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Mills Teacher Scholars Showcases Work of LIGHT Awards Team
Summer 2016 - Congratulations to the Inquiry into ELD LIGHT Awards team at Life Academy in Oakland, whose work is highlighted in this video produced by Mills Teacher Scholars. Partnership with MTS provided the theoretical framework, timeline, and outside expertise...
LIGHT Awards Hosts Grantee Reunion Event
Grantees share accomplishments, ideas, and lessons learned On Friday, May 6th, 2016, the LIGHT Awards program hosted its first-ever reunion. Awardees from the LIGHT Awards’ first and second cohorts gathered in Redwood City to share accomplishments, exchange ideas and...
LIGHT Awardee Receives Dual Honors for Language Instruction
Spring 2016 - We are proud to share the recent accomplishments of Tomokazu Morikawa, teacher at George Washington High School in San Francisco and Cohort 2 “World Language: Japanese” LIGHT Awards project team member. Tomokazu has recently received two exciting honors....
Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation Congratulates 2016 California Educator LIGHT Awards Recipients
PRESS RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 5, 2016 Grants enable 13 teams of California educators to engage in...
#BestSchoolDay for Students and Teachers in San Joaquin County
#BestSchoolDay Across the USA We are excited to share news of a recent effort by a partner in championing teachers. In an “act of mass philanthropy” called #BestSchoolDay, DonorsChoose.org has coordinated a flash-funding of teacher projects in cities and counties...
AP Bootcamp Project featured on NBC Telemundo
We are proud to share a recent accomplishment of one of our 2014 LIGHT Awards cohort teams! The AP Bootcamp project at Overfelt High School in San Jose was featured on NBC's and Telemundo's Comunidad Del Valle in late November 2015. The segment includes an interview...
Second Annual LIGHT Awards Convening Celebrates 2015 Awardees
In August 2015, the Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation hosted its second annual Convening honoring the teacher teams that received LIGHT Awards earlier in the year. The meeting brought together an impressive group of 31 educators along with members of Intrepid...
Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation Announces 2015 California Educator LIGHT Awards Recipients
PRESS RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO, CA — April 1, 2015 Grants enable 10 teams of California educators...
Updates to Eligibility Criteria & LOI Deadline
We are pleased to announce the following changes, effective for our 2015 Grant Cycle: Eligibility Criteria Expanded Team members may teach in traditional public or charter schools, or in private schools that serve a majority (50% or above) free-and-reduced lunch...
LIGHT Awards Celebrates 1st Annual Convening of Awardees
In August 2014, the Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation hosted its first annual Convening honoring the teacher teams that received LIGHT Awards in early 2014. The meeting brought together an impressive group of eleven educators along with members of Intrepid...