{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Keller Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":19.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9975362,"projectId":9497817,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation that provided our school library with Perler beads. I want you to know that this gift has had a direct, immediate, positive impact on student learning, student choice, and student creativity more than I ever could have imagined at the beginning of this project.\r\n\r\nThese perler beads were not \"just a craft\" supply. They became a bridge — especially for my students who struggle with confidence, attention, or anxiety — into successful, sustained focus.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donation, students had access to thousands of colors, shapes, trays, tweezers and peg boards. Students worked with the beads during our makerspace rotations, during library STEAM centers, and during our reward time.\r\n\r\nOne of the most powerful outcomes I saw was with several students who historically struggled to stay on task for more than 4-5 minutes at a time. While working with the Perler beads, these same students stayed in deep concentration for 20-25 minutes at a time — not because they were forced, but because they were genuinely motivated, engaged, and excited. Perler bead art created a safe, approachable pathway to productive persistence.\r\n\r\nStudents practiced pattern recognition, spatial reasoning, trial & error engineering, and expressive design. Students also naturally helped each other without being prompted — older students guiding younger ones, bilingual students translating, artistic students helping others choose colors and structure.\r\n\r\nThe best part is that students created projects that meant something to them personally. I saw so much pride every single day in every single one for their Perler beads projects.\r\n\r\nThe library became a place where students came to decompress, express themselves, and leave saying \"I made something today I didn't think I could make.\" Those moments matter. Those are the seeds of future creators, engineers, designers, and makers.\r\n\r\nYour contribution let students feel what it is like to be the kind of person who can start something hard, work through frustration, and finish with success. That experience is transformative. And it would not have happened without your generosity.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing that creativity belongs in public schools. Thank you for believing that libraries can be a hub for invention and joy. And thank you for choosing to pour into these students you may never meet in person — but who will remember that somebody out there believed in them.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful. We are using these beads weekly and will continue to use them as an ongoing staple in our library makerspace.\r\n\r\nYour gift made a real difference.\r\n\r\nWith sincere appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1754623599504,"projectUrl":"project/unleash-your-imagination-with-perler-bea/9497817/","projectTitle":"Unleash Your Imagination With Perler Beads in the Grizzly Makerspace","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Maldonado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9975362_orig.jpg?crop=345,346,x0,y12&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742836584062","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9975362"},{"teacherId":7624109,"projectId":8965383,"letterContent":"WE have had a ton of fun using our Makey Makeys. Students have discovered the fun of circuits and how they can create amazing projects with everyday objects. Students have developed hands on projects that have inspired curiosity. Tactile maps have been fun for students too. \r\nThank you for allowing students to explore and discover. I have had parents reaching out to inquire what makey makeys are. Parents are excited as well. Our projects have reached an entire community. Students will participate in a maker space event soon and will be able to teach others in the community.","fullyFundedDate":1733095515881,"projectUrl":"project/inspiring-future-engineers-with-makey-ma/8965383/","projectTitle":"Inspiring Future Engineers with Makey Makey Kits!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gonzalez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7624109"},{"teacherId":3574359,"projectId":8859796,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our inaugural theater club had an unforgettable first production! The wireless microphones you provided made a tremendous impact, allowing every student's voice to be heard clearly and confidently. Many of our young actors had never performed in front of an audience before, and the ability to use professional-quality microphones helped them feel like true stars on stage. The technology allowed them to focus on their acting and storytelling without worrying about projecting, making their performances stronger and more engaging.\r\n\r\nThe excitement these microphones brought to our students was incredible. Seeing their faces light up as they put on their microphones and stepped into their roles was priceless. One student, who was initially shy and nervous about performing, blossomed once they realized their voice would carry across the audience with ease. Another student, who struggles with confidence in class, found a new sense of self-assurance through theater, and their parents even shared how much more outspoken they've become at home. These are just a few examples of how this project has helped our students grow—not just as performers, but as individuals.\r\n\r\nBeyond the stage, this experience has reinforced the importance of the arts in education. The theater club has brought students across grade levels together, fostering teamwork, creativity, and self-expression in ways they had never experienced before. Thanks to your support, we've created a foundation for the performing arts at our school, and we can't wait to see this program continue to grow. Your generosity has given our students a voice—both on and off the stage—and we are forever grateful for your belief in them.","fullyFundedDate":1733262398628,"projectUrl":"project/mic-drop-giving-our-elementary-theater/8859796/","projectTitle":"\"Mic Drop: Giving Our Elementary Theater Stars a Voice!\"","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Gutierrez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3574359_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1460596236735","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3574359"},{"teacherId":6651926,"projectId":8906923,"letterContent":"you are awesome for donating the wonderful books to our classroom library. We hope to one day have just enough books like our school librarian has. Thank you for giving my students options when reading. Due to your generosity they are now able to choose from a variety of new titles. We are overwhelmed with joy to have books that will expand our minds and give us a love of reading. My students are able to relax, sit back and read whichever book they choose in our alphabet rug or bean bag. We love books so once again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.","fullyFundedDate":1730167001523,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-takes-place-here/8906923/","projectTitle":"Literacy Takes Place Here","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sandoval","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6651926_orig.png?crop=326,327,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1573492006255","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lizsandoval"},{"teacherId":6651926,"projectId":8843917,"letterContent":"my students and I are loving the new books that you generously donated to our class. We have started to read them and are simply enjoying the power of knowledge. Thank you for helping our classroom library grow. My students are able to sit either on the alphabet rug or the bean bag and just read. They have the freedom to choose a book of their liking and start reading. I love that I am able to give them a variety of titles to choose from due to your help. My students like myself get excited when we get our shipments of books. A classroom cannot have enough books, so thanks again.","fullyFundedDate":1734716363038,"projectUrl":"project/the-power-of-knowledge/8843917/","projectTitle":"The Power of Knowledge","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sandoval","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6651926_orig.png?crop=326,327,x0,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1573492006255","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lizsandoval"},{"teacherId":7624109,"projectId":8534533,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for this amazing donation. My students are so excited to learn the process of 3D printing. Our city is having our very first building designed with a 3D printer. Therefore, this has our community full of questions along with excitement. Students want to know how this is even possible. I will now be able to answer and show this amazing process. \r\n\r\nWe are so grateful and my students are ready to explore this world. 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