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Past projects 56

• Hydration for Dancers

  Funded Oct 25, 2023

  Thank you helping to bring us to our funding goal! I am so thrilled that thanks to your support my senior dance cohort will has the opportunity to have a water bottle that they can use in dance class and beyond. Your support will go far to ensure that hydration becomes an important part of their self-care practice.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Zwierzynski

  This classroom project was brought to life by A Donor Who Loves Teachers and 9 other donors.

• Dream Project: Costumes for the 2023-2024 Performance Season (part 1)

  Funded Sep 6, 2023

  Wow! I was speechless when I read the email that this project was funded. This project was an ambitious ask to supporting costuming for one of our upcoming pieces for the 2023-2024 school year and performance season. Thanks to the generous gifts of returning donors I have 50 new costumes pieces to support the creation of a new site specific work. My students return tomorrow and I cannot wait to share the news!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Zwierzynski

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 2 other donors.

• Unified Dance Attire

  Funded Aug 2, 2023

  Wow! I am in awe! Thank you for choosing to support this very special project to provide attire for our Dance Troupe. I am deeply thankful that we had donors new and returning, support this project. I also want to extend a special thanks to Dicks Sporting Goods to choose to support these projects nationwide. Thanks to you, my dancers will be able to step into the performance season with an enhanced scene of unity. We cannot wait to share some photos with you once the school year kicks off.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Zwierzynski

  This classroom project was brought to life by DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation - Sports Matter and 7 other donors.

• Shinning a Light on our Goals: Materials for Goal Setting

  Funded Jul 17, 2023

  Thank you for your generosity towards this project! I am so thankful to the individual and corporate donors who brought this project to life! I am feeling extremely grateful that this projected funded so early in the summer season. It makes me feel assured that I will have a great launch to the school year! Because of your support, I will be able to organize a very special goal setting session with my senior dance majors. I cannot wait to share the outcomes, both immediate and long sustaining, with you!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Zwierzynski

  This classroom project was brought to life by Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. and 3 other donors.

• Take as Needed: a Student First-aid & Hygiene Closet

  Funded Sep 20, 2022

  Wow! I am so thankful for all of the love poured into this project. This project ask and support was a special one for me. I dreamed big in hopes that I could support my students' most basic needs for health and hygiene. Thanks to the help of returning donors, a trusted colleague, faith organizations, and a local business, this project came to life. In the attached thank you package you will see the items your gift helped to support. Your gift included hair ties, deodorant, menstrual products, tooth brushes, tissues, soap, first aid supplies, and other hygiene basics. These products were available on an "as needed basis" for students to take anonymously from our supply cart which lived in the corner of our classroom. With dignity my students were able to claim what they needed! Thank you for supporting this wild wish. I am proud to share that there are still some items remaining for next year to benefit future students! You are treasured!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Zwierzynski

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 18 other donors.

• Basic Supplies for the Dance Classroom

  Funded Sep 20, 2022

  Thank you for your support to my classroom. Your support for this project was a special one for me because it received gifts from educators across the nation, a former colleague, dear friends, family, arts partners, repeat donors, anonymous donors, and a corporate sponsor. Your gift helped me provide the basics for my classroom: hair ties, tissues, ice packs, pens and pencils. While this was not the most glamorous project to support (which may explain why I was not the best at documenting our resources in everyday use), your gifts were so needed!

  Because of you, I was able to cover the everyday needs my students ask me for. "Do you have a hair tie?", I got you. "Ms. Z, do you have tissues?", I got it!, all thanks to you. These small supplies have made the everyday a little more streamlined and safe. I was able to share writing utensils when students needed to complete their journal entries or pack a proper first aide kit when we went out on tour. Included in this thank you package you will be able to witness my students performing at our trip to the Mercer County Teen Arts Festival. Thank you again for making the everyday a little bit better!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Zwierzynski

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 10 other donors.

• What Am I Moving?: a Skeleton for the Dance Classroom

  Funded Dec 7, 2022

  Thank you for your support to my classroom. Your support for this project was a special one for me because it received gifts from educators across the nation, a former colleague, a dear friend from high school, and some anonymous donors. Thanks to your support my classroom has a flexible spine skeleton! You heard our call for an updated skeleton and you showed up to make this a reality for my students. For this, I am ever grateful!

  Our skeleton was a needed addition to the our classroom after our previous model broke on our move to our new school location. Our new "Bones" is a new and improved model because of the flexible spine which is used to demonstrate common misalignments and the impacts on their movement efficiency. My students approached our anatomy unity with curiosity and joy. I look forward to using this resource for years to come!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Zwierzynski

  This classroom project was brought to life by an Anonymous Classroom Supporter and 8 other donors.

• Display our Work with Pride!

  Funded Sep 20, 2022

  Thank you so much for supporting this project. Thanks to your gifts our classroom was able to receive an monitor and a screen-casting device. This display has been so useful during the last school year. It's main function has been as a display to showcase videos of our student work during back to school nights, parent teacher conferences, and orientation visits. When the device is not in use in our event space, I keep it connected in the dance classroom so my student intern and I can complete our co-planning and scheduling duties. It goes a long way to work collaboratively!

  As we move into the next school year, I look forward to moving this display to be paired underneath our promethium board. I am super excited to share that I have been inspired by a teacher tech hack to use Powerpoint's instant transcription and translation service. The tv will be used to display live translations of my verbal instructions for my english language learners. How cool! Thank you for supporting my classroom. Your gift continues to have an impact.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Zwierzynski

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and one other donor.

• Get Organized: Student Dance Portfolios

  Funded Jun 26, 2023

  Wow! I am in awe that this project funded so quickly. I appreciate the generosity of the sole donor to this project. Your gift will be treasured and used daily with my students for years to come. Thank to your support, my classroom how has three new filing systems and folder to organize our students' dance portfolios. We are so thankful. We invite you to follow our work on Instagram @DanceTCHS.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Zwierzynski

  This classroom project was brought to life by PwC.

• Aesthetic Community Wall for the Dance Classroom! (Part 1)

  Funded Aug 10, 2022

  Thank for our materials for this project! Inspired by my students teacher's vision and your support, a new community wall has come to life in the dance classroom! Your gifts funded the custom neon sign with our class motto "Love you, mean it, bye", a grass wall, lights, and a polaroid printer. The printer will be used in the coming weeks to display photos of our students and add them to the community wall. We unexpectedly had some extra faux ivy/ grass that we used to transform our word wall for this year as well. I hope you are able to view the photos of your materials in action. These materials are beloved new addition to the dance room. The students are already enjoying taking class photo with it!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Zwierzynski

  This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 26 other donors.