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Alameda Unified School District

AUSD School Board Proclaims AEF Appreciation Day

The AUSD School Board is proclaiming April 28, 2026 (the fourth Tuesday in April annually) as Alameda Education Foundation Appreciation Day.

“The Board of Education is honored to recognize the Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) for its vital partnership and contributions to Alameda Unified School District. ”
To read more about this honor click here.

The public portion of the School Board meeting on Tue.,

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AEF girls flag football

Register Now for AEF Summer Camps!

Registration is now open for AEF Summer Camps! Check out our Enrichment Camps – open to all TK – 8 grade students (you don’t have to live in Alameda or attend an Alameda school), with small class sizes and teachers who are specialists in their fields. Your students will learn valuable new skills, be engaged, active, and have FUN! We also offer 50% scholarships for qualified participants.

And AEF is also offering Sports Summer Camps for the first time this year!

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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,

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Asteroids Cross Country team

What’s New for Cross Country This Fall

Starting this year, AEF’s Asteroids Cross Country program will be a part of the Middle School sports program. The program – previously run under AEF Enrichment – is open to students enrolled in Alameda Unified and Charter public middle schools grades 6th-8th. The Alameda Asteroids is unlike AEF’s other middle school sports because it provides a unique opportunity for student-athletes to compete together on one team representing Alameda against other middle schools in the league.

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AEF Executive Director Julia Owens

A Message from AEF’s New Executive Director

Greetings!

I am thrilled to join the Alameda Education Foundation as the new Executive Director. With Vicki’s impending retirement, I know I have big shoes to fill, and I appreciate that she has offered a generous overlap period as I learn the numerous facets of AEF’s work. I look forward to meeting with many of our AEF community members, partners and supporters over the coming weeks as I step into this role.

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Lego enrichment classes

Registration for Spring Enrichment Classes Opens Jan. 9

WINTER/SPRING REGISTRATION OPENS THU. JAN. 9, 2025!

AEF’s After School Enrichment program offers fun, educational classes featuring small class sizes taught by experts in their fields. With the wide selection of programs, you’ll find enriching and engaging activities to match your student’s interests and passions as they learn and grow.

AEF classes are open to AUSD and charter school students. Most classes are conveniently located at your child’s school site.

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Rotary matching grant awarded November 2024

Alameda Rotary Club Gives Matching Grant to AEF

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024 the Alameda Rotary Club presented $19,750 in matching grants to nonprofit organizations to support the important services and support that they provide in our community. The grants were presented at a meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church, which provided its Fellowship Hall for the event. Alameda Education Foundation received a matching grant from the Alameda Rotary Club along with several other non-profits in Alameda.

The grants are “matching” because individual Rotarians can make a donation to a worthy nonprofit in our community and then have our club’s foundation “match” that amount to double their donation.

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