It is a tradition that LAEF’s Royals visit the Summer Enrichment Institute (SEI) each year. Instead of a Royal Visit to one of our classrooms this year, LAEF’s reigning Queen, retired superintendent Dr. Sherry Kropp, made a visit to the LAEF offices last week to help distribute packets of materials …continue reading
The Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) is excited to offer a new Rocketry class this summer thanks to a generous grant from Galactic Unite. Galactic Unite represents a unique collaboration between Virgin Galactic (the world’s first commercial spaceline), its community of Future Astronauts, The Spaceship Company and Sir Richard Branson’s …continue reading
In these unprecedented times, many summer options for kids cannot operate. Fortunately, the Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) will still provide the 11th annual Summer Enrichment Institute (SEI) virtually! Fun and academic enrichment classes will be offered online offering valuable classes to students in grades TK-8 in two summer sessions …continue reading
School closures have not stopped the Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) from providing enrichment opportunities to Los Al students. Beginning March 16 and continuing every afternoon during the school week, LAEF has released a new episode of LAEFtv. As of April 7, LAEF has released 17 episodes and plans to …continue reading
Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) was honored to be named a recipient of Old Ranch Country Club’s Fourth Annual Charity Classic held in November. LAEF was thrilled to find out they would receive $10,860.78 from the event to support the kids of Los Al! The Charity event is a ClubCorp …continue reading
The Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) is excited to announce the launch of LAEFtv: video enrichment lessons that will be posted and available to stream each weekday afternoon. The first episode was available on Monday, March 16, which was the first day of school closures in Los Alamitos Unified School …continue reading
The Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) crowned its Queen at the Royal Gala on February 7 at The Grand in Long Beach. This year’s queen is retired superintendent Dr. Sherry Kropp. Due to her strong ties to LAEF and the community, and her endless support of Los Al kids, Sherry …continue reading
Once again, Mama’s Comfort Food & Cocktails in Los Alamitos committed to donating 25 cents to the Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) for every scoop of ice cream served in 2019. LAEF recently learned that Mama’s served nearly 12,000 scoops of Thirty Ice Cream over the past year! On January …continue reading
For the fourth year, Side by Side (SXS) Industries will sponsor the Los Alamitos Education Foundation’s (LAEF) Royal Gala at the $5,000 level. LAEF is extremely grateful to SXS Industries for their continued commitment to education in our community. Proceeds from the event support the LAEF STEAM Initiative (science, technology, …continue reading
PacificWest Energy Solutions, a Southern California-based company, joined the Los Alamitos Education Foundation’s (LAEF) Royal Gala for the first time this year by sponsoring the event at the Duke level of $5,000. PacificWest has generously donated to LAEF’s State of the District event for the past 2 years and LAEF …continue reading
Business sponsors in Los Alamitos and the surrounding area have already contributed over $55,000 for the Royal Gala, benefiting the Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) and there is still time for additional businesses to get involved. Retired superintendent Dr. Sherry Kropp will be crowned Queen at the Royal Gala on …continue reading
The 2019 Los Alamitos Education Foundation’s Fall after-school classes have come and gone, leaving their mark on more than 1,300 students, as classes for LAEF’s 2020 Spring After School program begin to fill up. LAEF is continuing to offer free World Language classes to 2nd and 3rd graders across the …continue reading
The Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) is proud to announce that the 2020 Royal Gala queen honoree is Dr. Sherry Kropp. This month, the LAEF Board of Directors officially selected the retired superintendent to be crowned queen at the Royal Gala, taking place on February 7, and serve as the …continue reading