{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 128 Audubon","outOfStateSupporters":41.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2130513,"projectId":9857262,"letterContent":"On behalf of my incredible 5th-grade students, I want to express our deepest gratitude for your generous gift of a 3D printer.\r\nThis technology has transformed our classroom into a true \"Young Inventors' Lab.\" My students are no longer just learning about design and engineering in the abstract; they are now holding their own ideas in their hands. From prototyping solutions for real-world problems to seeing their digital creations come to life, your support has sparked a new level of confidence and curiosity in these young minds.\r\nWatching their faces light up as the printer begins a new project is a constant reminder of the impact you've made. You haven't just given us a piece of equipment—you've given my students the tools to see themselves as the innovators of tomorrow.\r\nThank you for investing in their future.\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nClaudia V. Oquel-Hirsch\r\nMedia Teacher, PS 128 Audubon","fullyFundedDate":1767200799412,"projectUrl":"project/young-inventors-lab-igniting-stem-skil/9857262/","projectTitle":"Young Inventors' Lab: Igniting STEM Skills with 3D Printing","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Oquel-Hirsch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2130513_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652718897570","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2130513"},{"teacherId":9752596,"projectId":9696782,"letterContent":"I'll always remember the first days that my students started on instruments. They had been looking forward to it for so long and when they finally saw them ready to be used, their faces said it all. They were so excited to start making music together. Some of them even asked, \"Those are for us? We get to use those?\" They couldn't believe it! \r\n\r\nWith the instruments previously available and the materials gained from this project, we were able to repair some instruments, provide method books to students, and officially implement a proper fourth grade concert band by combining two fourth grade classes. We also have two fifth grade classes in a modern band setting as well as another fourth grade class learning how to play keyboard. \r\n\r\nThe images shown below display how some of the donations are being used. There is a guitar with new strings, a clarinet with a working mouthpiece, as well as a trumpet and trombone with new mouthpieces that were previously missing, the drum set carpet to prevent from sliding, and the shelf containing our methods books as well as some keyboards. \r\n\r\nWe are now several months into our band program and the students are progressing towards learning more songs, with more techniques and notes being used on their instruments. Next, we will be tackling some short excerpts of movie soundtracks and other popular songs. \r\n\r\nI can't thank you enough for your support in helping me build this program. It is a long term project, but your donations have enabled us to move forward quickly. The students are extremely grateful, as am I.","fullyFundedDate":1762787078139,"projectUrl":"project/building-our-music-program/9696782/","projectTitle":"Building Our Music Program","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Walpole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9752596_orig.jpg?crop=400,400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731350705666","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9752596"},{"teacherId":306166,"projectId":9848470,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! Our students are having a blast using such great quality paints and exploring the endless possibilities and magic of watercolor painting. Your contribution toward our watercolor paints have enriched our students' learning experiences and creativity. \r\n\r\nWe are so grateful that you know how valuable our art education is. We also love that you went to school in Washington Heights too! Thank you so much for your support. We truly appreciate your kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1764646747768,"projectUrl":"project/our-artists-need-watercolor-paint/9848470/","projectTitle":"Our Artists Need Watercolor Paint!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Griffing","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/306166"},{"teacherId":6860050,"projectId":9854576,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible support, our therapy space has become a haven for communication, emotional growth, and sensory exploration! These resources are already making a meaningful difference for my students—many of whom are non-verbal or use communication devices—and they are thriving in ways that truly warm my heart.\r\n\r\nDuring a recent session, we introduced the Kasfalci Feelings Chart and Gel-Bead Emotion Friends. One student who typically struggles to express emotions used the chart to point to \"happy\" after completing a puzzle—a huge breakthrough! The sensory tools like the weighted butterfly and liquid motion bubblers have been essential for helping students regulate during challenging moments, allowing them to stay engaged and calm while learning.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials arrived, the excitement was contagious! Students immediately gravitated toward the colorful, tactile items. One child hugged the weighted butterfly and smiled—a simple gesture that spoke volumes about how comforting these tools are. For many of my learners, these resources aren't just \"fun\"; they're lifelines for communication and emotional security.\r\n\r\nWe're now diving into language-rich activities like the Build-A-Sentence Literacy Game and Storyteller Writing Box. These tools will help students practice sentence-building and storytelling in a hands-on, playful way. Our goal is to create moments where every child feels seen, heard, and empowered to express themselves—whether through words, pictures, or gestures. Your generosity is helping us make that vision a reality, one sensory-rich experience at a time.","fullyFundedDate":1764765389066,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-sparks-language-launchers-too/9854576/","projectTitle":"Sensory Sparks & Language Launchers: Tools for Tiny Talkers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ypsilantis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6860050_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x180,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1569813504517","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6860050"},{"teacherId":756,"projectId":9644202,"letterContent":"I would like to send you a message of gratitude. I thank you for donating to our class and helping the students with basic supplies. \r\n\r\nWith your donations the students can be creative, use their pencil cases to be responsible for their supplies, and the students will always know where to find their things. That's a big deal for a 3rd grade student. \r\n\r\nStudents need consistency and, with a simple pencil case, they have it in our classroom. This simple item is something that will direct them all year long. Thanks again dear donors.","fullyFundedDate":1757271154706,"projectUrl":"project/ready-setgo/9644202/","projectTitle":"Ready, Set...Go!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Maurtua","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp756_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x112,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1582249110570","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gmaurtua"},{"teacherId":9778537,"projectId":9148489,"letterContent":"The building blocks you have donated had a powerful impact on my class because it promotes creativity. Everyday they are building different structures. They are also able to problem solve. They can understand why a building too tall is not stable and might fall over. My students are also able to collaborate with others and build together. As my students build, they are able to explore math concepts, like counting, size and balance while experiencing spatial awareness. Block play also encourages language growth as children are able to describe their structures and share ideas with their friends.","fullyFundedDate":1746785472643,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-strong-foundation/9148489/","projectTitle":"Building a strong foundation!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Guzman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9778537_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728150022332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9778537"},{"teacherId":6939606,"projectId":9043053,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to our class. We were able to create beautiful things around our classroom that added so much color and life to our room. The kids love using the printer to make things for our room and love to see what we can create!\r\nWhen we learned about plants, we were able to create huge flowers for the kids to design and color that we were able to display around the room. We were also able to make large graduation posters for each kid so that they could display them around the room for our graduation.","fullyFundedDate":1743084674265,"projectUrl":"project/time-to-print/9043053/","projectTitle":"Time to Print!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Manfrates","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6939606"},{"teacherId":5347426,"projectId":9274062,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! This gift has fostered a sense of belonging and pride in the School-Based Committee on Special Education office for staff, students, and parents. The designed space reduces stress and promotes emotional well-being. Comfortable, engaging environments support better focus and task completion for all. The addition of colors, artwork, and themed decor influences emotions. The added color green, for example, can reduce anxiety. The sensory tools have helped students manage anxiety, ADHD, or sensory processing challenges by providing tactile stimulation. For some, having a stress toy can actually improve concentration by channeling excess energy.","fullyFundedDate":1750206168589,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-build-a-cozy-and-functional-spac/9274062/","projectTitle":"Help Me Build a Cozy and Functional Space","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Melanie Baez SBCSE","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5347426_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1670468643096","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5347426"},{"teacherId":9752596,"projectId":8790631,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your support in helping me and my students grow our music program here at P.S. 128! In the 2024-2025 school year, my students were able to enjoy a safe and collaborative learning space and experience making music with various instruments. Now they are connecting different types of sounds to rhythms and melodies thanks to the experiential learning we have been employing as a result of your contributions.\r\n\r\nMy students eyes lit up when they first saw the guitars. They were mesmerized when I was able to plug in the keyboards for them so they could play notes and chords. And even grades as young as Pre-K were beginning to hold drumsticks the proper way and play simple rhythms. \r\n\r\nThis year, we are looking to expand the band program to 4th and 5th graders, with the instruments that are now here in the classroom. There are guitars, keyboards, drums, as well as some brass and woodwind instruments. I want to give the students the opportunity to choose an instrument they want to play and show them the progress they can make over the course of practicing as a group and on their own time for a full school year. For the younger grades, everyone will be singing, moving, and performing rhythms with various instruments. The second grade will also learn to play simple melodies on the glockenspiel. \r\n\r\nI am very much looking forward to continued success this year at P.S. 128. Thank you again for your continued support.","fullyFundedDate":1731645511977,"projectUrl":"project/music-in-the-classroom-for-growth/8790631/","projectTitle":"Music in the Classroom for Growth!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Walpole","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9752596_orig.jpg?crop=400,400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1731350705666","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9752596"},{"teacherId":9778537,"projectId":8821781,"letterContent":"I am grateful for your donations. I had been a substitute teacher for 2 years and a half and finally became a permanent teacher in September of 2024. I graduated with a bilingual extension for birth to 2nd grade. This year I began my oficial career as a PreK Spanish teacher. \r\n As a substitute I taught a monolingual PreK class and can search online for worksheets and posters in English. Being a Spanish teacher was new to me and I knew, I had to start from scratch. The MacBook allowed me to create my wall posters and rules for my students in Spanish. The MacBook allowed me to use accents I could not use when I used a laptop given by my school. The printer is used to print out homework sheets in Spanish and my vocabulary words needed for all units. So once again, you all have made a difference and have encouraged me to go above and beyond in my career.","fullyFundedDate":1737605946992,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-pre-k-learning/8821781/","projectTitle":"Empowering Pre-K Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Guzman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9778537_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1728150022332","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9778537"},{"teacherId":306166,"projectId":9049479,"letterContent":"I wanted to sincerely thank you for your donations. The children who worked on creating a backdrop of an African Savannah for our musical were truly inspired by the project. They were so motivated and excited to paint a canvas that was six yards wide! It was an incredible learning experience for them, and they were filled with pride as they watched their hard work come to life.\r\n\r\nWhat they accomplished was nothing short of amazing, and the joy they felt from the experience is something they will carry with them for a lifetime. Your contributions provided them with a unique opportunity that not only helped bring our musical to life but also left a lasting impact on the children who worked so hard on the backdrop.\r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for giving our children the chance to be part of something so special. We are deeply appreciative of your support and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1737569558406,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-with-our-set-design-for-our-firs/9049479/","projectTitle":"Help Us with Our Set Design for Our First Musical!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Griffing","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/306166"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_151","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":440,"numTeachers":45,"percentFrplEligible":94,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":3,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":90,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"9.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":58.4,"schoolId":151,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about PS 128 Audubon on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"PS 128 Audubon","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/new-york-city-dept-of-ed/ps-128-audubon/151"}