School Supply donations

*Please contact us before mailing school supplies.  We have to pay hefty import duties if items are not properly labelled* 

Our preference is for travellers to Belize to carry down supplies in their suitcases.  If you have extra space in your luggage, please contact us with your location and travel dates. 

Not planning a trip to Belize but still want to donate supplies?  We can connect donors with USA/Canada travellers to Belize who have extra luggage space.  You ship to their home addresses and they bring down school supplies on your behalf. 

 

 

Top 10  (updated May 27, 2013) 

 

*Note - On June 6th we are hosting a student poster contest to celebrate both World Environment and World Oceans Day. If you are arriving before that date, we can use 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes. Guest judges are also welcome.

 

1A. Literature Class book sets: Wine of Astonishment (Earl Lovelace), The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton), Green Days by the River (Michael Anthony), Old Story Time (Trevor Rhone), No Turning Back (Beverley Naidoo) and Miguel Street (V.S. Naipaul).

1B. Library reading books from our amazon.com Wish List.  Type in "Ocean Academy" and choose from our Top 40 - contact us for the best mailing address.

1C. DVDs for World History Class: South African Apartheid, USA Civil Rights movement, Cuban revolution, Guatemalan civil war, Monuments around the world, Biographies. DVDs for English class:Bridge to Terabithia, The Outsiders, Green Days by the River, To Kill A Mockingbird, Lottery Rose.

 

2. Desktop computer systems and Laptops. Contact us and we can arrange for barge shipping from Florida to get desktops to the school.  Laptops can be carry-on items.  Ink:  Brother Toner TN650,  HP920.

 

3.  Digital cameras and video flipcam cameras (High def would be nice)  - for computer class students to create media projects.

 

4.  Beach volleyballs; Basketballs; Baseball team equipment

 

5.  3 Projectors with AV cords (and speakers) - these save us from having to photocopy hand-outs.

 

6.  30 Zippered 3-ring Binders - these are important for helping students overcome challenges with organizational skills.

 

7.  Lined note paper - needed for three-ring binders.  Computer paper - white 8.5x11

 

8. Plastic page protectors- used by teachers to organize their worksheets and lessons

 

9.  Spiral notebooks/Mead notebooks - our merit store can never have enough of these!

 

10. Stuffed toy animals (best sellers at our Christmas Fundraiser Event).  Fun Merit Store Items: sports jerseys,jewelry stickers, hats, beauty products, picture frames, boy's black uniform belts, girl's white uniform ankle/knee socks - these all help us build positive school morale. Raffle prizes: We fundraise throughout the year with raffles and a big raffle at Christmas, and items in good condition like kitchenware, DVDs, tools, curtain and sheet sets, electronics,  fishing gear etc. are much appreciated.


Students "earn" school supplies through our merit store.

When students do good deeds, teachers award merits.  Students "spend" these merits at our merit store to buy the supplies they need.  Many depend on the store.  This positive behavior management system has been so successful that other schools have adopted it.  In addition to the needed supplies below, our students appreciate "buying" donated items such as shoes, clothes, toys for younger siblings, etc.

Subject-Specific


Math: measuring tapes; white board with graph outline; 2 sets of Mastery Level Math Maze cards (www.mathmaze.us)

Science:  digital stop watches; spring scale; magnets; rock & mineral collections; atoms & molecules kits; human anatomy models of any system; latex gloves; magnifying glasses; empty film cannisters; coloured cellophane pages; fingerprint dusting powder; copper & zinc wire or ribbon

Computers: 4 red-light pointers/indicators to use with projectors; laptops in good condition; 4 printers & ink, modem

World History: DVDs of historical dramas or great moments in history

English: DVDs of Shakespeare historical dramas; for books, see the www.amazon.com Wish List

Fine Arts: Floor microphones and hand-held microphones; big band instruments of snare/bass drums and sticks, brass horns, cymbals, uniforms and dance team uniforms (like the movie Drum Line - every year Belize has a Battle of the Big Bands)

Arts & Crafts: Kits (jewlery or holiday crafts); colored-felt markers; glue guns and sticks

Office Supplies: 8.5x12 file folders and file clips; 4x9.5 white envelopes, Cork notice board, flip-chart paper

P.E.: 2 beach volleyballs; 3 soccer balls

Grounds and Beautification Project if you want to purchase here in Belize: Paint brushes; floor tiles for classrooms; fencing material to enclose the campus; lights for under the school; interior security cameras; paint (interior and exterior - preference of blue, orange, white); plants and landscaping materials, classroom fans

General School Supplies

  • Pens (we have lots of pencils right now)
  • Spiral notebooks
  • Dry erase markers
  • Plastic page protectors
  • Lamination pages (we have a laminator)
  • Scissors
  • Masking, clear packing tape, and scotch tape
  • Ink: HP74, HP75, HP95, HP920
  • Computer paper (8.5x11)
  • Heavy Card stock to make bookmarks and cards
  • Boys' black belts (for uniforms): These will be placed in the Student Merit Store and can be "bought" with merits that students earn for positive behaviours and study habits

Tuition Sponsorship

In 2010-2011, 85% of our students received financial aid or sponsorship of some kind.   In order for this reduced tuition to be possible, we need your help! Meet the students and find out why your tuition support will change their lives.

Textbooks

Our students use Caribbean-based textbooks for most of their courses and purchase their textbooks in Belize City.  If you would like to sponsor a student's book costs, please contact us for a current book list and pricing.

For some of our classes we use North American resources, and we are currently interested in class sets (30 texts) of: World History; Marine Biology; Comparative Religions; Dictionaries, Thesauruses and Atlases.  Click here for some of the themes students study.

We are also very interested in CD ROMs that can be used in tutoring hour for students to practice their Math or English or Spanish skills. 

Christmas Extravaganza Raffle Items

Every December the school hosts a Christmas Fundraising Fair.  One of the most popular activities is a raffle called "Tambola" and prizes range from stuffed toys and games, to kitchenware, to groceries.  If you have an item you think would be a popular prize, donate it and we will store it until next year's Christmas Extravaganza.