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Pretend City's Free Winter Parent Webinar Series
Wednesdays - January through March, 2021
6-7 pm
Pretend City's education team will be joined by child development experts every month for a winter webinar series.
Pretend City ant their team will be covering the hottest topics and answering your questions about navigating the times we live in. Each week will feature a different discussion topic with fellow parents and professionals.
Dates and Topics:
January 20, Family Mental Health
February 3, Face Conversations
February 17, Building Inclusion and Diversity
March 3, Screens and Young Children
March 17, STEM and Number Senses
INFORMATION/REGISTRATION:
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LePort
Schools Open House Events
Campuses in Irvine & Huntington Beach - Infants - Middle
School Join us for one of LePort Montessori's upcoming open houses, parent talks, or school festivals. Take a tour, explore our classrooms, visit our playground, meet our wonderful teaching staff, and learn about LePort’s authentic Montessori pedagogy. This is a great opportunity to speak with teachers and have your questions answered. See how LePort Montessori differs from other schools in the area. Visit leport.com for a listing of all upcoming events.
LOCATIONS:
Huntington Harbor Campus, 16081 Waikiki Lane,
HB
Irvine Lake Campus, 26 Lake Road, Irvine
Irvine Orchard Hills Campus, 3983 Portola Parkway,
Irvine
Irvine San Marino Campus, 1055 San Marino, Irvine
Irvine Spectrum Campus, 1 Technology Drive,
Bldg. A, Irvine |
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Upcoming
Educational Events
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Pretend City presents: Facebook Live | Play At Home
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
10 am
Join Pretend City's Facebook Live Play at Home event every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am!
Free event occurring weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Upcoming Dates:
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
INFORMATION/REGISTRATION:
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SCR presents: Sleep Squad
Streaming Online Feb 1-14, 2021
Experience a family-friendly, interactive, virtual theater experience that turns your home into a rocket ship to launch kids into their dreams. Featuring brand new, unique, kid-driven comedy and music from the Story Pirates that you can’t see or hear anywhere else, this world premiere on-demand production creates a new kind of bedtime ritual for kids age 4-12.
The Story Pirates podcast is the winner of the 2020 iHeartRadio and Webby awards for Best Kids and Family Podcast and has been downloaded 25 million times
LOCATION:
South
Coast Repertory - virtual
INFORMATION:
(714) 708-5555 |
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ArtSteps
Classes - Costa Mesa, Laguna Hills, Yorba Linda
Art Steps Online Program is debuting their online, interactive art program based on their award-winning program! Try a class for free!!
At Art Steps, we teach realistic, classical drawing and painting skills to kids ages 4 and up, teens and adults. Students receive hands-on, step-by-step guidance as they walk through lessons in a variety of subject matter and media, from crayons through oil paint, gaining confidence through learning to skillfully render what they see, one step at a time.
LOCATIONS:
1525 Mesa Verde Dr. E, #119 Costa Mesa
24741 Alicia Pkwy, Suite G, Laguna Hills
18212 Imperial Hwy. Yorba Linda |
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QD Learning offering CAASPP Readiness Courses - Anaheim
Courses begin March
Unpack Common Core State Standards for Math and Achieve Success in CAASPP
Discover how to get your child ready for CAASPP Math in 6 weeks for grade 3, 4 and 5. Course starts in March and ends in early April before CAASPP test starts.
LOCATION:
QD Learning
1086 N Tustin Ave
Anaheim CA 92807
INFORMATION:Visit online or call 866-669-9228 to get more information and reserve your spot. |
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Mommy
and Me
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Spanish or French Immersion Parent and Toddler Classes
Accompanied by parents or caregivers, these young "students" (ages 1 to 3 years) start learning Spanish through a variety of activities designed to engage their minds and bodies. Music and movement form the foundation for the classes, as the children sing simple, rhythmic songs and dance, run, spin and jump around the room! Our teachers work with the accompanying adults so that they can reinforce learning at home. We speak in Spanish the entire class but have no fear...it's super easy! These "play-classes" are great for parents and caregivers who want to learn Spanish alongside their children!
Class length: 45 minutes.
LOCATION:
LangoKids Irvine
9090 Irvine Center Drive Suite # 100
Irvine, CA 92618 |
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LePort
Schools Mommy & Me Montessori Program -
Fountain Valley & Huntington Beach & Irvine
Sessions begin every quarter. See website
for full schedule
Mommy
& Me (also known as Parent & Child) Montessori
is your chance to experience "Montessori in
a nutshell." See your child grow as she joyfully
explores the Montessori environment, experiments
with the Montessori materials, and discovers
the children around her. Classes for Infants,
Toddlers, and Preschoolers. Our Mommy & Me (Parent
& Child) Montessori groups meet for 8 weeks
for 1.5 hours per week. Enroll today for a class
near you and meet other parents with similar
age children.
LOCATIONS:
Fountain Valley Campus, 9790 Finch Ave, Fountain
Valley
Huntington Harbor Campus, 16081 Waikiki Lane,
HB
Irvine Lake Campus, 26 Lake Road, Irvine
Irvine Orchard Hills Campus, 3983 Portola Parkway,
Irvine
Irvine San Marino Campus, 1055 San Marino, Irvine
Irvine Spectrum Campus, 1 Technology Drive,
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Ongoing
Educational Events & Programs
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Celebration Education’s Classes and Field Trips for Homeschoolers
Homeschoolers in grades K-12 take two days of classes each week in Santa Ana. New classes every six weeks, field trips every month, at-home support.
All school subjects are included into fun, personalized, interactive, UNcommon, learning experiences with less than 10 students in every class. Fun and educational online classes are also available.
LOCATION:
Celebration Education's Learning Bottega
2020 East First Street, Suite 103
Santa Ana, CA |
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Davey’s Locker Enhanced Whale Watching Cruises - Newport Beach
These NEW Enhanced Whale Watching Cruises are a perfect fit for 3rd-6th grade students, allowing them to be immersed in science. Students engage in a free range learning experience, identifying marine mammals, coastal birds and tiny plankton during the 2 hour whale watching cruise. There are marine mammal artifacts, bones and narration provided by our experienced captains and a marine biologist.
LOCATION:
Davey’s Locker,
400 Main St., Newport Beach CA 92661
Weekdays from 10am-12pm
INFORMATION:
(949) 675-0551x118 or email
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Davey’s Locker Whale Watching Cruises - Balboa
With over 30 years of experience, Davey’s Locker provides one of the best opportunities to see whales and dolphins in Southern California offering year-round, daily departures. The thrill of seeing large marine mammals swim alongside our boat is an experience that you will never forget, and a great way to integrate marine science into your curriculum if you are a school or scout field trip. Our Captains and crew are extremely knowledgeable, but your group can also request an onboard Marine Mammal Naturalist to accompany your group on the water, and answer any questions they may have.
Click link above to view lesson plans and curriculum available on our website to get the most out of your experience on the water.
LOCATION:
Davey’s Locker,
400 Main St., Newport Beach CA 92661
Multiple departure times, daily
INFORMATION:
(949) 675-0551x118 or email
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Homeschool Day at Pretend City - Irvine
(temporarily closed due to Covid 19)
Once a month Pretend City offers Homeschool students unlimited access to our interactive exhibits offering learning through fun experiences. A trip to Pretend City offers your students a learning experience through hands-on “real life” educational play. These activities surround your students with challenging problems and absorbing questions. Additionally we offer two facilitated lessons per day for Homeschool students to participate in.
LOCATION:
Pretend City
29 Hubble
Irvine, CA 92618 |
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Newport Whales STEM Citizen Science Cruises - Balboa
Sign up for the most affordable, on-the-water STEM program available for Middle-High School students. Newport Landing has partnered with Crystal Cove Alliance to run Marine Protected Area Citizen Science Cruises out of Newport Beach! During the three hour cruise, 7th - 12th grade students use GoPro cameras to assess fish biodiversity, microscopes to identify plankton, and water quality equipment to help assess the health of the Marine Protected Area in Crystal Cove State Park. In addition to the hands on science, there will also be a 45 min. scheduled whale watching trip during these STEM cruises, which are facilitated by a marine scientist. Through generous donations, there are opportunities for partial and full funding for Title 1 and underserved schools.
LOCATION:
Davey’s Locker 400 Main St., Newport Beach CA 92661
9am-12pm Weekdays from Sept-June
INFORMATION:
(949) 675-0551x118 or email |
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Parents
- Workshops & Lectures
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Guided
by Baby - Infant Parenting Talks
Fountain Valley & Huntington Beach & Irvine
Free
admission for expecting and new parents.
Join
us for free infant parenting talks. Go beyond
the basics, and understand your baby and this
beautiful yet challenging time at a different
level. Each month, we'll cover a different topic:
how to set up your home for baby, how to support
natural language development and movement, how
dads can be optimally involved during pregnancy
and the bonding period. Leave empowered to truly
savor the first critical months with your baby,
and to help her truly flourish.
LOCATIONS
& TIMES:
Each
talk is on a Tuesday evening from 6:30PM - 8:00PM.
See website for each month's topic and to RSVP
for a talk.
Fountain
Valley (opening July 2014) . 1st Tuesdays
9790 Finch Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Irvine
. 2nd Tuesdays
1 Technology Drive, Building A, Irvine, CA 92618
Huntington
Beach . 3rd Tuesdays
16081 Waikiki Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
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