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Dear FCE Community,
I hope that you are all doing well. We had a busy and productive summer. FCE students were inspired to make the most of their summer break. I am thrilled to share a few student summer highlights!
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Student Summer Spotlights
Natanael, a CB sophomore spent his summer getting ahead in credits towards graduation, volunteering at Hope Horizon, a local nonprofit, and attending several FCE CLEAR excursions including the Careers in Sports Industry, hosted by Stanford Football, Stanford Children’s Hospital, and Plug And Play.
Nancy, a CB Junior, participated in the Helix Medical Program through UC Berkeley that provides high school students exposure to medical careers. She enjoyed staying on campus, the guest speakers, dissection labs, and getting tips on med school applications. She also shadowed doctors in the Kaiser Oakland Pediatrics department and visited the UCSF Research labs. Nancy also made time to play on her school summer basketball team, work as a UCSF Cardiac Camp Junior Counselor and volunteer with STEM For Others, a local nonprofit, to support youth STEM programs.
Khrisar, a CB senior, spent his summer volunteering with the EPA Community Archives Cultural Keepers project. He interviewed elders in the community to preserve their stories. He also went on the FCE East Coast College Tour where he visited schools in Boston and Washington, D.C. Lastly, he went the extra mile and worked with FCE tutors, Sathya and Callista for extra preparation for the SAT!
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Summer Orientations
Students also participated in our summer orientations preparing for a successful school year! Our sophomores jumped right into soft skill development, focusing on problem solving, stress management, and organization. The juniors geared up for a busy year ahead through time management activities, college application preparation, and community building. The seniors kicked off their first day by visiting Stanford with a dining hall experience and Q&As on college admissions from current students, followed by learning key components of the college application process to set them up for a promising year ahead. Our students are ready for a year of growth, learning, and new opportunities! More to come from our ninth grade class later this semester!
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Meta Summer Academy
This summer, 3 FCE high school students joined Meta Summer Academy! Throughout the program, MSA students gained hands-on experience in coding and game design with Mission Bit, built financial literacy skills with Fidelity, strengthened soft skills with FCE, and connected with professionals through career panels and networking opportunities. FCE is proud to have partnered with Meta to bring this transformative program to students for the past 14 years!
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CLEAR Programming
We are so grateful to our community partners who collaborated with us to provide Career, Learning, Exploration and Readiness programs for our students. Thank you to Contextual AI, Plug And Play, Stanford Children’s Hospital, and Stanford Football current and former athletes and staff for hosting such informative and engaging careers panels, tours, and demonstrations!
| | Stanford Children's Hospital, Contextual AI, Stanford Arrillaga Family Sports Center, and Plug And Play | | Beginning the New Program Year | | |
Welcome Back Celebration
To start the new program year, FCE recently hosted its annual Welcome Back Celebration. We would like to thank all who joined us for a fun afternoon of connection, games, and a delicious brunch. Special thanks to the FCE team and community partners who were able to make this event possible. This event was a splendid way to celebrate our one-year anniversary in our office and kick off the new program year!
| | Welcome Back Celebration 2025 | | |
FCE Programs and Community Building
In the last month, students have been meeting with college representatives from all over the country, working with volunteer tutors and Senior Advisors, learning strategies in our Life Skills and Wellness programs, attending Family Class Meetings with their parents. We are definitely off to a good start this school year!
| | College Rep Visit, Academic Excellence (after-school tutoring), Family Class Meeting, Parent Success Meeting | | |
Looking ahead, please mark your calendars and keep an eye out for information about the following:
Impact Report 2024-2025
Our Impact Report will be released mid-October. Please look for it on our website.
March to Success 2026
We hope that you will join us for March to Success 2026, Foundation for a College Education’s annual celebration of our scholars’ achievements and the community that makes their success possible!
| | This year we’re excited to welcome you to a new venue: Domenico Winery, where guests will enjoy delicious paella cooked on-site by award-winning chefs and sip craft cocktails and mocktails. All the great things you’ve come to love about March to Success will be back: inspirational stories from our incredible scholars, the chance to meet our students, and an exciting auction. It’s a night of community, celebration, and support for the success of FCE scholars. | | |
Thank you for your overwhelming support and commitment to our
mission and students!
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