Linda Sonne-Harrison

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    April Schools Day Overachieved

    Knock knock! We’re coming to you with profound gratitude. On April Schools Day, you showed that you can like a good joke — but that you’re dead serious when it comes to Carlmont students’ educational […]

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    Why Donate Early in the School Year? 

    Have you been wondering what the rush is to secure funds for the 2025-26 school year? Because about 80% of CAF funds go towards teachers and staff at Carlmont. Budgeting for and hiring the best […]

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    Biology Ecocolumn Project

    Students built plastic bottle ecocolumns to understand how ecosystems function and learn about biogeochemical cycles.

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    CAF Awarded Grant from Oracle to Support STEAM Instruction for the 15th Consecutive Year

    We are excited to announce that Oracle has awarded Carlmont Academic Foundation (CAF) with a $20,000 grant for fiscal year 2024. Since 2010, grants from Oracle have provided support for rigorous STEAM teaching and learning […]

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    Iykyk: Guess The Correct Meaning of These Gen Z Terms

    Did you know Carlmont counselors are multilingual? They all speak Gen Z! In celebration of National School Counseling Week, here’s a little quiz of teen slang that our counselors might hear every day. To understand […]

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    Why Business Sponsors Are Vital to the CAF Community

    Our business community and schools are inextricably intertwined. Our schools play a pivotal role in our community’s vitality. However, the responsibility of funding public education extends beyond the capabilities of parents alone. To bridge the […]

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    Expressing Our Gratitude This Holiday Season

    This Thanksgiving, we at Carlmont Academic Foundation have a lot to be thankful for. We are honored to serve a community who cares so deeply about public education. And we are grateful for the teachers, […]

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    We Met Our Carlmont Giving Week Goal

    We are very happy to report that during Giving Week, Carlmont Academic Foundation (CAF) raised $301,900 to support Carlmont students during the 2024-25 school year.* We’re now well on the way to our annual goal […]

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    Thank you for a fantastic Bagpiper Bash

    We’d like to extend a heartfelt thanks to those of you who attended the Bagpiper Bash on September 30. After all, it’s for the kids! Special thanks to our hosts, Don and Arlene Gurskis. A […]

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    Last Day to Buy Bagpiper Bash Tickets Extended to Friday!

    We’re putting the finishing touches to the Bash happening this Saturday and we’ve got a great event lined up for you. It would be a shame for you to miss out! No worries though as […]

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