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• Allendale Elementary: restock the school library with books that reflect current diversity of cultures (average publication date of books was 1992!), including related activities to engage students with holidays and other celebrations. • Franklin Elementary: design and creation of a mural by students to reflect their studies of immigration and water stories, including a visiting artist and "community paint days." • Urban Montessori School: instruments, recording equipment, and a visiting artist to support students to compose and rehearse creative music systems using different percussion styles, voice/poetry, and dance. • Achieve Academy: field trip for three kindergarten classes to visit Aquarium of the Bay and enrich their classroom learning about the ocean. • Parker Elementary: field trip to San Francisco Center for the Book and the American Bookbinder's Museum to invite 5th-grade students to see books in a new way. • Fremont High School: field trip for 50 newcomer students to watch I am Not Your Negro at Oakland's historic Grand Lake Theatre and enrich their study of U.S. racial, cultural, and political history. • Roses in Concrete: materials to launch a new Dungeons & Dragons Club as a fun and interactive way for students to build math, science, reading, social skills, and critical thinking skills after school. • Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary: field trip to the San Francisco Exploratorium, where students can see the STEM principles studied in their classroom brought to life. • Lazear Charter Academy: field trip to and tour of Stanford University to inspire 3rd-grade students to dream big about college. • Skyline High School: books and honorarium for artist in residence working with beginning and intermediate drama students on master classes exploring mass incarceration, state violence, and racial justice.

Oakland Ed Fund in the News

Below is a partial list of recent news stories about the Oakland Ed Fund’s activities in the community.

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Oakland Public Education Fund presents the inaugural
Tee Up for Oakland Schools Golf Tournament

Golf Tournament Fundraiser to Support Literacy in Our Community

Saturday, September 10, 2022
Lake Chabot Golf Course – Oakland Hills 

Proceeds from the Golf Tournament will be directed to our literacy efforts and support the Oakland Unified School District in their literacy work.

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