On Earth Day 2024, the Pasadena Unified School District held a dedication ceremony and celebration to relaunch the garden at John Muir Early College Magnet. The celebration recognized the transformation of almost two acres of campus outdoor space into the new Muir Farm Lab. Muir Farm Lab: A Reimagined…...
Transforming Education Through Nature: A Glimpse of Beauty at Jackson Dual Language Magnet Academy
PEF recently hosted our Summer Enrichment Program at the Jackson Dual Language Magnet Academy campus. If you haven’t seen the campus recently you are in for a surprise—the outdoor areas have been transformed into a vibrant and eco-friendly space that promotes both learning and environmental stewardship....
Earth Day 2023: A Community Partnership for a Sustainable Future
On April 22, 2023, the Pasadena Educational Foundation and their partner L.A. Works teamed up with volunteers from NBCUniversal, Apple, Kaiser Permanente, and FAVE to celebrate Earth Day by improving four school gardens in the Pasadena Unified School District. John Muir High School, Pasadena High School, Madison Elementary, and Washington…...
Building for Tomorrow – Bluebeam Supports PUSD School Gardens
School gardens are places where students study everything from the basic cycles of nature to the latest ways scientists advise the world to tackle climate change. As time continues to prove, these spaces become more and more important to our children and their futures. With this in mind, corporate volunteers…...
Gratitude Served With Hot Sauce – Thanks to You BBQ 2022
Pasadena Educational Foundation hosted Pasadena Unified School District’s administration and facilities staff – the backbone of our school district – at our annual Thanks to You BBQ on Wednesday, November 16. The barbecue is a special once a year event when employees from various administrative departments and focuses have an…...
Community Partnerships: The Art of Living Together
Over the course of a few weeks, the Pasadena Chapter of the National Charity League, Leadership Pasadena, and the Eliot ARTS PTSA volunteered their Saturday mornings to help rejuvenate the Eliot school garden for classroom use. School gardens are natural places to reinforce symbiotic community relationships. The Pasadena NCL sought…...
PEF Receives Junior League of Pasadena’s Community Impact Award
Pasadena Educational Foundation is the proud recipient of the Junior League of Pasadena’s 2022 Community Impact Award. This award is given to a Community Partner who has shown their dedication to the Pasadena community and is chosen by the Junior League’s Board of Directors. The award was announced at the…...
Making Every Day An Earth Day
Invest in our planet. That was the motto for Earth Day 2022. Certainly one of the best ways to invest in our planet is by enhancing our children’s natural science learning. Pasadena Educational Foundation held a PUSD Proud Day as a part of its year-long 50th anniversary celebration, hosting employees…...
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