STEM occupations are in high demand and con-
tinue to be among the fastest growing within the
21st century workforce across the US economy.
PEF proudly funds STEM programs for 6th-
12th graders in the PVPUSD, exposing stu-
dents to drones, robotics, programming, com-
puter design and more.
STEM is important because it pervades every part
of our lives. To succeed in our information-based
and highly technological society, students need to
develop their capabilities in STEM.
At our intermediate schools, students can join
highly-regarded STEM programs and teams that
compete at the regional, state and national levels.
VEX robotics competitions, where students are
tasked with designing and building a robot to
play against other teams in a game-based engi-
neering challenge, are very popular.
S T E M : S C I E N C E , T E C H N O L O G
