Bridging Cultures Through Arabic Language and Arts
ALEFE, Inc.
ALEFE, Inc. is an educational 501c3 aimed at using arts, media production, storytelling and other creative means to teach Arabic language and culture to a growing population of native and non-native students alike.
ALEFE is the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. The root of this letter is often used to mean bringing communities and hearts together. This is the essence of our work: we teach Arabic and build cultural bridges.
Why ALEFE?
Here are the pillars of our unique approach:
Home-Made Curriculum
We do not import or buy our curriculum, we make it ourselves, with love. Each of our programs is designed to cater to the needs of our local students and their various levels of language proficiency.
ACTFL Standards
When designing our curriculum, our team follows the guidelines and standards of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).
Three-step Backward Design Method
When we design our lesson plans, we follow the Backward Design Method. Our teachers start by setting their teaching goals. Then they take a step backward to decide what indicators they need to see in their students to determine that these goals were met. And finally, we take another step backward to determine all activities and resources needed to attain these indicators.
Arabic Dual Immersion Approach
We immerse our students in the language and provide opportunities for its students to interact with their environment using Arabic for at least 90% of their class time.
Where We work?
Since its inception in 2017, ALEFE has offered after-summer programs and summer camps in multiple charter schools.
Arabic Montessori After school Class
Atkinson Charter Academy – Carmichael – Spring 2018
Celebrations of Arab Nations Summer Camp
California Montessori Project – Elk Grove – Summer 2018
Arabic Calligraphy After School Class
Alexander Twilight Charter School – Carmichael – Spring 2018
Arabic Story Authoring After School Class
Alexander Twilight Charter School – Carmichael – Spring 2018
Celebrations of Arab Nations Summer Camp
California Montessori Project – Elk Grove – Summer 2019
Arabic Calligraphy After School Class
Elk Grove Charter School – Carmichael – Spring 2019
Arabic Story Authoring After School Class
Elk Grove Charter School – Carmichael – Spring 2019
Arabic Leveled Reading
Online – Summer 2020
Arabic Leveled Reading
Online – Spring 2021
Arabic Leveled Reading
Online – Summer 2021
Arabic Leveled Reading
Online – Summer 2020
Arabic Leveled Reading
Online – Spring 2021
Arab World Podcast
Hybrid – Spring 2023
Arab World Podcast
Hybrid – Summer 2023
Arab World Podcast
Hybrid – Fall 2023
Sacramento’s first Arabic Dual Immersion Charter School
ALEFE ultimate goal is to launch Sacramento’s first Arabic Dual Immersion Charter School. Our team visited Texas Arabic Dual Immersion Charter School to learn from their example.
Donate here if you would like to join the efforts of launching Sacramento’s first Arabic Dual Immersion Charter School.
This project was supported in part by federal award number SLFRP0166 awarded to ALEFE, Inc. by the U.S. Department of the Treasury