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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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    Giving Day 2024: All About Pi(e)

    We are so happy to report that on Pi Day, our Spring 2024 Giving Day, Carlmont Academic Foundation (CAF) raised $148,000. Our donors utilized every single Challenge Grant dollar available from our business sponsors and […]

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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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    Meet the Carlmont Counseling Staff

    Did you know that the Carlmont Academic Foundation (CAF) funds two additional counselor positions at Carlmont? Additional counselors lower case loads and can give students more attention. Carlmont’s counselors help with academic advising, college and career prep, and social […]

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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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    Why Donate Early in the School Year? 

    Have you been wondering what the rush is to secure funds for the 2024-25 school year? Because more than 80% of CAF funds go towards teachers and staff at Carlmont. Budgeting for and hiring the […]

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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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  • Photo of bagpiper playing at Bagpiper Bash 2023


    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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