jill, Author at Alameda Education Foundation

Support AEF at Books Inc. Dec. 9

WHEN: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 from 4:30 – 7:30 PM...

Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month! Also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, this is a time to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Indigenous people. National Native American Heritage Month was recognized federally for the first time in the United States in 1990. Joaquin Newman, one of our Art Changes local artists, is a member of the Yaqui tribe. You can read more about Joaquin and learn about his art here.

Grant for STEAM stations at Ruby Bridges

Register Now for Winter and Spring After School Enrichment Classes

Registration is now open for Winter Spring After School Enrichment Classes!

New classes include cooking science and making candy, textiles and sewing, improv, making dollhouses, nature art, LEGO Simple Machines, and robots. Plus, one of our favorite instructors, Seth Pearman, will be teaching golf at Earhart school. This class is one of our Alameda Wide programs available to all public and charter school students. We’ll also be offering our usual fantastic selection of classes in art,

First Time for Two Sports Happening at Once

by Lily Gates-Tilles, AEF Sports Program Manager

The 2025 fall sports season is in full swing with TWO sports happening simultaneously for the first time!

The Asteroids Cross Country season has been very exciting so far with our athletes competing in three meets already and one more coming up. The season has been very competitive, and our Asteroids have performed with incredible passion and endurance. In our most recent meet,

Filipino American History Month

Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian American group in the nation and the third-largest ethnic group in California, after Latinas/os and African Americans. The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587, when “Luzones Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza and landed at what is now Morro Bay, California. In 2009, U.S.

Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins in the United States each year on Sep. 15 and ends on Oct. 15, celebrates U.S. Latinos, their culture and their history. AEF’s Art Changes program features five artists who represent Hispanic Culture: Brazilian landscape painter Alex D. da Silva, Joaquin Newman who builds on the tradition of Mayan art, Bolivian-American painter and weaver Miguel Arzabe, water-colorist and muralist Irene Juarez-O’Connell,

AEF at Alameda Pride in the Park

Come and see AEF’s booth at the Alameda Pride in the Park Festival on October 11, 2025!

WHEN: Saturday, October 11, 2025 from noon to 5 PM
WHERE: Chochenyo Park, 2430 Encinal Avenue, Alameda

We’ll have our ever popular spinning wheel for prizes – a big hit with the kids! We’ll also have information on our programs supporting the LGTBQ+ community in our schools including our inclusive Middle School sports program, our Teacher Mini Grants including ones that support mental health and LGTBQ+ programs at AUSD schools,