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I've heard \"I'm gonna ask my parents to get me this game\"...speaking of \"Guess Who\", \"Connect Four\", dominies, multiplication war cards, magnetic tiles, UNO, and th Hidden Pictures Book. \r\n The chatter and laughter that I hear when the kids are interacting with each other is heartwarming. My students deserve this.","fullyFundedDate":1760723374090,"projectUrl":"project/playtime-unplugged/9827437/","projectTitle":"Playtime Unplugged!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McCullough","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10311147_orig.png?crop=720,720,x0,y148&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760401971059","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10311147"},{"teacherId":10213040,"projectId":9637611,"letterContent":"I hope this message finds you well. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous support of my \"Germ Free in 5th Grade\" project. 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About this school
Briarwood Academy is
an urban public school
in Charlotte, North Carolina that is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District.
It serves 630 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
Its teachers have had 156 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Briarwood Academy
$64,222
raised using DonorsChoose
156
projects
funded
56
teachers
funded
353
donors
25
projects
for
basic supplies
11
projects for
technology
20
projects for
books
3
projects
for
art supplies
Briarwood Academy has received support from
205 individuals from North Carolina and
148 individuals out-of-state.