Adult Ed Week 2018

Celebrating Adult Education in California

Every Spring, Adult Schools across the state celebrate Adult Schools and Adult Education during Adult Ed Week. 

CCAE - the California Council for Adult Education - helps to organize and promote Adult Ed Week across California.

Adult Ed Week at San Mateo


Every year, San Mateo Adult Week, has a week of special activities.  We have had essay and poster contests, spelling bees, an open house, story quilts, and many other special events.  We created an amazing banner which we now hang every year at the start of the week.

We also pick a theme every year.  Last year, the theme was 101 Years of Success - and Counting!  Because our school turned one hundred and one years old!  This year the theme is Keys to Success - in College, Career, and Community.

Here is our plan for Adult Ed Week 2018

Monday morning, April 9th Patty, Tommy and Student Volunteers will hang our beautiful Adult Education Matters banner.  The banner was made during Adult Ed Week 2016.

Monday, April 9th will be the first ever CCAE Rally for Adult Education in Sacramento, the capitol of California. Students and staff from across our great state will be coming to attend. Fifty SMASrs will going - ready to carry the message that #AdultEducationMatters! If you are going to the rally, remember to wear #Red4AdultEd!

CCAE Leg Day 2016

Adult Ed Week 2016

Adult Education Matters!  

2015

Tuesday April 10th is CCAE Leg Day and #Red4AdultEd. Student Leaders, English Learner Specialist Marina, and SMAS Assistant Director Eric will be going to Sacramento to tell legislators why #AdultEducationMatters. They will be sharing their stories and testimonies. What's YOUR testimony? Why does Adult Education matter to YOU?

Wednesday morning, April 11th, Toshio will lead us in the traditional SMAS reel.  

Toshio explaining how to dance the Reel

Wednesday evening, April 11th, former SMAS students will share their stories and their keys to success in a Student Success Panel held in the SMART Center.  

Thursday morning, April 12th, former SMAS students will share the keys to their success in a Morning Student Success Panel. Learn how they met their goals to achieve success in college, career, and community.

Adult Ed Week 2016

Thursday evening, April 12th, students will gather for a big Key to Success photo taken by Tom Jung.  To be in the photo, you must be there by 6:45 pm and sign the photo permission form.  Please wear red.

Friday morning, April 13th, students will gather for a big Key to Success photo taken by Tom Jung.  To be in the photo, you must be there by 10 am and sign the photo permission form.  Please wear red.

Big Red Photo - Adult Ed Week 2017

Through the Week - Key to Success Photo Opp

Get your photo taken with a key to success and with your permission, have it posted online with your own story of how SMAS has helped you achieve your goals in college, career, and community.

SMAS Student Rita created these wonderful Keys to Success

for our Adult Ed Week 2018.

Thank you, Rita!