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Past projects 15

• Comfortable and Ready to Learn!

  Funded Jun 25, 2025

  Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom! Upgrading some of our classroom furniture has long been on my to-do list and, thanks to your generous donation, I’ll be able to help my students start the new year with a fresh, new, comfortable learning environment. We all truly appreciate your generosity. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Maglia

• Read What You Love

  Funded Jun 24, 2025

  Thank you so much for your generous donation to our class library! As an English teacher, I can’t tell you how important I believe reading to be for our students. Sometimes it can be very challenging to get our kids excited about reading, hence, why I try to extend the opportunity to them to choose their own books. These students come from diverse and often economically challenged backgrounds and getting those books into their hands can be difficult. But thanks to your generosity, we’re able to make this happen for them! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your donation and I’m so excited to let students know that they will be able to start the school year with a book they’re already excited to read. Thank you so much!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Maglia

• Building Community Through Food

  Funded Jun 24, 2025

  Thank you so much for funding our project to help us build an even stronger school community! Bringing our students together over food has been such a positive way to build our school community. Now, thanks to your generous donation, we can host events like this more often to make sure no child goes hungry and feels like they have a place in our school community. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much. We truly appreciate you and your generosity!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Maglia

• Books We Love

  Funded Feb 14, 2025

  Thank you so much for your generous donation of so many amazing books. Having options for choice reading helps me help students find the perfect book to dig into for the year. When students get their hands on a fresh book that they picked out, they're far more invested in their reading!

  In the past, reading has been somewhat of a battle. Having so much access to new titles has had an incredible impact on students' motivation and enjoyment while reading. Increased choice reading also helps them grow as readers. This year alone we had multiple students improve their reading level significantly and I'm sure that's a result of having access to a title they enjoy!

  Thank you again for your generous support. We couldn't have done it without you!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Maglia

• Read What You Love

  Funded Dec 2, 2024

  Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom library. In a world that is becoming increasingly digital and video-oriented, it's becoming harder and harder to foster a love for reading. Bu your generous donation of student-selected books has certainly sparked an interest in reading in my classroom.

  At the beginning of the year, I pushed out a Google Form to students and asked them to pick a book they really want to read. We spent an entire class period investigating a book of their choosing that correlated with their interests. By digging deep into some of these stories before they even hit the shelves, students were already invested in reading these books and were so hopeful this project would get funded. When I told my classes our project got funded, nearly every kid's face lit up. Even students who are typically very reluctant to read were incredibly excited to learn that we were getting some new books.

  I'm sure you realize the significant impact reading can have on one's life. I cannot thank you enough for putting these novels into the hands of my students. Seeing them connect with these books, hearing them enthusiastically talking about the plot, and watching them relax with a good book is my biggest wish as an English teacher. Your gift helped make all of this possible. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Maglia

• Little Boxes - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

  Funded Oct 31, 2024

  Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom. My students are very excited to read Maya Angelou's novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. While we have not started this unit yet, this was a text that students chose from a selection of possible novels we could read. When students have a say in what they learn, they are far more invested in their own learning. Your donation to our classroom has helped empower them.

  In this unit, we will focus on exploring two key essential questions: "What are 'little boxes' and how do they impact the individual?" and "How can and should we navigate a culture that attempts to define us?" Students at CVA come from a variety of backgrounds and situations. They often find their way to our site because they didn't necessarily fit in at comprehensive high schools. They often found themselves failing their classes, experiencing isolation, and withdrawing from student life. This novel helps them understand "little boxes" and how society's expectations of the typical high school student don't work for everyone. They also explore how to express themselves and celebrate their unique abilities. These topics are always at the forefront of teenagers' minds and I'm looking forward to giving them a space in which they can unpack some of the situations they've found themselves in and figure out what it all means for their own identity.

  I cannot thank you enough for your support. We wouldn't be able to dig into these topics without the generosity of donors like you. We can't wait to get started reading!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Maglia

• Read What You Love

  Funded Oct 3, 2024

  Thank you so much for your generous donation of student-selected books to our English classroom's library. Our site lacks a library and, over the years, I've worked tirelessly to stock my classroom with books that I thought my students would like. I've accumulated some but your generous donation allowed us to add a number of titles that my current students were hoping to read this year.

  While our society becomes more dependent on technology and instant gratification, it can really be a struggle to get our upcoming high school students to engage with a book. At least 8 students have come to me individually to say how these books in particular got them to read. Even just yesterday, one of my English language learners came to me and said, "If you had asked me a year ago if I could read a book on my own, I would have said no. I love this book."

  We're overwhelmed with gratitude for your generosity. Thank you so much.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Maglia

  This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Foundation and one other donor.

• The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian

  Funded Apr 8, 2024

  Thank you so much for your generous donation of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian! My students selected this book from a long list last year and are really looking forward to engaging with it this spring. This humorous and sometimes heartbreaking novel explores the complex nature of finding one's identity and voice during the most trying of times - those high school years. As we read this novel, students will engage in a variety of discussions centered around finding your voice and navigating the complexities of identity while simultaneously expressing themselves in writing on these complicated but important topics.

  In my classroom, reading can look differently on a day to day basis. One day, we might take turns reading aloud while other days I might read aloud to my class as they follow along. They also read in small groups and sometimes on their own. No matter how reading looks, I know this particular novel will conjure a smile or giggle as they read. Those are my favorite reading moments!

  While we haven't started reading this book yet, I know my students will thoroughly enjoy this read. We truly appreciate your generosity. Thank you!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Maglia

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  Funded Dec 1, 2023

  Thank you so much for your generous donation of the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Every year, I compile a list of novels we can opt to read as a class and my students vote on which ones they would like to study. This was one of the first picks!

  This novel was a perfect fit for our unit about understanding people who might see the world in a different way. I appreciate the non-traditional writing approach to this book which had generated so much curiosity in my students. Students are finding many ways to empathize with the main character and it's wonderful to see them apply their understanding of someone else's world to their own.

  Thank you again for your generous donation!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Maglia

  This classroom project was brought to life by Townsend Press and one other donor.