Descendants – The Story of Us
Great news! The video Descendants – by AUSD’s Office of...
Author: jill
AEF Welcomes New Board Members!
AEF welcomes four new members to its Board of Directors: Nadia Bueno, Jennifer Bullock, Sahru Keiser, and Page Tomblin.
Nadia Bueno is the Deputy Director of CALICO (Child Abuse, Listening, Interviewing, and Coordination Center) who also has extensive volunteer experience in governance and service, particularly in areas of social justice. As an AEF Board Member, Bueno hopes to “advocate for the expansion and enhancement of its programs to reach even more students and address the diverse needs of our community”.
Salma Arastu
Salma Arastu describes her series Our Earth: Embracing All Communities...
Embarc Supports AEF’s School Supplies Program
Thank you to Embarc General Manager, George Holmes, for supporting AEF’s Backpack and School Supply drive with a generous grant! This year we are supporting 800 Alameda low-income students by providing them with new backpacks and quality school supplies so that they are equipped for success on the first day of school! We appreciate Embarc’s support of this important effort!
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Island Running Fest Fun for the Whole Family
Thank you to everyone who participated in, and hopefully had...
AEF Supports the Educator of the Year
In the 2022-23 school year, Derrick Lyons, Encinal Jr. Sr. High School’s CTE Marketing Pathway teacher, collaborated with the Alameda Chamber of Commerce to develop a Junior Chamber program with the help of AUSD CTE pathway specialist, Felicia Vargas. A Teacher Mini Grant from AEF supported Mr. Lyon’s research and planning for this program.
Student Art Based on Art by Derrick Bell
3rd graders in Scott Hixon’s class at Love Elementary watched Derrick Bell’s video (as well as the project video) and made portraits filled with flowers. Here are a few examples of their art:
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Number Writing Books for TK
“When we launched Transitional Kindergarten (TK) in the district 11 years ago, we got trained in a supplemental curriculum that supports developmentally appropriate letter and number formation. It was called Handwriting Without Tears (now called Learning Without Tears). This year, the District decided not to fund student “consumables” (materials). I have purchased much on my own this year, but was hoping to get support for the number writing books. The number writing book supports number orientation (not writing backward),
