{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Blackstone Academy Charter School","outOfStateSupporters":61.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5756523,"projectId":9918662,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donation of yoga blankets - it's transformed our yoga practice. Students' favorite part of yoga is often Savasana, which is a supine yoga pose performed at the end of a session to facilitate deep relaxation, mental stillness, and integration of practice benefits.They use the blankets as pillows or for adding weight as they settle on their mats. After an hour of meditation, breathing, downward dogs and warrior 2s, the students get to settle in and just be still - no phones, no distractions. When they get up from Savasana, they walk out into school calmer, more collected and relaxed. 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Blackstone Academy Charter School is
a suburban public school
in Pawtucket, Rhode Island that is part of Rhode Island Department of Education.
It serves 345 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
Its teachers have had 24 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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87%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Blackstone Academy Charter School
$12,710
raised using DonorsChoose
24
projects
funded
14
teachers
funded
141
donors
1
project for
technology
3
projects for
books
1
project
for
art supplies
Blackstone Academy Charter School has received support from
54 individuals from Rhode Island and
87 individuals out-of-state.
