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Otis and BC are the resident Guinea Pigs at BC Graham Elementary. They were adopted from the Humane Society in August 2022 through the "Pocket Pets for Teachers" program. They are used in many ways at school. Last year, they taught 5th graders responsibility with their lunch time jobs of caring for their habitat. They were an incentive for students who had behavior goals. We used them for attendance encouragement with "GP Parties" at breakfast. Students really loved having interactions with the boys throughout their school day.

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Time spent READING with Guinea Pigs is never wasted!

School:
Graham Elementary School 
Subject:
Character Development 
Teacher:
Meghan Flaherty 
 
199040 
Students Impacted:
280 
Grade:
Pre K - 5 
Date:
October 2, 2023

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

 

T-Mobile Foundation - $900.00

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Goal

Otis and BC are the resident Guinea Pigs at BC Graham Elementary. They were adopted from the Humane Society in August 2022 through the "Pocket Pets for Teachers" program. They are used in many ways at school. Last year, they taught 5th graders responsibility with their lunch time jobs of caring for their habitat. They were an incentive for students who had behavior goals. We used them for attendance encouragement with "GP Parties" at breakfast. Students really loved having interactions with the boys throughout their school day.  

 

What will be done with my students

Last school year we saw many benefits to our students:
1. Increased attendance
2. Decreased behavior incidents
3. Lessons in responsibility
4. Building Home-School Relationships
5. More opportunities for student engagement. 

 

Benefits to my students

We would like to have support with our Guinea Pigs, Otis and BC, by upgrading their habitat and equipment that would make their visits to classrooms easier and safer.

We expect if we can do this, more teachers would be willing to welcome the guinea pigs into their classrooms more frequently, students would earn more opportunities to interact, whether it is in school or in their home. By students having these chances, they will learn about the responsibility of having a pet.  

 

Budget Narrative

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Items

# Item Cost
1 Feed: Pellets $50.00
2 Habitat upgrades $200.00
3 Guinea Pig Stickers $50.00
4 Critter Cuddler (Holder) $50.00
5 Modular Habitat $200.00
6 Feed: Hay $50.00
7 Feed: Fresh Vegetable $100.00
8 GP Literature $50.00
9 Observation Tools (Stools, Magnifying Glasses, Activity Worksheet) $100.00
10 Cleaning Supplies $50.00
  Total: $900.00

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