats have made such a difference for my 9th and 10th graders. They love being able to choose where and how they sit—some spread out on the floor cushions with their books, while others perch on stools to work on writing or language activities. I've noticed a huge boost in focus and calm during quieter class times.\r\n\r\nSoon, we'll be using the stools for an upcoming drumming residency, where students will explore rhythm, teamwork, and cultural expression through music. It's been amazing to see how something as simple as flexible seating can make the studio feel more creative, comfortable, and truly theirs.","fullyFundedDate":1752109591812,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-for-a-versatile-space/9449701/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating for a Versatile Space","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Karli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8448440_orig.jpg?crop=3456,3456,x864,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1751925815359","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8448440"},{"teacherId":121010,"projectId":9216497,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity in enabling me to provide my students with audio equipment to make out \"Reflection Space\" complete. The headphones, two cd players and cord splitters are being used by both individual students and groups to listen to cds and videos as part of our mindfulness practices in the Health classroom. \r\n\r\nKnowing that there are individuals like you who recognize the value or sound healing and audio-visual learning means a great deal to our inclusive, welcoming and creative health education efforts. 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