This year, the San Bruno Community Foundation generously donated $240,000 in grant funds to the San Bruno Education Foundation to purchase new laptop computers for all teachers in the San Bruno Park School District. These new laptops have been essential to helping teachers provide the best education possible for our students during distance learning. And when schools reopen, it’s important …
Study Highlights Challenges of Distance Learning for Our Most Vulnerable Students
According to a study by nonprofit ParentsTogether Action, children from low-income homes are three times more likely not to have consistent access to a device to access remote learning. To help close this digital divide in San Bruno, the San Bruno Education Foundation partnered with community groups, government agencies and businesses in the spring to raise nearly $350,000 to provide …
Thanks for Participating in Our Virtual Art Initiative!
Our Virtual Art Initiative with San Bruno’s Pinot’s Palette was a success! Art kits have been distributed this week to families that signed up, and we hope you’re excited to start painting! About 31 families participated in the program, and we raised $480 for scholarships for San Bruno students whose families otherwise wouldn’t have been able to purchase an art …
Support San Bruno Students While You Shop Online This Holiday Season
Doing some of your holiday shopping online this year? You can support academic enrichment programs for San Bruno students while you do your online shopping! Simply select the San Bruno Education Foundation as your charity of choice on AmazonSmile, and 0.5% of your AmazonSmile-eligible purchases will help fund music, STEAM and other enrichment programs for San Bruno students. Here’s how: …
Support SBEF on #GivingTuesday
Next Tuesday is #GivingTuesday, the day that kicks off the season of charitable giving. We know that many charities will be asking for your donation this #GivingTuesday, and we know that these are financially challenging times for many of us. But we hope, if you have the means to do so, you will consider the San Bruno Education Foundation as …
SBEF Releases 2019-2020 Annual Report
The San Bruno Education Foundation has recently published our annual report for the 2019-2020 school year. With school closures and the transition to distance learning in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-2020 school year was a memorable one for SBEF — and all of us. Some highlights from the last school year include: Music: This was the third …
Missed Our Webinar Last Week?
Missed our “Get To Know Your SBEF” webinar last week? Check out this video of the webinar (below) and our presentation slides here. Learn more about the San Bruno Education Foundation, an independent, volunteer-run non-profit dedicated to providing enrichment programs for every child in the San Bruno Park School District. The webinar covers: A history of SBEF Why education foundations …
Congrats to our Silent Auction Winners!
Congratulations to our silent auction winners! Thanks to your donations, SBEF raised $420 to help support academic enrichment programs for San Bruno students. Thanks again to San Bruno’s Pinot’s Palette for painting and donating the ghoulishly gorgeous pumpkins! Happy Halloween, everyone!
Bid to Win One of These Spectacularly Spooky Pumpkins
The San Bruno Education Foundation is excited to announce an online silent auction with three spectacularly spooky pumpkins generously donated by San Bruno’s Pinot’s Palette. They were painted by Pinot’s owner Stacey Warren and artist Ben Allen. All proceeds from the silent auction will be donated to academic enrichment programs for students in the San Bruno Park School District. To …
Nov. 12: “Get To Know Your SBEF” Webinar
Join the San Bruno Education Foundation for our “Get To Know Your SBEF” Webinar on Nov. 12, 6:30-7:30pm! Learn more about the San Bruno Education Foundation, an independent, volunteer-run non-profit dedicated to providing enrichment programs for every child in the San Bruno Park School District. The webinar will cover: A history of SBEF Why education foundations exist The programs we …