{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Beacon Hill International School","outOfStateSupporters":25.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2076279,"projectId":9605428,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making this project come to life! Students are using these interactive materials in many ways. Partners are reading words and sentences and matching them to pictures to build their decoding and comprehension skills. We are retelling stories using puppets to build our speaking and listening skills. We are playing games to build social and academic skills. \r\n\r\nThe students using these materials are all multilingual and often face barriers to learning to their potential. Materials like these help students build their English language in all 4 domains, listening, speaking, reading and writing. The colorful materials allow students to build skills in a fun and interactive way that helps them feel more comfortable and relaxed, allowing them to be more engaged and take more risks with their learning. \r\n\r\nWe are only a few months into school and I look forward to using these materials to help students learn all year long!","fullyFundedDate":1755816386479,"projectUrl":"project/multiple-ways-for-multilingual-learners/9605428/","projectTitle":"Multiple Ways for Multilingual Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Chase-Chen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2076279_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753113618222","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-chase-chen"},{"teacherId":921839,"projectId":8967500,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for the wonderful pickleball paddles and balls! We sincerely appreciate your generous donation to our school. Over 200 students use the paddles and balls each year and we will take care of them for many years to come. \r\n\r\nIt is particularly exciting to see how our students' hand eye coordination is progressing. The students are so good at serving and dinking! They are really enjoying the game and working hard on being a good sport and a good teammate!\r\n\r\nAfter we have several weeks of drills and stations that focus on the game we start to have games. It is pretty fun to see three games going on in the gym, while other students are watching or working on their skills along the wall. The gym is full of energy and lots of movement!","fullyFundedDate":1742226553233,"projectUrl":"project/pickleball-paddle-power/8967500/","projectTitle":"Pickleball Paddle Power","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Graves-Chavez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp921839_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1452794660981","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/921839"},{"teacherId":1822805,"projectId":8058685,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to our school community! Your contribution helped provide robotics kits not only allowed our students hands-on experience with coding, but they also practiced their collaboration skills with other students to problem solve and compromise to be successful in their work.\r\n\r\nFor many students, this was their first opportunity using robotics. Although this donor's choose project was originally submitted to support an after school program at our school, I used the robots with all of our fourth and fifth graders during Library classes! It was wonderful to see students discover how the robots worked, design their own courses, and navigate issues that arose with their team members. \r\n\r\nWe are grateful for your donation. Please know that I will continue to use the robots with hundreds of other students at our school until the wheels fall off (and when that happens, I'll ask the students to help problem solve that issue, because I know they can)!","fullyFundedDate":1710814903681,"projectUrl":"project/full-steam-ahead-in-the-library-student/8058685/","projectTitle":"Full STEAM ahead in the Library: Student-led Coding and Robotics!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kumasaka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1822805_orig.png?crop=271,271,x71,y18&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1600234537458","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-kumasaka"},{"teacherId":363691,"projectId":9523311,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for supplying my classroom with a new color printer! I probably shouldn't be this surprised, but the printing quality and speed both have me shocked. I didn't realize a standard printer could print at such high resolution. My students noticed that red is now the right color.\r\nSo far we have used the color printer to print off decodabled, leveled readers for students to practice reading text with \"bossy e\" and digraphs. We've also used it to learn about the chicken life cycle and the apple life cycle. Of course we have much more fun in store.\r\nOne thing I especially love about the ecotank printer is that I can print seemingly endless items in color for my students and the ink simply doesn't get used up. It is lovely to have access to resources not be a barrier when deciding if something should be in color or black and white.\r\nThank you for making our learning more colorful!","fullyFundedDate":1755960847941,"projectUrl":"project/in-living-color/9523311/","projectTitle":"In Living Color","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sarah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp363691_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459961262887","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahlorimer"},{"teacherId":363691,"projectId":9336634,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing my classroom with a brand new small group table. It makes our classroom look refreshed and organized and makes it much easier to teach students in small groups because the teacher can interact seamlessly with each student. This table is sure to be used for years to come. Unlike our previous table, it is sturdy and has an easy to clean surface.\r\nWhen the table arrived, my students were surprised and excited for their new workspace. They were also shocked by how much packaging was used to protect it and helped make sure that everything recyclable got into the recycling bin.","fullyFundedDate":1750176849112,"projectUrl":"project/a-new-small-group-table/9336634/","projectTitle":"A New Small Group Table","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sarah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp363691_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459961262887","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahlorimer"},{"teacherId":1039804,"projectId":9187995,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our 4th grade classroom library has grown in ways that are truly meaningful. With the new books added through this project, my students—many of whom speak Spanish as their first language—are more excited than ever to read. During independent reading time, students now have a wider variety of books to choose from, and it's been incredible to see how quickly they've connected with the new titles, particularly the \"La Novela Grafica\" series.\r\n\r\nThese books are helping us build key reading skills like identifying story elements, inferring character traits, and noticing how a story unfolds from beginning to end. Students are not only practicing these skills during reading conferences and discussions—they're also applying them independently, which shows just how much their confidence is growing.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting changes has been the energy around book choice. Students who were once hesitant to pick up a book are now eagerly browsing the Spanish bins in our \"Book Nook\" and asking, \"Can I take this one home?\" Their excitement is real, and it's making a lasting impact on how they see themselves as readers.","fullyFundedDate":1743788490152,"projectUrl":"project/accessible-text-for-native-spanish-speak/9187995/","projectTitle":"Accessible Text for Native Spanish Speakers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Foster","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1039804_orig.jpg?crop=387,387,x104,y177&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761148918213","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/shannon-foster"},{"teacherId":363691,"projectId":9316827,"letterContent":"When posted social skills lessons wrap up, my younger students immediately ask, \"Is it time for Bluey?\" Little do they know that coached play is a big part of our practice, putting all of their learned skills into practice. Sone of the skills they are practicing are negotiating who is controlling which pieces, making space for one another, resolving conflicts, and making sure that everyone feels included. Having additional character pieces has amplified the fun interactions, making the play more meaningful. When our Unicorse puppet makes appearances, asking \"And why should I care?\" the kids try to teach him lessons about why he really should care. \r\n\r\nThank you for adding more fun to our social skills lessons!","fullyFundedDate":1746583167316,"projectUrl":"project/build-social-skills-with-bluey/9316827/","projectTitle":"Build Social Skills With Bluey","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sarah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp363691_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459961262887","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahlorimer"},{"teacherId":9624272,"projectId":8632174,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support, it was helpful in so many ways. My students were able to find windows and mirrors through the incredible books that were donated. Students were able to learn about other cultures and languages through these stories. \r\nThe flags gave an amazing touch to our classroom by representing where my students come from. It was extremely exciting to see their faces when I put up the flags, they all wanted to show me what their country flags look like.\r\nBeing a kindergartener class it's hard to manage to keep our classroom clean but all the essentials like the clorox wipes and the vacuum cleaner helped keep our class disinfected and with a clean carpet. My words aren't enough to explain my gratitude and joy I felt while putting all the things in use with my students, but I am truly thankful and grateful for all your support.","fullyFundedDate":1727283051939,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-low-income-new-emergent-stude/8632174/","projectTitle":"Empowering Low Income New Emergent Students by Filling Educational Gaps","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Castro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624272_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722745919408","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624272"},{"teacherId":363691,"projectId":9200984,"letterContent":"As we wrap up this school year I want to thank you for the impact that you've made in providing puppets to my classroom. My students have used them to practice conflict resolution, inviting others to play, and negotiating when they have different ideas. The animals are the current favorites and having a wide selection means that arguments over who gets to use which puppet are greatly reduced. I know that these puppets will continue to get great use in the years to come.\r\nThank you for supporting public education and ensuring that every child has what they need to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1743020283574,"projectUrl":"project/practice-with-puppets/9200984/","projectTitle":"Practice with Puppets!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sarah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp363691_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459961262887","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahlorimer"},{"teacherId":363691,"projectId":9030237,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for providing the Yoto player and cards for my classroom. It is delightful to be able to play high quality audiobooks (real voice performers, not a computerized voice) either for the whole class or for individuals. I love that there are no screens involved and the interface is simple. My students can operate it on their own.\r\nSo far the Gruffalo books and Diary of a Wimpy Kid books have been the class favorites. One of my students noted that, \"We have so many books to choose from it's really hard to pick!\" One of my next projects, at student request, will be for the corresponding paperbacks for the books we don't yet have in hard copy so that those who want to can follow along.\r\nThank you again for bringing the magic of audiobooks to my classroom! They are such a joy.","fullyFundedDate":1741639533531,"projectUrl":"project/reading-audio-books-together/9030237/","projectTitle":"Reading Audio Books Together","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sarah","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp363691_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1459961262887","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sarahlorimer"},{"teacherId":2069793,"projectId":9014143,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our Times Magazine subscription. When I introduce a new topic, I love to have real life connections to go with it. For example, we studied PNW animals and habitats. With our Times Magazine subscription we were able to read about more animals from different parts of the world! THEN to top it all off, we started reading about the first Black Female astronaut, Mae Jemison. We expanded our knowledge with a Times article about important women in our lives, like Celia Cruz (Azucar!!) and Sally Ride. \r\n\r\nReading looks like home here. You can always find yourself here in these books and magazines and I do that on purpose! We love to read about the world, and how the world connects to our first grade world. These magazines were so amazing because it expanded their knowledge and gave them so much more to explore. Thank you for gifting our kids these magazines!","fullyFundedDate":1738951971656,"projectUrl":"project/magazines-to-take-home/9014143/","projectTitle":"Magazines to Take Home!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Daniel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2069793_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1606518930872","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2069793"},{"teacherId":1062148,"projectId":8774096,"letterContent":"Your generous donation has allowed me to better be heard by all my students! The voice amplifier has made it so I can speak in my normal volume, yet still allows students with hearing impairment and students learning English to hear me more clearly.\r\nI no longer need to shout or speak above a comfortable level, making it so I don't lose my voice by the time my last set of student come.\r\nThank you so much for providing this microphone and speaker! It make my classroom more comfortable for both me and my students.","fullyFundedDate":1730851226833,"projectUrl":"project/pump-up-the-volume/8774096/","projectTitle":"Pump Up the Volume","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kempner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1062148_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725773501851","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brookekempner"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_35986","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":351,"numTeachers":27,"percentFrplEligible":87,"percentAsian":31,"percentBlack":4,"percentWhite":17,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":33,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"1 - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"13.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":75.0,"schoolId":35986,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Beacon Hill International School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Beacon Hill International School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/district-one-seattle-public-schools/beacon-hill-elementary-school/35986"}