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Our Stories: Making an Impact Everyday
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Read about the many ways our community helps the Pasadena Educational Foundation make an impact on the lives of every student, at every school, every day.
PUSD Would-be Future Educators Awarded Scholarships
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) is cultivating its own homegrown crop of teachers, fueled by a new Educational Careers Pathway and fortified by college scholarships. The first nine graduates…
2023 Youth Leaders & Interns – Thank You
We extend our heartfelt appreciation to the remarkable group of over 100 high school and college students who enthusiastically joined us this summer in support of our 2023 Summer Enrichment…
App Academy Students Win Grand Prize for Games for Change Student Challenge
Pasadena High School’s App Academy is thrilled to announce that their talented students have been awarded the Grand Prize in the Games for Change Student Challenge. The students’ outstanding achievement…
PEF Selected as Host for Mark Cuban Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp [Media Release]
The Mark Cuban Foundation’s Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp Initiative Teaches AI Concepts to High School Students through a 4-Saturday Bootcamp in the Fall APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Educational…
Celebrating Our Schools 2023 In Pictures
Together we saluted the excellent educators in the Pasadena Unified School District for their unwavering dedication and commitment to our children, and elevated the voices of teachers and students. Celebrating…
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…
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…
Into Our Woods: A Student Vision in Costumes
Hear from the Muir Design Lab student costumers about their inspirations and discover the imaginative details woven throughout the costumes for the PUSD All-District musical, Into the Woods. The student-led…
Bolton Insurance Services, LLC Hosts “I Make A Difference Day” with PEF
Bolton Insurance Services, LLC, a leading independent insurance agency in Pasadena, recently hosted their annual “I Make A Difference Day” event in partnership with the Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF). Bolton…
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…
Summer Career Exploration Classes at PEF
PEF’s high school summer classes give students a chance to explore career paths, learn new skills, prepare for college, share their talents, and have fun. Most classes last just a…
Real Estate Agents: Get PUSD Certified on April 21
“Recently, I was on a school tour as a PUSD Certified agent, where I met a couple who really liked the school. Then, I saw them again at an Open…
More Than A Dance – Prom Gear from NCL Pasadena for Families in Transition
Prom is a time to dress up, dance the night away, and celebrate the end of the school year. It’s also an opportunity for students to feel a sense of…
CARE for Education & Community Health – Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Pasadena Educational Foundation is pleased to recognize the recent corporate volunteer effort of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. employees in helping to prepare produce boxes for distribution to Pasadena Unified…
Webster Foundation Donates $60,000 for Internship Stipends [Media Release]
Pasadena Educational Foundation Receives a $60,000 Donation from Helen & Will Webster Foundation Donation Supports Summer Internship Stipends for Pasadena Unified High School Students PASADENA, CA – The Pasadena Educational…
Creating A More Inclusive & Equitable Learning Environment Through Community
Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) recently hosted a Community Engagement Forum to discuss important issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in education. The forum featured Allison Steppes, Ed. D., Institutional…
Read Across America 2023: Adventures In the Written Word
Last week Pasadena Unified School District elementary schools invited members of the community back into their classrooms to share their childhood favorite stories for Read Across America. This year’s event…
Civil Liberties: Seeing the Past in the Present
by Sehba Sarwar In late January 2023, three weeks before the eightieth anniversary of US President Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, 250 students from all five Pasadena Unified high schools…
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…
S. Mark Taper Foundation Awards PEF $75,000 [Media Release]
Pasadena Educational Foundation Receives a $75,000 Grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation Grant will support Pasadena Unified School District Families in Transition PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF)…
