“For whatever reason, if they’re having a bad day, they can sit on the bench and let somebody know that they need a friend.” – Acacia Woodley (age 15) Founder of Tiny Girl Big Dream Thanks to the help of a generous community member, four random elementary schools were chosen…...
Robo Rally: “ROVE!” 2017
On Wednesday, May 17 at Sierra Madre Middle School 200 PUSD middle school students showcased their robotics skills at this year’s space-exploration-themed competition, Robo Rally 2017: “ROVE!”. PUSD students built and programmed “planetary rovers” that raced against time to ensure the survival of a colony on a distant Mars-like planet. The rovers…...
Robotics
PEF has partnered with the PUSD to create a Robotics education program. Within the course, students learn how to build and program Robotic systems that incorporate sensors and motors to accomplish a variety of complex tasks. By engaging in exciting hands on applications, students practice and reinforce key concepts in…...
Raiders of the Lost Can
On Tuesday, March 11, 2014, the Pasadena Educational Foundation sent a group of over two hundred Pasadena Unified middle school robotics students to Caltech to take a lab tour, hear a lecture on neuroscience, and learn about the relationship between neuroscience and programming robotics. The day culminated in attending Raiders of…...
What does a Kindergarten student do in the My Masterpieces Program?
The PEF award-winning program My Masterpieces that is offered to all PUSD students (K-6) starts with a field trip to Kidspace Children’s Museum for Kinder students. They are met by an educator that tours them around the gardens and provides educational activities. One of the engaging activities (seen below) is creating their own unique…...
My Masterpieces: Discovering Art in My Community
“Partnering with Pasadena Educational Foundation’s My Masterpieces Program allows The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens to increase its reach within the diverse community of Pasadena. We remain committed to the Pasadena Unified School District and this program is a superb example of that partnership!” – Guy Fish Art…...
What’s New
PEF Volunteers Unite to Support Altadena Arts Magnet’s New Campus- Community Support Shines at PUSD’s “Reopen, Restore, Rebuild & Rise” Event
- Responding to Crisis: PEF Volunteers Support Eaton Fire Relief at Madison Elementary
- PEF Response Fund Aid Registration
- PEF Receives $1 Million from Ballmer Group to Support PUSD Families and Staff
