Wish List | J.S. Bryant School

J.S. Bryant School Wish List

We are deeply grateful for your generosity. With every item on the wish list (below) that you can donate to our school, our doors will open on September 2, 2025 with a more comprehensive set of learning activities. LGBTQIA+ high school students who need a place to be their most authentic selves can find that space to learn and grow. This is a difficult time nationally for so many of us. And we hear this from the families that are reaching out to us to enroll their teens. The J.S. Bryant School is working towards a day when all high school teens can be celebrated, empowered, and learn with dignity. Your support makes this possible. And we will gratefully acknowledge your donation in our monthly e-newsletter. (Oh, and we are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization - all donations are tax deductible.)

With deep gratitude,

Dr. Allison Druin

Head of School, J.S. Bryant School

July 2025

THE WISH LIST

You can ship or bring them directly to us at 2 Lilac Ave., Cummington, MA 01026 (but we are flexible about how you get things to us.) Or contact us to discuss details (maybe you already have something that you think could work for us.) In any case, please let us know that you are are buying/sending us any of these items so we can take them off the list. We have sometimes included links, but those are just suggestions.

Three 65” TVs
Three of our classrooms need your help in adding a video monitor for whole class learning, projects, and presentations.
Three 72" x 40" white boards
Three of our classrooms need your help in adding a white board for whole class learning, projects, and presentations.
40 Fabric Office Folding Chairs (Sold in sets of 4)
We are looking forward to whole school activities, welcoming the community to events and more, and need chairs for our Great Room for these gatherings.
Great Room Video Projector, Screen, and PA System
Our “Great Room”is where we will be eating lunch, getting together for school wide assemblies, and have events. We need to be able to show presentations and hear the speakers!
Three Microscopes
Enable our students to look "under the hood" of our farming campus, examine what is the water, etc!
A Vibe smart whiteboard
Our students will be creating new ideas and projects in our Tech Room and we can do this better with a smart whiteboard for group brainstorming and more!
A Robotics Starter Kit
Our Tech Room will be the perfect place for exploring robotics, but to do this we need the tools to support our student learning, and this robotics starter kit will be the perfect tool to get us started.
A loom (for weaving)
Our students will also be using folk arts methods to express new ideas and explore mathematical principles, and this loom will be a wonderful path to learning.
Two Living Wall Systems
Not only will our students be growing and learning out in our farming campus, but we hope they can bring this indoors in the winter to understand the power of plant life on the school’s walls.
Outside Activity Tent
Our barn had to come down for safety reasons. Until we can build a new outside covered space, we need a tent that will support the school during events, learning activities and more.
Three Outside WiFi Access Points
Learning at our school will happen anytime and anywhere. To support this, we need to install WiFii outside. (We have great gigabit fiber inside, but not outdoors yet.)
Expand Goat Shed ($8K) - Not needed - someone donated this!
Our goats need a new place to call home base until we can afford to build a new barn. In the meantime, support us in expanding our small shed to be their home.

And you can always donate books to our School Pride Library
Our goal: 350 books in our new Pride Library by the time our school opens in September! We’re almost there with generous donations that total over 250 books. Help us get to the finish line!