MEF Creates Possibilities at Campolindo

“MEF gives every Campo student the opportunity to excel in a complex world by providing them with an enriched public education.”

Pete Alvarez
Campolindo Principal

Did you know that Campolindo is among the lowest-funded high schools in the state?

Your donations to the Moraga Education Foundation enable MEF to make significant annual grants to benefit all of Moraga’s public schools, including Campolindo High School. Read about the impact of your donations at Campolindo below.

2024-2025 MEF Grant to Campolindo High School:

$1,000,000

DEPARTMENT GRANTS

Curricular Materials, Supplies, & Equipment for All Departments (see details below)

Professional Development

Support for New Classes: Broadcast Journalism, AP African American Studies, AP Human Geography, Stats and Data Science, and Ethnic Studies

Library Modernization

STUDENT SUPPORT

College & Career Center

Wellness Center

Campus Culture Initiatives

Library Support

Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Coordinator

9th Grade Transition Program

CLASS SECTIONS

Additional Class Sections in All Academic Departments

Smaller Class Sizes

Additional Electives, Introductory Courses, AP/Honors Courses, and Career Technical Education Classes

Every student benefits from MEF grants, so we ask every family to contribute.

MEF Department Grants create possibilities at Campolindo.

Below is an example of some of the items purchased with these grants.

CHORAL, MUSIC, & DRAMA

  • Rights to the Spring Musical

  • Music theater props

  • Storage for student sheet music in Choral

  • Professional performances in Choral class

  • Saxophone mouthpiece, viola, mallets for percussion, and instrument repairs

  • Sheet music

  • Play Production

  • Yamaha soundboard for CPAC

  • Yamaha traveling soundboard for Instrumental Music

SCIENCE & MATH

  • Science software subscriptions and online books

  • Chicken hatching eggs and chicken feed for Freshman Living Earth class

  • Class sets of calculators

  • Math software

  • Chemistry set

  • Owl pellets, goat brains, and eyeballs for dissection

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Math Conferences

  • Music Conference

  • Yearbook and Journalism Convention

  • Teacher Coaching

  • Music Theory Conference

  • Athletic Directors Conference

  • and more!

INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Upgrades to the CPAC

  • Upgraded sound system in the main gym

ENGINEERING

  • Lift, Alignment Machine, Billet Aluminum Vise Jaw, and 15 Honda Engines for Auto Engineering

  • Drone kits for engineering classes so the students can design and 3-D print their own drones

  • Cups for students to engrave in the engineering classes

  • Supplies for Woodshop

ART ELECTIVES

  • Paints, canvases, and paint brushes

  • Supplies for artwork made for children in Ukraine

  • Webcams, computer microphone, tripods, and handheld gimbles for Video Production

  • Mac Minis for Journalism

  • Camera, lenses, and battery for Yearbook

  • Photo ink, green screens, film, and tripods for Digital Photography

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS & FOREIGN LANGUAGES

  • Books

  • English Curriculum and supplies

  • Licenses for language software

STUDENT SUPPORT & WELLNESS

  • Supplies for the College & Career Center, including Mac Minis and Apple Monitors

  • Supplies, snacks, and tea for Wellness Center

  • Student trip to Yosemite

  • Books, supplies, furniture, and laptop chargers for Library

  • Supplies and furniture for Peer Tutoring

  • Loudspeakers for Leadership

  • CPR rescue masks, first aid supplies, and school nurse trauma kit for the nurse/office

  • Supplies for special education

  • Furniture for testing

  • Sports equipment for PE

  • Three water refill stations

TECHNOLOGY

  • New Chomebooks

  • Chromebook repairs

  • Chromebook chargers

  • Apple pencils

  • Printers

MEF Donations Create Possibilities at Campolindo

  • "I give because I want current students to be able to have the same great experience I had at Campo."

    MORGAN
    Campolindo Class of 2015

  • "MEF matters because we deeply value our children's education and the role of schools in our community. By funding excellent programs, we keep our students engaged in new ideas and prepared for their future."

    MR. SELIGMAN
    Campolindo Art Teacher

  • "I would put Campo and the opportunities our students have up against any private school in the Bay Area. We know that this is not due to state funding; it is due to local support, including grants from MEF."

    DR. JOHN NICKERSON
    AUHSD Superintendent

  • "Mr. Chugh's Biotechnology class offers a professional Biotech lab setting with many hands-on fun-to-try tools."

    KATE
    Campolindo Junior

  • "Ms. Batcheller and her team at the College & Career Center are always available to help us with college applications and provide supplementary resources like external college counselors and career coaches."

    ALESSANDRO
    Campolindo Senior

  • "The Yosemite field trip enhanced the way I view the world and deepened my relationships with fellow students. It's an experience I wouldn't trade for anything."

    MADDY
    Campolindo Senioe

  • "I didn't realize when I started at Campo how important the Wellness Center would be until one of my friends was in crisis. I didn't know how to help them, but the Wellness Center was a valuable resource because I could take them there to get help."

    ELIZABETH
    Campolindo Sophomore

  • "This year, MEF grant dollars are being used to purchase drone kits for my engineering classes. Students will be designing drone bodies, 3D printing them, attaching them to the drone parts, and seeing if they fly!"

    MR. BOONE
    Campolindo Engineering Teacher

 

Campolindo is the highest-ranked high school in the Acalanes Union High School District and is among the top high schools in California thanks to your support!