{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"James Island Charter High School","outOfStateSupporters":30.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7514275,"projectId":10128985,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my project, \"Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Cards for Digital Resources!\" Because of your generosity, I have been able to purchase many helpful materials from Teachers Pay Teachers, including presentations, worksheets, coloring pages, crosswords, and other activities that support my French lessons. These resources have helped make learning more engaging, creative, and accessible for my students.\r\n\r\nMy students have benefited from having a wider variety of materials to practice and review French. The presentations help introduce and reinforce new concepts, while the worksheets, puzzles, and coloring activities give students different ways to interact with the language. These materials are especially helpful because they allow me to meet students where they are and offer activities that are both educational and enjoyable.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, I am able to supplement my lessons with fresh, teacher-created resources that save time and add excitement to the classroom. Moving forward, I will continue using these materials to strengthen vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, and cultural lessons in French. Your donation has helped me provide more meaningful learning opportunities for my students, and I am truly grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1774621962791,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-pay-teachers-gift-cards-for-dig/10128985/","projectTitle":"Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Cards for Digital Resources!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vaiana Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7514275_orig.jpg?crop=798,798,x31,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600706312387","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7514275"},{"teacherId":7514275,"projectId":10128978,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Games = Happy Brains!\" Because of your generosity, my students now have engaging games that help bring French learning to life in a fun and meaningful way. After completing their final exam, students were able to relax, celebrate their hard work, and continue practicing French by playing games together. It was wonderful to see them smiling, laughing, collaborating, and using French useful phrases while interacting with one another.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the games, they were excited and eager to try them right away. The materials gave them a chance to use French in a low-pressure setting, which helped build their confidence and encouraged them to speak more naturally. Instead of only seeing French as something connected to quizzes, tests, or assignments, they experienced it as a language they can use while having fun with their classmates.\r\n\r\nThese games will continue to be an important part of our classroom. Moving forward, students will use more and more French while playing the various games, practicing useful phrases, asking questions, giving answers, and working together. Your donation has helped create joyful learning moments and will continue to support communication, confidence, and community in our French classroom. Thank you again for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1777140255259,"projectUrl":"project/games-happy-brains/10128978/","projectTitle":"Games = Happy Brains","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Vaiana Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7514275_orig.jpg?crop=798,798,x31,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600706312387","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7514275"},{"teacherId":5702852,"projectId":9960440,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this project. The books were used for two different classes. Braiding Sweetgrass was used in my honors biology class. We've been reading the book as a way to learn more about indigenous history and tie this history to the standards required by our state. Students received their own copy of the book so they could annotate, underline and highlight as they read. We have a wall in our classroom dedicated to highlighting work students complete as we read the book. Students made visual bookmarks while reading as a way to take notes with a focus. \r\n\r\nThe Canary Girls was for my IB biology class. This class is an all female group so I wanted to teach them science as well as helping them to understand the significant role women have played in our history and sadly, often at the cost of their health.\r\n\r\nThe students have gained a lot of history and science knowledge from their reading. I am very happy with how the project progressed and plan to continue these bookstudies with future classes!","fullyFundedDate":1772136829914,"projectUrl":"project/reading-for-science-readiness/9960440/","projectTitle":"Reading for Science Readiness","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5702852_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627848738515","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lylesearth"},{"teacherId":5702852,"projectId":9283293,"letterContent":"Thank you for the contribution to our outside storage project! We have desperately needed a space outside to put all the things we regularly use in our garden and outdoor classroom spaces. \r\n\r\nWe had our students build both of the storage buildings. It required them to read, follow directions and work together. They did really well and got both put together over the course of 2 different class periods. Now we will have our gardening equipment at the ready when we are outside. Our students love being outside so these storage buildings will help us be more organized when we use the outdoor spaces.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1746483548390,"projectUrl":"project/storage-for-science-in-the-outdoors/9283293/","projectTitle":"Storage for Science in the Outdoors","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5702852_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627848738515","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lylesearth"},{"teacherId":5702852,"projectId":9796181,"letterContent":"The students have a great time learning with the supplies from this project! They had to put on their thinking caps to figure out what the inside of the plates looked like during the A Better Black Box activity. The polymer worms were a big hit! They were able to watch polymers form in real time and were also able to see them glow under a black light. The atmospheric pressure cups and atmospheric mat brought out the competitiveness in my classes as students tried to see who could pull them apart the fastest.\r\n\r\nActivities like these give students hands-on experiences that will stay with them long after a test or even this course. My goal is always to increase critical thinking skills with activities that are memorable.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your donation to this project!","fullyFundedDate":1765819354775,"projectUrl":"project/stem-success-for-students/9796181/","projectTitle":"Stem Success for Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5702852_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627848738515","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lylesearth"},{"teacherId":5702852,"projectId":9796086,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to this project. My students really enjoy getting prizes during class. These items are used as rewards for high assessment scores and for winning group competitions during engineering design projects.\r\n\r\nWe spend a lot of time on vocabulary so the spiral index cards are a big hit. Students also really like the stuffed animals that can be put on their bookbags. Teenagers really do enjoy getting tokens like this!\r\n\r\nWe color and annotate a lot so the multi-colored pens are also a big hit with students. They do like being able to color code their notes with 'fancy' colors that aren't a part of the colored pencils they normally use.\r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1760304518953,"projectUrl":"project/prizes-for-pinnacles-of-performance/9796086/","projectTitle":"Prizes for Pinnacles of Performance!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5702852_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627848738515","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lylesearth"},{"teacherId":5702852,"projectId":9263828,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contribution to this project. I can't sufficiently explain how great it is to have supplies like notebooks and pencils available to my students on the first day of class. It allows us to 'hit the ground running' with our learning. High school students do enjoy coming into class to find supplies like a notebook, pencils, colored pencils and notecards waiting for them.\r\n\r\nI cut the index cards in half so we have more of them and they are easier to store. The staplers are in a central location so students can use them any time they need them. Notebooks are the lifeline of our course. Everything they need is in these notebooks! All of their work is in these notebooks!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your contribution!","fullyFundedDate":1755692421970,"projectUrl":"project/scientific-learning-supplies/9263828/","projectTitle":"Scientific Learning Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5702852_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627848738515","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lylesearth"},{"teacherId":5702852,"projectId":9647211,"letterContent":"My students had a great time with the new wind turbine supplies! They were able to construct the turbines and then design tests to determine how many washers could be lifted in a bucket. These are fantastic for allowing students to work together, construct models, design experiments, collect data and draw conclusions!\r\n\r\nWe are so very appreciative of your donation to this project. We will get a lot of use out of them as I work to expand on our current lessons about wind on Earth and Mars so we can better use the equipment to model and compare wind on both planets. \r\n\r\nThank you for your contribution to this STEM activity!","fullyFundedDate":1758566641537,"projectUrl":"project/the-power-of-the-wind/9647211/","projectTitle":"The Power of the WIND!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5702852_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627848738515","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lylesearth"},{"teacherId":5702852,"projectId":9288733,"letterContent":"My students have enjoyed having little 'animals' with them when they take assessments. They like having these assessment pals during quizzes and tests because for many it does reduce the anxiety as they prepare to take assessments.\r\n\r\nPrizes are also given out often during class for either high scores or good work by an individual or group. I have a prize bin that holds all of the prize items so students can either choose something or I can give them out myself.\r\n\r\nYour kindess in funding this project is appreciated more than you can know. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1746786914269,"projectUrl":"project/reducing-assessment-anxiety-with-toys-an/9288733/","projectTitle":"Reducing Assessment Anxiety With Toys and Prizes!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lyles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5702852_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627848738515","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lylesearth"},{"teacherId":5199326,"projectId":8669531,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! This project has been impactful all year long. First, the testing buddies were used all the time. Whether it was a plastic animal or one of the stuffed microbes, students would ask for them in advance and some kept reaching for the same buddy all year. Using them became a part of a positive routine in the classroom.\r\nThe positivity rocks turned out great! The activity provided an opportunity for students to focus on something positive and pass kindess along. They were so creative and thoughtful with their messages. Sharing the project idea with others has had a positive impact too and I'm looking forward to more students having the opportunity to participate next year. \r\nThank you again for your thoughtfulness and donations.","fullyFundedDate":1724125906959,"projectUrl":"project/positivity-rocks-testing-buddies/8669531/","projectTitle":"Positivity Rocks & Testing Buddies!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barrett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5199326_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523126518325","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5199326"},{"teacherId":5199326,"projectId":8614475,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping our classroom start out the year with these much needed supplies. Expo markers allowed students to draw out concepts on desks and whiteboards. Tape was used almost daily for notebooking. Post-its and tabs were used to highlight important information and organize. Students also regularly used their individual supplies (pencil pouches, pens, pencils and highlighters). \r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, we've been able to focus on learning and activities and not waste time searching for supplies - because of you, they were already there!!! The supplies you've donated will continue to be used next year by more students.\r\n\r\nThank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1725557433708,"projectUrl":"project/students-need-to-learn-not-worry-about/8614475/","projectTitle":"Students Need to Learn (Not Worry About School Supplies)","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barrett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5199326_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523126518325","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5199326"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_7813","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1612,"numTeachers":103,"percentFrplEligible":60,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":17,"percentWhite":73,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":5,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"15.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":69.7,"schoolId":7813,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about James Island Charter High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"James Island Charter High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/south-carolina/charleston-county-school-district/james-island-charter-high-school/7813"}