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Each summer Pasadena Educational Foundation’s Youth Leader Program offers high school students the unique opportunity to mentor younger students as classroom aides. This experience helps them develop crucial soft skills…

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Celebrates Extra Yard for Teachers Week, Recognizing Pasadena Elementary School Teacher Christine Sandoval in Big Day for Teachers Celebration Sandoval will receive a $1,000 DonorsChoose…

The Pasadena Educational Foundation hosted the Welcome Back event for the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at Pasadena High School. This annual gathering celebrated educators…

To extend its heartfelt gratitude to over 80 high school and college students who participated in the 2024 Summer Enrichment Program as Youth Leaders and Interns, the Pasadena Educational Foundation…

By Sehba Sarwar “Your necklace is beautiful,” said Dr. Ann Snow, professor at Cal State-LA who serves on PEF’s board. “Where did you get it?” We were both attending PEF’s…

As PUSD Graduates are once again moving across the state and country to continue their education, we want to highlight their achievements by showing all the great places they’re heading…

The Pasadena Educational Foundation hosted its annual Celebrating Our Schools event on May 7, 2024, at the historic Pasadena City Hall Courtyard. Aptly named “IMAGINE 2024,” the festive evening was…

By Sehba Sarwar On a cold Monday morning in mid-April, 18 Blair High School and Pasadena High School students alongside seven adults boarded a charter bus out of Pasadena for…

  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…

The Pasadena Educational Foundation was proud to take part in the Los Angeles County Philanthropy Summit for Public Education hosted by the Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation on Tuesday, April…

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…

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…

PUSD’s Student Think Tank has been working with district administrators and the Board of Education to create opportunities for student representatives from high school campuses to serve as Council members…

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…

— Banner photo of Liliana Valenzuela with student-teachers, DLIP instructor Jesus Cobian, PUSD administrator Jose Ortega, and PEF Student Engagement Manager, Sehba Sarwar; all photos by Kayte Deioma