RAFT Announcements

Through the generosity of the San Mateo County Arts Commission, thirty-five San Mateo County schools have been selected, and will each receive a basket of art materials valued at $80.00. Schools receiving these baskets will be able to provide students with activities in art that they may not have had prior to the San Mateo County Arts Commission’s generous donation and partnership with RAFT.

RAFT has a strong offering of hands-on teaching Math and Science Kits and Idea sheets. This partnership and distribution of art baskets shows RAFT’s efforts to support “STEAM” (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) — the integration of art with math and art with science and more –to improve student engagement and to utilize visual learning to convey concepts in a way that helps students “get it”.

Our thanks to the San Mateo County Arts Commission for making this possible!

Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day, a day set aside to acknowledge the hard work and the significant impact you, as educators, make in the lives of your students.

We all have stories of that one teacher that made such a difference in our lives. And maybe that’s why you’re an educator. Because you know that the work of teaching our children is so important. It’s not always easy, especially given today’s challenges, but it is often rewarding.

At RAFT, our mission for almost 20 years has been to support teachers and educators inside the classroom and in after school, and out of school youth programs. For RAFT, every single day is Teacher Appreciation Day. We honor and thank you for all you do to make a difference in the lives of our children!