Bell School Wish List 2023!

The Wish List is Bell School's BIGGEST fundraiser of the year.  With the Wish List, you have the unique ability to decide how your tax-deductible donations will support Bell School.

Feel free to contact the Wish List Committee at Bellschool.wishlist@gmail.com with any questions or check the FAQs for an answer to the question.

Donating is easy, simply click on the blue text below to be taken to a donation page for each item, which includes additional infromation for each item.

Then click the campaign name or  "Give Now" button on the upper right side of the screen. Wish Items with an "*" require full funding in order to be implemented next year. 

 

Item # Activity Name Full Funding Current Total   Item # Activity Name Full Funding Current Total
Grade Target Items for 2023-2024     School Wide    
SC48 CircEsteem (All 1st & 2nd Graders)* $8,000 FUNDED! SC29 Green Initiatives  $5,000

$3,167

IN39 New Classroom Libraries (All K-2nd Graders)* $8,000 FUNDEDI SC27 Social & Emotional Learning (All Students & Adults) $10,000 $7,695
SC19 Theatre Residency (All 3rd Graders)* $8,000 FUNDEDI TC12 Bell Tech Accelerator $10,000 $3,175
SC26 Fine Arts Residency  (All 4th Graders)* $5,500 FUNDED!
SC20 Fulcrum Point Residency (All 5th Graders)* $2,500 FUNDED! SC31/PD7 Unity Committee for Teacher Appreciation $5,000

$717

SC52 Unsilence Voices Residency (All 6th Graders)* $8,000 FUNDED! IN54 Academic Teams (6th - 8th Graders)* $7,000 FUNDED!
SC49 Mosaic Art (All 7th Graders) $3,500 FUNDED!
SC18 8th Grade Legacy Project (All 8th Graders)* $1,500 FUNDED! EA01 Professional Development  $10,000 $331
SC40 Class of 2023 Gift to Bell (Current 8th Graders)* $2,000 FUNDED!        
Math/Science     Student Activity    
IN13 Science Materials (All Grades) $7,500 FUNDED! SC32 Milestone Field Trip Scholarship Fund (5th-8th Graders) $7,500 $4,330
Language    
IN8 Chinese Culture and Mandarin Program Experiences/Materials (All Grades) $10,000 FUNDED! SC10 Field Trip Scholarship Fund $500 FUNDED!
SC7 Sign Language Experiences (All K-8th Grades) $15,000 $4,449 SC51 Health & Wellness (PE Materials, Athletics, Clubs & Parent Speakers)* $10,000 FUNDED!
Fine and Creative Arts      Literacy    
IN21 Art Supplies & Experiences $7,000 FUNDED! IN18 Update and Diversify Classroom Novel Collections* $20,000 $8,297
SC2 Fine Arts and Expression Program $4,000

FUNDED!

       
SC34/ SC43 Deaf Program Residencies including Cultural Experiences, Yoga, and Tap Dance (Deaf Classes) $7,500 FUNDED! Bell School-Wide General Fund    
IN20 Music Supplies & Experiences $5,000 FUNDED! GEN

Maintain Bell Excellence (Allocated by the LSC) School-wide fund that helps fill annual gaps between the CPS budget and Bell’s budget, providing critical personnel, materials and resources that make Bell School so special!

$150,000 $62,629
SC50 STEAM Lab  $7,000 FUNDED!

 

Thank you for helping to keep Bell an outstanding school - every dollar counts!