jill, Author at Alameda Education Foundation

Encinal HS Juniors Bond After Difficult Time

The Juniors at Encinal High School participated in a field day where they played games together, ate a BBQ lunch, and got to know each other better. These students were Freshmen during COVID, so they missed out on a lot of typical student social interactions during the pandemic. Class officers decided that it was important for the social-emotional health of the whole class (of approximately 250 students) to have a bonding event that would help build class spirit.

Alameda Asteroids Host Cross Country Meet

The Alameda Asteroids, a middle school cross country club, hosted their final meet for the season on October 26 at Crab Cove. Eleven teams with 190 sixth, seventh and eighth grade boys and girls participated in four events. Girls and Boys 1.1 and 2.1 races.

The Asteroids club is an Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) fall enrichment program. This year, 33 students from Alameda public middle schools trained and competed together as a team,

Keeping Music In Tune at Paden

Micheal Burns, music teacher at Paden School asked for funding to tune the main piano that’s used every day in his music classes. AEF was happy to keep the music flowing at Paden!

“Thank you Alameda Education Foundation! The piano sounds fantastic and really needed the tuning. Brandon had to go through the piano twice to bring it up to pitch and to make sure the tuning holds. But, it really makes a big difference in the classroom.”

College Volleyball Hopeful Started with AEF Middle School Sports

Many student-athletes who begin their sports careers in AEF’s Middle School Sports program go on to serve as coaches and referees when they reach high school. Currently, Encinal’s coach is a former participant and the ACLC/Nea basketball and track programs regularly include former players in coaching roles.

We connected with one of these high schoolers, Naomi White, who is currently a senior at Encinal High School. Naomi started playing volleyball at Wood Middle School with the AEF Middle School Sports (MSS) program and continues to be involved in the program as a referee.

Astra Supports AEF STEAM Programs

AEF is sending a big thank you to local commercial space company, Astra, for chosing AEF as it’s first featured nonprofit to donate 10% of its retail store profits to. Over $500 was raised for AEF’s After School STEAM Classes across Alameda’s Title I schools through Astra shop purchases made in May 2022.

Astra believes that ubiquitous access to space starts right here in Alameda,

‘Art Across the Island’ on Display Around Town

Article in the Alameda Sun
Sunday, September 25, 2022

New artwork from Alameda students is on display at several Alameda libraries and Books Inc. through Alameda Education Foundation’s Art Across the Island program.

Students from Love Elementary School teacher Scott Hixon’s third-grade class made abstract drawings, which they cut apart and then wove with pieces of construction paper. Their pieces are inspired by artist Miguel Arzabe, who is known for filling canvases with paint then cutting them into strips and weaving the pieces into a completely new work.

Backpacks Distributed This Fall

This photo comes from a parent at Shinsei Gardens/Stargell Commons....

Supporting Literacy at Ruby Bridges

“I have 23 students with varying reading levels and I am a new teacher. Thank you so much for the grant for my classroom. I was able to complete my library and now have multiple sets for each reading level and a much needed laminator. I was also able to purchase other supplies and rewards for my star store”.

Stephanie Lisle
1st Grade Teacher
Ruby Bridges Elementary School

Author: jill

Encinal HS Juniors Bond After Difficult Time

Alameda Asteroids Host Cross Country Meet

Keeping Music In Tune at Paden

College Volleyball Hopeful Started with AEF Middle School Sports

Astra Supports AEF STEAM Programs

‘Art Across the Island’ on Display Around Town

Backpacks Distributed This Fall

Supporting Literacy at Ruby Bridges

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