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EJSHS student Sabastian Saechao standing with teacher Maggie Adams

Encinal Student Wins Photography Award

Alameda Education Foundation is a strong supporter of AUSD’s Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways program that provides hands-on learning designed to prepare students with 21st century job skills.

CTE Program Director Felicia Vargas reached out to AEF for help with a special project. Maggie Adams, a  CTE Digital Film pathway teacher at Encinal Junior & Senior High School (EJSHS), includes essential elements of photo composition in her course. Ms. Adams recently shared her students’

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Ruby Bridges Family Listening Event

Sponsoring African American and Multi-Ethnic Family Session

Danielle Pharr-Matthews, Principal at Ruby Bridges Elementary, wanted to create a special event for families in her school community where African American and Multi-ethnic parents, guardians and students would be able to share stories and ask questions in a caring environment. Danielle asked AEF to help sponsor this event and we were happy to do so as it was aligned with our focus on equity.

Here’s what Principal Pharr-Matthews wrote after the event:

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Artist Ken Gotuaco

Ken Gotuaco

Ken Gotuaco grew up in the Philippines and took his...

Love 4th Grade games day

Games Build Social Connection

Fourth grade teacher at Love Elementary, Ryan Brazil, asked AEF for some help with funding hands on games and puzzles for more educational fun during rainy days. Here’s what he wrote:

“After a very rainy week and lots of indoor recesses, our class quickly realized how little we have in the games department. We would love to be able to step away from computer games and interact with each other with games like connect 4,

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Student art exhibit May 2023

Art Changes Student Exhibit Opens May 6

AEF and Rhythmix are announcing the 2023 Art Changes student exhibition opening:

Saturday, May 6 from 2 – 4pm.
Rhythmix Cultural Works
2513 Blanding Ave
Alameda, CA 94502

The exhibit runs through June 24 and includes work by four Art Changes artists: blacksmith Celeste Flores, abstract painter Ken Gotuaco, children’s book illustrator Constance Moore and ‘en plein air’ painter Claire Lau.

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