49ERS FOUNDATION
EDU PROGRAM
Where STEAM Education Meets Football
49ers EDU presented by Chevron leverages the game of football and Levi’s® Stadium as a platform to expose students to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) concepts and careers. Using the lens of football and a state of the art facility at Levi’s® Stadium helps us create excitement and engagement around these critical learning concepts. To date, the program has impacted more than 500,000 Bay Area youth.
DEEPENING YOUR IMPACT
During the 2022-2023 school year, we welcomed students back to Levi’s® Stadium for the first time since the pandemic and re-imagined our field trip approach to give students deeper and more meaningful engagements with our full-time educators.
PROGRAMS
49ERS EDU HOME & AWAY
The reimagined 49ers EDU Home & Away program presented by Chevron partners with Bay Area schools and provides a 3-part series (asynchronous lesson, an in-person visit, and a virtual lesson) to deepen understanding of STEAM concepts and inspire our Bay Area youth to become the next generation of STEAM leaders.
FOLLOW YOUR BLISS AWARD
PRESENTED BY EXTRA YARD FOR TEACHERS & THE MICRON FOUNDATION
Named after sociologist, activist, and educator Dr. Harry Edwards, the Follow Your Bliss Award presented by the Extra Yard for Teachers and the Micron Foundation awarded five Bay Area teachers who have led with passion and purpose with a $5,000 grant to use for their school community to make their classrooms a more equitable and inclusive space.
SAP DATA SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS
Throughout the series, students heard from employees of SAP and the 49ers Business Strategy and Analytics team about how Levi’s® Stadium uses SAP technology to process data in real time on gamedays. Students also got to attend a demo of the SAP Executive Huddle Suite, a first-of-its-kind live gameday data hub in the heart of Levi’s® Stadium used to make real time decisions to create a better fan experience.
STEAM CHAMPIONS
The 49ers EDU STEAM Champions Program recognizes charitable partners of 49ers EDU's STEAM programming. This school year, Micron, Microsoft, and PG&E invested in work that advances key STEAM principles while having the opportunity to volunteer and experience the magic firsthand, engage with students, support content delivery, and reinforce our shared commitment to Bay Area youth.
LEVI’S LEARNING DAYS®
Our partners at Levi’s® supported two EDU lessons focused on ways both Levi’s® Stadium and Levi’s® Clothing are striving for a better future in water conservation. Students got to participate in a hands-on activity exploring different ways to irrigate a football field efficiently.
FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS
In May 2022 and March 2023, the 49ers Foundation hosted high school students at Levi’s® Stadium for a day of learning directly from industry leaders about educational and occupational pathways that they can take post-high school. Both sessions encouraged students to create their own game plan tailored to their interests and passions, and let them know that it’s okay to call an audible along the way.
2022 Event
Supported by Chevron, The Markkula Foundation, Nelson Staffing, Verizon, Micron, & Twitter
2023 Event
Supported by Chevron, The Markkula Foundation, Verizon, Cisco, PG&E, and Micron
LEGACY BENEFICIARIES
49ERS STEM
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
The 49ers STEM Leadership Institute (SLI) was founded in 2014 in partnership with Chevron, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and the Santa Clara Unified School District to provide educational opportunities for students interested in pursuing STEM-related careers. The program provides multi-year, year-round academic support, STEM enrichment, skills training, and leadership opportunities to 7th-12th grade students in middle and high school.
CITY YEAR SAN JOSE /
SILICON VALLEY
For 15 years running, the 49ers Foundation has partnered with City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley and local AmeriCorps Members to ensure that more of our underserved students graduate from high school and college and are career-ready. City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley’s AmeriCorps Members are near-peer mentors who tutor students in English, Language Arts and Math, mentor students through social emotional learning and coach students to have positive attendance behaviors. City Year AmeriCorps Members motivate students to come to school, ensuring they will reach the 10th grade on track and graduate high school ready for college and a career.
Over the past 23 years, the 49ers Foundation has invested over $8 million into the 49ers Academy alongside several other generous companies and individuals. We are extremely proud of the local impact we were able to achieve together. Although the Academy is halting operations in 2023, the Foundation remains committed to serving youth across the Bay Area, including East Palo Alto and Menlo-Atherton areas, and will consider new community-based programs to support moving forward. We thank 49ers Academy staff and the 2,100+ students for supporting and participating in the program since inception 27 years ago.
Meet Our Educators
Sofy Navarro
Senior Manager
Sara Jin
Senior Coordinator
Emilio Cortez
Coordinator
Special Thanks
We’d like to extend a special thank you to the Ludwick Family for covering the costs of transportation for schools in need of a transportation subsidy and the From My Heart Charitable Fund for helping fund the salaries of our hard-working educators. Generous donations such as these help keep our programs free and accessible to all, removing any prohibitive socioeconomic barriers and inspiring all students to tackle possible.
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