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• VAPA Rocks

  Funded Sep 11, 2017

  This project has changed my view on art and has spread inspiration all around our school. - Mina

  ¨ The inspirational quotes and drawings on the rocks are nice and adds positivity to our campus. -Kate

  Thank you for being a donor to our homeroom and giving us the support so we could make our rock project a reality. -Liliana

  These resources gave me the opportunity to do things I normally wouldn't do. It also makes our school a lot more interactive. - Alixia

  This project has changed my views on art and spreading inspiration and love around our high school. -Mira

  I learned that small things make a difference. These resources changed our school heavily by making our school a happier and more positive place. This project has been getting bigger and bigger and has been influencing many students at our school. We have used the paint markers, paints and rocks daily and are going to continue using them to spread even more positivity. - kate

  I have learned a new way to spread positivity through the rocks, paint and hiding the. - Matt”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Cushing

  This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Funder and 5 other donors.

• Art Supplies for Growing Artists

  Funded May 11, 2017

  Thank you so much for your generous donation to my students and my classroom! I teach many visual arts students and these supplies were hand-picked by them for what would be the most useful to their art education.

  Any free time my students have is devoted to drawing, painting, photography, etc. These sketchbooks, pencils, pens, and watercolors will get so much use throughout the year.

  I am really grateful to be able to provide these resources to my students, many of who cannot afford them themselves.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Cushing

  This classroom project was brought to life by H&M and 7 other donors.

• Doodling in 3-D, Science and Art Unite!

  Funded Mar 30, 2017

  Thank you for your awesome donation to my classroom! The 3-D doodle Pens are to be such a great resource for my students to be able to create and design in such a unique way!

  I teach students who also are taking Advanced Placement 3-D Design and when I opened up the packages, their eyes got wide like it was Christmas morning! I purposely did not give them too many directions but instead told them I did not know what to do and they had to figure it out! This caused them to take ownership over the process and they are excited to teach the teacher what to do! Thank you again for your generous donation to my classroom.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Cushing

  This classroom project was brought to life by Aspect Ventures and 3 other donors.

• Families Design Mini Landfills in a Chemistry Classroom

  Funded Nov 29, 2016

  Thank you so much for your generous donation to my classroom! Thanks to you, I was able to get resources for my classroom for a really engaging project for my students to investigate landfills, garbage, and how to improve their school. While I ended up slightly changing my original project idea, the garbage cans were used by a group to test whether the students at our school could effectively recycle when they were faced with a garbage can next to a recycling can. Through their experiment they learned that most people could indeed recycle successfully. Additionally, I had students investigate how our groundwater could be contaminated through landfills and I was shocked when one group learned that throwing e-waste into a landfill can release heavy metals into our water supply!

  Thank you for this opportunity for my students.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Cushing

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 12 other donors.

• Breakout, Not Breaking Bad!

  Funded Mar 30, 2017

  I am so grateful for the opportunity to get these Break Out Kits into my classroom! They have been amazing and we have only used them once! Students were excited, engaged and so thoughtful with the scenario I gave them for their first breakout experience.

  Now that they have experienced a breakout scenario first hand, their final project this year is to develop their own Break Out game and already the stories and Chemistry skills they are incorporating are awesome! This project and these kits have truly allowed for some innovative and creative thinking in my classes. I can't wait to start off next school year with more scenarios to help my students with team building skills at the beginning of the year. Thank you so much for this opportunity!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Cushing

  This classroom project was brought to life by Aspect Ventures and 6 other donors.

• Chromebooks for Budding Scientists Part 5

  Funded Mar 2, 2017

  Thank you once again for such a generous gift to my classroom and to my students. With your support, I was able to get a total of 10 donated Chromebooks into my classroom.

  These Chromebooks have brought a newfound breath of fresh air into my lessons and have provided my students with the much needed resources of being able to research, read scientific articles, and prepare for various activities that require scientific thinking.

  Thank you so much for your generous donation of Chromebooks to my classroom!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Cushing

  This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 5 other donors.

• Chromebooks for Budding Scientists Part 4

  Funded Feb 5, 2017

  Thank you for your generous donation of Chromebooks! These have become such a valuable resource to my students in such a short amount of time. I am confident that as my students continue to learn science in my classroom they will benefit greatly from the availability of this resource.

  Along with other generous donors, these Chromebooks have helped me get a class set of 8 Chromebooks, perfect for each group to have one or two computers for research, access to google docs, or working on various projects.

  Thank you again!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Cushing

  This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 9 other donors.

• Chromebooks for Budding Scientists Part 3

  Funded Jan 12, 2017

  Thank you for your generous donation of Chromebooks! These have become such a valuable resource to my students in such a short amount of time. I am confident that as my students continue to learn science in my classroom they will benefit greatly from the availability of this resource.

  Along with other generous donors, these Chromebooks have helped me get a class set of 8 Chromebooks, perfect for each group to have one or two computers for research, access to google docs, or working on various projects.

  Thank you again!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Cushing

  This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 4 other donors.

• Chromebooks for Budding Scientists Part 2

  Funded Jan 10, 2017

  Thank you for your generous donation of Chromebooks! These have become such a valuable resource to my students in such a short amount of time. I am confident that as my students continue to learn science in my classroom they will benefit greatly from the availability of this resource.

  Along with other generous donors, these Chromebooks have helped me get a class set of 8 Chromebooks, perfect for each group to have one or two computers for research, access to google docs, or working on various projects.

  Thank you again!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Cushing

  This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 6 other donors.

• Chromebooks for Budding Scientists

  Funded Dec 29, 2016

  Thank you for your generous donation of Chromebooks! These have become such a valuable resource to my students in such a short amount of time. I am confident that as my students continue to learn science in my classroom they will benefit greatly from the availability of this resource.

  Along with other generous donors, these Chromebooks have helped me get a class set of 8 Chromebooks, perfect for each group to have one or two computers for research, access to google docs, or working on various projects.

  Thank you again!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Cushing

  This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 3 other donors.