Irvine Montessori Preschool Open House at the Lake Campus
Irvine
Saturday, May 19, 2012
10 am – 1 pm

Visit our Montessori preschool classrooms, and discover the playgrounds with your child. Meet Montessori preschool teachers and other LePort Montessori staff. Learn about the Montessori Method, as teachers explain how they make the magic happen in their preschool classrooms. Get your questions answered, and leave with a lot of food for thought as you research child care, preschool or elementary school programs for your child. Infant day care, toddler and Montessori preschool/kindergarten. Preschool open house held at the Irvine Lake campus.

Irvine Spectrum campus staff will also be available to discuss our newest Irvine preschool campus, including the new child care option for infants!

LOCATION:
Irvine Lake Campus
26 Lake Road, Irvine
Irvine, near Woodbridge shopping Center

Fairmont Private Schools Preview
June 26, 2012
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Considering Fairmont for your child's next school year? Join us for an overview of Fairmont's curriculum and programs, and a tour of our Anaheim Hills Campus.

This event is geared for parents interested in grades Preschool - 8th grade and is free and open to the public.

LOCATION:
Fairmont Anaheim Hills Campus
5310 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim Hills, CA 92807

INFORMATION:
RSVP online or call Melissa at 714.693.3812

Fairmont Private Schools Lunch and Learn
June 27, 2012
11:00am - 1:00pm

Join us for lunch to learn how Fairmont Private Schools makes the difference at every grade level. Attendees will enjoy an introductory presentation of the Fairmont curriculum and a tour of our Mable Street campus. This event is geared for parents interested in grades Preschool - 8th grade.

LOCATION:
Fairmont Mable Campus
1557 West Mable St.
Anaheim, CA 92802

INFORMATION:
RSVP online or call Christie at 714.563.4050

Fairmont Private Schools Kindergarten Readiness Presentation
August 2, 2012
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Is your child ready for Kindergarten? This presentation focuses on the importance of Kindergarten prep, highlighting key aspects of a structured preschool experience. Learn about developmental milestones, and what to expect as you prepare for your child's Kindergarten year.

LOCATION:
Fairmont Mable Campus
1557 West Mable St.
Anaheim, CA 92802

INFORMATION:
RSVP online or call Sheila at 714.533.3930

Carden Academy - Huntington Beach - Huntington Beach
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Carden Academic program: Building a Foundation for Life - preschool - 8th Grade. Safe, nurturing environment, small classes, dedicated teachers.

WASC accredited. 33 years at Huntington Beach.

LOCATION:
Carden Academy - Huntington Beach
721 Utica Avenue

INFORMATION:
714.536.1441

Fairmont Summer Sample Day
May 18, 2012
8:30am - 11:00am

Considering Fairmont for your child's next school year? We invite your child to experience a day at Fairmont by joining our Summer Camp this Friday. While on campus, we will also arrange a free assessment ($50 value). Lunch will be provided. This event is open to potty trained preschool students, ages 3-5.

Reservations must be made a week in advance, please call Sheila today to schedule your child's visit to Fairmont.

LOCATION:
Fairmont Citron Campus
121 S. Citron St.
Anaheim, CA 92805

INFORMATION:
RSVP online or call Sheila at 714.533.3930

Heritage Music Festival
June 2, 2012

Bluegrass, Folk and Americana - live music, craft brew beer garden and great food! Plus a Native-American exhibit, a blacksmith demonstration, an adobe brick making workshop, mounted police, photographs in heritage costumes, docent-led tours of the historic Kellogg House, storytellers, student performances in the gazebo between main-stage acts, a popcorn cart, and lots more family fun!

LOCATION:
Heritage Museum
3101 West Harvard Street
Santa Ana

INFORMATION:
(714) 540-0404

Celebration of the Arts - Yorba Linda
Sunday June 3, 2012
11-5

A very unique fine arts & music festival featuring nearly 100 exhibitors, including almost every type of visual and performing art that you can imagine. What makes it unique is that it very family friendly, offering free activities for all ages, sharing the creativity & talent of our community. This event is NOT a carnival, craft fair, beerfest, or fundraiser, but truly a day where talent & creativity is shared and inspired!

There will be Continuous entertainment on 5 stages & a variety of delicious food is available for lunch, including teriyaki chicken bowls, funnel cakes, Italian sausage sandwiches, pasta bar, hamburgers, & tacos. Free event, free parking.

LOCATIONS:
Three locations. Yorba Linda Community Center, Thomas Lasorda Jr. Memorial Field House, and Hurless Barton Park

INFORMATION:
714-996-1960

Fairmont Anaheim Hills Library Grand Opening
June 5, 2012
6 - 7:30 PM

Join us for an exciting evening celebrating the grand opening of the new library at the Fairmont Anaheim Hills campus. Our special guest, author and illustrator Troy Howell, will do an interactive reading and book signing of his children's book The Dragon of Cripple Creek. You are invited to tour the new library, check out a colorful display of student-illustrated bookmarks and participate in a library scavenger hunt. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

LOCATION:
Fairmont Mable Campus
1557 W. Mable Street
Anaheim, CA 92802

INFORMATION:
RSVP online

Fairmont Free Camp and Assessment Day
July 12, July 19, July 26, August 2 & August 9, 2012
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Considering Fairmont for your child's next school year? We invite your child to experience a day at Fairmont by joining our Summer Camp on our special Themed Thursdays. While on campus, we will also arrange a free assessment ($50 value). Summer Camp runs from 9am-4pm. This event is open to students in grades K-6.

Reservations must be made a week in advance, please call Christie today to schedule your child's visit to Fairmont and find out the weekly theme.

LOCATION:
Fairmont Mable Campus
1557 W. Mable Street
Anaheim, CA 92802

INFORMATION:
RSVP online or call Christie at 714.563.4050

Fairmont Summer Sample Day
July 12, July 19, July 26, August 2 & August 9, 2012
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Considering Fairmont for your child's next school year? We invite your child to experience a day at Fairmont by joining our Summer Camp on our special Themed Thursdays. While on campus, we will also arrange a free assessment ($50 value). Camp runs from 9am to 12pm, and lunch will be provided. This event is open to potty trained preschool students, ages 3-5.

Reservations must be made a week in advance, please call Sheila today to schedule your child's visit to Fairmont and find out the weekly theme.

LOCATION:
Fairmont Citron Campus
121 S. Citron St.
Anaheim, CA 92805

INFORMATION:
RSVP online or call Sheila at 714.533.3930

Pumpkin Patch School Field Trip and Tours
Ongoing

Irvine Park Railroad – located inside of beautiful and historic Irvine Regional Park - offers Pumpkin Patch school and group tours. You can choose a package that’s best suited for your class or group. Activities vary by package and can include a train ride, hay ride and moon bounce. Free activities include a hay maze, picture stands and child-friendly haunted house. All children who participate in this school field trip / tour will receive a free pumpkin and bottle of water. A minimum of 25 paid children per group is required for group pricing. Teachers are FREE. Schedule your school or group ahead of time and you can have access to a Party Pavilion in this great park at no additional cost to enjoy a sack lunch and other activities. Irvine Park Railroad is centrally-located in Orange County.

LOCATION:
Irvine Regional Park
1 Irvine Park Road
Orange, CA 92869

INFORMATION:
For complete Pumpkin Patch activities, or to make a class or group reservation, call Irvine Park Railroad at (714) 997-3968.

LePort Schools Mommy & Me - Huntington Beach & Irvine

Mommy & Me Montessori is a program designed for 18 to 36-month-old children with their parents or caregiver.

Each 8-week session meets once a week for 90 minutes. During that time, you and your child will explore the many Montessori activities on the classroom shelves, join other parents and children for snack, sing songs, hear stories and play together on our beautiful playground. Snacks are provided for the children. Dads, grandparents and nannies are welcome too!

LOCATIONS:
Mommy & Me Huntington Beach (Harbor Campus)
16081 Waikiki Lane, Huntington Beach, 714-377-6035

Wednesdays, Apr 18 - June 6, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Saturdays, Apr 21 - June 16, 9:00am - 10:30am & 10:45am - 12:15pm

Mommy & Me Huntington Beach (Pier Campus)
721 Utica Avenue, Huntington Beach, 714-536-1441

Tuesdays, Apr 24 - June 12, 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Mommy & Me Irvine (San Marino Campus)
1055 San Marino, Irvine, 949-833-8474

Saturdays, Apr 21 - June 16, 10:45am - 12:15pm

Mommy and Me Event
June 19, 2012
10:00am - 11:00am

Join us for an exciting evening Moms - schedule this play date! Come and explore music melodies with your child at our Anaheim Hills Campus.

This event is geared for ages 2-6 (+ Mom), and is free and open to the public.

LOCATION:
Fairmont Anaheim Hills Campus
5310 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim Hills, CA 92807

INFORMATION:
RSVP online or call Melissa at 714.693.3812

Mission Montessori
Mission Viejo

The "Montessori Parent & Child" program is offered for families with children from 18-36 months in age. Children will participate in age appropriate hands-on activities in a nurturing and stimulating classroom and outdoor environment. This is a wonderful way to nurture your child's budding independence and prepare the child for preschool. Parents will gain hands-on experience with Montessori-inspired activities that can be easily embedded into your daily routine.

INFORMATION:
Call 949.582.3956 and schedule a tour or explore our website to learn more.

MOPs

Run by Coast Hills Community Church.

Coast Hills’ traditional MOPS group is a special place where you can meet other mothers also passing through this unique stage of life.

Ambassadors of the Environment

The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel and Jean-Michel Cousteau partner to bring you eco-adventures that promise to open your eyes to Southern California’s unique ecosystems. Led by expert naturalists with 15 different excursions, these eco-tours, become a natural classroom and living laboratory in which adults, families and kids learn while having so much fun, they’ll never imagine these Laguna activities are educational.

Captain Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Safari

Your guide, Coast Guard licensed Captain Dave Anderson, is a marine naturalist. He'll teach you about Dana Point, the whales who visit and the many dolphin who live here, as well as introduce you to a few of our other local marine friends like our California Sea Lions, brown pelicans and the flock of seagulls that come when Captain Dave whistles!

Cool Critters & Animal Presentations

A professional performance that is both fun and educational for children of all ages, Cool Critters is a traveling reptile and exotic insect zoo for birthday parties, corporate events and classrooms. Your guests will have an opportunity to touch or hold most of the twenty exotic animals that are showcased. Book a show today and create memories for your children that will last a lifetime!

Heritage Museum of Orange County

Heritage Museum offers an exciting line-up of educational field trip programs. Programs offered include a hands-on tour of the historic 1898 Kellogg house where students learn what life was like in the 1890s by playing with vintage toys, doing laundry, making butter, dressing up in Victorian costumes, and participating in other activities. Other programs included are 'Great Grandpa's House' for the youngest students, 'First Californians' & 'Gold Rush'.

Inside the Outdoors

Inside the Outdoors® is Orange County Department of Education’s environmental education program and has been providing hands-on, interactive outdoor experiences for Southern California students since 1974. We are passionate about sharing the love of nature and science with students. We offer full and half day field trip programs to educate students from Kindergarten to 7th grade at 13 different sites around Orange County. Our Traveling Scientist programs bring hands-on science education into the classroom. We also offer week long programs for 5th and 6th graders at 6 different Outdoor Science School sites in the San Bernardino mountains. Inside the Outdoors school programs are aligned with the California Science and Social Science Content Standards, providing optimal connectivity with what your students are learning in the classroom.
(714) 708-3885

Pacific Marine Mammal Center

A non-profit, volunteer organization and education center. They rescue, rehabilitate, and release sick and injured seals and sea lions. Programs include a guided tour of the animal care facility and exhibit room, a slide presentation and observation of the animals. The also offer a range of educational programs for groups of all ages.

Starr Ranch Sanctuary
Located in Trabuco Canyon

Starr Ranch Sanctuary offers educational and research opportunities for ages 7 and up through their Ecology Programs, Starr Ranch Junior Biologists, Ranch Research, Family Nature Workshops, and Starr Ranch Bird Observatory.

For more information on programs and how to schedule a group call Sandy at 949-858-0309

Young Chefs® Academy

Young Chefs® Academy offers a variety of fun from field trips for schools, scout groups and Mom groups, to seasonal workshops & Open Houses and so much more! Our field trips are a great opportunity for "young chefs" to explore their culinary curiosities in a fun, safe environment. Call us today to schedule your private group visit to our cool kitchens! 949.679.8390

The Princeton Review Presents - FREE Practice PSAT and Scoresback

The Princeton Review is offering a Free Practice PSAT. Students will be able to take a full-length practice PSAT under actual test conditions. This is a great opportunity to find out your strengths and weaknesses on the PSAT without affecting your official scores.

To find an event near you, visit the Princeton Review Free Event Search page, or contact Princeton Review at
1-800-2Review