Pasadena Educational Foundation’s Summer Enrichment Program Kicks-Off A Fun-Filled Summer of Learning and Exploration

Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) Summer Enrichment Program is off to a great start with more than 1,000 students showing up for their first fun-filled week of summer learning and exploration.

The summer program, in its nineteenth year, offers hands-on exploration opportunities to perform, explore, create, and strategize for students entering grades K-12. Students choose from 70 exceptional classes held on multiple Pasadena-area campuses. More than 100 Youth Leaders, from local high schools and colleges, volunteer to mentor students and support teachers and staff while gaining valuable work-related experience.
The 2022 program marks the first year back to regular class schedules since the start of the pandemic.

Each campus offers unique course offerings such as:

• Field Elementary (K-6) – Geometry and Nature, Hot Wheels Speedometry, Rock Band, World Habitats, and Mandarin Immersion classes.

• San Rafael Elementary (K-6) – Festival of Stories, English Language Detectives, Art Studio, and expanded Spanish Dual Language classes.

• Franklin (K-6) – Computer Wizards, Garden Masters, Zumba, and French Dual Language classes.

• McKinley School of the Arts (K-8) – STEM 360, Cultural Exchange, Robotics, Chess, Armenian Tapestry, and Intro to Middle School.

• Eliot Arts Magnet (6-12) – Woodworking, Business-matics, Documentary Filmmaking, Guitar Method, Visual Art Studio, and Telling Your Story on College Applications.

• And Pasadena Musical Theater Program held at the Sierra Madre Elementary Auditorium.

The five-week program runs from June 13 – July 14 and is open to all students entering kindergarten through 12th grade; residence in the district or attendance in PUSD schools is not required.

Support from community partners and donors help the foundation provide this low-cost, high-quality, summer opportunity and provides tuition assistance to more than a third of the programs students.

For more information go to http://pased.org/summer or call (626) 396-3625.

Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) is a nonprofit organization that advocates for public education, engages the community, and develops resources to support excellent education for every Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) student. Whether it be through the arts, music, health centers, gardens, or STEM programs they support, PEF is dedicated to working to achieve equity and excellence in all PUSD schools. http://pased.org