Category: Enrichment

Enriching Lives, One at a Time

Enriching Lives, One at a Time

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The sheer volume of AEF’s Enrichment program is impressive enough – 400 after school classes and 70 summer camps serving upwards of 3,000 students per year. But it’s the impact it makes on the individual students that means the most.

Take Caitlin*. A second grader, Caitlin signed up for one of AEF’s “Beginning Violin” classes. She had missed almost the full prior year of school following three weeks in the hospital and was finding it hard to adjust to being back at school.

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AEF College Prep Academy

AEF College Prep Academy

The Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) is pleased to announce the formation of the AEF College Prep Academy.  “The goal of the academy is to support students who are traditionally underrepresented in college,” said AEF Executive Director Vicki Sedlack.  “We will offer programs such as test prep courses, personal statement workshops, college financial information and more.”  The courses are free or low-cost with scholarships available for qualified students so that no student will be turned away for financial reasons.

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College Finances 101

Free for Alameda Public High School Students and their Parents or Guardians!

Student loan debt now tops $1.2 trillion dollars with 71% of students graduating from college in debt. The average student loan debt is $35,200 per student. What’s worse is that studies show about half of those graduates are shocked at the amount of debt they racked up while in school.

Don’t let this happen to you and your student!  

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