PASADENA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
5 weeks of exploration, discovery and summer fun!
Returning Families: Use your existing account from last year for a faster registration process.
You can see some tips for how to choose classes on our course catalog.
The PEF Summer Program provides K-12 students exceptional learning and service opportunities combined with summer fun, with more than 70 unique classes on 3 campuses serving 1,000 students.
The summer program, in its 22st year, offers hands-on exploration opportunities to perform, explore, create, and strategize for students entering grades TK-12. Students choose from 80 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.
Note: While we won’t have a combination elementary/middle (K-8) site this year, Don Benito (K-6) and Sierra Madre Middle (5-8) are only a 5-10 minute drive from each other.
Questions? Contact Tony Gordo, Summer Program Manager at [email protected].
Classes include art, science, music, sports, math, language arts, dual language classes in 2 languages (Spanish & Mandarin), and so much more. We’ll even have many of your favorite classes returning like Cooking, Robotics, Lab Rats, and the Pasadena Musical Theatre Program!
♦ Intro Classes for TK, Kinder, 1st Grade, & 2nd Grade
Students are supported by caring educators as they create and learn. Teachers use grade-level benchmarks blended with art, music, and science to make learning fun. Students must be a certain age by September 1 to enroll. Intro to TK is only available for Spanish Immersion.
Intro to TK: 4 years old (& potty-trained)
Intro to Kinder: 5 years old
Intro to 1st Grade: 6 years old
Intro to 2nd Grade: 7 years old
♦ 2nd to 8th Grade
Students choose 3 classes to support their learning and grow their interests. Class options vary by campus and include robotics, musical theater, gardening, tennis, art studio, and more. Enrollment is based on the grade a student will be entering in the fall.
♦ 9th to 12th Grade
For high school students, our Summer Youth Leader Program offers an opportunity to mentor to our TK-8 summer enrichment students. These high school volunteers earn service hours to meet graduation requirements while collaborating, building communication skills, expanding their capacity for empathy, learning greater responsibility, and discovering what it really means to be a leader.
Tuition assistance is available for qualifying families.
Questions? Contact Tony Gordo, Summer Program Manager at [email protected].
Afterschool Care
♦ PEF Afternoon Camp
PEF’s Afternoon Camp, available at Don Benito, is geared toward supplementing the learning in the morning with exploratory activities in the afternoon. Every student will have the same class activities that will include art, fitness, and discovery. To be eligible for afternoon care, students must participate in the morning component. Students must stay on-site the whole time, and cannot be brought back for additional programming once they leave. Classes will be led by aspiring teachers with a lead teacher available onsite. Tuition assistance available to qualifying students.
♦ Pasadena LEARNs
PEF is proud to once again partner with Pasadena LEARNs to provide afternoon care to students on-site at our San Rafael campus. Families will need to complete a separate registration with LEARNs. Please contact their office with more information about specific program offerings and activities.
2025 Program Info
Dates/Times
June 16 – July 17 (except June 19)
Mondays – Thursdays
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Afternoon Care
until 5:30 pm
Tuition
$495 (PUSD)
$595 (non-PUSD)
Afternoon care requires an extra fee.
Discounts available for siblings and PUSD students. Tuition assistance available for qualifying families.
Thank You to Our Supporters & Partners
Pasadena Community Foundation
California Arts Council
Helen and Will Webster Foundation
Ahmanson Foundation
Pasadena Unified School District
