“Unsinged by Fire” – PUSD Students at LitFest in the Dena
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
What’s New
An Exciting New Event for Student Voices: The Student Think Tank Hosts Their First Town Hall- Rebuilding Literacy: Restoring and Revitalizing Picture Books Post-Eaton Fire
- Moles and Moles: A Look at Suengmee Seo’s Unique Science Project
- A Snazzy New Look for Blair’s Choir
- Celebrating Big Day for Teachers 2026
