Designing Impactful ELD for Dual Language Classrooms
This project supports a core team of five dual language immersion teachers in developing and implementing culturally responsive English Language Development (ELD) practices in our classrooms.
Union Maya Project
Our project grows from teachers’ recognition that we are not yet serving Mam-speaking students with the care, understanding or respect they deserve.
LIGHT Awards Grant Recipient Michael Wong Recognized as Alameda County 2025 Teacher of the Year
LIGHT Awards grant recipient Michael Wong has been recognized as Alameda County 2025 Teacher of the year.
LIGHT Awardees Develop Innovative Lesson Sequence for Bilingual Learners
The work of LIGHT Award grant recipient Rafely Palacio and her teammates was recently highlighted in a SubStack post by Professor Claude Goldenberg.
LIGHT Awards 2025 Convening
In July 2025, the Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation hosted its 12th annual Awardee Convening honoring recent recipients of the LIGHT Awards grant. Awardees from the eleventh cohort were invited to this event, which seeks to honor educators and cultivate connections within and across LIGHT teams, as well as energize the participants as they launch their projects.