Social & Emotional Learning, Alameda County, 2023, Elementary School, Funded Projects
William G. Paden Elementary School, Alameda Play theorist Brian Sutton-Smith concluded, ‘The opposite of play is not work–the opposite of play is depression.’ While research supports this, traditional schools continue to treat play as frivolous and double down...
Interdisciplinary, Alameda County, 2023, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Funded Projects
Maya Lin School, Alameda Wood Middle School, Alameda Island High School, Alameda We want to deepen our understanding of environmental justice, indigenous wisdom and creative practice, to better understand our world, and as educators advocate for just climate...
Alameda County, 2023, Elementary School, STE(A)M, Middle School, Funded Projects
Lazear Charter Academy, Oakland Our school was slated to be closed by OUSD and families organized to keep the school open as a hub for interdisciplinary arts and science education for the Fruitvale community. Staff, families and students have worked hard to dream up...
Interdisciplinary, 2022, Alameda County, Middle School, Funded Projects
The Academy of Alameda, Alameda A team of seasoned teachers plans to foster greater passion and engagement in their classrooms by building a professional learning toolkit around Deeper Learning. By attending conferences and participating in site visits at schools with...
2022, Alameda County, Interdisciplinary, Elementary School, Funded Projects
Schafer Park Elementary, Hayward This team of elementary school teachers wants to learn best practices in developing differentiated instruction to meet students at their current academic levels. With the pandemic widening gaps in competencies for students, these...
Social & Emotional Learning, 2022, Alameda County, Middle School, Funded Projects
Bancroft Middle School, San Leandro This team of middle school teachers will cultivate a transformative learning community committed to anti-racist and inclusive education for all students, staff, and families. In the first year of the grant, they will apply the...