San Juan Children’s Education Foundation

Upcoming Events

In Remembrance of/En Recuerdo de

It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of our dear colleague, Ms. Isis Camacho. She touched the lives of many in our school community and we will forever carry her memory in our hearts.

On behalf of Srta. Camacho's family:

In lieu of flowers or gifts, donations to the San Juan Foundation are being accepted in the main SJES office, under Sta. Camacho's name. We will be working collaboratively to determine how the donations will be awarded. More detailed information on this will be coming out later in the school year.

Con gran pesar les informamos del fallecimiento de nuestra querida colega, la Srta. Isis Camacho. Ella marcó la vida de muchos en nuestra comunidad escolar y su recuerdo permanecerá en nuestros corazones.

En nombre de la familia de la Srta. Camacho:

En lugar de flores o regalos, se aceptan donaciones a la Fundación San Juan en la oficina principal de SJES, a nombre de la Srta. Camacho. Trabajaremos en colaboración para determinar cómo se otorgarán las donaciones. Se publicará información más detallada al respecto más adelante durante el año escolar.

Our Foundation’s Mission

The Foundation mission is to raise funds from which gifts and grants are made for the benefit of the students of San Juan Elementary School to facilitate a heightened learning experience which otherwise would not be possible.

More about San Juan Elementary

Two-Way Immersion Program - In September 2004, our school was selected to implement a Two-Way Language Immersion program.  Beginning in Kindergarten, native Spanish-speaking and native English-speaking students study together to become bilingual and biliterate. This program offers our students the priceless gift of fluency and literacy in two languages:  English AND Spanish.

Title 1 School – Our school is located across from the San Juan Capistrano Historic Mission and is made up of a diverse group of children from San Juan Capistrano and surrounding cities. Over 64% of the families at our school currently qualify as low income. Title 1 schools must fundraise. Since every student must be granted equal opportunity to attend school field trips, Title 1 schools must fundraise.

The San Juan Children’s Education Foundation (SJCEF) has a yearly fundraising goal of $100,000 to help make sure every student has the opportunity to achieve academic success!

Programs Sponsored by the Foundation

*Every year may vary depending on the specific needs of the school.

  • 5th grade Outdoor Science School (OSS)

  • Roary Incentive Store for students

  • Cougar Grants (to support the needs of teachers, programs, etc)

  • Librarian

  • Needed Technology

  • School Musical

  • Silvia Mazzeo Pule Scholarship (providing scholarships to students graduating high school who benefited from this two-way immersion education)

Help us send our 5th graders to Outdoor Science School!

Outdoor science school engages students by immersing them in nature and bringing science to life. The cost ranges from $45,000- $55,000 depending on the number of students and how many nights they get to stay.

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