I. EDUCATION
A. YOUTH
For Parents: How to get information on your students
Public High Schools East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, North Fair Oaks
Carlmont: (650) 595-0210 email iabelt@seq.org bilingual message
EPA Academy: (650) 839-8900 Choose #1 General Information bilingual
Menlo Atherton High School (650) 322-5311 ext. 50124 ask for Blanca bilingual
Sequoia High School (650) 367-9780 ext. 63110 Elvira Macias Family Center bilingual email
emacias@seq.org
TIDE High School (650) 306-1755, address 150 Jefferson, Menlo Park
Woodside High School (650) 367-9750 ask for Maricela Lopez in Guidance bilingual email
malopez@seq.org
Redwood High School (650) 298-8876, select option #1 (bilingual) or school address is 1968
Old Country Road, Redwood City 94063
Middle College (650) 306-3120 email haroy@smccd.edu
PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS
* East Palo Alto and Belle Haven (Ravenswood City School District)
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood School: call (650) 329-2828 and leave bilingual message giving
home telephone number and name of student or email the teacher directly (student should have
the name of the teacher and email)
• North Fair Oaks (Redwood City School District)
Garfield Community School (650) 482-2405, school address 3600 Middlefield Road, Menlo
Park 94025 Grades pre k-8
Taft Community School Elementary School (650) 482-2416, school address 903 Tenth Avenue
Redwood City 94063 Grades K-8 Total Immersion Spanish and English
Hoover Elementary School (650) 482-2408, school address 701 Charter Street, Redwood City
94063 Grades K- 8th
Kennedy Middle School (650) 482-2200, school address 2521 Goodwin Avenue, Redwood City
94061 Grades 6-8
PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
• East Palo Alto and Belle Haven (Ravenswood City School District)
Belle Haven Elementary (650) 329-2898 bilingual, school address 415 Ivy Drive, Menlo Park
94025
Costaňo School of Arts (650) 329-2888 bilingual, 2695 Fordham St., East Palo Alto 94303
Los Robles- Ronald McNair (650) 329-2888, Dual Language School (Spanish/English), school
address 2033 Pulgas Avenue East Palo Alto 94303 Grades K-5
• North Fair Oaks (Redwood City School District)
Garfield Community School (650) 482-2405 Grades Pre K-8, school address 3600 Middlefield
Road, Menlo Park 94025
Taft Community School (650) 482-2416, Grades K-8 Total Immersion Spanish and English 903
Tenth Avenue Redwood City 94063
Hoover Elementary School (650) 482-2408, Grades K-8th 701 Charter Street, Redwood City
94063
CHARTER SCHOOLS: Parents can apply to have their children attend
* East Palo Alto and Belle Haven
ASPIRE/EPA Charter School Grades 1-8 (650) 614-9100, school address 1286 Runnymede, East
Palo Alto 94303
KIPP Esperanza High School (510) 407-8694, school address 1039 Garden Street, East Palo
Alto 94303
Oxford Day High School (650) 260-3152, school address 1001 Beech Street, East Palo Alto, Ca
94303
The Primary School Grades Pre K-3rd (650) 396-2779, school address 2086 Clarke Ave, East
Palo Alto 94303
• Redwood City
Connect Community Charter School (650) 482-2426, school address 635 Oakside Avenue,
Redwood City 94063
Summit Preparatory Charter High School (650) 556-1110, school address 890 Broadway
Redwood City 94063
KIPP Excelencia Community Prep (650) 482-2428, school address 2950 Fair Oaks
Avenue, Redwood City 94063
SPECIAL EDUCATION
San Mateo County Office of Education: Serve students with special needs from kindergarten
through 22 years.
101Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, Ca 94065
Web address: www.smcoe.org
Ravenswood City School District Special Education
Yesenia Murillo (650) 329-2800 ext. 60143 bilingual English and Spanish
Sequoia School District Special Education
(650) 369-1411 ext. 22242 bilingual English and Spanish
Redwood City School District Special Education
(650) 482-2288, Leilani Huerta lhuerta@rcsdk.8.net
Online Resources from San Mateo Office of Education Special Education
- The Council for Exceptional Children, email address exceptionalchildren.org
- LD Online ldonline.org newsletter available in English and Spanish information on
learning disabilities - Parents helping Parents php.com information in English Spanish and Vietnamese
- Autism Speaks autismspeaks.org information on autism, virtual parents support group,
summer programs, online events, information in Spanish, (resources, parent’s guide, etc.)
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Eastside College Preparatory (650) 688-0850, school address 1041 Myrtle Street, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303
St. Elizabeth Seton School (650) 326-9004, school address 1095 Channing Avenue, Palo Alto, Ca 94301
OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS
- Menlo School
- Sacred Heart
- The Peninsula School Beechwood School
- Phillips Brooks School
- St. Raymond
- Alto International School
- Mid-peninsula High School 1340 Willow Road Menlo Park94025
- Nativity Elementary School
- Open Mind School
- St Matthew’s Episcopal School
- Synapse School
- Trinity School
PRESCHOOLS
Izzi at Ravenswood, school address 951 O’Connor Street, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303
Creative Montessori Learning Center, school address 1421 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303
Head Start (Magnolia), school address 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303
B. ADULT EDUCATION
Sequoia District Adult Education, (650) 306-8866
Literacy Plus, (650) 802-5511
Project Read, (650) 780-707, address 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, Ca 94063
Palo Alto Adult School, (650) 329-3750, school address 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, Ca
94301
English as a Second Language, Programa de Inglés Como Segundo idioma, Ana Escobar
(650) 479-1754 email
address naescobar@seq.org
High School Equivalency/ High School Diploma Program
Request a GED transcript/Solicitar transcripción del GED,
Soledad Campos (650) 539-8471, email: scampos@seq.org,
Student Support Services Liliana Campos (650) 503-3848, email: lcampos@seq.org
Job Training (see below) Classes in ESL and offers career training to the community, (650) 330-
6429
SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Cañada College: Public Community College in Redwood City.
Shuttle service from East Palo Alto to Cañada. Webpage: www.canadacollege.edu
3O active certificate programs. Financial aid available. Sample of certificate programs;
accounting, fashion design, medical assisting, computer science, youth and after school,
paralegal.
Contact: Main Switchboard: (650) 306-3100
Welcome Center (650) 306-3452, for spanish ask for Claudia or email
canadawelcomecenter@smccd.edu and send a message in English or Spanish
WEBSITE INFORMATION FOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS: 1. Go to
www.canadacollege.edu 2. Choose Gainful Employment Information 3. Choose Degrees,
Certifications, Transfer 4. Choose the program you are interested in learning
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COLLEGE COMPLETION PROGRAMS
For adults who have college credits and want to get their college degree, there are particular
programs helping to make that happen:
Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont is working with the San Mateo County
Community College District on an accelerated program to obtain a Bachelor or Science Degree,
starting in September 2022. For further information go to www.ndnu.edu/sbm/degreecompletion/
Working Scholars of California works with accredited non profit educational institutions to
provide a no-cost, no debt bachelor’s degree, working with six California communities. For more
information, go to www.workingscholars.org
II. JOB TRAINING
Job Train (650) 330-6429 bilingual receptionist, address 1200 O’Brien Drive, Menlo
Park Offers career training to the community.
Training in: culinary arts, carpentry, medical assistant, certified medical assistant, IT Support and
Services, building maintenance
Young Adult Services 17-24 years old
English as a Second Language Classes 8 week classes.
East Palo Alto Career Center (Job Train) (650) 384-6961, address 2100 University Avenue, East
Palo Alto, Ca 94303Services: Resume Development, Interview Practice, Online Job Readiness Workshops, Job Train
Edge: Job Placement services and Career Exploration
Trades Introduction Center, (650) 341-7711 SPONSORED BY THE SAN MATEO COUNTY
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL Call to see if this is a good fit for you, in English and Spanish.
Community Colleges, see above for San Mateo Community College for Certificate Programs and
for ESL classes offered at Cañada College.
III. RECOVERY SERVICES
ADULTS
Free At Last, (650) 462-6999, address 1796 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303
Hope House Service League of San Mateo County, address 3789 Hoover Street, Redwood City,
Ca 94063
Latino Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse of San Mateo County, Alcoholism treatment
program, (650) 244-1444, address 100 Sneath Lane, San Bruno, Ca 94066
San Mateo County Health System- Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, (800) 686-0101
YOUTH
Adolescent Counseling Services, 650 424-0852, address 643 Bair Road, Redwood City, Ca
94063
ALCOVE ages 12-25
Crisis Support Resources, address 2741 Middlefield Road, Suite 102, Palo Alto, Ca 94306
Appointment 650 798-6330
IV. STARTING A BUSINESS
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, (650) 321-2193 email: rencenter.org, address 1848 Bay
Road, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303
Classes: (in English and Spanish) Start Smart, Business Prep, Women”s Empowerment, Grant
Opportunities
San Mateo County Economic Development Association: Technical Assistance
San Mateo Small Business Development Center, confidential no cost advisory assistance for
small businesses (650) 395-91301 on 1 advice
Restaurant Program offered in 5 different languages
Advising areas:
- Start your Business,
- Grow your Business
- Business planning
- Get Funded
- Marketing
- Financial Advising
- Business Management
- Restaurants
- Technology
- Government Contracting
- International Trade
- Sell your Business
Small Business Resources, City of East Palo Alto, ci.east-palo-alto.ca.us
Legal Services: Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto bilingual English and Spanish
2117-B University Avenue East Palo Alto, (650) 326-6440, address 1861 Bay Road, East Palo
Alto, Ca 94303, email: www.clsepa.org
M-F 9-5 office walk in M-F 9-1 pm English and Spanish