MEF Creates Possibilities at Los Perales

“The programs made possible by your MEF donations build inclusivity and community at Los Perales. Your support of MEF impacts every LP student, every day!”

Stephanie Richards

Los Perales Principal

Did you know that Moraga schools are among the lowest-funded in the state?

Your donations to the Moraga Education Foundation enable MEF to make significant annual grants to benefit all of Moraga’s public schools, including Los Perales Elementary School. Read more about how your donations create possibilities for every student at Los Perales below.

2023-2024 MEF Grant to the Moraga School District benefitting Elementary Schools:

$920,000

STEAM

Science Teachers
Science Supplies
Science Classroom Upgrades
Art Teachers

WELLNESS

Counselors
Student Support Services
Wellness Center Development

ENRICHMENT

Librarian
Music Teachers
Field Trip Support

ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Reading Tutors
School-Based Grants

MEF donations fund science learning at Los Perales:

Students in each grade attend science class with a credentialed science teacher once a week to learn and conduct experiments. The science teacher then creates supplemental curriculum for the classroom teachers to use throughout the week to enhance learning.

This year, your donations will also provide additional science supplies and an improved science classroom space.

“For our young scientists, their work in the science room with Ms. Tang provides more than labs, lessons, and observations; it gives them a deeper understanding of how things work in our world.”
— Mrs. Richards, LP Principal

Creating Possibilities at Los Perales

  • "Art class with Ms. Morris is my favorite part of the week!"

    THIRD GRADE STUDENT
    Los Perales

  • "I work with students in many capacities, including brief counseling, mindfulness, social skills practices, social-emotional lessons, and lunchtime clubs."

    BIMBA MANSARAY
    LP Counselor

  • "I think books are important, and there needs to be someone to take care of them. That's why we need a librarian!"

    LOS PERALES STUDENT

  • "Art and music have long been priorities in Moraga. Because of your support, we have preserved these programs while many other districts have had to cut or eliminate them."

    DR. JULIE PARKS
    MSD Superintendent

  • "The Blue Crew club was organized by our Science teacher Mrs. Tang - what a wonderful opportunity! It helps our school be an environmentally-aware community."

    LOS PERALES STUDENT

  • "The librarian helps kids find books and gets the book fair all set up. She also has delicious tea!"

    LOS PERALES STUDENT

  • "I started as a teacher at Los Perales in 1969, and the classroom looked remarkably different. MEF has grown into such a rich resource for our students!"

    SUSAN SPERRY
    Community Member

  • "Without MEF, we would not have the robust counseling team that we have. And, with continued MEF support, we intend to move one step further - with a counselor dedicated to each school and expansion of our Wellness Center program to elementary."

    DR. JULIE PARKS
    MSD Superintendent

  • "I'm so grateful that we have music teachers who bring the love of voice, instruments, movement, and song into the lives of our kids! If you can escape to music, life's challenges are never as daunting."

    LOS PERALES PARENT

  • "Some of my favorite moments are when students share with me that they've successfully applied a classroom social-emotional learning lesson that I taught them. Thanks MEF for making these and many more impactful experiences happen."

    BIMBA MANSARAY
    LP Counselor

 

Los Perales is among the top elementary schools in California thanks to your support!

MSD received the highest rating possible in all categories on the California Department of Education’s Dashboard. Los Perales was named a California Distinguished School.

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