Summer School

SPEF Summer School

The South Pasadena Educational Foundation’s Summer School program serves more than 2,000 students annually, providing opportunities to enhance their academic skills and spark their creative potential. With proficiency and enrichment classes available for students of all ages, from kindergartners to high school seniors, SPEF’s Summer School program is a vital resource for the community.

SPEF’s Summer School and Summer Camps are inclusive, welcoming students from various backgrounds and communities. The program is open to anyone who wishes to participate, making it a valuable resource for learners of all ages and abilities.

For more information on the program, including frequently asked questions and necessary forms, please refer to the FAQ and Forms sections below. Your support and involvement in SPEF’s Summer School program can impact students’ educational journey in our community.

Updates For This Year’s 2025 Summer School

Due to facility upgrades at SPMS, Intermediate Summer School will be split between Marengo Elementary and South Pasadena Middle School. We have done this before to accommodate facility improvements, and it is a smooth process for students.

K-4: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade classes will be held at the ARROYO VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL campus (not Marengo).

4-8: Some 4th-grade and 5th – 8th-grade classes will take place at MARENGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and SOUTH PASADENA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

4th GRADE STUDENTS—You can choose which school site you want your 4th grader to attend this year. You can’t participate in both school sites; you must choose one. Campus location is based on class selection, so please review the catalog and make your class selections with that in mind.

**We apologize for the temporary change this year due to circumstances beyond our control.

If you have any questions regarding these changes, please email info@spef4kids.org.

Summer School 2025

Summer School Dates
Elementary (K-4) & Intermediate (4-8)
- Monday, June 9 – Thursday, July 3
High School (9-12)
- Monday, June 16 – Friday, July 18
No School on June 19 or July 4

2025 SPEF Summer Programs Catalog Register Here for SPEF Summer Programs

Catalog, Volunteering, & Forms

Summer School Catalog

2025 SPEF Summer Programs Catalog Register Here for SPEF Summer Programs

Summer Volunteers

Anyone interested in volunteering at Summer School or one of our Summer Camps, fill out the form below. Our volunteer coordinator will contact you closer to the summer to confirm.

Summer Programs 2025 Volunteer Sign Up Form

Summer School Forms

Audit Request Lunch PIN Form for NON-SPUSD Students Medication On Campus Form Registration Change Form Transcript Request - Non SPUSD Students Waitlist For Full Classes Youth Scholarship Form

Elementary (K-4) & Intermediate (4-8) Summer School

Incoming K-8 grade students can explore their interests in a fun, relaxed, project-based summer learning environment. Our course options include English, math, foreign language, experimental science, robotics, coding, music, dance, theater, art, sewing, science, martial arts, tennis, yoga, animation, film-making, martial arts, proficiency, and more!

High School Summer School

Incoming 9-12 grade students can explore their interests and gain advanced credits in classes or recover a grade for high school graduation and college admissions.

SPEF High School course options include:

Advanced Credit in History, Biology, Economics, Health, Psychology, Civics, Graphic Design, and Transition Math class. High School Recovery classes include Math, English, Sciences, History, and World Languages and other classes are available through an online curriculum.

SPEF Summer High School is an independently operated Summer Program accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Per the SPEF board and SPUSD board-approved agreement, SPEF Summer courses use the South Pasadena High School (SPHS) facility and standards-aligned curriculum. Summer School is optional. Students do not need to take Summer School to graduate. If you have questions about your scheduling, please see your counselor.

RECOVERY CLASSES:

SPUSD students that need to take grade recovery classes. This year, 2025, SPUSD will cover the cost of your recovery classes. Not all classes are available to recover during the summer. If you have any questions about recovery, please contact info@spef4kids.org.

Question Summary for Info Meeting

Summer School Forms & FAQs

Audit Request Lunch PIN Form for NON-SPUSD Students Medication On Campus Form Registration Change Form Transcript Request - Non SPUSD Students Waitlist For Full Classes Youth Scholarship Form

Registration Portal Information

NEW This year – Registration will be by grades/campus:

K-4        AV Campus   Wednesday, March 5, 9am
Gr.4-8   MAR Campus    Thursday, March 6, 9am
Gr. 9+   SPHS Campus        Friday, March 7, 9am

Use your SPEF account to register for Summer school 2025: www.SPEF4kids.campbrainregistration.com

New Families to SPEF Programs can create a family account now, and be ready when Registration opens.

Registration Portal Information:

If you log in before 9am, you might have to refresh
If it’s your first registration for the season, go to: ‘Start a New Application’ and click ->Begin
If you’ve already registered a student, go to: ‘My Completed Registrations’ and click +Add People, Sessions or Options
To change, cancel or remove duplicate classes in a period, contact the SPEF office – Change & Refund Policy will apply
Waitlist – Use the form on the SPEF4kids.org Summer Programs page – Being on the waitlist for a K-8 class is no guarantee you’ll get into that class – we suggest you select an alternative class – we will only contact you if a space becomes available
You are welcome to log back in and add classes.
You can reset your own password.

Payment Information

Payment in full or commitment to a payment plan is expected at the time of registration. There are various payment options at check-out.

Pay in Full by Credit Card.
Pay by Installment using a Credit Card. By registering in a class and electing to pay by installment, you authorize SPEF to run your credit card on the dates for your chosen installment plan. The earlier you sign up, the more installment options are available to you when you check-out. For Example:
- Sign up by March 8 your installment schedule will be:
  - Deposit + 3 installments on April 5, May 3, and May 31
- Sign up by March 15:
  - Deposit + 2 installments on April 12 and May 10
- Sign up by April 12:
  - Deposit + balance on May 10
Deposit: The deposit per class is $75. Deposits are non-refundable.
Please contact the SPEF office if you need to update your credit card information between installments.
Pay by Cash or Check: If you want to pay by cash or check, payment must be received at the SPEF Office within 48 hours of registration, or your student risks being dropped from their classes. You can select this payment option at check-out until May 31.
After May 31st, payment must be made in full by credit card to complete your registration. If you need to arrange an alternative method of payment after this date, please contact the SPEF Office. Your registration is not complete until you have put in place a plan to pay in full.
Returned check or denied credit card: A service charge of $25.00 will be assessed for a returned check or excessive follow up of a denied credit card.
If you have any questions regarding payment, contact the SPEF office.

Changes & Refunds

SPEF offers Summer School classes based on confirmed Registration. Changes to your student’s registration affect SPEF scheduling and material purchase decisions. By registering in a class with SPEF, you are confirming that you have read and understand SPEF’s change and refund policies.

REFUNDS –
- April 25 – will be the last date to request a refund less $75 per period non-refundable deposit.
- April 26 to May 23 – after deducting the non-refundable deposit, we will refund 50% of money paid.
- No refunds will be given after May 23.
- All requests for refunds must be submitted using the Registration Change Form on the Summer Programs Page.
- Our refund policy is uniformly applied.
CHANGES –
- You can add classes to your student’s schedule from your account, but changes must be done by SPEF
- A $25 fee will be charged each time SPEF needs to make a change to a student’s schedule, including changes because parents signed up for multiple classes in the same period.
- Fees arising from a schedule change must be paid at the time of the request.
- Requests for changes must be submitted using the Registration Change Form on the Summer Programs Page.
CLASSES CANCELED BY SPEF –
- In May, SPEF makes decisions about whether a class needs to be canceled for low enrollment. If SPEF cancels a class, SPEF will contact you to help pick a new class for your student, or arrange a refund of all payments. SPEF reserves the right to cancel classes, change teacher assignments, or make other decisions pertaining to class registration and schedule, for whatever reasons deemed necessary.
- Refunds will be processed within ten working days of receipt of the Change Form or email and issued in the original form of payment. SPEF’s refund and change policy are uniformly applied. Only a parent or guardian can request a refund.

Wait List | Full Classes

SPEF will make every effort to provide additional classes; unfortunately, it is not always possible to meet the demand for a particular class when the class becomes full. Go to the SPEF programs page, click on the ‘Waitlist for Full Classes’ button and complete the waitlist form. Here is information about the waitlist process:

There is no change fee for changes due to a space becoming available in a waitlisted class
When a space in a waitlisted class becomes available, SPEF will add your student to the class, and email to confirm your student would like to take the space, and explain next steps.
By Summer, many classes will fill – If you want your student in class, we encourage you to pick an alternative class
Parents/Guardians are responsible for adding their student to the waitlist, the SPEF office cannot add your student to the waitlist
SPEF is not able to answer questions about waitlist position over the phone
SPEF will contact you if a space in class becomes available – if you aren’t contacted, your student will probably not be able to join that waitlisted class this Summer
Please fill out a separate form for each class

First Day of Classes

We will email you Thursday before the start of Summer school with information about your student’s first day of Summer school, including:

Classroom information you can print from home so your student can go straight to class on their first day. Our First Day volunteers will also have the same information out front of school.
A Map of the campus.
Yard Supervisors & Volunteers will be available on the first day to help with any questions or to help find a classroom.
Parents/Guardians will only be allowed on campus if volunteering in a class, and have previously arranged this with the teacher or principal. All parents/guardians must sign in at the front office before entering the campus.
If your student attends SPUSD Extended Day Summer camp after period 3, or attends an alternative daycare program, please write this information on their classroom information sheet.

Online Curriculum for Grades 9-12

Taking advanced credit or recovery classes during summer school is not required. Contact your student’s counselor to discuss programming options.

Grades 9-12 Digital Learning Platform

SPEF Summer School will be in-person for Summer 2023. But, many of our families have enjoyed the flexibility of being able to use the Edgenuity platform and continue their summer learning online. Many of our classes will be available via online and some classes will only be available online based on enrollment and teacher interest.

The Edgenuity online class has the same rigorous curriculum as the regular class. Each day in Summer School roughly equals about one week in the regular school year.

The system logs each student’s daily activity, including the amount of time spent on the program.
There are no refunds if a student does not finish the class.
Parents/guardians will be emailed updates each Sunday.

Edgenuity online curriculum with a pacing plan and supervising teacher will be an option for students/families that can’t commit to the attendance policy or they need a Recovery class where enrollment will most likely be low. Edgenuity will be used for these classes:

Recovery classes that cannot be offered as 100% online live teacher-led direct instruction format because the classes traditionally attract fewer enrollees (eg. Recovery Honors, Language, & certain upper level Math/ELA classes)
To permit a student to take a second Recovery class
As an option if a student is not able to/does not want to meet the daily attendance policy for in-person classes.

The Edgenuity digital learning platform will include direct-instruction videos featuring curriculum and content experts who explain concepts, model strategies, provide examples, and make real-world connections. Students will complete tasks that check for understanding. They can also pause or rewind videos to take notes or review concepts as they progress through instruction at their own pace as long as they complete the class within the 5-weeks.

Don’t see the class you need?

There are classes available but not listed. If there is a class not listed that your High School student needs to take, either an Advanced Credit Class or a Recovery Class you can register for Class Not Listed, either the full year or the single semester. Then email us with the class needed.

Tuition Assistance

SPEF recognizes that some families may need assistance for their students to attend Summer School. Each year SPEF sets aside funds to assist families in need.

Tuition assistance funding is limited so early application is encouraged.
Applications will be evaluated in the order received, based on financial hardship, for current SPUSD students only.
All information submitted is confidential, never leaves the office, and is shredded at the completion of the process.
All parents/guardians – even if parents are living in separate households, need to submit applications and documentation to demonstrate the need for assistance.
So SPEF can meet need and impact as many families as needed, assistance is 25-50% of total tuition per student. All families can select to pay by Installment Plan which permits payment of balance over time.
Enroll your student(s) in classes BEFORE turning in this application. At the end, check the box ‘Pay In Office With Check’. Bring this application in within one day of online enrollment. We will not require payment until after the application has been reviewed.

Submit all paperwork, supporting documentation and printed online enrollment. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. Enrollment in classes is subject to registration procedures and availability.

The Tuition Assistance Application is located in the Forms section of the Summer School page.

Attendance and Absence Policy

High School Summer School Attendance and Absences

The State has requirements for attendance in class to receive credit for the class. SPEF or admins cannot be flexible with this. In order to satisfy class requirements, students must be present and on time each day.

Attendance will be taken at the start of each period.
Missing 1 period is equivalent to 1 absence. (A year-long class is 2 periods in a single day).
Missing 1 full day of a 10-unit (or year-long) class is 2 periods and is equivalent to 2 absences.
3 tardies are equivalent to 1 absence.
Students who acquire more than 3 absences (either 3 absences plus 1 tardy or 4 absences) in a class will be dropped with a failing grade.
Absences should be reported to the school site on the SPHS attendance line (626) 441-5820 ext. 2909.

Intermediate Summer School Attendance and Absences

There are no minimum attendance requirements for intermediate summer school classes. However, you are welcome to report an absence by calling the SPMS Attendance Line (626) 441-5830 ext. 1.
We do not prorate classes or camps for days absent.

Elementary Summer School Attendance and Absences

There are no minimum attendance requirements for elementary summer school classes. However, you are welcome to report an absence by calling the Marengo Attendance Line (626) 441-5850 ext. 1.
We do not prorate classes or camps for days absent.

Drop-Off | Pick-Up

Our priority is keeping your children safe. To aid in this please follow these Drop-Off & Pick-Up instructions specific to the school your child attends.

Intermediate | SPMS Campus (incoming Grades 5-8)

Our priority is keeping your children safe. To aid in this, please follow these instructions:

Drop-Off: Students may arrive at school no earlier than 10 minutes prior to their first class.
- Drive-Through Fair Oaks Parking Lot Drop Off: Due to maintenance, there will be no Summer access to the drive through, parking lot, office gate or Auditorium gate.
- Oak Street Gate: The gate on Oak closest to Fair Oaks will be our main gate this Summer. The gate will open at the start of each period. The Oak Gate will otherwise be closed while class is in session. If you are late arriving or need access to the office at any other time, please contact the SPMS office.
- Rollin Street Gate: The gate at Rollin will be open before Period 1 until 8:30 a.m. and then again at the end of Period 5 at 2:45pm. The Rollin Gate will be closed at all other times. This is for the safety of the students.
- Bank Street Gates: If your student’s first class is Tennis, your student is welcome to enter campus from Bank Street. Due to solar panel installation, there is no other access to campus from Bank Street.
Pick-Up:
- You can Park your car and walk to meet your student at a gate, or arrange with your student to meet you at your parked car. Please remind students to use care if walking to your parked car.
- Please do not park in the Drive Through and do not block the Drive Through.
- Students must be picked up within ten minutes following the end of their last class of the day.
- Transportation is not provided before or after school.

Elementary | Marengo Campus

Our priority is keeping your children safe. Please follow these Drop-Off & Pick-Up instructions:

Drop-Off:

Students may arrive at school no earlier than ten minutes before the beginning of their first class.

3-Period Block classes – Kinder Gate:
- Getting Ready for Kinder, Getting Ready for First, Getting Ready for Second & Bridge to First students can be dropped at the Kinder gate, south of the Auditorium, opposite Rollin Street.
Marengo Avenue drop off zone:
- Before Period 1, you may use the Northbound Marengo Ave drop off zone – Stop briefly between the red cones to let your student out of the car and then move forward. Students may enter campus through the main office or the Marengo Avenue main gate.
- Do not drop off while stopped in the middle of the street or double parked. There is no parking
  in the drop off zone prior to Period 1.
- After Period 1, you must park and have your student walk to the Marengo Avenue main gate.
- If you want to walk your student to class or Tiger Club daycare, you will need to park across the street or on a side street, and use the Campus sign in process at the office.
Stratford Gate:
- For the safety of students, the gate in the back of the school on Stratford will be closed after the start of Period 1 at 8:20 a.m. and will re-open at the end of Period 5 at 2:35 p.m. it will not be open throughout
  the middle of the school day.
Pick-up:
- The campus map has recommended pickup gates for pickup of your student at the end of the day at Period 5. Work out a plan with your student if you are meeting them at a different gate.
- Pick-up is the same as for drop-off. You must park and wait for your student or meet them at the Marengo gates. You must find a designated parking spot for student safety.
- Students must be picked up or walk home within ten minutes following the end of their last class of the day.
- Transportation is not provided for Summer School.
- Supervision is not provided before or after school, unless you are signed up with Extended Daycare.

Audit, Textbook, Withdrawal & Grade Withhold Policies (High School)

Audit

If you plan to Audit, complete the Audit form and submit to the site office.

Textbook

Each student is responsible for textbooks issued to them during Summer School. Students must pay for all books damaged, destroyed, tampered with, or not returned to the textbook room by 1 pm Friday, July 19, 2024. Failure to return books or pay obligations may result in the withholding of grades/transcripts.

Withdrawal

Once Summer School starts, to officially drop your student so there is no academic consequence or record of a course being attempted on your student’s transcript, complete a Class Change/Withdrawal Form and submit it to the site office.

Withhold Transfer of Grade

SPEF Summer High School provides the SPHS Registrar with transcripts 2 weeks after the end of the Summer School.
Student may elect to withhold the transfer of grades to their SPHS transcript by submitting a Request to Withhold Transfer of Grade Form to the site office. SPEF will send out an email to all families the last week of Summer School.

High School Summer School Attendance and Absences

Attendance will be taken at the start of each period.
Missing 1 period is equivalent to 1 absence. (A year-long class is 2 periods in a single day).
Missing 1 full day of a 10-unit (or year-long) class is 2 periods and is equivalent to 2 absences.
3 tardies are equivalent to 1 absence.
Students who acquire more than 3 absences (either 3 absences plus 1 tardy or 4 absences) in a class will be dropped with a failing grade.
Absences should be reported to the school site on the SPHS attendance line (626) 441-5820 ext. 2909.

Cafeteria | Lunches

California is NOT continuing Universal Free Meals, so meals must be paid for during Summer school. Other snacks will need to be purchased. If desired, non-SPUSD families can set up an account and add payment so their students can use a PIN at lunch. PIN Request Google Form. If you plan to request a PIN,

SPUSD’s Food Services communication regarding SPEF Summer School breakfast and lunch service – Summer Meal Program Information webpage.
To request a PIN, fill out this PIN Request Google Form. Please do so by June 1^st, or your student must use cash daily instead of a PIN.

All School Sites: During SPEF Summer School, lunch times are not staggered as during the regular school year. Lines, especially the first week of Summer School, can get long as students learn a new system. Having students pack and bring their lunches will help prevent any anxiety your students might experience.

The PIN provided to your student during the regular school year will work during the summer.
Students can not stay for brunch unless they are enrolled in both a 2nd and 3rd-period class.
Students can not stay for lunch unless they have a class after lunch.

Elementary Cafeteria

Lunch will be served between 11:50-12:25 p.m. daily.
The hot lunch line can get long in summer, so some students prefer it if parents/guardians pack a lunch.

Intermediate Cafeteria

Breakfast will be served at the brunch break between 10:40-11 a.m. Lunch will also be served between 12-12:35 p.m. daily.

High School Cafeteria

Lunch/Brunch offerings similar to those available during the school year will be served daily from 11:00-11:20 a.m.

Technology & Internet Use

ENROLLING IN ANY TECHNOLOGY CLASSES OR OTHER CLASSES THAT ALLOW STUDENTS ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES IS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT YOUR STUDENT WILL FOLLOW THE BELOW RULES AND REGULATIONS.

SPEF recognizes the educational value of using electronic information services for communication and information access and encourages the use of such resources to enhance learning. However, due to the cost and sensitivity of computer equipment and given the unregulated nature of material found on the Internet, the rules for usage must be understood by all SPEF Summer School users, employees and students.

Rules and Regulations:
1. The user, in whose name an electronic information services account is issued, is responsible for its proper use at all times. The user shall keep personal account numbers, home addresses, and telephone numbers private. The user shall use the electronic services only under her/his account name.

2. The District’s electronic services shall be used in support of education, business, and research and/or within the educational professional roles and responsibilities of the District.

3. The user shall not use the District’s electronic information services to encourage the use of drugs, alcohol or tobacco, nor shall she/he promote unethical practices or any activity prohibited by law or District policy.

4. The user shall not transmit, download, communicate, or store material that is threatening, obscene, disruptive or sexually explicit, or that could be construed as harassing or disparaging to others based on their race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion or political beliefs.

5. Copyrighted materials may not be placed onto the system without the author’s permission and the permission of the system administrator. In addition, no computer programs shall be uploaded to or downloaded from District computers without permission from the District.

6. All communications and computing equipment are the property of the District. As a result, users are not allowed to alter the configurations of individual computing devices without prior permission from the District.

7. Vandalism (including alteration of individual machine configurations) will result in cancellation of the user’s privileges. Vandalism includes creating or distributing malware or maliciously attempting to harm District equipment, District materials or another user’s data.

8. The user shall not attempt to interfere with other users’ ability to send or receive electronic mail, nor shall she/he attempt to read, delete, copy, modify, or forge other users’ email or files.

9. The user is expected to keep messages brief and use appropriate language.

10. In accordance with legal requirements, SPEF and the District reserves the right to gain access to all information stored in District computers, or accessed, used, or retrieved by any user and, where appropriate, disclose and disseminate such information.

11. Violation of these rules and regulations may result in the loss of user privileges or other disciplinary action including possible student suspension/expulsion or employee termination. There are no refunds for SPEF Summer School for violation of these rules.

Extended School Year | ESY

Extended School Year (ESY) is run through the District’s Students Support Services office. Please contact them at (626) 441-5810 ext. 1143 if you have questions regarding this program.

SPUSD Extended Daycare Summer Camp

SPEF does not offer daycare before or after Summer School. The South Pasadena School District does offer extended care on the same campuses as SPEF’s K-8 Summer Schools. If in SPUSD Summer Camp, you can only attend SPEF Summer Periods 123. If your student is in both SPEF Summer & SPUSD Summer Camp, it helps if you write this on your student’s Summer school lanyard. Visit Extended Day Summer Camp to find out more about this program.

SPEF PROVIDES FUNDS, ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE OUR STUDENTS’ EDUCATION. THIS IS POSSIBLE ONLY THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU.