Pasadena Educational Foundation

A student favorite is returning for this year's Summer Enrichment Program! Dive into the fascinating (and sometimes gross) side of science with Lab Rats. Dissect pickles, worms, crayfish, and more while using microscopes to explore the hidden details of each creature. Perfect for curious, hands-on learners.

The fun times will be captured this year with Digital photography, one of the many exciting courses our students will be taking in this year's Summer Enrichment Program!

Did you know?
PEF Teacher Grants fund hands-on classroom experiences across Pasadena Unified—from science lab materials to creative projects that bring lessons to life. For example, grants have supported everything from classroom science experiments to student-driven art projects.
Learn more about PEF Teacher Grants:https://pasedfoundation.org/our-work/grants-awards/teacher-grants/

PEF's 2026 Summer Enrichment Program is just around the corner!
Investigate agriculture and build healthy eating habits with Garden to Table Cooking, one of the many classes happening this summer.

John Muir's Puente students are having fun growing their school community one event at a time. Read the full story on how their new PA system is bringing the community together in new ways here
https://pasedfoundation.org/2026/05/26/the-sound-of-community-how-muirs-puente-club-is-growing-their-booth/

PEF, PEN, and PFAR are thrilled to have hosted the eighth PUSD Realtor Certification Program at Willard Elementary. Congratulations to the newest cohort of PUSD Certified Realtors! View the full list of realtors and read the full story here.
https://pasedfoundation.org/2026/05/21/pef-celebrates-the-2026-cohort-of-pusd-certified-realtors/

The Student Think Tank recently held their second student-led youth conference at PCC! Read the full story of how this conference brought together the PUSD student community here
https://pasedfoundation.org/2026/05/21/leaders-of-progress-cultivating-the-next-generation-of-trailblazers/

As a part of the Student Showcase, the Student Think Tank engaged Celebrating Our Schools guests in designing their own youth conference panels! Having recently held their own student-led conference at PCC, the Think Tank members were excited to engage guests in thinking about what topics were important to them and how they would manage a panel discussing said topics.