"Everyone doggedly works together to discover the qualities and gifts which make each Wave-Maker unique, the types of support we can provide and/or refer, and what interests, goals and passions lie within them. Then we chart a course yet remain flexible and creative to ensure successful outcomes."
Providing The Educational Opportunities That Change Lives
Programs
From our origins as an after-school tutoring program that serves students in Richmond and San Francisco, we’ve evolved into a comprehensive, holistic, year-round educational support program that includes the charter middle school Making Waves Academy, a new high school campus in Richmond that will open in September 2011, and a college program that helps our ever-increasing number of high school graduates by providing scholarships and counseling. As Anaya Nassor, Making Waves Director of Student Life, said, "We address more than just academics here, including counseling, mentoring, food, creative outlets, and parent education."
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Education Programs
Richmond
Launched in 1989, the Making Waves Education Program in Richmond has educated seven Waves of students. (A “Wave” is a cohort of students who enter in a given year and stay together through their time with us.) Our graduates have gone on to earn degrees from some of the nation’s most distinguished academic institutions and graduate schools, including Occidental College, Sarah Lawrence College, Stanford University, Tufts University, University of California at Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Southern California. Among those graduates are two doctors, many educational and social-service professionals, and numerous others who have positions as managers and analysts at companies such as Bank of the West, Kaiser Permanente, UPS, and Lockheed-Martin.
San Francisco
Launched in 2001 under the leadership of Melissa Fries, a former Stanford University administrator and long-time Making Waves staffer, the Making Waves Education Program in San Francisco helps students attend independent schools and provides additional academic course work, tutoring, and homework support after school, Saturdays, and during the summer. MWEP - San Francisco also provides the full complement of Making Waves student supports and other interventions, as necessary, to keep children and families on track.
Academy
Middle School
Launched in 2001 under the leadership of Melissa Fries, a former Stanford University administrator and long-time Making Waves staffer, the Making Waves Education Program in San Francisco helps students attend independent schools and provides additional academic course work, tutoring, and homework support after school, Saturdays, and during the summer. MWEP - San Francisco also provides the full complement of Making Waves student supports and other interventions, as necessary, to keep children and families on track.
Upper School
Launched in 2001 under the leadership of Melissa Fries, a former Stanford University administrator and long-time Making Waves staffer, the Making Waves Education Program in San Francisco helps students attend independent schools and provides additional academic course work, tutoring, and homework support after school, Saturdays, and during the summer. MWEP - San Francisco also provides the full complement of Making Waves student supports and other interventions, as necessary, to keep children and families on track.
Leland Johnson, Dean of Students, Making Waves Education Program-Richmond
Contact Making Waves Foundation
3045 Research Drive
Richmond, CA 94806
Phone: (510) 237-6027
Fax: (510) 237-6538