he Peninsula Educa on
Founda on supports STEM
because we know it is a
cri cal component to our
children's educa on. STEM edu-
ca on creates cri cal thinkers,
increases science literacy and
enables the next genera on of
innovators.
Each year, PEF hosts the STEM
Symposium where students in
grades 4-12 can showcase their
engineering projects, mentor
one another, and prac ce ex-
plaining complex concepts to
other students and community
members. These projects are
student-designed and student-
made.
that will help secure their futures in our
increasingly innova on-driven economy.
PEF thanks our STEM program sponsors:
Robinson Helicopter, Southern California
Edison, Employees Community Fund of
Boeing and SpaceX. Many thanks to Vestar
and Peninsula Center for kindly dona ng
the venue for the STEM Symposium.
This year's STEM Sympo-
sium, held at the Peninsula
Center, will feature ba le
bots, a high al tude balloon,
CO2 cars and dragsters,
quad-copters, octo-copters,
civil-engineering projects,
3-D prin ng, and much
more!
The STEM Symposium has
many interac ve exhib-
its and it's a great place
for students and parents
alike to see what a STEM
educa on can provide. As
evidenced by these STEM
Symposium photos, our
PVPUSD STEM students are
developing high-tech skills
