This past year, the Pacifica Education Foundation continued to make a meaningful impact across the district, thanks to the generosity and commitment of families, educators, volunteers, businesses, and donors throughout the Pacifica School District. A Year of Impact by the Numbers 2,600+ students served across all 6 Pacifica schools, TK–8 1,700+ elementary students received weekly music instruction, building creativity, persistence, and collaboration 100+ middle schoolers deve

As part of its mission to ensure that students in the Pacifica School District (PSD) receive a high-quality science education, the Pacifica Education Foundation (PEF) has expanded its partnership with Science from Scientists (SciSci) to include students in the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades at all five elementary schools in the district. PEF's previously allocated funding also provides for middle schoolers at Cabrillo school and IBL to experience this award-winning experiential prog

On Saturday, May 16, 2026, the Pacifica Education Foundation hosted “Prom Night: An ’80s Fundraising Gala” at the Farallon Room at Skyline College. The evening brought the community together for a night of retro fun while raising critical funds for music, arts and science education across the Pacifica School District. The Farallon Room was transformed into an ’80s-inspired celebration featuring: Casino-style games A DJ spinning ’80s hits A live auction benefiting Pacifica sch

Thanks to the generous support of PEF members and donors, fifth graders across the Pacifica School District (PSD) are discovering their voices through SPARC Poetry—an arts education program that brings poetry, performance and social-emotional learning directly into classrooms. SPARC, which stands for Stage Performance and Rhythmic Culture, is the flagship program of Bay Area Creative, an organization founded by a former educator in the PSD dedicated to building vibrant school

During Donation Days, we brought our district’s school campuses together in a spirited, friendly competition, where staff, teachers and families showed their school pride — and won some fun prizes along the way. Donation Days is PEF's most important fundraiser of the year during which we raise over half of our annual funding to support music, the arts and science education across the PSD. Thanks to the incredible support of our community, we beat our fundraising goal and rais

During the Family Funfest, the PEF booth was a lively spot where community members gathered to enjoy a mix of fun and learning. Attendees eagerly spun the prize wheel while discovering more about how PEF furthers music, arts and science education in the Pacifica School District. Even as the weather brought a light drizzle and shoes got a bit muddy, the crowd’s energy did not wane. Pacifica’s local stilt walker played a big role in this! Towering above the crowd, the stilt wal

The Pacifica Education Foundation (PEF) is thrilled to announce the return of Donation Days, happening November 12–14! During Donation Days, we create a friendly competition across our district's school campuses so that staff, teachers, and families can show their school pride — and win fun prizes along the way! Our goal: raise $85,000 and expand our membership base by 100 families by midnight on November 14 — and we need your help to make it happen. Whether you’re joining

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A key part of the Pacifica Education Foundation’s longstanding mission is to give every student access to high-quality music education....

In our last community survey, PEF heard two resounding membership comments from our community base: You value digital membership cards (versus physical plastic ones) You're tired of manually renewing your membership each year — you prefer an auto-renewing program. We Heard You! PEF replaced plastic membership cards with digital membership cards last year. Now, your digital membership can be easily added to your mobile device wallet so you can carry it with you everywhere, e

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Pacifica Education Foundation (PEF) is excited to announce its 2024 Donation Days, happening November 13 - 15 . PEF needs to raise $85,000 by midnight on November 15! We need your help to ensure we meet this goal. Become a PEF member if you are not already a member, renew your membership if it has lapsed, or make a donation of any size. Similar to last year, PEF is creating a healthy competition among schools so staff, teachers, and families are able to show their schoo

We at the Pacifica Education Foundation (PEF) are excited to welcome our returning and new families to the 2024 – 2025 school year. PEF...

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You are INVITED! Rock-a-Way Airlines - World Tour Concert! (featuring music & musical concepts learned this past fall) Ortega's Concert -...