The Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) held “Thanks to You Tacos”, where the Pasadena Unified School District administration, warehouse, and maintenance and operations staff were honored with a lunch recognizing their commitment to our public school students. This gathering celebrated their invaluable contributions. The cheerful atmosphere was further accentuated by the…...
Celebrating PUSD’s Visionaries at the No Boundaries Reception
The Pasadena Educational Foundation hosted a reception at No Boundaries 19, the all-district art exhibition featuring a stunning array of artworks from across all PUSD schools. This year’s exhibition, created in collaboration with key community partners such as artworxLA and Rose City High School students, brought together young curators and…...
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…...
Inspiring the Future with Zero Waste
A Zero Waste event, this was a first for us. If you attended the Pasadena Educational Foundation’s event, Celebrating Our Schools INSPIRE 2023, you might have noticed that there was little to no plastic used. This new Zero Waste effort was championed by our committee chair and board member Mabell…...
My Experience Riding on the Rose Parade: My Life in Full Bloom
courtesy of Coloradoboulevard.net The morning of the 133rd Tournament of Roses parade was a reflection of my life in full bloom. By Felita Kealing On New Year’s Day morning I was a member of the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Unit composed of the PUSD All-Star Band, Dancers, and Auxiliary,…...
Eliot Legacy Tree Planting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2016 Pasadena Educational Foundation Celebrates Communities Deep Roots With Legacy Tree Planting at Eliot Arts Magnet Academy PASADENA, CA – On a beautiful, clear, and warm afternoon in February the Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) celebrated the planting of its first Legacy Tree in honor of the…...
