ABOUT BUILDER BEES
A hive for neurodivergent girls and their allies. A force for authentic, compassionate inclusion.
To give neurodivergent girls* and their allies a group of friends and a sense of belonging, through meaningful participation in a community that accepts them just as they are.
*Builder Bees uses the term “girl” when referring to cisgender girls, transgender girls, children being raised and socialized as girls, and anyone who identifies as female.
All girls have the same needs – to sleep, eat, love, explore, and to form friendships with other girls.
Sometimes girls give the impression that they don’t want friendship. Maybe they turn away from others, or have a hard time joining a group. Maybe they are not in step with the interest or fashion of the day. Maybe they have gone through a personal trauma or bad experience with their peers, and would rather push people away than risk getting hurt again. Sometimes, girls can be too anxious to talk to almost everyone around them, but then something magical happen. Soul sisters meet, and lifelong friendships blossom. Reticence gives way to exuberance.
Builder Bees got started because our founder Orley noticed six years ago that her daughter Maxine became a different person when she was with friends who could transform her from a withdrawn observer to a lively companion. Orley, a veteran teacher, had herself felt like an outsider at school, and had watched countless students suffer from a lack of connection with peers. Her mission became to ensure that no girl she encountered would be left isolated. In her hive, there would be no hierarchy of Queens, Workers, and Drones. There would be one role for everyone: the inconspicuous, invaluable role of Builder Bee, creator of the wax without which there is no beehive.
Learn more at builderbeesla.com.
