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Mr. Arsenie from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Busy Bees Becoming Basic Beekeepers

Help me give my students a beginner's Flow beehive kit to introduce students to apiculture on our high school campus.

  • $1,339 goal

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Mr. Arsenie has another project! Donate to Static No More to help his classroom.

$988 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students are natural-born scientists and explorers. They just don't know it yet! They are inquisitive, they want to learn, they're analytical, they crave new learning experiences, want to search for meaning and truth, share their own stories, and become agents of change to make the world a more verdant place. And it is my job to facilitate and give them access to the knowledge and the skills they need to get the answers and purpose they seek. We, like many public schools, struggle with purchasing new supplies, especially technology, and we must then rely on your generosity to fill in the financial and ultimately learning gaps that allow us to get the technology, experiences, and opportunities our students need to grow into passionate academics and global citizens.

My Project

We have always studied the concept of ecosystem services in our AP and IB Environmental Science and related it to food production, sustainability and ultimately insects- especially bees. For years we have used bees as the example to follow on how insects impact our world and especially food, through pollination and propagation of producers. For years, we have also attempted to get our hands dirty and start an apiculture club, something where interested students can come and learn about beekeeping and bees in general.

We have recently partnered with a local non-profit community garden and beekeepers' organization and we began an internship neighborhood student program for students interested in installing and maintaining beehives in our local neighborhood.

This dream project has the ability to come to life and become a reality because of you. The excitement this year that we generated when we brought in a mock hive and and an established hive from last year was palpable. The students have always read about beekeeping, colony collapse and other topics related to bees, though most still see bees, and insects in general as inferior biotic factors- which is not the case. When we looked at the anatomy of the bee, the colony organization, the biological roles and the ecological roles they play, my students gained a deeper understanding of insects in general. I hope through these projects to make this a year-round activity and something students can then transfer and use to make others appreciate insects and especially bees on our own campus, with our own Flow hive.

Mr. Arsenie Schurz High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Starter Bundle – Flow Hive 2 Araucaria 6/7 • Flow $1,037.00 1 $1,037.00

Materials cost

$1,037.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $54.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,137.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$200.74

Total project goal

$1,338.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,338.28

4 Donors

-$1,179.14

Donations toward project cost

-$1,002.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$176.87

match offer

-$159.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$135.27

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.87

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 $0.00

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