"Making Waves sets the gold standard in best practices for educating young people from low-income backgrounds. It is a model for raising achievement and attainment for less advantaged students that needs to be implemented in hundreds of communities nationwide."
Providing The Educational Opportunities That Change Lives
Services
Making Waves provides comprehensive services for low-income students that are typically available only to young people from wealthier backgrounds.
All children deserve the advantages that higher education offers, including opportunities to have well-paying jobs, advance in careers, and become well-rounded individuals ready to take on the responsibilities of citizenship. Making Waves is dedicated to ensuring that our students acquire the skills necessary to gain acceptance to college and graduate with a bachelor's degree.
Making Waves applies an individualized approach for each student. It accepts students where they are and charts the appropriate course to ensure long-term success. Our charter school and after-school programs provide a broad array of services not common in many schools today.
Learn more about our services by navigating the list below:
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Making Waves helps students embrace core values that include a focus on social justice and a commitment to building community. Through organized community service and volunteer activities and mentor support, students learn to “recycle” success, share talents, and love and support others. |
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In adolescence, the brain enters a pivotal phase of development, so offering vibrant experiences to our Wave-Makers enables them to problem-solve and think creatively in all areas of their lives. |
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Years of experience have taught us that a holistic approach is critical if we want Wave-Makers to reach the goal of obtaining a bachelor's degree. Learn more |
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At Making Waves, parents will find a school staff that understands the unique challenges and concerns that underserved and resourced-starved families typically experience. |
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Part of the Making Waves multifaceted approach involves ensuring that the children are properly nourished in order to learn. |
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A three-month hiatus from academics is not practical for our students, as they all begin their relationship with Making Waves years behind most of their middle class counterparts. |
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Bringing students to academic proficiency requires many hours of intensive teaching and tutoring in small group settings, whether in the charter school or in the after-school and weekend education program. |
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Making Waves provides stable transportation options for all students and staff members. |
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Research has shown that test preparation can help improve student performance on college admissions tests by a significant degree, but these courses cost students $1,000 or more. Learn more |
Arthur Levine, Former President of Columbia University’s Teachers College and President of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Contact Making Waves Foundation
3045 Research Drive
Richmond, CA 94806
Phone: (510) 237-6027
Fax: (510) 237-6538