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  • How to Set Up a Recurring Donation

    Watch Monty, the Carlmont mascot, set up a recurring donation in less than one minute. Making a monthly recurring donation to CAF is a great way to support your Scot and balance your family’s budget. […]

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    The Bash Is Back!

    What is The Bash? It’s CAF’s annual social event!  DATE: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 TIME: 6:00-10:00 p.m. VENUE: Don & Arlene Gurskis’ Backyard in Belmont After taking a break for a few years, the Bash […]

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  • Carlmont students thanking CAF


    CAF raises $145,000 on Giving Day

    We are happy to report that this Giving Day, Carlmont Academic Foundation (CAF) raised $145,000 thanks to the generosity of our families, community members, and business partners. Our donors utilized every single Challenge Grant dollar […]

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    CAF receives Oracle grant to support STEAM programming in Fiscal Year 2023

    We are excited to announce that Oracle has once again awarded Carlmont Academic Foundation (CAF) with a $20,000 grant. The FY23 grant will continue support for rigorous STEAM teaching and learning by equipping classrooms with […]

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    Funding Partnership with Kenson Ventures and The Madison Group

    We’d like to announce a wonderful gift that the Carlmont Academic Foundation has received just in time for the holidays! We will be entering into a long-term funding partnership with Kenson Ventures and The Madison […]

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  • Mr. Miskelly, Math Department Chair, on the Importance of Smaller Class Sizes

    Your donations help us do many things. The biggest of all is to fund additional class sections: 21 more this school year, in fact. Let’s aim to surpass this number for the next school year […]

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  • Photo of Carlmont teacher Dina Cousins


    CAF Supports Teachers with Smaller Class Sizes

    Dina Cousin is both a teacher at Carlmont and a former student here — so Dina has first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to be a student when the class size was larger, and what […]

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  • CAF Supports Student Mental Health

    We need to take student mental health seriously.  CAF is incredibly proud, thanks to your donations, to increase the amount of mental health support at Carlmont this year.  Working with Carlmont administration, we will be […]

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  • Interview with Principal Gay Buckland-Murray

    One of the biggest impacts of Carlmont Academic Foundation is the funding of 21 additional class sections this year. Watch Principal Gay Buckland-Murray explain how the Carlmont community, including teachers, benefit from smaller class sizes. […]

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    CAF Awarded Oracle Grant to Support STEAM Programming in 2022

    We are once again excited to announce that Oracle has awarded the Carlmont Academic Foundation (CAF) with a $20,000 grant for 2022. The grant will provide critical support for STEAM programs through continued enhancement of […]

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