Helping Goleta's Childen Secure a Brighter Future
Looking for a fun STEAM activity to try at home? Brandon School teachers Lisa Lisle and Jenny Husak do this Marble Run with their 5th-grade students, but it can be adapted to a range of learners. In this project, children design, engineer, and ultimately build a marble run. The challenge? The marble should take as… Read More
Join the Goleta Education Foundation! We are community members who care about elementary school education in the Goleta Valley. To help prepare Goleta Valley elementary school students for success, we believe all students — no matter who — deserve access to the best educational opportunities — no matter what. We believe that if we spend… Read More
This spring, GEF awarded five Innovation Grants amounting to almost $10,000 to educators in Goleta Union School District! The most prevalent theme in the winning grants this year was inclusion. Two grants were awarded to special education educators to support functional communication for students with the most intensive needs and functional technology skills for students… Read More
The existing El Camino computer center, with fixed seating and outdated equipment, will be transformed with flexible seating, interactive monitors, laptops, and tablets. The lab will also be equipped with digital media production equipment, a green screen, and video design and editing software. Hands-on learning will promote student competency in science, technology, engineering, arts and… Read More
Monday through Thursday, March 16-19 Breakfast 7:30-8:30 AM Lunch 11:30 AM -1:30 PM Ellwood, La Patera, El Camino, and Isla Vista schools All kids and teens 18 and under will be provided a bagged to-go meal. Children must be present in order for meals to be provided. Meals will be available for free for anyone… Read More
