The mission of the San Lorenzo Adult School is to promote lifelong learning.  The Adult School's program is dynamic in its offering of classes to the community. Since the needs, interests and desires of adults are as varied as their abilities, attitudes and backgrounds, the Adult School curriculum and methodology are varied and flexible. The staff offers encouragement and assistance to each student in fulfilling his/her educational needs and endeavors.

•To enable individuals to be employable, upgrade current job skills and train or retrain for new occupations.
•To help individuals understand development and functioning of government institutions, including the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
•To enable non-English speaking persons to learn English language skills through listening, speaking, reading and writing for the purposes of helping them to adapt to life in California.
•To provide adults with disabilities the opportunity to maximize their potential in social, educational and occupational areas.
•To enable adults to enhance the quality of life through health and safety education programs emphasizing their physical, mental and emotional well being.
•To provide educational programs that help adults be better parents and improve the quality of family life.
•To provide counseling and guidance services for adults so they may plan and select those educational experiences which will effectively help them achieve their goals.
•To provide the opportunity for adults to make up deficiencies, and complete high school graduation requirements.
•To connect adults with access to a vital network of adult learner programs in Alameda county.