Gateway School Tour
2024-02-06 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Gateway School, 255 Swift Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
Gateway School Tour
Tuesday, February 6, 9 – 11am
Visit Gateway on one of our monthly Tuesday tours. Hang with our kindergarteners on Kindy Island, see what’s growing in our Life Lab outdoor classroom, join our middle schoolers for a science experiment, and see first hand the unique benefits of a K-8 education.

Alternative Family Education: AFE Prospective Family Meeting
2024-02-06 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-03-11 18:30 - 19:30 | Alternative Family Education, 840 North Branciforte Ave,, Santa Cruz, CO, 95062, United States
Alternative Family Education: AFE Prospective Family Meeting
Tuesday, 6:30 – 7:30pm, February 6 or Monday, 6:30 – 7:30pm, March 11
Come to a 2024 Alternative Family Education: AFE Prospective Family Meeting.
Join us for a 2024 Perspective Families Meeting to learn about how you can create an individualized learning experience with your child in this inclusive community! We are a vibrant homeschool community that includes teacher-led classes in core subjects, community-led learning/field trips/events/clubs, and an abundant resource center with a staffed resource specialist. We provide enrichment offerings such as arts, theater, sports and more. Our program includes school district support services and allows for concurrent enrollment in other schools and colleges.
*Childcare provided
Alternative Family Education (AFE) is an independent home study school designed by and for homeschool families that provides K-12 grade students and families an individualized approach to education, with the full support of school district resources & collaboration with credentialed teacher consultants.
185 Benito Ave., Santa Cruz
Email us at: ayalayounger@sccs.net
Or visit our website: https://www.bssc.sccs.net/afe

Kirby School Campus Tour
2024-02-08 09:30, 2024-03-14 09:30 | Kirby School, 425 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Kirby School Campus Tour
Thursday, February 9, 9:30 am
Take advantage of our weekly drop-in tour with Admissions Director, Emily Lamoureux. No registrations necessary, just show up any Thursday at 9:30am ready to embark on an approximately hour-long tour of campus. Thursdays aren’t good for you? No problem…Emily offers individualized campus tours at your convenience. Email admissions@kirby.org to set one up.

Mount Madonna Pre & K Discover Day
2024-02-08 09:30 - 11:00 | Mount Madonna School, 491 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA, 95076, United States
Mount Madonna Pre & K Discover Day
Thursday, February 8, 9:30 – 11am
Join us for Mount Madonna’s Pre & K Discover Day.
Parents with preschool and kindergarten-age children are invited to come and learn about Mount Madonna’s unique approach to early childhood education: arts and crafts, baking and lots of outdoor exploration. This is a family-friendly event.

Mount Madonna Pre & K Discovery Day
2024-02-08 09:30 - 11:00 | Mount Madonna School, 491 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA, 95076, United States
Mount Madonna Pre & K Discovery Day
Thursday, February 9, 9:30 – 11am
Parents with preschool and kindergarten-age children are invited to come and learn about Mount Madonna’s Pre-K Discovery Day. This unique approach to early childhood education: arts and crafts, baking and lots of outdoor exploration is a family-friendly event.

Tara Redwood School Open House
2024-02-09 15:30 - 17:00 | Tara Redwood School, 5810 Prescott Rd, Soquel, CA, 95073, United States
Tara Redwood School Open House
February 9, 3:30 – 5pm

TK through 5th Grades
Join us at Tara Redwoods’ Open House to learn about our unparalleled learning environment of peace and beauty.
Nestled in 108 acres of sunny, serene redwood forest adjacent to Nisene Marks State Park, Tara Redwood School is a forest school that provides an unparalleled learning environment of peace and beauty. We offer a toddler program (24 mo. & up), preschool, and kindergarten 6th grade.
Recently we have created more classroom space for our wait listed families at our new Preschool Campus in the Soquel Village located at the historic Soquel Congregational Church. Note that this is just a temporary location until county licensing for campus development is completed. All grades receive daily immersion to the redwood forest campus comprised of hiking, creek play and organic gardening.

Come see what The Tech Challenge is all about!
2024-02-10 08:00 - 17:00 | The Tech, 201 S. Market St., San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
Come see what The Tech Challenge is all about!

Saturday, February 3 or February 10
Join us to learn about the 2024 Tech Challenge: Cosmic Quest, presented by Amazon!
The scenario: SPACE – the possibilities are limitless! From figuring out how to redirect asteroids to finding planets that could support life, scientists are always collecting information about our universe. Scientists are on a quest to learn more about a distant planet and its largest moon. Can your team deliver fragile, but highly important supplies to this moon’s surface?
The Challenge: Deliver multiple payloads to different locations.
Your first step is to come to an Info Clinic or review the Info Clinic mini-course . You can also come to Adviser Training or view the Adviser Training mini-course. You can sign up for any of our free support events here.
The Team Workshop is on Saturday, Jan. 20 is full, but there are two more on Saturday, Feb 3 and Saturday, Feb. 10. Workshops are held in-person at The Tech Interactive in downtown San Jose. Be sure to register each team member for a spot.
It’s a great time to get started. Be part of a program that has inspired the innovator in students for 37 years. Registration for Cosmic Quest is open now. Click here to register your team!
Thank you,
The Tech Challenge Team
Learn more: https://www.thetech.org/core-programs/the-tech-challenge/
Web: thetech.org/thetechchallenge
Email: challenge@thetech.org

Come see what The Tech Challenge is all about!
2024-02-10 13:15 - 14:15 | The Tech, 201 S. Market St., San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
Come see what The Tech Challenge is all about!

Saturday Advisor Trainings 1:15 – 2:15pm, January 20, February 3, February 10
Join us this Saturday, Jan. 20 to learn about the 2024 Tech Challenge: Cosmic Quest, presented by Amazon!
The scenario: SPACE – the possibilities are limitless! From figuring out how to redirect asteroids to finding planets that could support life, scientists are always collecting information about our universe. Scientists are on a quest to learn more about a distant planet and its largest moon. Can your team deliver fragile, but highly important supplies to this moon’s surface?
The Challenge: Deliver multiple payloads to different locations.
Your first step is to come to an Info Clinic or review the Info Clinic mini-course . You can also come to Adviser Training or view the Adviser Training mini-course. You can sign up for any of our free support events here.
The Team Workshop is on Saturday, Jan. 20 is full, but there are two more on Saturday, Feb 3 and Saturday, Feb. 10. Workshops are held in-person at The Tech Interactive in downtown San Jose. Be sure to register each team member for a spot.
It’s a great time to get started. Be part of a program that has inspired the innovator in students for 37 years. Registration for Cosmic Quest is open now. Click here to register your team!
Thank you,
The Tech Challenge Team
Learn more: https://www.thetech.org/core-programs/the-tech-challenge/
Web: thetech.org/thetechchallenge
Email: challenge@thetech.org

Mount Madonna Campus Tour
2024-02-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Mount Madonna School, 491 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA, 95076, United States
Mount Madonna Campus Tour
Monday, February 12, 1 – 2:30pm
Join our Campus Tour, a great way to see our unique learning environment, learn about MMS programs, get your individual questions answered, meet faculty and administrators and see our program in action!
Tours are about 2 hours in length and include plenty of walking. Please dress accordingly.
Mount Madonna School (MMS) is nestled on 375 acres overlooking Monterey Bay and serves students from preschool to grade 12. We are located between Gilroy and Watsonville and offer a picturesque setting for your child to grow and learn.
For more information, please contact admissions@mountmadonnaschool.org.

Practical Special Education Advocacy Tips for Parents
2024-02-13 18:00 | Zoom, CA, United States
Practical Special Education Advocacy Tips for Parents
February 13: Transition Planning in High School, https://bit.ly/44HWdfM

Join us via Zoom for a Special Ed workshop: Practical Special Education Advocacy Tips for Parents.
We will discuss steps you can take to improve your advocacy skills and help you become a more effective advocate for your child. There will be ample time for Q&A!

Registration link: https://bit.ly/44HWdfM

WPENS Preschool Open House
2024-02-20 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-02-21 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-02-22 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-02-23 09:30 - 11:00 | WPENS, 250 California St., Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
WPENS Preschool Open House
Tuesday – Saturday, February 20 – 23, 9:30 – 11am
Come check out the Westside Parent Education Network co-op preschool open house. Swing by anytime between 9:30 and 11:00 and see the magic that happens at WPENS’ pre-school!
We are currently enrolling for both spring 2024 and fall 2024.
WPENS is a school for families. Since 1970, WPENS has been providing a sense of community that supports your whole family, valuable social skills for your child, learning through play and incredible parenting seminars and speakers. Our non-profit parent cooperative has been an integral part of Santa Cruz offering quality education to both child and parent.
You, as a parent, are able to support your child learning valuable life skills of sharing, conflict management, and cooperation. Parent or caregiver involvement in the school provides a higher adult to child ratio and a lower tuition cost.
Parents and caregivers gain parent education through seminars and speakers at meetings, and children gain experience at an amazing preschool.
Preschool Program
While parent education is the focus for the adult, learning through play is the work of the child. At WPENS, children freely choose from a variety of materials and play equipment depending upon their own interest, learning style, level of readiness and mood for the day. Allowed this freedom of choice, the child’s play can be free, spontaneous, vigorous and creative.
Hands-on learning engages children in developing their whole being allowing them to become capable and enthusiastic learners. The curriculum for children includes art, music, dramatic play, emergent literacy, science, math, social development and large & fine motor activities.
Our positive discipline philosophy teaches respectful and effective ways of promoting cooperation. The conflict resolution skills that children learn will help them in their relationships with other people in and out of school for the rest of their lives.

Visit Monte Vista Christian School
2024-02-23 08:15 - 11:00 | Monte Vista Christan School, 1 School Way, Watsonville, CA, 95076, United States
Visit Monte Vista Christian School
Friday, February 23, 8:15 – 11am

Experience life at MVC! Explore our beautiful campus, meet teachers and students, and witness learning by visiting our classrooms.

Our final eMVC for this admissions season is this Friday!

If you didn’t get a chance to sign up, don’t forget to RSVP for Friday. Our admissions team will have more dates available for campus tours in March!

Each MVC Experience can accommodate three groups with limited capacity, so sign up today! inquire today
One of the best ways to experience what life is like at Monte Vista Christian is to join us for an MVC event this semester! We have so many fun opportunities. Please sign up for as many events as you would like to attend so we can make sure to have your ticket(s) and MVC swag ready! https://www.mvcs.org/admissionsboarding/campusvisits
Schedule a private tour of our 100+ acre campus. Learn about what makes MVC great and get your questions answered by our Admissions team and Student Ambassadors.

Tierra Pacifica Information Night
2024-02-27 | Tierra Pacifica Charter School, 986 Bostwick Lane, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062, United States
Tierra Pacifica Information Night
Tuesday, February 27, Call for time 831-462-9404
Join us for our Information Night at Tierra Pacifica Charter School, TK-8
We are now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. Applications are due April 15th, 2024. We will hold an enrollment lottery on Monday, April 22nd at 3:30pm at Tierra Pacifica Charter School. Results of the lottery are preliminary until verified by enrollment staff. Once results are verified, they will be sent via email to the email on the application form. In order to apply you will need to create an account with Lotterease. Click to apply
Enrollment FAQ

Live Oak Kindergarten Spanish Dual Immersion Information Meeting
2024-02-29 17:00 | Live Oak Elementary School, 1916 Capitola Re, Capitola, CA, 95010, United States
Live Oak Kindergarten Spanish Dual Immersion Information Meeting
Thursdays 5pm, February 29, March 21, April 25: English & Spanish
Live Oak is having their kinder Spanish Dual Immersion info meeting this week. If you aren’t able to make it, there will be two more opportunities. It’s a wonderful school and program.

Disney’s "Beauty and the Beast”
2024-03-01 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-03 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-03-07 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-08 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-09 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-10 14:00 - 16:30 | SLVUSD Performng Arts Center, 7105 Highway 9, Felton, CA, 95018, United States
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”
Friday & Saturday, March 1 & 2, 7pm
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, March 7 – 9, 7pm
Sundays, March 3 & 10, 2pm

San Lorenzo Valley High School Theatre Department is proud to present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton. This enchanted musical is directed by Daria E Troxell, with vocal direction by Wyatt E. Troxell and choreography by Whitney James-Heskett and is presented at the SLV Performing Arts Center.A special “Community Night” performance is on Thursday, March 7 at 7pm.The production is rated G.Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” tells the story of a prince, who is transformed into a hideous beast, and a young woman named Belle, whom he imprisons in his enchanted castle. To become a prince again, the Beast must learn to love Belle and win her love in return before the last petal falls from an Enchanted Rose, or he will remain a beast forever. This magical ‘tale as old as time’ is a reminder to everyone that true beauty comes from within.The animated version of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” was released on November 13, 1991. The film was met with universal acclaim from both critics and audiences. In 1991, it was nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science for Best Picture, and won the Oscars that year for Best Original Score and Best Original Song (“Beauty and the Beast”). The animated film also won the 1992 Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Original Score and Best Original Song (“Beauty and the Beast”). The stage version was nominated for multiple Tony Awards in 1994, wherein it won for Best Costume Design.
TICKETS
$20 – General $15 – Senior/Student/SLV Staff $15 – “Community Night” – THUR 3/7 – all tickets $15 each

Tickets are available to purchase in advance online.
A limited number of tickets will be available to purchase at the box office 1-hour prior to showtime.
Seating is reserved; patrons can pick their own seats.
If someone requires seating accommodations, please email slvdrama@gmail.com BEFORE purchasing tickets to make seating arrangements.
Wheelchair seating is not available to purchase online.
Cash, check or credit card are accepted at the door.
Questions: 831-335-4452

Gateway School Tour
2024-03-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Gateway School 255 Swift Street, 255 Swift Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Gateway School Tour
Tuesday, March 5, 9 – 11am
Join us at Gateway School for one of our monthly Tuesday tours. Hang with our kindergarteners on Kindy Island, see what’s growing in our Life Lab outdoor classroom, join our middle schoolers for a science experiment, and see first hand the unique benefits of a K – 8 education.

Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School Information Session
2024-03-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Santa Cruz Fardens Elementary School, 8005 Winkle Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 995062, United States
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School Information Session
Thursday, March 7, 5-6pm
Join us at Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School for an Information Session in Person or Virtual. Zoom Link: https://suesd.org.zoom.us/
Presentation of Programs and Q & A

Transitional KindergartenKindergarten
Whole School Curricula
Sage Program
Pedagogy
and Other Resources

Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary is a school where students, teachers and support staff can realize their personal and professional best. We are committed to fostering the skills and attitudes necessary for all students to become life-long learners. Our school provides a vibrant curriculum, which challenges the whole child at an individual level. Our dynamic arts program gives students a lifetime appreciation of the arts and enables each child to find his or her own talents. The entire community—staff, parents and students—work together to ensure a supportive environment that welcomes and respects the diverse backgrounds of everyone. This caring environment is a comforting, warm and inviting place where students can thrive.

Santa Cruz County STEAM Expo
2024-03-09 10:30 - 15:00 | Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, 2601 East Lake Avenue, Watsonville, CA, 95076, United States
Santa Cruz County STEAM Expo
Saturday, March 9, 10:30am -3pm

Join us at The Santa Cruz County STEAM Expo on Saturday, March 9, at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds!

Community members of all ages are invited to get hands-on with science and art at the interactive expo, as well as explore student projects and enjoy an engaging lineup of performances. Activities include virtual test flights with Joby Aviation, a solar telescope, a computer-science playground, trebuchet apple-flinging — and so much more! Attendance is free, and no advance registration is required.

Find out more at sccoe.link/steamexpo

Mount Madonna School Campus Tour
2024-03-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Mount Madonna School, 491 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA, 95076, United States
Mount Madonna School Campus Tour
Wednesday, March 20, 10 – 11:30am
Mount Madonna School (MMS) is nestled on 375 acres overlooking Monterey Bay and serves students from preschool to grade 12. We are located between Gilroy and Watsonville and offer a picturesque setting in which your child can grow and learn.
Attend our Campus Tour, a great way to see our unique learning environment, learn about MMS programs, get your individual questions answered, meet faculty and administrators and see our program in action!
Tours are about 2 hours in length and include plenty of walking. Please dress accordingly. For more information, please contact admissions@mountmadonnaschool.org
