Alameda Education Foundation
Supporting Student Success

AEF After School Enrichment cooking class

Fall Enrichment Classes – Registration Opens Aug. 18!

Our After School Enrichment program provides enjoyable and educational classes that students love! With small class sizes, we focus on helping students discover new skills while staying active, engaged, and having a great time. These enrichment classes welcome both AUSD and charter school students and include a variety of exciting options like Pickleball, Magic, Chess, STEM, Coding, Art, Carpentry, and this year’s new offerings: Ceramics, Chinese and Hindi!

Learn more here and sign up today before prices go up!

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AEF Board members Low, Tom, Stevens and Chea

Welcome New Board Members!

AEF is thrilled to welcome four new Board members to start off the 2026-27 school year! Joining us will be Alameda High School Spanish Teacher – Eric Lowy; founder of Mayannand, LLC (an after school STEM class provider) –  Susan Tom; the owner of Island Savoy Market in Alameda – Michael Stevens and Associated Press Reporter and Video Journalist – Terry Chea.

The AEF Board is a ‘hands-on’ Board! You’ll probably see our Board members at community events,

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Maya Lin Students Experience Shakespeare

Students Experience Shakespeare

Because of a grant from AEF (and the school’s Dads Club), all the students at Maya Lin Elementary were able to see a professional, age-appropriate production of Shakespeare’s play Julius Ceasar, performed by SF Shakes, a San Francisco-based theater company. Every Maya Lin student, regardless of their family’s ability to pay for theater tickets, had the opportunity to have a front-row seat at a world-class cultural experience!

SF Shakes goes to great efforts to encourage BIPOC,

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Alameda Unified School District

AUSD School Board Proclaims AEF Appreciation Day

The AUSD School Board proclaimed April 28, 2026 (the fourth Tuesday in April annually) as Alameda Education Foundation Appreciation Day.

“The Board of Education is honored to recognize the Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) for its vital partnership and contributions to Alameda Unified School District.

In 2024–2025, AEF provided over $117,000 in direct support, including teacher mini-grants, student supplies, technology access, and mental health resources, and distributed approximately 1,000 backpacks to students in need.

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