Introducing the 2024-25 Making Waves Impact Report

Welcome from the Making Waves CEOs

For more than three decades, Making Waves Academy and Making Waves Education Foundation have worked together to open doors of opportunity for young people — helping them excel in school, succeed in college, and graduate without debt. Now, we need to go further. A college degree still matters, but it is no longer enough on its own. In an increasingly fast-changing economy, young people need pathways that connect their education to careers with strong wages, growth potential, and purpose.

Guided by this shared vision, we are reimagining what it means to prepare students for the future. Together, we are creating pathways that blur the lines between high school, college, and career:

• Connecting rigorous college prep academics with work-based learning experiences.
• Developing students’ social capital networks.
• Building the professional skills students need to land strong first jobs and thrive in the workplace.

Together, we are reimagining what it means to prepare Making Waves Academy students and students across Contra Costa County for the future, ensuring they have both the education and the experience to achieve economic mobility and fulfilling lives.

Learn more in our 2024-25 Making Waves Impact Report!