{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Beacon Hill International School","outOfStateSupporters":25.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2076279,"projectId":9930915,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for this generous donation! The books are getting into the hands of students as soon as I unpack the boxes! It has been so wonderful to see students reading these books and taking them home to read to their families. The wide variety of reading levels and topics of the books make sure that there is something for everyone.\r\n\r\n Students feel excited to find new books and come to me asking to \"shop\" on my bookshelves regularly. I selected the books with specific students and specific goals in mind and it has been great to see those students taking home the books I selected for them! You made it possible. Thanks again!","fullyFundedDate":1767216902826,"projectUrl":"project/bright-books-to-jumpstart-reading/9930915/","projectTitle":"Bright Books to Jumpstart Reading!","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":2076279,"projectId":9606077,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generously supporting this project! The students love playing the different board games. The games help students in so many ways-building oral language skills, social emotional skills of turn taking and kindness, strategic thinking and puzzle solving skills and all while having fun!\r\n\r\nIt has been particularly rewarding to see students try new things and eagerly look forward to playing new games they learned the week before, as well as play with classmates and make new friends playing these games.\r\n \r\nFinally, we are teaching the students to take good care of the games so we can continue to enjoy them for years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1758920964247,"projectUrl":"project/play-to-learn/9606077/","projectTitle":"Play to Learn!","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":363691,"projectId":9825126,"letterContent":"The bits and bobs you provided to my classroom have made a difference in my classroom every day since they arrived.\r\n\r\nThe laminating pouches have been key to making individualized hall passes, communication cards, and other tools for my students.\r\n\r\nThe board game boxes are much more compact than the cardboard boxes the games originally came in. Moving the games into these boxes has freed up considerable shelf space and made the shelves much tidier. It is now easier to get out the game we want and put games away when we're done.\r\n\r\nThe batteries are just fabulous all around. Having as many batteries as we need alleviates the stress of finding batteries (or going without until I remember to bring new ones from home) and the waste they create. Now when a battery dies we put in fully charged batteries and put the dead ones on the charger.\r\n\r\nNone of these things were big or flashy, but they really make a difference in our day to day school experience.","fullyFundedDate":1764790022822,"projectUrl":"project/a-little-bit-of-this-and-that/9825126/","projectTitle":"A Little Bit of This and That","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":9525698,"letterContent":"Thank you for brining new ways of organizing to my classroom. Having more sturdy bins means that our puppets are now all out and accessible and out headphones are out of their breaking box and into a nice new one. I've been able to add dolls and doll clothes to our play options, too, now that we have a place to put them.\r\n\r\nMy older students are especially excited by the paper organizer because it means that they have many more options for paper available that they can help themselves to. Paper with 3 lines or 2 lines spaced at different distances or no lines at all!\r\n\r\nThank you for brining new organization options to my classroom which has brought greater independence and choices to my students.","fullyFundedDate":1767230090669,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-organized/9525698/","projectTitle":"Let’s Get Organized","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":1055245,"projectId":9741858,"letterContent":"I am writing to share the impact your generous donation of board games has had on my students. Your gift brought far more than games into our classroom—it brought joy, connection, and a sense of being truly cared for.\r\n\r\nWhen I showed the students the games, their excitement was immediate and genuine. Many of them smiled, laughed, and eagerly opened the boxes, already talking about who they wanted to play with and which games they would try first. Several students shared that they had never played a board game before, and they were unsure of how to play. \r\n\r\nAs the students began playing, I noticed something truly special. They collaborated, encouraged one another, practiced patience and taking turns, and celebrated small victories together. For some students, this was one of the first times they felt confident leading a group or explaining rules to their peers. Others found comfort in simply sitting together, laughing, and being present in the moment.\r\n\r\nYour generosity helped create a space where students felt happy, included, and valued. Now when that rainy day bell rings, I hear shouts of \"Yeah, we get to play our games!\" The games have continued to be a positive presence in our classroom, giving students something to look forward to and a healthy way to connect with one another.\r\n\r\nThank you for your kindness and for thinking of our students. Your support made a lasting impression, and it means more than words can fully express","fullyFundedDate":1760470895245,"projectUrl":"project/game-time-equals-learning-time/9741858/","projectTitle":"Game Time Equals Learning Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Thompson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1055245_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522266538383","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1055245"},{"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"}],"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":74.9,"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"}