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Having everything neatly arranged, and mobile has improved transitions between classrooms and has helped maximize instructional time throughout the day. Instead of spending valuable minutes setting up materials or locating supplies, I can focus more fully on teaching, supporting students, and responding to their individual language needs.\r\n\r\nSo thank you again for making this project possible!","fullyFundedDate":1767905179018,"projectUrl":"project/esl-on-the-move/9850219/","projectTitle":"ESL On the Move","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. De La Rosa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp787490_orig.jpg?crop=936,936,x0,y49&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704515227308","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-storlie"},{"teacherId":9052933,"projectId":10183491,"letterContent":"This project has made a tremendous impact on my first-grade classroom by helping transform learning into a hands-on, engaging experience for every student. The laminating machine has allowed me to create durable learning centers, vocabulary cards, visual supports, and interactive activities that students can use repeatedly throughout the year. These resources are especially beneficial for my multilingual learners and students who need additional support because they provide consistent visual and tactile learning opportunities that strengthen understanding and build confidence.\r\n\r\nThe materials have also increased student excitement and engagement during lessons. My students love using the hands-on activities created with the paper cutter, laminating sheets, scissors, and glue materials because they feel like \"real projects\" they can proudly complete and share. Seeing their work displayed around the classroom has created a stronger sense of ownership, creativity, and pride in learning. Students are more eager to participate, collaborate, and practice important skills when lessons are interactive and visually appealing.\r\n\r\nSeveral students who typically struggle to stay focused during traditional instruction have especially warmed to these resources. Interactive centers, matching games, and laminated visual supports help them stay engaged longer and participate more confidently with their peers. These tools have helped create a classroom environment where all students feel supported, successful, and excited to learn each day. I am incredibly grateful for the generosity that made these meaningful learning experiences possible for my Rocketeers.","fullyFundedDate":1777901775326,"projectUrl":"project/little-hands-big-creations/10183491/","projectTitle":"Little Hands, Big Creations","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kirby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9052933_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721915545522","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9052933"},{"teacherId":7065923,"projectId":9977267,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of books to our classroom. Your kindness has made a meaningful difference for my students.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our classroom library is growing, and students now have more opportunities to explore new stories, build their reading skills, and develop a love for learning. Seeing their excitement as they discover new books has been truly rewarding.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your support and for investing in our students' education. Your generosity will have a lasting impact on their growth and success.\r\n\r\nThank you again for thinking of our class.\r\n\r\nI can not thank you enough! Your donations have made my class very excited to read! They are bought in on the joy of reading. These books are what they enjoy reading. They love it! Thanks a million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1767905180399,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-minds/9977267/","projectTitle":"Healthy Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7065923_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695576550433","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7065923"},{"teacherId":787490,"projectId":9923310,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing materials to help celebrate my students and their ELPA test!\r\n\r\nSince all my students are ESL (English as a Second Language), they are required to take a lengthy test each year to evaluate their English skills. Since this is an extra test that only they need to take, I want to make sure they feel celebrated and also excited for this time.\r\n\r\nHaving the materials to make them all shirts to spotlight them before their big test has been such a fun thing. These shirts, along with our annual parade through the school, helped to encourage them and get the rest of the school cheering them on.\r\n\r\nSo thank you again for helping make this test so exciting for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1766171927926,"projectUrl":"project/testing-shirts/9923310/","projectTitle":"Testing Shirts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. De La Rosa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp787490_orig.jpg?crop=936,936,x0,y49&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704515227308","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-storlie"},{"teacherId":9052933,"projectId":10081004,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Printing Possibilities: Ink for Bright Young Minds!\" Because of your generosity, my students now have the ink and paper we need to print the materials that support their learning every single day. In a 1st-grade classroom, printed resources are essential. We use them for phonics practice, reading passages, writing activities, math work, and hands-on projects that help students understand new skills. Having reliable printing supplies allows me to give each student the exact materials they need to practice, review, and grow with confidence.\r\n\r\nMany people use printers at home, but in the classroom, printing is a huge part of how we make learning accessible for all students. My class includes young learners who are still developing reading and writing skills, so having clear, colorful, and engaging worksheets makes a big difference. With these supplies, I can quickly print differentiated activities, small-group lessons, and extra practice for students who need additional support. My students get excited when they receive new learning pages, especially when they include pictures, stories, and activities made just for them. It makes learning feel special and personal.\r\n\r\nSeveral of my students especially benefit from having printed materials they can hold, write on, and take home to share with their families. Some of my readers gain confidence when they can practice with printed passages, and my writers love seeing their work on clean, fresh paper. Thanks to you, our classroom can stay organized, creative, and ready to learn every day. Your kindness is helping build strong foundations for my students' futures, and we are truly grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1772721491821,"projectUrl":"project/printing-possibilities-ink-for-bright-y/10081004/","projectTitle":"Printing Possibilities: Ink for Bright Young Minds!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kirby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9052933_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721915545522","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9052933"},{"teacherId":7065923,"projectId":9772056,"letterContent":"Thank you, thank you, thanks a millions! Words can't express the sincere gratitude in which you have blessed my 3rd graders. We take a test called NWEA which is a norm referenced test. Students test with other students across the states with this test and their academic growth is compared. My students gained 1.8 years of growth from August to December. That is 67% of mastery in English Language Arts. I often tell my students that these healthy snacks are growing their brain. The results show significantly. I could not have done this without your unselfish support in helping this project to be a success.\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for helping this project to be a success.","fullyFundedDate":1761070409551,"projectUrl":"project/growing-healthy-minds/9772056/","projectTitle":"Growing Healthy Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7065923_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695576550433","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7065923"},{"teacherId":10087372,"projectId":9486771,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my classroom treasure box. The students were so excited to learn that a generous group of individuals donated treats and prizes for them. The impact this has had on my classroom has been nothing short of amazing. My classes are working harder and focusing more on their academics. When the students found out what I had inside of the treasure box, I saw my student's behavior improve. Treasure Box Friday's has become a staple for my class as well as other student's around the school. Being in a low-income impoverished community, it is my social responsibility to make sure that other students connected me are rewarded just as my students are in my classroom. We are currently on Unit 4 of our lesson on Famous Inventors. On today November 21, 2025 our last day before the Thanksgiving Break, we were inventors building airplanes, solar cars, and fans. The collaborative work they did today was just awesome to see. They have worked so hard and to be able to cap the day off with a fun learning activity was very heartwarming! I always say the work that teachers do is not only hard work but this is heart work as well. 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As well as having immediate access not only to my current lesson plans but also to lessons above or below their current levels allowing me to immediately go to a different level if students are not grasping the current lesson or provide more challenging problems if they are mastery the concept quickly.","fullyFundedDate":1746468399166,"projectUrl":"project/design-instruct-and-achieve/9276642/","projectTitle":"Design, Instruct, and Achieve","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lancaster","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8019908_orig.jpg?crop=1989,1989,x887,y67&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630271769301","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8019908"},{"teacherId":7065923,"projectId":9424663,"letterContent":"My students and I are so thankful of the healthy snacks that you have provided to our class. You have made my hope and prayer come true that no child will leave my classroom hungry, making it difficult to learn.\r\n\r\nThird graders in my Reading Language Arts class has made significant growth on their NWEA test. A test that compares students across the state on grade level skills. Many of my students receive two years of growth within four months of being in my third grade class.\r\n\r\nThese healthy snacks that grew their brains is a result of eating healthy snacks as I always tell them. Again, words can not express my gratitude. Thank you, thank you, and thanks a million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1758291488298,"projectUrl":"project/growing-healthy-minds/9424663/","projectTitle":"Growing Healthy Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7065923_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695576550433","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7065923"},{"teacherId":9052933,"projectId":9350824,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our classroom has come alive! The new technology has completely transformed learning for my first graders. Students are using the interactive display to read stories together, solve math problems, and explore science concepts in exciting, hands-on ways. They love seeing their work on the big screen and collaborating as a team. This technology helps me tailor lessons to meet every learner's needs—especially my multilingual and special education students, who now engage with greater confidence and joy. Because of you, our Rocketeers feel empowered, excited, and proud of their learning every single day. Thank you for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1755283699746,"projectUrl":"project/bright-minds-bold-tools-bringing-our/9350824/","projectTitle":"“Bright Minds, Bold Tools: Bringing Our Classroom to Life!”","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kirby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9052933_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721915545522","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9052933"},{"teacherId":787490,"projectId":9075042,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing this project to life! Having this carpet has helped increase the engagement and strengthen our classroom culture. I was so worried when I found out my classroom rug had to be moved to another classroom. However, through this project I now have a great smaller version of the standard carpet to use with my lower grade students.\r\n\r\nIt always means so much to me when people are willing to help set my classroom up for success. A carpet may not be very glamorous, but it what my classroom needed to run smoothly. So thank you again for helping making this a reality for my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1746468273695,"projectUrl":"project/learning-together/9075042/","projectTitle":"Learning Together","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. De La Rosa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp787490_orig.jpg?crop=936,936,x0,y49&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704515227308","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-storlie"},{"teacherId":10031011,"projectId":9341363,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our classroom has been buzzing with excitement! The new science supplies have transformed our lessons into hands-on adventures. Just last week, our students conducted a \"mystery fruit\" investigation, carefully observing, predicting, and testing their ideas using the new lab tools. Their faces lit up as they proudly shared their discoveries with classmates, it was pure joy!\r\n\r\nThe headphones have been just as impactful. During literacy and science technology rotations, students are now fully engaged without distractions, exploring digital resources with focus and independence. Many of my students come from households where these kinds of tools aren't accessible, so having them in class has opened doors to learning they didn't have before.\r\n\r\nThe next step? We'll be diving into a unit on \"How water travels in the world,\" where students will experiment with the new materials to model water movement and explore conservation. 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About this school
Rocketship Nashvlle NE Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Nashville, Tennessee that is part of Metro Nashville Public Schools.
It serves 499 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
Its teachers have had 310 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
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Grades K - 5
499 Students
20 Teachers
2526 Dickerson PikeContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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Rocketship Nashvlle NE Elementary School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
93%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated May 21, 2026
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Rocketship Nashvlle NE Elementary School
$196,534
raised using DonorsChoose
310
projects
funded
46
teachers
funded
705
donors
26
projects
for
basic supplies
82
projects for
technology
51
projects for
books
17
projects
for
art supplies
Rocketship Nashvlle NE Elementary School has received support from
361 individuals from Tennessee and
344 individuals out-of-state.