Congratulations to the students who participated in SBEF’s and the District’s 3rd annual Lego Robotics Competition on April 26, 2025! Since January, over ninety 5th-8th graders from our elementary schools and Parkside met weekly to work in teams to design, build, and program their robots, following the First Lego League Curriculum. At the final competition this past Saturday, the 5th …
SBEF Supports Improvements at School Fields
SBEF secured a generous $150,000 grant from the San Bruno Community Foundation for much-needed improvements on the athletic fields at Belle Air, John Muir, and Parkside. Now our students get to benefit from greater and safer spaces at recess, and local youth soccer organizations and other youth sports leagues are also able to use San Bruno Park School District fields …
SBEF Supports Elementary Music Education
SBEF is proud to support the San Bruno Park School District’s award-winning TK-8th music program! Nonprofit Music for Minors provides weekly music classes for the lower grades at our elementary schools, while a dedicated full-time music teacher, Margaret Frost, teaches weekly music classes for the upper elementary grades. SBEF also provides funds for a variety of instruments for our elementary …
SBEF’s 2024 Gala Was A Great Success!
SBEF’s 3rd Annual “Schools With A Heart” Gala was a blast! Held on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the new San Bruno Recreation & Aquatic Center, the gala featured performances by Parkside’s advanced band & intermediate orchestra, great food and drinks, dancing, and a celebration of the passage of Measure X! Thanks to the parents & community members who attended and …
Want To Participate In The 2025 County STEM Fair?
SBEF is proud to support the District science fair again this year! 5th-8th graders are invited to a STEM Fair interest session this Fri. 10/18, 2024, at 3:15pm at Parkside or on Zoom. This will be the third year that SBEF supports San Bruno Park School District students in participating in the San Mateo County STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and …
Donate Your Car & Support San Bruno Schools
Did you know that you can recycle your old, unwanted car, while supporting our San Bruno schools? Thanks to San Bruno’s Barry family for donating their vehicle to SBEF! “Donating our old car to SBEF was fast and easy. Not only did we get rid of our old car that was taking up space in our driveway, we also got …
SBEF Supports Drama & Dance Programs
Did you know SBEF supports our budding student actors and dancers? SBEF is proud to help fund the District’s new drama and dance programs for students, provided through Spindrift School of Performing Arts. Third- fifth graders can participate in a fall play and spring musical. Parkside students can star in their own play and musical and sign up for a …
Parkside Students Design & Paint School Mural
Parkside Intermediate’s new mural has been unveiled this spring! The beautiful student-painted mural, which celebrates school unity and community, was funded by a generous $15,000 grant from the San Bruno Community Foundation, as well as additional funds from SBEF. Working with Parkside art teacher Lily de la Pena and San Mateo County muralist Ellen Silva, 25 budding artists at Parkside …
Seven Parkside 8th Graders Receive Scholarships for DC Trip
SBEF is happy to report that seven 8th grade students at Parkside were able to receive full scholarships for the school’s Washington DC trip this spring! Thanks to a generous grant from the San Bruno Community Foundation and additional funds from SBEF, these students – who otherwise couldn’t afford the trip – were able to join other classmates to experience …
SBEF’s 2nd Annual Lego Robotics Competition 2024
Congratulations to the students who participated in SBEF’s and the District’s 2nd annual Lego Robotics Competition on April 24, 2024! From October to April, over seventy 5th-8th graders from our elementary schools and Parkside met weekly to work in teams to design, build, and program their robots, following the First Lego League Curriculum. At the final competition in April, the …