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CEF Offers Financial Aid for Summer Camps!

Know a kiddo who would love to go to fun summer camps but the family budget is tight? Then the CEF Summer Enrichment Program is what you are looking for! The Carlsbad Educational Foundation offers financial aid support to families looking for some help enrolling K to 9th grade children in the CEF Summer Enrichment Program. Financial aid is offered by CEF in the form of scholarships for their 60 amazing summer classes. Qualifying families receive partial scholarships based on need and the availability of funds.

CEF Summer Enrichment Program offers a wide variety of week-long enrichment classes from June 24 to August 2 in Carlsbad. Some summer favorites include: Video Game Design, Top Chef Jr., Awesome Art, Kids vs. Wild, Slimy Science and Project Runway. Exciting NEW offering this summer include: Cosmic Comics, Music Recording Studio, Karate Camp, FX Camp: Movie Makeup, and The FUNdamentals of Golf.

Enrolling in classes and applying for financial aid is easy. Simply visit the enrollment website at www.CEFAcademy.org to pick you favorite classes, then click on the financial aid form and complete the form. Send your complete application to the Carlsbad Educational Foundation at 5631 Palmer Way, Suite L Carlsbad, CA 92010 or fax it to CEF at 760-929-8788. Don’t wait! Financial aid is offered on a first come, first served basis and your favorite classes may fill up. See you at the CEF Summer Enrichment Program!

About the Carlsbad Educational Foundation The Carlsbad Educational

Foundation (CEF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that was founded in 1983 to raise private support for public education and the enrichment of more than 11,000 students in the Carlsbad Unified School District. CEF develops and funds high-quality educational programs and projects. Since its inception, the foundation has contributed more than $5 million in funds to Carlsbad schools, primarily for science, technology, arts and reading. In 2012, the foundation released nearly half a million dollars in support of K-5 music programs, hands-on science and educational innovative programs. For more information, visit www.carlsbaded.org.

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