On Saturday, May 4, five PUSD Student Think Tank (STT) members offered a reading to a packed room at LitFest in the Dena in a panel entitled, Unsinged by Fire: Dena Students Unite. Sporting their Student Leadership sweatshirts that were funded and designed by Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF), the students…...
PEF Partners with Instacart To Support PUSD Schools’ Fire Recovery
Pasadena Educational Foundation and Pasadena Unified School District have partnered with Instacart to support schools affected by the Eaton Fire through the “Classroom Carts” initiative. This innovative program allows anyone in the U.S. to donate essential supplies directly to impacted schools via the Instacart App or by visiting instacart.com/donate. The…...
PEF Powers SMMS Robotics Field Trip to Caltech
Sierra Madre Middle School Robotics students attended the 38th annual ME72 robotics competition on Beckman Mall at Caltech . The event is the culmination of a mechanical engineering course in which teams design and build robots to compete for the high score in a challenging course. PEF has sponsored this…...
A Dinner Party at No Boundaries 2024
A special PEF Teacher Grant will be featured at the annual PUSD art exhibition No Boundaries: The Dinner Party. Based on Judy Chicago’s famed 1979 Dinner Party, a reinterpretation of the Last Supper from those who have done the cooking throughout history, Pasadena Unified School District students envisioned a more…...
PEF Selected as Host for Mark Cuban Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp [Media Release]
The Mark Cuban Foundation’s Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp Initiative Teaches AI Concepts to High School Students through a 4-Saturday Bootcamp in the Fall APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Educational Foundation will host a Mark Cuban Foundation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bootcamp for high school students at no-cost for a 3rd…...
Rise Up performed by PHS Advanced Dance Class
Pasadena Educational Foundation commissioned this dance performance in honor of educator, writer, publisher, and former PUSD Board of Education member Dr. Elizabeth Pomeroy. The dance was performed in Pasadena City Hall on May 16, 2023 as part of PEF’s Celebrating Our Schools Inspire 2023 event honoring Dr. Pomeroy as the…...
What’s New
Building Empathy Showcases their Documentary- Students Use Art to Support Thurgood Marshall Staff Affected by Eaton Fire
- Credit Union Network Leaders and PEF: Snack Bags for Eaton Fire Relief Families
- Next Steps in Eaton Fire Recovery: PEF Supports Collaborative’s Work Toward LTRG Formation [Media Release]
- A Quick Morning, A Lasting Impact
