Bank of Marin has donated $50,000 to the Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) to help support Alameda public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Students of The Child Unique/Montessori Elementary School of Alameda have taken on a new challenge in celebration of International Day of Peace on Sept. 21. In addition to creating the peace circle shown above, the students penned the following letter to the readers of the Alameda Sun.

The Healthy Kid Project is a free educational online program that serves as a call to action for kids and their families to eat healthy. The project, which starts tomorrow, Friday, Sept.

We’re all on a diet — whatever we choose to eat on a regular basis is what makes up our diet. Yet when people talk about “going on a diet”, what comes to mind first and foremost is deprivation, and who wants to sign up for that?

The annual school supplies and backpack drive for low income Alameda students was held in mid-August, readying children for the Aug. 27, school year opening. The Alameda Education Foundation organized the effort, seconded by local school representatives and parents.

Beginning this fall, students at Alameda High School, Encinal High School, and ASTI will be able to take an Introduction to Ethnic Studies class designed to help them learn to think critically about issues of ethnicity, identity, service and social justice through a lens of history and sociology.

This year, Alameda Education Foundation’s (AEF) annual Equipped 4 Success drive will provide vital support in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and consider the needs of both students and teachers during this trying time.

Lucy Helms, Alameda High School Class of 2020, proudly shows her scholarship certificate and bouquet of flowers.  The Alameda Chapter of the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O) Sisterhood recently awarded Helms a $2,500 Star Scholarship. P.E.O.

I don’t know about you, but my wife and I find it hard to keep our kids busy during the summertime. With everyone sheltering-in-place these days it’s even harder to keep keep them busy and keep their screentime down.

The Sun joins the community in congratulating them

Part 2. Due to a misunderstanding, not all the Alameda High School graduates were listed in the Sun’s special edition on June 18. We are very sorry this happened. The missing graduates are listed below.