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In October 2022, the Fremont Education Foundation (FEF) awarded over $30,000 in classroom and STEAM grants in FUSD schools. Of the 52 outstanding applications received, 18 recipients were awarded grants for projects that will benefit over 2,500 students.

STEAM Grant Recipients, Project, Site

• Saroda Chattopadhyay, STEAM Kits for Elementary Makerspace, Grimmer Elementary
• TeJung Chen, Learn to Code, Bringhurst Elementary
• Teresa Friedheim, MakerSpace for Primary Makers, Ardenwood Elementary
• Karen Jaumoville, MakerSpace for Young Makers, Ardenwood Elementary
• Aman Multani, Kindergarten STEAM Centers, Oliveira Elementary
• Jackie Omstead, Hey Teacher, I Need More Chromebook Time, Horner Middle School
• Kristine Tsung, Keep Literacy Skills Current, Bringhurst Elementary
• Robin Unger, Robotics for All, Forest Park Elementary

The Fremont Education Foundation’s President and Grant Committee Chair visited sites to award the grants and congratulate recipients.

Classroom Grant Recipients, Project, Site

• Brenda Bethancourt, Raichel Issertell, Rachel Passinsky, Christy Taylor, Building Learning Block by Block, Cabrillo Elementary
• Linda Lau, Classroom Sensory Garden, Horner Middle School
• Jessica Ng, Funding the Azevada All Star Room, Azevada Elementary
• Alicia Norling, Alex Rodriguez, STEAM thru Play, Harvey Green Elementary
• Megan Olson, Symbolic Self Portrait in Oils, American High School
• Jenny Otrosina, Garden on Wheels, Glankler Early Learning Center

The Fremont Education Foundation’s President and Grant Committee Chair visited sites to award the grants and congratulate recipients.

Over the past 27 years, more than 150 teacher grants have been awarded by FEF to fund innovative, quality classroom programs, benefitting over 18,000 students across FUSD schools. 

Funding for the grants is made possible by donors at FEF’s annual Excellence in Education Gala and this year’s grant sponsors: Fremont Bank, Meta, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, Kaiser Permanente, Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Nuvera Homes, Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP, and the Fremont Unified District Teachers Association (FUDTA).

FEF was founded in 1991 as a nonprofit to encourage increased community involvement and support in FUSD schools. It partners with FUSD to enhance educational opportunities for students, and works with FUSD to direct funds to meet students' changing needs.

Learn more about FEF at www.fremont-education.org. 

The Fremont Education Foundation’s President and Grant Committee Chair visited sites to award the grants and congratulate recipients.