On a 100-degree fall day in Montgomery, Alabama, 14 Aim High staff members reckoned with America’s history of slavery, racial terror lynchings, segregation and mass incarceration at the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI) Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice. EJI was founded in 1989 by attorney Bryan Stevenson to provide legal representation for…
Aim High Career Days provide our students with the opportunity to dream big about life beyond middle school. Thank you to our corporate partners who make this essential part of our summer program possible! In 2019, sixteen companies hosted 500 Aim High students at their offices across the Bay Area giving our students the opportunity…
Aim High launched its fifth East Bay campus this summer at Westlake Middle School in Oakland. Oakland educators Erica Bryant and Moses Omoade co-led the campus, which came to life with 60 eager students and a dedicated staff. Erica is an 11th-grade humanities teacher and instructional coach at Alternatives in Action, a charter school in…
Creating and launching an enriching summer program is everything it’s cracked up to be: Exciting, fulfilling and essential to closing the achievement gap. This summer, Aim High will stay true to these expectations when we open a second Marin County campus in Novato. More than 80 students and 20 teachers—all new to Aim High—will comprise…
One of the best parts of our program is highlighting the inspiring alumni who graduate and go on to do great things. At our Spring Luncheon on May 21, Aim High graduate and educator Regina Grayson shared her story of attending our program at Lick Wilmerding High School and returning to teach. Read the moving…
On Wednesday, May 1, Aim High hosted its first ever Marin Benefit. More than 140 donors, educators, trustees, alumni and their families gathered to commemorate Aim High’s work in San Rafael and celebrate our upcoming campus launch in Novato this summer. The Marin Benefit honored the inspiring recent graduate, Evelyn Santa Rosa; dedicated educator, Karla…
The Aim High Young Leaders Board put the ‘fun’ in fundraising when they hosted a Jeopardy!-themed trivia event at San Francisco’s Standard Deviant Brewing Company on March 14. Inspired by the homespun version of Jeopardy! that Aim High students play each summer, the Young Leaders adjusted the game for a slightly older audience. Cleverly coined…
Aim High’s Annual Gala: The Power of Youth, is one week away on November 15! If you join us for our biggest night of the year, you’ll have the chance to enter our raffle for two one-of-a-kind vacations; a Napa Luxury Getaway and a Mexico Dream Vacation (pictured). The winner of the Napa Luxury Getaway will enjoy a…
Aim High’s Annual Gala: The Power of Youth is fast approaching—November 15th is right around the corner—and we can’t wait to celebrate with you! The evening will spotlight some incredible individuals who are making waves in the Aim High community and beyond. Enjoy a sneak peek of four honorees, whose powerful voices are featured below….
Each summer at Aim High is remarkable in its own way. But, no matter how deft our description, our words don’t do the Aim High ‘magic’ justice, so we’ll let our students and teachers do the talking. Here are some of our favorite soundbites (and photos) from the summer: I used to eat alone, walk…