New this year to the My Masterpieces program is a pilot project with Descanso Gardens for the 3rd graders. Students were engaged, prepared, and excited to be outside on the beautiful grounds. They explored and observed a local oak grove as a scientist, and then went into the art gallery…...
App Academy at Spokeo
This spring, 55 App Academy sophomores were invited to spend the day at Spokeo, a Pasadena-based software company. The students were given advice and encouragement from Spokeo engineers, programmers, and staff who spoke about their jobs, backgrounds, and experiences. Spokeo founder Harrison Tang gave an inspirational presentation about perseverance, flexibility,…...
No Boundaries 2017
Join us for the Pasadena Unified School District’s 12th Annual Student Art Exhibit No Boundaries March 10-19, 2017 M-F 3:00-6:00PM Sat and Sun 1:00-4:00PM No Boundaries showcases the talent and creativity of our schools students and teachers with over 500-800 pieces of art submitted by every school in the district.…...
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…...
