Nghiem Bui, previously NGS’ Director of Strategic College and Career Design, has been named Next Generation Scholars’ next Executive Director. The Board of Directors kicked off the search earlier this year following the decision by Jeff Escabar to return to running an Independent School. The search committee, led by Board member Zuly Godinez, worked … Read More
News & Events
Independence From Hunger Fundraising Campaign
For a second consecutive year, San Rafael Grocery Outlet has named NGS as the beneficiary of their Independence From Hunger Fundraising Campaign, which will run through the entire month of July. We are so grateful to our local Grocery Outlet’s owners and siblings, Jonathan, Jennifer, and Edwin Perez, for supporting our mission in this unique way. Community participation … Read More
NGS Anthony Veasna So English Teaching Fellowship, 2022
We are excited to Introduce our second annual Anthony So Summer English Teaching Fellow, Soy Park.When Anthony Veasna So, a published author and former NGS teacher passed away far too young in 2020, his family created an annual fund to ensure his memory would live on, through English teachers who would honor his legacy through … Read More
A Most Inspiring 2022 NGS Graduation Story
Sometimes, it’s hard to know who’s inspiring who. As NGS parents push, encourage, and support their students to believe that college is indeed in their future, that dream has the power to permeate entire families. Such is the case with Viridiana Razo, president of our NGS Parent Committee, and mother of rising 12th grade NGS … Read More
NGS’s Response to Recent Shootings
May 26, 2022 On the heels of the Buffalo shooting targeting the Black community, the shooting at a Taiwanese church congregation in Southern California, and most recently the senseless deaths of 19 children and 2 teachers in the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, we are continually forced to face senseless acts of violence. … Read More
The READ Marks A Warm College Send-off for NGS Seniors
On Sunday, May 22nd, the Next Generation Scholars community gathered to celebrate its college-bound class of 2022 at The READ, a fundraiser held at Hopmonk Taverns in Novato. Keynote speaker and principal of Laurel Dell Elementary School in San Rafael, Pepe Gonzalez, shared his experiences and spoke to the importance of supporting youth as they work … Read More
Scholars Enjoy Nature through the Power of Partnership
On Saturday, May 14th, NGS family members enjoyed an outing at Samuel P. Taylor National Park for the first time, thanks to our partner, Latino Outdoors. Participants explored nature together, shared great food and learned about the Park’s redwoods and the life cycles of salmon. Latino Outdoors’ mission is to inspire, connect, and engage Latino communities … Read More
We Kicked It Out Of The Park With A Record Breaking Year!
On Friday, May 13th, the 15th annual Kickball Showdown took place at Piper Park in Larkspur. This fundraising event is an annual healthy competition between all industries working in Marin’s real estate sector. Since 2017, Next Generation Scholars has been fortunate to be named the beneficiary of this event, which, thanks to a matching donor, raised … Read More
In The News: Marin Living Features Our Work In The Community
An article in the April edition of Marin Living has highlighted the efforts and success of NGS — and we are so excited for their readers to find out about all that we do.
Marin Academy Grants Award to NGS Scholar for “Young Mathletes” Community Uplift Project
César, a current high school junior, earned one of Marin Academy’s youth grants for his Community Uplift Project, “Young Mathletes.” Aimed to develop math skills in early childhood, he is partnering with North Bay Children’s Center (NBCC) in Novato. A former alumni of NBCC and current NGS Scholar, we are delighted to share this heartwarming, … Read More