Oakland Leaf Foundation

Ascend after-school program (ASP):Ascend ASP aims to provide wrap-around/holistic support to students of the ascend school offering academic and enrichment classes that engage and challenge students in an environment that values and fosters youth leadership, empowerment, a sense of community, and critical thinking. Ascend serves on average 110 students per day that range from kindergarten to 8th grade.

Bret Harte After-School Program:The Bret Harte After-School program provides 140 youth in the 6th to 8th grade range the environment to be creative, stewards, critical thinkers, and active participants in their school in order to bring change to their immediate community. Youth are supported in creating alliances that are nurtured through individual development, cross cultural exchange, leadership, and exposure to the world beyond their immediate community.

International Community Elementary After-School Program:Oakland Leaf provides free, culturally responsive after-school programming at International Community Elementary, offering activities likes sports, arts, gardening, homework help, and STEAM enrichment.

Think College Now Elementary After-School Program:Oakland Leaf provides free, culturally responsive after-school programming at Think College Now Elementary, offering activities likes sports, arts, gardening, homework help, and STEAM enrichment.

Encompass After-school program (ASP):Encompass after-school program provides extended academic and enrichment services to 100 students in 1st-5th grade. Students in program develop and strengthen their academic, physical, social, life, and leadership skills. We aim to offer a culturally sensitive, responsible, and responsive program aimed to develop students into confident and compassionate leaders. For this year, this program was considered a "thriving" program and scored a 4.77 out of a 5.0 scale according to the youth program quality assessment.

Learning without limits after-school program:Learning without limits after-school program is dedicated to enhancing the learning experience of 85 students in 1st through 5th grade at learning without limits by offering academic and enrichment classes that engage, challenge, and empowers students to explore and take on youth leadership, think critically, and build a sense of community.

Oakland Peace Camp (Elementary & Middle School):OPC is a free four-week summer camp for 120 youth 10-18 years old, that utilizes a project-based arts, social justice, and science based curriculum. OPC emphasizes youth empowerment, arts-based learning, community activism, cultural literacy, and reflection. OCP helps build a cohesive community by encouraging Oakland leaf students, interns, and families to interact and learn from each other.

Roots Internship:Oakland Leaf's Roots internship program provides year-round positive youth development opportunities to 30 East Oakland High School students annually. Interns are trained to serve as classroom aides in after-school programs and provide daily social-emotional and academic support to students, and they facilitate creative play activities.

Love Cultivating Schoolyards (LCS):LCS is Oakland Leaf's environmental justice program that transforms schoolyards into dynamic outdoor classrooms. LCS operates seven garden clubs at all of Oakland Leaf's after-school sites.

La Escuelita Elementary After-School Program:Oakland Leaf provides free, culturally responsive after-school programming at La Escuelita, offering activities likes sports, arts, gardening, homework help, and STEAM enrichment.

Common After-School Programming:Every year, Oakland Leaf provides quality, culturally responsive, and free after-school programming for approximately 1,300 East Oakland students at seven high-need elementary and middle schools.