News & Resources
Recent updates, educational trends, and stories from the students, teachers, and community impacted through our work.
$70,000+ Awarded in Scholarships to Carlsbad Unified School District Seniors
Carlsbad Educational Foundation’s Gala for Students Raises $300,000 to Benefit Students, Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Founding Board Members
First Tech Robotic Teams Compete in the 2023 League Championships
Carlsbad, California (Feb. 11, 2023) – Carlsbad and Sage Creeks high school's First Tech Challenge Robotics teams competed in their respective League Championships. Sage Creek High School’s four robotics teams competed on Saturday at the Turing...
CEF Partners with CSUSM To Provide Gifts for ASES Students
Carlsbad Educational Foundation & Cal State San Marcos Partner to Give Carlsbad Students a Christmas to Remember Carlsbad, California (Dec. 15, 2022) – Kids Care, Carlsbad Educational Foundation's after-school care program, has partnered with...
Enhancing quality and choice for Carlsbad Public Schools
Carlsbad Educational Foundation’s $14.5 million investment helps elevate the education in Carlsbad Unified School District When Christine Willis and her family moved to California in 2016, the public school system was last on her list of options...
Self-care for parents & students
By Tora Bueno, Parent in Carlsbad Unified School District It’s challenging in life to push aside frustrations from unmet expectations or unresolved problems and be a consistent, present parent for our children. In the book, The Body Keeps Score, by...
What to Do with Your Kids this Summer (or anytime really)
By Tora Bueno, Parent in Carlsbad Unified School District I listened to Dr. Lisa Damour’s podcast episode, How Should Kids Spend Summer 2022?, and wanted to share her wonderful suggestions. Each of them struck me as evergreen for maintaining good...
Aviara Oaks Robotics Team is 1st Runner Up
From Linda Dee, Robotics Coordinator POWAY, CA — The FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Championships were held over the weekend with 100 teams competing from Southern California (LA, Orange County, SD). Carlsbad Unified School District was represented...
CEF Ribbon Cutting and Open House
Commemorative event honors our current and past leadershipCarlsbad, California – Local leaders helped Carlsbad Educational Foundation officially open its new headquarters on Sept. 23 and celebrate its success in granting more than $1 million to...
Five tips to improve social-emotional wellness
By Tora Bueno, Parent in Carlsbad Unified School District School closures and social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the importance of having a practice to deal with life’s inevitable transitions. People of all ages...
Reaching for the Stars and Beyond
In September 2020 the Carlsbad Chamber launched its second annual Rising Star of the Month program to honor local area high school seniors for demonstrating character, integrity, love of learning, involvement in school and community activities and...
Foundation approves $1 million to support local schools
An upended school year has yet to deter the great schools that are at the foundation of this great community. Students and teachers learned valuable lessons from adversities caused by distance and hybrid learning models. We, at Carlsbad Educational...
Get to Know CEO Laura Pitts
We asked our new CEO Laura Pitts to answer a few questions for you to get to know her better! Learn where she's from, who inspired her path in leadership, and where you're most likely to find her in Carlsbad.Where are you from and how did you get...
Worried About COVID-19 Learning Loss?
Summer program helps kids get back on track Carlsbad, California - Carlsbad Educational Foundation’s summer childcare program for TK- sixth grade students has a revamped curriculum and activity schedule to address concerns that students experienced...
New CEO to Lead Strategic Reorganization and Community Partnerships
Laura Pitts Demonstrated Leadership Style, Effectiveness as Interim CEO Carlsbad, California – Following a nationwide search, Carlsbad Educational Foundation’s board of directors has selected a proven leader in the educational field to serve as its...
Summer Adventure & COVID Learning Loss
Carlsbad Kids Care Summer Adventure has increased funds to enhance its full-day program with an elevated academic focus to address COVID learning loss. The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation's $18,372 grant was awarded to help the cause. Funds will be...
FTC Robotics Teams Advance to Regionals, Win Awards
On Monday, March 29, FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics held its San Diego Region Awards Ceremony. Three Sage Creek and two Carlsbad High School robotics teams qualified to compete in the regionals! They also won some other important awards,...
AOMS Science Olympiad Advances to State Competition
Author: Megan Holland, AOMS Science Olympiad Advisor On February 27, students from Aviara Oaks Middle School’s Science Olympiad teams logged on and prepared to compete in the Science Olympiad Regional Competition. The AOMS theme for this year’s...
Art Supplies Fully-Funded for Students
At the end of December, art teachers faced a hard reality. The money needed to supply individual art packs to students had run out - and there were still six months left in the school year! For a student, like sophomore Catherine Laube (shown in...
Project Lead the Way 2020-21 Presentations
Sage Creek High School students in the Engineering Design and Development pathway at Sage Creek High School completed their Project Lead the Way presentations on Monday, March 1, 2021. The presentations are a culmination of 12 years of the...
Five Tips to Help Navigate Transition!
Our expert panel from January's Community Talk, 'Navigating Through Transition: How to Cope Successfully with Change,' shared personal experiences that helped them deal with change. Five highlights from the discussion:"A way to keep kids motivated...
Navigating Through Transition: How to Cope Successfully with Change
In partnership with the Carlsbad Unified School District and Parent University, the CarlsbadEducational Foundation presents its second panel webinar - Navigating Through Transition:How to Cope Successfully with Change. Join our panelists on...
Leadership Transition at the Carlsbad Educational Foundation
Dear Friend of the Carlsbad Educational Foundation, We are writing to share news of leadership transitions at the Carlsbad Educational Foundation. After over ten years of highly productive service to CEF—first on the Board of Directors and then as...