|  | Annual Fund Impact of Gifts Gifts to the Renbrook Annual Fund help support outstanding educational tools and opportunities. For example:
4 gifts of $25 ($100) purchase 4 hand puppets, to bring to life books read to young children in the library, nurturing language skills and growth as readers.
15 gifts of $50 ($750) provide access to JSTOR, a digital archive of over 1,000 leading academic journals and other scholarly content, which helps develop the sophisitcated research skills needed throughout academic careers and beyond.
12 gifts of $100 ($1,200) purchase 3 modules for Lower School science with lab tools and materials for hands-on investigations of the solar system; equipment and living creatures (think anoles, crickets, ladybugs, and earthworms) to create model ecosystems; and supplies to experiment with solids, liquids and gases. Active lab experiences stimulate young minds and draw them to future scientific investigations.
3 gifts of $250 ($750) purchase individual guided reading books for all Kindergarteners, for one year. In guided reading, teachers work with small groups of students to build fluency, comprehension skills, and problem-solving strategies.
11 gifts of $500 ($5,500) fund Everyday Mathematics for Grades 1-5, a math curriculum distinguished by its focus on real-life problem solving and on building a strong understanding of mathematical concepts through exploration of alternate ways of solving problems. Materials include journals, hands-on equipment, educational games and activities, student reference books, and teacher manuals. Created by the University of Chicago Mathematics Project, Everyday Mathematics has been more successful in developing basic math skills and conceptual thinking than any other published elementary school mathematics program.
53 gifts of $1,000 ($53,000) pay the average faculty salary for one highly skilled, dedicated, caring, and inspiring teacher for one year. Renbrook teachers are the heart of the school.
1 gift of $2,500 + 1 gift of $500 ($3,000) bring two guest music instructors to Renbrook for one year to lead the chamber ensemble and the percussion ensemble. Students acquire the special skills required of ensemble music groups, both musical and social, which are different from the skills needed for playing solo or symphonic works.
4 gifts of $5,000 ($20,000) award partial financial assistance to a Lower or Upper School student who otherwise could not afford to attend Renbrook and help to bring students from many different backgrounds to the school.
2 gifts of $10,000 ($20,000) provide high-speed Internet access for the entire school for one year, bringing millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope to Renbrook.
1 gift of $25,000 equips a ready-to-roll mobile lab with 20 laptop computers, 20 chargers, a lockable cabinet, power outlets, and security features to give each student in a classroom access to the latest technology.
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