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A Lot To Be Thankful For

As the year comes to a close, we are reflecting with gratitude and humility about all of you who make Horizons at SFFS' impact possible. To our inspiring students, devoted families, hard-working staff, dedicated board members, wonderful volunteers, and generous supporters, we send much love and best of wishes for a new year full of peace, health, opportunity, and justice.
2019 Benefit Speaker: Dr. Alejandra Rincón

She's an award-winning educator. An advocate for immigrant rights and equitable opportunity. A vice chancellor at UCSF. She wa s featured in People en Español. She was a leader at the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. And she has developed programs to encourage Latinx and immigrant high school students to attend college. Tickets are now on sale for our 2019 benefit, where you can not only meet Dr. Rincón but also enjoy food, friends, and fundraising as we celebrate the power and promise of young people.
Horizons' Impact: Just the Facts

It may seem obvious that Horizons' summer learning program improves students' long-term academic outcomes, but what kind of impact does the program have on student attendance, motivation, and behavior? A new national study conducted by Concentric Research & Evaluation found that, compared to peers, long-term Horizons students had:
  • Higher attendance rates and lower rates of chronic absenteeism
  • Higher scores on standardized assessments of elementary math and science
  • Higher GPAs in 9th grade, a critical transition year
  • More course credit earned in 9th and 10th grade
  • Fewer incidents of repeating a grade
  • Fewer disciplinary referrals
Learn more here .
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Rylan
Holiday Cheer at the SFFS Craft Fair

Horizons began the month by participating in a lovely annual marketplace hosted by SFFS. Six generous Horizons families brought vats of homemade food to sell, including pozole, tacos, and champurrado, a delicious Mexican hot chocolate. SFFS eighth grader Audrey also helped us sell cards featuring beautiful self-portraits made by Horizons' third grade artists over the summer. Special appreciation to SFFS community members Rylan, Caren, Anabella, and Jaime who supported Horizons with a portion of the proceeds they earned at their booths. At the end of the day, we raised over $800 for Horizons!
Horizons at SFFS is hiring!

Please spread the word to the wonderful educators in your lives about these exciting open positions at Horizons:



In Case You Missed It

Horizons at SFFS released its 2017-2018 Annual Report in November. Learn about the year's highlights, our finances, and our plans for the future in this informative eight-page document designed by our communications coordinator Veronica.
Annual report