Subject: Environmental Education, Youth Development
Deadline: Oct. 31, 2017
“Bees offer a wonderful way for children and communities to learn about science, ecology, agriculture, societal structure, mutual cooperation, and even history – all by caring for and observing the activity of bees maintained on an on-site bee house. The innovative Sponsor-A-Hive program provides bees and equipment to help people safely set up, maintain, and observe such on-site bee sanctuaries at schools, community gardens, and green spaces across the United States. The Sponsor-A-Hive program provides honey bees, mason bees and/or leafcutter bees, their homes, bee keeping equipment and information on how to care for the bees. Bees are strategically placed in locations where they can bolster bee populations, advance science and environmental education and pollinate locally grown food. Also provided is our Sponsor-A-Hive Teacher’s Kit, which is full of lesson plans and worksheets to teach students more about their bee home. It’s designed to build reading and science skills, raise environmental awareness, and empower students to help the bees.”
Funder: The Honeybee Conservancy
Eligibility: Your organization is eligible if it is located in the United States and has an IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter or a NCES school ID number. It may be a grade, middle or high school; a college or university; tribal education agency; an environmental center; or a food bank or community garden that does not charge a membership fee.
Amount: Unspecified
Contact: Link.
