Sometimes a single action makes a huge impact.
Like when you donate to WCEF, you help create and fund 20+ teaching positions to support STEAM for TK-5 students. At WCI, you help fund electives for all students. Electives like ABC Innovations, a class funded by donations to WCEF last year that was so popular it went from one section to three in just two years. After school academic support increased following student requests for additional hours. And at Las Lomas 12 additional core classes like AP Biology, Journalism, four world language options, and more exist for students. All because families like yours made a decision to support public schools above and beyond property taxes.
Whether you give the suggested $600 per student, more or less, your gifts to WCEF change the landscape of education for all 5,100 students in grades TK-12. You give the gift of a well-rounded education, of opportunities. We can't wait to continue to build great schools together. Want to learn more about what donations to WCEF help fund? Check out our brochure here 2019-20_welcome_brochure.pdf.
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Our Gold Partners are investing in your child and our schools because they know supporting WCEF helps create great schools, and that a strong community begins with quality public schools. Thank you to: Team Antonia Quanstrom, Erica Misasi and Bryan Hurlbut of Team Hurlbut, Christina Linezo, Stacy Keller, Joshua Simkin England, Jennifer DeVinney, and Rebecca Burns. You help make great schools possible.
Our Mission
The Walnut Creek Education Foundation raises funds to preserve and enhance the education of students in the Walnut Creek School District and at Las Lomas High School through a broad-based community effort. Our annual budget is developed collaboratively with the schools we support through a yearly prioritization process and in accordance with our funding guidelines. WCEF steps in where state funding leaves off, preserving the world-class educational opportunities our kids need and deserve. Nearly ninety percent of the funds we raise go directly to the schools we serve.
From Our Community: Why I Donate to WCEF
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I donate to WCEF because I believe that the educational programs funded by WCEF truly help our children to reach their full potential. Our young people will need to succeed in a global economy, and my contribution to WCEF supports the training and curriculum they’ll need in the future. Janette Tumaob
Buena Vista Parent |
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I donate to WCEF because every dollar contributed directly supports every student in the Walnut Creek School District and at Las Lomas High School with programs that would otherwise be unavailable at current government funding levels. Becky Thomson
Indian Valley, Walnut Creek Intermediate & Las Lomas Parent |
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I donate to WCEF because it means I can actively contribute to my kids’ education—and to making the Walnut Creek School District an even more enriching, supportive and safe place to learn. Harriet Rosen
Parkmead Parent |
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I donate to WCEF because I see it as part of my public school “tuition,” which helps ensure that essential programs like Art, Music, P.E. and Science Lab remain part of the curriculum. Hallie Bahr
Tice Creek Parent |
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