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  • Carlmont Giving Week 2024 - Shaping Futures Now


    How We Shape Their Futures, Now

    Carlmont students have bright futures ahead. Carlmont Academic Foundation (CAF) supports each of them by filling the gaps between state funding and the excellent education they deserve. Help our Scots shape their futures by donating […]

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  • Carlmont campus view from August 2023


    How CAF Helps Carlmont

    I hope you and your Scot(s) are ready for a great new school year! I’m very happy to announce that Carlmont Academic Foundation (CAF) met its $1.2 million FY24 fundraising goal, fully funding our commitment […]

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  • Bagpiper Bash 2024


    Tickets on Sale Now for Bagpiper Bash

    What is The Bash? It’s CAF’s annual social event, and it’s back for another year – food, drinks, dancing, dice, games and music! “Come Together” for this black & white outdoor soiree and connect with […]

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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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  • 2024 Carlmont Giving Day Thank You


    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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  • Carlmont Counselors speak Gen Z - a quiz


    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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  • Caf Grateful Image 2023


    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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  • Monty, the Carlmont mascot, holding a thank you card


    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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