{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Nathaniel Hawthorne School 25","outOfStateSupporters":24.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9335607,"projectId":9393022,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project on DonorsChoose. Because of you, we were able to get classroom supplies that help our learning experiences and basic supplies for some students. \r\n\r\nYour donation made a real difference. The students are actively engaged, prepared with the supplies they need, excited and eager to learn. We make many anchor charts together to enhance our learning and problem solving skills. We create many projects and writing activities that these supplies have helped them create projects and writing pieces that they are able to put their own individualized touches on. \r\n\r\nYour kindness means the world to us. Thank you for helping make s learning better every day.","fullyFundedDate":1750009453990,"projectUrl":"project/project-title-empowering-young-minds-wi/9393022/","projectTitle":"Project Title: Empowering Young Minds with Essential Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Spencer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9335607_orig.png?crop=1290,1290,x0,y743&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1734630437737","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9335607"},{"teacherId":9193936,"projectId":9407546,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our project, Racial Justice & Representation for Kindergarteners 25/26. Because of you, my classroom will become an even more vibrant, inclusive, and joyful space for my students to learn, create, and explore who they are. The multicultural puppets, crayons, markers, construction paper, and people cutouts you helped us purchase will make a profound impact on the way my kindergartners see themselves and one another.\r\nFrom the moment my students watched me unpack the new materials, there was a collective \"wow!\" across the room. They were especially excited about the multicultural crayons and markers as I added them to their desk supplies. One child eagerly held up a brown crayon and exclaimed, \"This one matches me!\" Another student began mixing colors to find the perfect shade for their skin tone, saying, \"I can make my own color!\" What could have been a simple art activity quickly became a meaningful conversation about identity and belonging. My students learned that skin color is one of many things that make us special, and that every person's shade deserves to be represented.\r\nThe multicultural puppets have become an instant favorite during our storytelling and social–emotional learning times. Each puppet represents different backgrounds and features, allowing students to create stories that reflect the diversity of our classroom and community. During one activity, we used the puppets to act out scenarios about fairness, kindness, and inclusion. The students naturally used the puppets to show empathy and problem-solving — for example, helping a \"friend puppet\" who felt left out or voting together on how to make a group decision. Through play, they were practicing the core civics concepts of equity, respect, and voice — ideas that are often hard to teach at this age but come alive through creative storytelling.\r\nThe construction paper and people cutouts will help us extend these lessons into art and writing. Each student can create a self-portrait using materials that finally allowed them to represent their true skin tone, hair texture, and facial features. I just know how incredible it will be to see how proud they are to make \"people\" that actually look like them. We will use the puppets and cutouts to create a \"Kindness Community\" wall, where students will add drawings of themselves doing something that helps our classroom — sharing supplies, including others at play, or cleaning up after centers. The sense of ownership and pride they will feel in seeing their work displayed will be powerful.\r\nThese simple but deeply meaningful materials will transform not only how we make art but also how we talk about ourselves and one another. Every day, my students are developing language to describe fairness, feelings, and respect. They are learning that every person deserves to be seen and valued — lessons that go far beyond kindergarten. \r\nAs we continue the year, our next steps include using these materials in a \"We Belong\" storytelling project, where students will create puppet shows celebrating their unique identities and family traditions. They will also collaborate on a large \"Friendship Mural\" using their people cutouts to represent how our classroom community fits together — different colors, sizes, and personalities, all connected. These activities will help reinforce the message that inclusion and representation are not just topics for discussion, but ways of being every day.\r\nYour generosity has given my students the tools to see themselves in their learning, to express pride in who they are, and to celebrate the beauty of our differences. You have helped us build a foundation for understanding justice, respect, and belonging — values that will shape these children for years to come. Thank you for investing in their confidence, creativity, and voices. Because of you, our classroom is a brighter, more equitable, and more joyful place to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1759852428153,"projectUrl":"project/racial-justice-representation-for-kind/9407546/","projectTitle":"Racial Justice & Representation for Kindergarteners 25/26","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dana-Rumi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9193936_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760554979043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9193936"},{"teacherId":9193936,"projectId":9288224,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for contributing to my classroom project. Having water bottles for my students is amazing! \r\nThe positive affirmations stickers for student names and empowerment are a chef's kiss to this project. \r\nLearning about how and why to hydrate our bodies and brains is so important for children. They are learning to be at their best! \r\nStudents are learning responsibility and how to take care of their brain and bodies! \r\nSupporting the whole student is a huge part of who I am as a teacher.","fullyFundedDate":1746579839703,"projectUrl":"project/hydration-station-for-little-learners/9288224/","projectTitle":"Hydration Station for Little Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dana-Rumi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9193936_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760554979043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9193936"},{"teacherId":9193936,"projectId":9250686,"letterContent":"I have started the school year using several texts to show diversity. We are learning to draw people and concentrate on adding hairstyles, facial expressions and clothing to our people. \r\n\r\nHaving books with lots of people who look like my students is invaluable. This is only one way I'm using the materials. \r\n\r\nWe are also comparing cultures and traditions and what different families can look like. \r\n\r\nI'm also planning to use a few texts to collaborate with older students who will read to my Kindergarten students and complete a project together. \r\n\r\nSo much more to come! \r\n\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1746527061536,"projectUrl":"project/anti-racism-multi-cultural-learning-for/9250686/","projectTitle":"Anti-Racism, Multi-Cultural Learning for Young Children","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dana-Rumi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9193936_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760554979043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9193936"},{"teacherId":9193936,"projectId":8964943,"letterContent":"I can't begin to thank everyone that donated. The color printer has been an amazing tool, thus far. I am able to, \"in the moment\" change materials, print pictures for my English language learners, and make charts that my struggling students need...in color! It is benefitting all of my students on a daily basis and will for years to come! \r\n\r\nI am so excited to be able to be more consistent with materials for students now that the color printer is available in my classroom anytime I need it. \r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our future. Everything you need to know you really do learn in Kindergarten!!","fullyFundedDate":1742701646135,"projectUrl":"project/kind-kindergarteners-need-color/8964943/","projectTitle":"Kind Kindergarteners Need Color","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dana-Rumi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9193936_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760554979043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9193936"},{"teacherId":9193936,"projectId":9004437,"letterContent":"Thank you for investing in our future. Social emotional well being is critical for our students. Books are a wonderful way to introduce a topic and allow children a way to relate to characters and events. \r\n\r\nAt the Kindergarten level, I try to read to my students as often as possible and give them opportunities to interact with the books we read, as well. We often respond with drawings, discussions, or we act out parts of the stories we read. \r\n\r\nThank you for giving my students print material to interact with that is meaningful to the work we are doing to help them understand social situations and heal from trauma.","fullyFundedDate":1734646655609,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-and-emotional-regulation/9004437/","projectTitle":"Literacy and Emotional Regulation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dana-Rumi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9193936_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760554979043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9193936"},{"teacherId":7280910,"projectId":8976165,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generous donation of multicultural books to our classroom! These texts are a wonderful addition to our library, and they provide valuable opportunities for our students to explore diverse cultures and perspectives. In our classroom, we focus on building essential literacy skills, such as comprehension, critical thinking, and making connections between texts and their own experiences. The new books are helping to foster these skills by introducing students to characters, settings, and stories that reflect a wide range of backgrounds, which in turn enhances their understanding of the world around them. We also encourage students to analyze the themes and messages within these stories, which deepens their ability to critically evaluate texts and discuss them meaningfully.\r\nReading in our classroom is an interactive and student-centered experience. We engage in group discussions, partner reading, and individual reflections, where students share their thoughts and questions about the stories. They are encouraged to think about how the characters' experiences might relate to their own lives and to ask questions that promote further understanding. Some of our students, particularly those who are from similar cultural backgrounds to those represented in the books, have really enjoyed connecting with the characters and seeing their stories reflected in the pages. Others are discovering new aspects of different cultures and traditions that they hadn't encountered before, which has sparked their curiosity and eagerness to learn more. It's truly inspiring to see how these books are opening new worlds for our students!","fullyFundedDate":1735092297518,"projectUrl":"project/getting-comfy-and-cozy-with-a-good-book/8976165/","projectTitle":"Getting Comfy and Cozy With a Good Book","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campbell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7280910"},{"teacherId":5793811,"projectId":8840872,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations towards a classroom easel! \r\nThe easel came in a big box. The kids were so thrilled to open up their \"present\". Each student took a turn tearing a piece of the cardboard! They also took turns guessing what was inside the box! Some of their guesses included a new pet, a giant book of everything and a new broom:)! They were excited to see that their gift was an easel! We assembled the easel as a class and started to use it right away!\r\nCurrently we are using the easel to write a class story! Because it is mobile we are able to move it around the room allowing small groups to access it.\r\nOur entire class thanks you again for your donations!","fullyFundedDate":1731996077522,"projectUrl":"project/a-mobile-easel-for-my-amazing-third-grad/8840872/","projectTitle":"A Mobile Easel for my Amazing Third Graders!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Feldstein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-feldstein"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_21487","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":281,"numTeachers":34,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":45,"percentWhite":7,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":38,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"8.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":75.1,"schoolId":21487,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Nathaniel Hawthorne School 25 on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Nathaniel Hawthorne School 25","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/rochester-city-school-district/nathaniel-hawthorne-school-25/21487"}