Bridging Cultures Through Language and Arts
ALEFE, Inc.
ALEFE, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to bridging the cultural gap between Sacramento’s Arabic speaking community and other all neighbors, through arts, media, storytelling, and other creative approaches. We serve both native and non-native learners, fostering meaningful connections across diverse communities.
ALEFE means bringing people together in Arabic. It is the first note in the Arab music scale, and it is also the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. Like that very first note from which all melody unfolds, ALEFE exists to help start the first conversations, bringing hearts together and building bridges between cultures.
Where We work?
Since 2017, ALEFE has provided culture and language programs, after-school classes, and summer camps at multiple charter schools in Sacramento, bringing bilingual education and cultural learning directly to local students.
Montessori After school Class (Art)
Atkinson Charter Academy – Carmichael – Spring 2018
Celebrations of Arab Nations Summer Camp (Culture)
California Montessori Project – Elk Grove – Summer 2018
Arabic Calligraphy After School Class (Art)
Alexander Twilight Charter School – Carmichael – Spring 2018
Storytelling & Authoring After School Class (Art)
Alexander Twilight Charter School – Carmichael – Spring 2018
Celebrations of Arab Nations Summer Camp (Culture)
California Montessori Project – Elk Grove – Summer 2019
Arabic Calligraphy After School Class (Art)
Elk Grove Charter School – Carmichael – Spring 2019
Storytelling & Authoring After School Class (Art)
Elk Grove Charter School – Carmichael – Spring 2019
Arabic Leveled Reading (Language)
Online – Summer 2020
Folk Stories Leveled Reading (Art- Culture – Language)
Online – Spring 2021
Folk Stories Leveled Reading (Art- Culture – Language)
Online – Summer 2021
Arabic Leveled Reading
Online – Summer 2020
Arabic Leveled Reading
Online – Spring 2021
Podcast Creation Program (Art – Culture – Language)
Hybrid – Spring 2023
Podcast Creation Program (Art – Culture – Language)
Hybrid – Summer 2023
Podcast Creation Program (Art – Culture – Language)
Hybrid – Fall 2023
Egyptian Arabic Class for Adults
Oct.28 – Dec.18 2024
Arabic for Global Change Makers
June 3rd- August 28th 2025
Dual Immersion Preschool
August 2024 – May 2026
Sacramento’s first Arabic Dual Immersion Charter School
ALEFE’s ultimate goal is to establish Sacramento’s first Arabic-English dual immersion charter school. To inform our planning, our team visited successful Arabic dual immersion programs in Texas.
Support Our Mission
Help make this vision a reality by donating to ALEFE and joining our efforts to bring a full-time, immersive Arabic-English learning environment to Sacramento students.