by Robert Scofield, Island High School Teacher
When Safe Spaces was adopted, I took it to the group to see what they felt would be a good use for the donation. After lots of discussion, the students decided that they would like to use the money to address something that is a huge issue for the LGBTQ community, which is homelessness. Unfortunately, many youth in the LGBTQ community are not accepted by their families when they choose to come out,
Daniel transferred to his new middle school in the beginning of 6th grade. After a few weeks, the AEF Middle School Sports coach, who is also a P.E. teacher at the school, noticed he was hanging by himself and had little enthusiasm. Daniel told the coach he was having a hard time making friends and was feeling “bummed out”. The coach suggested sports as a way for him to get involved.
The coach realized he had no experience with any sports,
SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS!
Adopt A Classroom
This year, the community adopted 78 classrooms! That’s $39,000 that went directly into the classroom to impact student learning through such things as field trips, purchasing of materials, and special project. This is a 40% increase over last year!
Enrichment
The 2010-2011 school year saw 2,237 registrations for AEF’s after-school Enrichment program where students participated in classes in art, music, foreign languages, creative writing,
The Alameda Education Foundation made a positive impact on thousands of students lives this school year. Take a look!
