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Dr. D's Classroom

  • Esperanza Preparatory Academy
  • New York, NY
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Desperately Need a Printer!

Help me give my students a printer, ink and paper to enable them to excel in biology.
Dr. D
Esperanza Preparatory Academy•
New York, NY
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Past projects 18

  • Teachers Supporting Teachers for Excellence in Lesson Planning

    Funded Apr 7, 2025
    This classroom project was brought to life by Optimum.

  • My Students Can't See What's Going On!

    Funded Mar 1, 2025

    Thank you so much for your generosity! I can't tell you how much more effective my lessons will be now- this is considered a standard tool for most teachers these days. It's very heartening to know there are people like you out there who can rise to the challenge of helping our youth excel- so many of them are wonderful, driven, and intelligent kids.”

    With gratitude,

    Dr. D

  • This Could Seriously Change the World

    Funded Jan 17, 2025

    I am ecstatic! This will change lives which will change other lives and on and on.. My students are such beautiful kids with so much to offer and so few resources and opportunities.

    I pledge to you, that this generous donation will have a huge impact. I am beside myself at the opportunities this will create!

    Biggest Blessings to you!”

    With gratitude,

    Dr. D

    This classroom project was brought to life by Warner Bros. Discovery.

  • Great Minds Don't Always Think Alike!

    Funded Dec 17, 2024

    This is fantastic! Thank you for helping me be the best teacher I can be! This will save me precious time and increase the quality of my lessons. When you are trying to do so many things well at the same time, resources like this are essential. It will great!”

    With gratitude,

    Dr. D

  • Great Minds Don't Always Think Alike!

    Funded Sep 20, 2024

    Thank you very much for your generosity! I am teaching a demographic of students that is economically challenged to the extreme, and funding is very tight. Your donation will make a real difference and create ripples. that will benefit many others. Some of these kids are amazing potential, work very hard and are generally the most lovely people you would ever meet.”

    With gratitude,

    Dr. D

  • Band Club Creativity Food

    Funded Dec 22, 2023

    Thank you for much for this lovely gift. My students are reading it and being exposed to a lot of these concepts for the first time. They are so Blessed to be 16 years old and being taught this timeless wisdom which so many artists have to learn the hard way from years of trial and error. I wasn't sure if it would resonate with this age group but I am delighted to share that it does! There are a few students in particular who are writing music now, and I know this book has been a big inspiration to them. It's opening doors to these beautiful kids. Thank you so much - you are a beautiful human for supporting us!!!”

    With gratitude,

    Dr. D

  • Help Give My Students Video

    Funded Dec 30, 2023

    I would love to thank you for your wonderful gift. Thanks to your generosity we have been able to hold music classes after school in our auditorium where students come together and watch documentaries, movies and concerts. This has not only been very educational as they learn the history of music and creativity- but also very inspiring and fun. Most recently we watched the documentary Moonage Daydream which initiated a livley conversation about the music and creativity as a Spiritual journey. It's been a very connecting and enlightening tool and we are all very very grateful!”

    With gratitude,

    Dr. D

  • Band Club Needs Vocals

    Funded Dec 31, 2023

    I would like to thank you very sincerely for helping make our Band Club a reality. We started out by banging on pots and pans and using toy microphones. Little by little people took an interest in this project and donated enough instruments to where we are fully equipped to rock! This club has given students who are truly gifted musicians an opportunity to discover their gifts. It has created a very tight knit community of students who have developed beautiful friendships. Overall it has been a joy to watch them blossom, and it would not have been possible without your generosity and support~”

    With gratitude,

    Dr. D

  • Our School Band Club Needs Drums!

    Funded Sep 29, 2022

    IT is with enormous gratitude that I thank you for your generosity. We founded the band club with no funding and have relied on people like yourself who understand the value of having arts in the curriculum. Our band club went from banging on pots and pans to now having won a battle of the bands against a neighboring school! Our drummer had no drumming experience prior to joining band club and it was thanks to this donation that he learned how to play drums and our band club could even participate. So thank you thank you thank you!!”

    With gratitude,

    Dr. D

    This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Classroom Supporter.
After 30 years at the bench working at some of the best research institutes in NYC, I have the expertise to teach my students cutting edge science. However, our school does not have resources for a molecular biology or microbiology lab. Fortunately, exciting new areas of research lie in bio-computing. There is an enormous amount of data available on pubmed and other sites that can be mined in computer based research. This project will enable students to do real cutting edge research as they are introduced to this exciting field. The human genome project is old news now, and we now have the ability to sequence the entire human genome in hours time. Furthermore example, single cell sequencing using 10X technology has made available huge amounts of data on the RNA level- just begging to be analyzed in new and exciting ways. By taking advantage of this exciting opportunity- my students can strengthen their college applications and demonstrate they are indeed pre med material. I also anticipate that they will be able to publish their work, and compete in contests like the Regeneron Science Talent Search.

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After 30 years at the bench working at some of the best research institutes in NYC, I have the expertise to teach my students cutting edge science. However, our school does not have resources for a molecular biology or microbiology lab. Fortunately, exciting new areas of research lie in bio-computing. There is an enormous amount of data available on pubmed and other sites that can be mined in computer based research. This project will enable students to do real cutting edge research as they are introduced to this exciting field. The human genome project is old news now, and we now have the ability to sequence the entire human genome in hours time. Furthermore example, single cell sequencing using 10X technology has made available huge amounts of data on the RNA level- just begging to be analyzed in new and exciting ways. By taking advantage of this exciting opportunity- my students can strengthen their college applications and demonstrate they are indeed pre med material. I also anticipate that they will be able to publish their work, and compete in contests like the Regeneron Science Talent Search.

About my class

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