Wow-the last 5-weeks of the PEF Summer Enrichment Program sure did fly by! The 19th year of the PEF Summer Enrichment Program might was filled with opportunities to create, grow, and connect in energetic and engaging ways. While we couldn’t have our families on campus for Open House again this…...
PEF Selected as Host for Mark Cuban Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp
The Mark Cuban Foundation’s Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp Initiative Teaches AI Concepts to High School Students through a 4-Saturday Bootcamp APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! PASADENA, CA — Pasadena Educational Foundation will host a Mark Cuban Foundation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bootcamp for high school students in the Fall of 2022 at Caltech with…...
PEF Event Raises $182,000 for PUSD Students (Media Release)
Pasadena Educational Foundation’s Celebrating Our Schools ELEVATE 2022 Event Raises $182,000 to Support Pasadena Unified Students PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Educational Foundation raised $182,000 to support scholarships, arts and music, and all of PEF’s programs and initiatives at Celebrating Our Schools ELEVATE 2022. The evening event celebrated PEF’s 50th anniversary,…...
Celebrating Our Schools 2022 In Pictures
Thank you to all who helped us support PUSD students at Celebrating Our Schools ELEVATE 2022. What an uplifting evening! Alma Stokes, our Exemplary Service Award recipient, reminded us what one person can do to bring change to her community. Guest Speaker Katrina Ortega Cabrera, inspired us with her own…...
Media Release: PEF Kicks of 2022 Summer Program
Pasadena Educational Foundation’s Summer Enrichment Program Kicks-off a Fun-filled Summer of Learning and Exploration More than 1,000 students show up for the first day of the 5-week program. PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) Summer Enrichment Program is off to a great start with more than 1,000 students showing…...
Tenacity & Ancient Artifacts at Eliot Arts
by Marleni Jimenez, PEF Development Manager We know that not all superheroes wear capes. And when our world was flipped upside down, we witnessed the tenacity, steadfast commitment, and creativity of our teachers as they worked to ensure that our students continued to learn. As I walked into the opening…...
ArtCenter and PEF Design Partnership Receives NEA Grant
ArtCenter College of Design Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Introduce Design into K-12 Education Pasadena Unified Teachers Learn Design Skills to Apply in the Classroom and Students Discover New Career Pathways in Art and Design Fields Pasadena, Calif. – ArtCenter College of Design is pleased to announce…...
Nursing Students Volunteer at PUSD Covid Clinics
Story courtesy Coloradoboulevard.net By Nancy Carol Inguanzo and Monica Lopez These efforts have been supported by Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) which connected nursing students from area colleges, including Azusa Pacific University and West Coast University, to volunteer alongside district staff. “It’s an honor to volunteer at the PUSD vaccine clinics.…...
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