{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Eakin Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":57.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8722033,"projectId":10530659,"letterContent":"At Eakin Elementary, we know that students cannot fully focus on learning when they are worried about having clean, comfortable, and appropriately fitting clothing. Many of our students and families face financial challenges, and unexpected needs can make it difficult to provide everything a growing child needs. Through Clothed in Confidence, we want to make sure that students who need clothing can receive it with dignity, compassion, and without feeling singled out.\r\n\r\nThe clothing from this project will help stock our school clothing resources with items students can use when they arrive at school without appropriate clothing, have outgrown what they have, or need something clean and comfortable to wear. Having access to clothing at school removes a barrier that can affect a student's comfort, confidence, attendance, and ability to participate in the school day.\r\n\r\nWhen students feel comfortable and confident, they are better able to focus their attention on what really matters—learning, building relationships, and being part of their school community. A simple shirt, pair of pants, or other clothing item can make a tremendous difference to a child who is worried about not having what they need.\r\n\r\nYour support will help us remind our students that they matter and that their basic needs are important. By helping provide clothing, you are helping our Eakin Eagles walk into school feeling cared for, confident, and ready to learn. Thank you for helping us ensure that no student has to miss out on learning or feel embarrassed because they do not have the clothing they need.","fullyFundedDate":1788588101139,"projectUrl":"project/clothed-in-confidence-helping-eakin-stu/10530659/","projectTitle":"Clothed in Confidence: Helping Eakin Students Thrive","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8722033_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665149599103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eakinpbis"},{"teacherId":10458369,"projectId":10134273,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our students were able to celebrate the end of the school year in a truly special way! Each student received a graduation sash to wear during our end-of-the-year ceremony. They had so much fun personalizing their sashes with colorful stickers, making each one unique and meaningful. We also used the button-making supplies to create custom buttons that students proudly attached to their sashes. Watching them design and decorate their keepsakes was a wonderful classroom moment, and they were so excited to show off their creations to friends and family.\r\n\r\nThe students' reactions were priceless. As soon as they saw the sashes and all the decorating materials, the room filled with excitement. They carefully chose stickers, created personalized buttons, and took great pride in making something that represented their school year. These keepsakes made our celebration even more memorable.\r\n\r\nAs an added bonus, the Stanley Cup was used as a special prize in a classroom drawing, and the lucky winner was thrilled! It created even more excitement and helped make the celebration fun for everyone.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us create lasting memories for our students. Your generosity gave them a meaningful way to celebrate their accomplishments, and they will remember this special day for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1773172121695,"projectUrl":"project/5th-grade-victory-celebrating-success-a/10134273/","projectTitle":"5th Grade Victory: Celebrating Success and Teamwork!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Myers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10458369"},{"teacherId":9230147,"projectId":10175030,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping fund my PBIS whole-school pancake party. We could not do this without the generosity of people who believe in our cause. Our students ask about our chocolate chip pancakes frequently, and they know what they have to do to earn it: have great behavior! I feel so lucky to get to create these core memories and build community over breakfast with these awesome students. They deserve so much. I can't wait for our first pancake party of the year! Thanks again for everything!","fullyFundedDate":1777919062738,"projectUrl":"project/pbis-pancake-party/10175030/","projectTitle":"PBIS Pancake Party","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jewell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9230147_orig.jpg?crop=1242,1242,x0,y430&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704903897886","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/m-jewell"},{"teacherId":8722033,"projectId":10525927,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping bring SEL Books With a Place to Go to life! These books will give our students meaningful opportunities to explore emotions, empathy, kindness, confidence, resilience, and coping skills through stories and characters they can connect with. Our SEL room is a safe space where students can take a break, talk through challenges, regulate their emotions, and learn strategies that help them return to the classroom ready to learn.\r\n\r\nHaving a dedicated place for our SEL books will make these resources accessible and inviting for students. Books such as the I Survived series can help students explore resilience, courage, perseverance, and overcoming adversity, while other SEL books will encourage students to understand their feelings, develop empathy, build positive relationships, and recognize their own strengths.\r\n\r\nYour donation is helping us create more than a bookshelf—it is helping us create a resource students can turn to when they need comfort, connection, or encouragement. These books will become tools for individual reflection, small-group conversations, and SEL lessons throughout the school year. Most importantly, they will remind our students that their feelings matter, challenges can be overcome, and they are never alone. Thank you for helping us build a space where our students can read, reflect, grow, and thrive!","fullyFundedDate":1787864939209,"projectUrl":"project/sel-books-with-a-place-to-go/10525927/","projectTitle":"Sel Books With a Place to Go","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8722033_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665149599103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eakinpbis"},{"teacherId":8722033,"projectId":10295544,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my project, 3D Printing Kindness Through STEAM! Your generosity is giving our students the opportunity to combine creativity, technology, and kindness in a truly meaningful way.\r\n\r\nWith your support, students will be able to design and 3D print fidgets that can be shared with classmates who may benefit from having a tool to help them focus, calm their bodies, or manage strong emotions. Instead of simply receiving a fidget, students will have the opportunity to create something with a purpose and then give it to someone else—turning STEAM learning into an act of kindness.\r\n\r\nThis project will teach students that their creativity can make a difference in someone else's day. They will practice problem-solving, perseverance, design, and technology skills while also developing empathy and thinking about the needs of their classmates.\r\n\r\nYour donation is helping us show students that kindness can be created, designed, and shared! Thank you for investing in our students and helping them use their creativity and STEAM skills to make our school community a more caring and supportive place.\r\n\r\nWith heartfelt gratitude,\r\n\r\nThank you for helping our students print kindness, one fidget at a time","fullyFundedDate":1787198141195,"projectUrl":"project/3d-printing-kindness-through-steam/10295544/","projectTitle":"3D Printing Kindness Through STEAM","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8722033_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665149599103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eakinpbis"},{"teacherId":8722033,"projectId":10534065,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting Building Empathy and Kindness Through SEL Books! Your generous donation will help provide engaging SEL books that give our students meaningful opportunities to explore emotions, empathy, kindness, friendship, and positive relationships.\r\n\r\nBooks can open the door to important conversations. Through relatable characters and stories, students can see themselves and others in different situations, learn to recognize and understand feelings, and consider how their words and actions affect those around them. These books will become valuable tools during SEL lessons, small groups, and individual conversations with students.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping us teach students that kindness is a choice and that empathy begins with understanding others. Each story will provide an opportunity for students to reflect, share their thoughts, practice problem-solving, and develop the social-emotional skills they need both inside and outside of school.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us build a school community where students learn to care, connect, understand, and lead with kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1787692316599,"projectUrl":"project/building-empathy-and-kindness-through-se/10534065/","projectTitle":"Building Empathy and Kindness Through SEL Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8722033_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665149599103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eakinpbis"},{"teacherId":8722033,"projectId":10502023,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting Colorful Chairs, Caring Conversations: Creating a Space to Connect! Your generous donation will help us create a comfortable, welcoming space where students can participate in small-group SEL activities, build relationships, and learn important social-emotional skills.\r\n\r\nThe colorful chairs will give our students a designated space to come together for meaningful conversations, problem-solving, team-building, and emotional learning. A comfortable and inviting environment can help students feel more relaxed and willing to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences with others.\r\n\r\nThese chairs are more than just a place to sit—they are creating a space for connection. Students will have opportunities to practice communication, empathy, self-regulation, cooperation, and healthy ways of expressing their emotions. Your generosity is helping us create an environment where every student feels heard, valued, and supported.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us build a space where caring conversations can lead to stronger connections and brighter futures!","fullyFundedDate":1787175529514,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-chairs-caring-conversations-c/10502023/","projectTitle":"Colorful Chairs, Caring Conversations: Creating a Space to Connect","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8722033_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665149599103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eakinpbis"},{"teacherId":8722033,"projectId":10487028,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting Help Our Students Breathe Easy All Year Long! Your generous donation will provide an air purifier to help create a cleaner, fresher, and more comfortable learning environment for our students and staff.\r\n\r\nStudents spend a large portion of their day at school, and having clean, comfortable air can help create an environment where they can focus on learning and feel their best. The air purifier will provide an added layer of support in our school by helping improve the air quality in the space throughout the year.\r\n\r\nYour donation is about more than an air purifier—it is an investment in our students and their learning environment. By helping us provide cleaner air, you are helping create a classroom where students can breathe easier, focus on their schoolwork, and feel cared for each day.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us make the health, comfort, and well-being of our students a priority all year long!","fullyFundedDate":1787084177161,"projectUrl":"project/help-our-students-breathe-easy-all-year/10487028/","projectTitle":"Help Our Students Breathe Easy All Year Long!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8722033_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665149599103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eakinpbis"},{"teacherId":8722033,"projectId":10522034,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping bring Bright Lights, Calm Minds: Building Our SEL Space! to life! Your generous support will help create a welcoming SEL space where students can feel safe, calm, and supported while learning how to manage big emotions.\r\n\r\nThe inspirational neon lights will fill our SEL space with positive messages and encouraging reminders that students can carry with them even during difficult moments. The fidget toys will provide students with hands-on tools to help them self-regulate, refocus, and calm their bodies when they are experiencing strong emotions. Together, these resources will help students learn that it is okay to have big feelings and that they have healthy strategies they can use to work through them.\r\n\r\nYour donation is helping us create more than a calming space—you are helping create a place where students can pause, breathe, regulate, and try again. Every time a student uses a fidget to calm their body or looks up at an inspirational message and feels encouraged, your generosity will be making a difference. Thank you for investing in our students' social-emotional growth and helping them build skills that will support them both in school and beyond.","fullyFundedDate":1787217435216,"projectUrl":"project/bright-lights-calm-minds-building-our/10522034/","projectTitle":"Bright Lights, Calm Minds: Building Our SEL Space!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8722033_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665149599103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eakinpbis"},{"teacherId":9787479,"projectId":9910533,"letterContent":"Every four-year-old has a voice, a story, and something important to share. For our prekindergarten students, microphones have provided much more than a way to speak louder, they created opportunities to build confidence, language, communication, and listening skills.\r\n\r\nFor students who are learning English, having a microphone has be especially meaningful. It gave them a chance to practice new words, repeat sounds, participate in conversations, and share their ideas in a supportive classroom environment. Hearing themselves speak helped children recognize their progress while encouraging them to use English more often and with greater confidence.\r\n\r\nThe microphones also made learning interactive and exciting. Students used them during morning meetings, storytelling, dramatic play, songs, presentations, and classroom discussions. Instead of quietly observing, children were encouraged to become active participants and know that their voices matter.\r\n\r\nAt four years old, developing strong communication skills is an important foundation for future learning. A simple microphone can turn a hesitant voice into a confident one and transform a classroom activity into an opportunity for meaningful language development.\r\n\r\nYour support helped us create a classroom where every child—regardless of their language background—had the opportunity to be heard, understood, and celebrated.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our youngest learners and helping us give them the confidence to use their voices. Your generosity made a lasting impact, one word, one conversation, and one brave little voice at a time.","fullyFundedDate":1774106755188,"projectUrl":"project/i-have-a-voice-that-needs-to-be-heard/9910533/","projectTitle":"I Have a Voice That Needs to Be Heard!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Anderson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9787479_orig.png?crop=1598,1598,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756040746602","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9787479"},{"teacherId":10419652,"projectId":10063007,"letterContent":"With this generous donation I was able to have 15 different group sessions throughout the Summer with multiple planned activities to continue positive therapeutic engagement while also creating a fun and safe environment. Below I have included the different activities and how the supplies were utilized. While also working full time and being between 7-9 months pregnant throughout the Summer, having this donation was a complete life savor on a more personal level as well. \r\nWeek one we utilized the beads and bracelet kits for our girls group to create a bracelet with their names and incorporated get to know each other activities, the younger kids were able to use the puffy paint for a craft and to write their names on water bottles to use throughout the two month group. \r\nWeek two we focused on strengths and had an adoption where we used the puppies to identify our own strengths and pick out two random ones for the \"adopted\" puppy. We also built stress tolerance with the clay to make clay bowls and sensory stones. \r\nWeek three we had a mindfulness activity with the use of the smelly markers and mini slimes while also learning how to use deep breathing and helpful coping skills. \r\nWeek four we used the bottles for creating a sensory glow bottle with focus on self-confidence \"what makes you glow\". We utilized the glitter and special supplies to identify important coping skills and positive things about oneself to help remember. \r\nWeek five we utilized the canvases and paint to make a glow splatter paint where we built problem solving skills and teamwork to find helpful methods for doing this. \r\nWeek six we used the wind-up toys, with the younger kids we focused on high energy and managing this with coping so we can calm our bodies. For the girls group, we had a vulnerability activity to identify traumas and understand how when these things \"wind up\" they can build up unless we learn to cope with it, form connections and talk about it. \r\nTwo different weeks we used the jars and glitter to make slime along with creating a mindfulness coping box to go with this. \r\nOur last group we had a glow party where we used the glow sticks and gave out the rest of supplies for prizes. Due to being able to have all these supplies donated I was able to provide a pizza party and buy treats for everyone as well. \r\nDuring our final reflection of group, all the members felt their Summer had positive meaning and was a fun experience due to the activities and time spent during groups. We were able to talk about how difficult it has been to actually enjoy the Summer due to having to stay inside to be safe, but with groups each child was able to get out and have a full Summer of positive experience. They shared their favorite activities which all included the supplies that were donated. Thank you so much for the impact you have provided, I can guarantee that you were able promote positive change into the lives of all the kids who were able to participate in groups. I am also forever grateful for your kindness, support, and generosity and the impact it has created.","fullyFundedDate":1774106756644,"projectUrl":"project/sunny-minds-need-help-to-bloom-this-summ/10063007/","projectTitle":"Sunny Minds Need Help to Bloom This Summer!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Liz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10419652_orig.jpg?crop=923,923,x0,y615&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769451349890","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10419652"},{"teacherId":8722033,"projectId":10502019,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting my project, Bright Lights, Safe Spaces: Creating a Welcoming SEL Office! Your generous donation will help transform our SEL office into a warm, welcoming, and inspiring space where students feel safe, supported, and valued.\r\n\r\nThe inspirational neon signs will add positive messages and uplifting energy to the space, helping create an environment where students can pause, reflect, regulate their emotions, and feel encouraged during challenging moments. For students who may be experiencing stress, anxiety, or difficult emotions, a welcoming environment can make a meaningful difference in helping them feel comfortable seeking support.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping create more than a beautiful office—you are helping create a safe space where students know they belong, their feelings matter, and they are never alone. Thank you for investing in our students' social-emotional well-being and helping make our SEL office a bright light in their school experience!","fullyFundedDate":1787160311172,"projectUrl":"project/bright-lights-safe-spaces-creating-a-w/10502019/","projectTitle":"Bright Lights, Safe Spaces: Creating a Welcoming SEL Office","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Schlein","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8722033_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665149599103","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/eakinpbis"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_45403","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":263,"numTeachers":17,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":53,"percentWhite":16,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":20,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":8,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"15.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":42.2,"schoolId":45403,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Eakin Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Eakin Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/ohio/columbus-city-school-district/eakin-elementary-school/45403"}