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Media Release: PEF Presents $200,000 in Grants to PUSD Teachers at Parade Celebration
More than 100 teachers joined the parade in decorated cars to receive their awards. [Photo gallery available 12/8] PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Unified (PUSD) teachers and principals received $200,000 in…
Local Starbucks Staffers Support PUSD Food & Green Space Equity Efforts
Recently employees from our many Pasadena-area Starbucks stores volunteered to support the efforts of Pasadena Educational Foundation and Pasadena Unified School District to advance food equity and offer more green…
Giving Tuesday: Thank you for 50 years of support!
On this Giving Tuesday, we thank you for all that you have made possible for our Pasadena Unified students and teachers. Throughout our 50 year history of supporting our schools, the generosity of…
New Phase of Covid-19 Protection Underway at PUSD
Last week Pasadena Educational Foundation assisted Pasadena Unified Health Services by providing volunteer support at its first pediatric COVID-19 vaccination clinics and treated healthcare staff to catered boxed lunches. PEF…
TIAA’s 4th Annual Back to School Supply Drive
PEF is grateful to join forces with partners and give back to our community. To start the season of giving, employees from TIAA, TIAA bank, and nuveen™ donated more than…
Honoring the Heart of PUSD Schools
To honor those who serve as the heart of our public schools, Pasadena Educational Foundation kicked off it’s 50th year with a “Thanks to You BBQ” hosted by Pasadena Unified…
Introducing the ArtCenter Design Fellowship
The Pasadena Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the second annual ArtCenter Design Fellowship in partnership with ArtCenter College of Design, ArtCenter Extension (ACX), and the Pasadena Unified School District.…
Training America’s Next Generation of AI Leaders
The Pasadena Educational Foundation, Caltech, and JPL teamed up with the Mark Cuban Foundation to host a free, 4-week Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp for Pasadena Unified high school students. Program was…
Volunteer: ‘Tis the season to give and be thankful!
‘Tis the season to give and be thankful! There’s so much going on at PEF to support our PUSD public schools. You can see our Volunteer Calendar is a cornucopia of unique…
School Harvests: A Farm to School Update
By Brianna Chu Farm to School is a Pasadena Unified School District commitment to sourcing locally grown fruits and vegetables in PUSD school meals. This program takes advantage of the…
School District to Pandemic Hero PEF: Thanks, Partner
PEF In the News: First published in the Oct. 21 print issue of the Pasadena Outlook. By Camila Castellanos Though the COVID-19 pandemic is not quite in the rearview mirror,…
Learn to Code Opportunities for Summer Students
“A computer science education is literacy for the 21st century.” The Pasadena Educational Foundation is pleased to offer our PEF Summer Enrichment families some additional expanded learning opportunities this year.…
Pasadena Educational Foundation Book Club
Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism – and, even fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other.…
The Nancy Scott Scholarship for Blair High School
Pasadena Unified School District counselor Karen Favor has been at Blair High School almost since she started working for the district in 1983. She’s been a involved in all aspects…
Building Bridges and Championing Art in Our Community
Recently Blair High School’s International Academy students studied with writer/visual artist Sehba Sarwar about the history of immigrant communities and race issues in the Pasadena area. Their studies culminated in…
From Loofahs to Prolific Fruit Trees: Growing Willard’s Orchard
By Brianna Chu PUSD Master Gardener Jill McArthur had harvested about 70 loofahs from a vine at Pasadena High School and was trying to figure out what to do with…
Teacher Grant Workshop Helps Prepare Teachers
The Teacher Grant program is one of PEF’s signature programs that has supported PUSD teachers and administrators for 50 years. The goal of our Teacher Grant Program is to help…
TOR Celebrates Big Day for Teachers with Award to Julie Silk
One of the great things about working at PEF, is also working with great partners. Two of those great partners are the Pasadena Tournament of Roses and the College Playoff…
Celebrating International Literacy Day with Donation of 14,000 New Books
Pasadena Tournament of Roses and PEF Kick off Distribution of Books Donated by The UPS Store Efforts emphasize importance of literacy on International Literacy Day PASADENA, Calif. (September 8,2021) –Today,…
Teacher Grant Flashback: Coding for Every Age with the First Graders of Sierra Madre Elementary
by Brianna Chu As the 2021-2022 school year begins back on campus, our wonderful PUSD teachers are heading back into the classroom to innovate, create, and inspire. To celebrate our…
