LAEF - Los Altos Educational Foundation

LAEF - Los Altos Educational Foundation LAEF raises funds from parents, the community, and corporate matching gifts through our annual giving campaigns to support the students of LASD.

A non-profit foundation led by parent volunteers, the Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF) raises funds to sustain and enrich LASD's excellent educational program beyond what public funding provides. LAEF was formed in 1982 by a group of parents in search of a way to support the Los Altos School District (LASD) during a state budget crisis that threatened sudden cuts in teaching staff. Since it

s founding, LAEF has contributed over $52M and enriched the education of more than 140,000 LASD elementary and junior high schools.

LASD students had fun choosing instruments to play in their school bands and orchestras. After lots of practice this sch...
05/27/2026

LASD students had fun choosing instruments to play in their school bands and orchestras. After lots of practice this school year, they knocked it out of the park at their spring concerts. Well done, LASD music teachers! Thank you to those who donated to LAEF to help fund music in our schools.

Music filled the air as students at all 9 LASD neighborhood schools performed spring concerts. Thank you to everyone who...
05/27/2026

Music filled the air as students at all 9 LASD neighborhood schools performed spring concerts. Thank you to everyone who donated to LAEF this school year to help fund our talented music teachers and a well-rounded education.

Students at Oak and Santa Rita recently showcased some amazing artwork they created during their Los Altos Art Docent le...
05/27/2026

Students at Oak and Santa Rita recently showcased some amazing artwork they created during their Los Altos Art Docent lessons this school year. Thank you to our talented team of docents and to everyone who donated to LAEF this year to help fund art in our schools.

2nd-grade students just explored their school garden during a hands-on "Seed to Pretzel" Living Classroom lesson. Genero...
05/08/2026

2nd-grade students just explored their school garden during a hands-on "Seed to Pretzel" Living Classroom lesson. Generous donations to LAEF help make it possible for all LASD TK-6th-graders to receive an environmental education. Thank you to those who've given this school year!

At LASD's amazing Junior Olympics event last week, everyone celebrated as LAEF presented a $2.7M check to LASD to help f...
04/28/2026

At LASD's amazing Junior Olympics event last week, everyone celebrated as LAEF presented a $2.7M check to LASD to help fund teachers for PE, music, and so much more this school year! Thank you to everyone who donated to LAEF to make this possible!

What an amazing event! All LASD elementary schools came together on Saturday for a fabulous day at the Junior Olympics! ...
04/20/2026

What an amazing event! All LASD elementary schools came together on Saturday for a fabulous day at the Junior Olympics! Our "7-school" band pumped up the crowd with awesome music. Our students competed with energy, skill, and enthusiasm. LASD PE and music teachers, funded by LAEF, made this possible. If you've donated to LAEF this school year, THANK YOU!

You are invited to attend the Stanford Graduate School of Education’s 2026 Cubberley Lecture with legendary storyteller,...
04/16/2026

You are invited to attend the Stanford Graduate School of Education’s 2026 Cubberley Lecture with legendary storyteller, children’s literacy advocate, and beloved Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton. This free event is on Thursday, May 7, at 5 pm. Find out how to reserve a spot at LAEFonline.org

LASD students displayed their curiosity, creativity, and innovation through a variety of amazing projects at Illuminate ...
03/31/2026

LASD students displayed their curiosity, creativity, and innovation through a variety of amazing projects at Illuminate LASD. Thank you, Grace Choi, Coordinator of Curriculum and Instruction, for leading this event! Donations to LAEF help fund Grace as she develops curriculum, events, and resources for LASD's computer science program and more.

Fantastic evening yesterday at Illuminate LASD! Lots of awesome projects on display in the gym. Outside, students enjoye...
03/29/2026

Fantastic evening yesterday at Illuminate LASD! Lots of awesome projects on display in the gym. Outside, students enjoyed adding their favorite people and places to our community map mural.

We enjoyed hearing Dr. Alexandra Solomon share her wisdom during her talk "The Messy Middle: Protecting Your Emotional a...
03/26/2026

We enjoyed hearing Dr. Alexandra Solomon share her wisdom during her talk "The Messy Middle: Protecting Your Emotional and Relational Health in the Sandwich Generation."

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