OUR STORY
Why BEE?
BEE: BUILDERS OF ELOQUENCE AND ENGAGEMENT, LLC
We opened BEE with one mission: to create a space where non-speaking individuals are seen, heard, and supported in a way that honors who they truly are. For too long, nonspeaking individuals have been underestimated simply because they express themselves differently. But we believe in their potential—not in spite of their differences, but because of them.
Our journey began from a deeply personal passion: the desire to give children who don’t communicate in traditional ways a chance to thrive academically, emotionally, and socially. We’ve seen firsthand how the right environment, patience, and understanding can help develop abilities and express inner worlds through multimodal communication.​​
When fighting against the stereotypes
imposed on nonspeaking individuals, Alfonso, our founder, leaned on a quote in
his favorite movie that both inspired us and
set our mission:
"According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible."
- Bee Movie. Inspired research from
French Entomologist Antoine
Magnan, Le vol des insectes. 1930's
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Our students, like the bee, they defy limitations that others try to place on them—not because it's easy, but because they can. And just like the bee, they do it every day, in their own way.
BEE is more than a place of learning—it's a community built on belief, resilience, and the refusal to accept "impossible." We’re here not only to educate but to advocate, uplift, and celebrate every child’s unique flight.​​​​
The Bumblebee
The Bumblebee
​​Imperfect by design
Ungainly sporadic jerks define gawky movements
Flawed in nearly every way
A veritable outcast
Among hive-minded conformity
Blissfully ignorant of the overwhelming odds
Heedless of the scrutinizing critics
Who see only inevitable failure
Unaware of its own limitationsIn the face of impenetrable skepticism
And aesthetic superiority
And because necessity is the mother of invention
And inspiration the father of hope
The bumblebee flies anyway
Thus the intangible becomes thinkable
The execution of such an absurdity, doable
The lofty goals to which one aspires
Attainable
And the bumblebee flies on.​​​​​
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- A Poem by ​ "Sarah K.