Nine Sunnyvale School District students and four Fremont High School Union District students were recognized at a special ceremony March 28 through the Association of California School Administrators’ (ACSA) Every Student Succeeding program. The program honors students who have overcome…
Cumberland School
Sunnyvale School District is proud to announce that Cumberland Elementary School has been named a 2018 California Distinguished School. Cumberland joins the ranks of 287 elementary schools being honored under the Distinguished Schools Program. This program returns after a three-year…
Cumberland students chose the nonprofit organization Gravity Water as one of the beneficiaries of the Student Council’s Global-Initiative fundraiser this year. Gravity Water systems combine rainwater harvesting, storage, and filtration to give communities in developing countries, such as Nepal or Vietnam,…
The Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF) issued $1,000 grants to each of the district’s schools this winter. The funds were raised from donors in the community. SEF invited each of the schools to submit their grant requests, which…
Cumberland is exploding with millionaires! Yup, millionaires! The Cumberland Millionaires Club was started about 10 years ago by Learning Resource Specialist Lisa Atkins. Parents and children keep track of all the books the students read. After reading 1,000,000 words the…
Sunnyvale School District students, staff and even parents of staff were invited to step on stage to be recognized during the 2017 State of the City Community Awards held at Sunnyvale’s Civic Center on July 29. The annual event recognizes…
RECYCLE! REDUCE! REUSE! This is one of the mantras we’ve embraced at Cumberland Elementary, where we have launched our Zero Waste Initiative. What does “zero waste” mean? In the City of Sunnyvale, the goal is to reduce the volume of…
The Cumberland Student Council held its annual fundraiser earlier in the year. The student council representatives nominated and selected two charities. This year the students chose the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) and the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF). The students…
Kid Boss Town and Happyvale were just some of the creative names for imaginary cities that Cumberland kindergarten students invented after learning directly from Sunnyvale City Planners about how they work to help a city flourish. The school’s youngest students…
Two Sunnyvale School District schools received Hoffmann Awards in April from the Santa Clara County School Boards Association: Fairwood Explorer and Cumberland Elementary. Fairwood was recognized for its parent participation program and Cumberland for its project-based learning. The Hoffmann Awards…
Sunnyvale School District’s Cumberland, San Miguel, and Vargas Elementary Schools are being honored under the 2016 California Gold Ribbon Schools Awards Program. The Gold Ribbon awards recognize California schools that have made advancements in implementing the California Standards for English…
In 2011, the Sunnyvale School District began a partnership with the Santa Clara County Public Health Department to bring a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program to every school within the district. SRTS aims to create safe, convenient, and fun…
Eight Sunnyvale School District students and two Fremont High School Union District students will be recognized at a special ceremony March 9 through the Association of California School Administrators’ (ACSA) brand new Every Student Succeeding program. The program honors students…
District administrators, principals, teachers, parents and students came together for a day of collaboration Feb. 3 at the annual Lyceum held in the District Office Board Room. The event is an opportunity for all of the District’s stakeholders to share…
The Sunnyvale Education Foundation (SEF) received its official 501 c3 nonprofit status last June, and is making a good start on its fundraising goals. It’s taking a different tack from many other education foundations in the area by not asking…