Last school year, we provided funding for 28 of our elementary school teachers to begin the two-year LETRS early literacy training program. Grounded in the “science of reading,” the LETRS program provides educators with research-based insights into how children learn to read and how to best support their literacy development. San Bruno teachers, like Ms. Murphy and Mrs. Easley quoted …
SBEF Receives $200,000 Grant for Teacher, Student Support
SBEF is thrilled to announce that the Give Forward Foundation is awarding SBEF with a $200,000 donation for the 2025-26 school year! The Give Forward Foundation supports sustainable improvements in Bay Area K-12 schools. Their donation will fund programs that aim to deepen in-class instruction and provide additional supports to students and teachers in the San Bruno Park School District. …
A Look Back At The 2024-25 School Year
Dear San Bruno Park School District Families, As the 2024–2025 school year concludes, we reflect on a year filled with growth, creativity, and community. The San Bruno Education Foundation (SBEF), a volunteer-run nonprofit dedicated to the success of our students, has been at the heart of this progress—providing programs and resources that enrich our students’ educational experiences. This year, SBEF …
SBEF & Volunteers Beautify Our Schools
SBEF has officially wrapped up our Community Pride Project Days at our schools this school year! We couldn’t have done it without the over one hundred volunteers who rolled up their sleeves and put in the hard work of beautifying our school campuses! We also want to thank the District’s Facilities & Maintenance crew for partnering with us on this …
San Bruno Park’s 3rd Annual Lego Robotics Competition 2025
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 …