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Your donations to CCEF help to fund visual and performing arts programs at every CCUSD school. Because of CCEF’s longstanding commitment to supporting arts education for all students, we are thrilled to see the district being recognized for its excellence in providing strong arts education programming.  For the second year in a row, CCUSD received the…

There are designated months throughout the year to celebrate cultural diversity, such as Black History Month in February and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. However, is one month enough? Luckily, the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) raises funds that promote cultural appreciation and literacy year-round at every school within the Culver…

The challenges of distance learning has impacted many students this school year. This is especially critical at the high school level, where students who struggle academically as freshman often find it hard to recover sufficiently to reach a goal of attending a four-year university.  Through a generous gift of $15,000 from Rachel and Richard Wells,…

The Culver City Education Foundation has provided funding to support the cost of the district’s Sustainability Coordinator. With the help of a generous $10,000 donation from Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Sustainability Department, CCEF was able to allocate this gift along with some additional resources to help fund this position for the 2020-21 school year. Sandrine Cassidy…

When the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) moved to distance learning in March of 2020, over 7,000 students and teachers had to abruptly adjust, using entirely new methods of learning and instruction. It seemed with the closure of most school facilities, inevitably students would no longer have access to essential classroom supplies nor to…

The Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) announces a $250,000 contribution from Amazon to support the much-needed renovation of an outdoor space for the primary campus of the Office of Child Development within the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD). CCEF is the lead fundraising partner for CCUSD and raises funds for programs throughout the entire…

The Culver City Education Foundation has provided funding to send Makerspace supply kits home for every student at every CCUSD elementary school. This allows our students to keep designing, creating and problem-solving while learning at home. CCEF recently received a generous $10,000 gift from an anonymous donor to help fund the cost of these 2,600…

Diana Martinez knew at a very early age she wanted to study engineering and robotics. Thanks to her mother, Diana participated in an afterschool program while still in elementary school, then in summer programs and was hooked. “I loved working with toy power tools and watching Bob the Builder, especially the character named Wendy!” said…