EIE ACADEMY
OCTOBER 2007 FIELD TRIPS
“WIRED TO WIN”
Surviving The Tour de France
IMAX THEATER
DATE: Tuesday, October 2, 2007
TIME: 11:00 PM arrival time for movie
(You may enter the Science Center starting at 10:00 AM
COST: $4.50 per person
PARKING: $6.00 (pay there-CASH only)
PLACE: IMAX Theater, California Science Center, Exposition Park,
Los Angeles. Harbor (110) Fwy., south; exit Exposition Blvd., go west.,
right turn to parking. TG: 674 A2
Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France takes you through the
legendary Tour de France bicycle race that has been called the world’s
most grueling sports event and the ultimate test of the human brain.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Science (Human Physiology), Geography,
Sports
A Visit with Three Great Presidents
FOREST LAWN — CYPRESS
DATE: Friday, October 5, 2007
TIME: 10:45 AM
COST: FREE
PLACE: FOREST LAWN, CYPRESS
DIRECTIONS: Exit 605 Frwy at Carson St. which becomes Lincoln. Go
East to Forest Lawn Entrance. Presentation is in the Church of Our
Fathers. Free Parking
History comes alive when professional actors portray presidents such as
Harry S. Truman, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and share
interesting facts about their lives and times. In this small venue you will
be able to actually talk to the “Presidents” after the presentation. If you
stay after and wander around the grounds you will be able to see an
amazing array of beautiful art replicas such as a full size bronze copy of
Michelangelo’s David.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: U.S. History, Art, Sculpture
LIMIT: 20
“Big River”
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
DATE: Friday, October 12, 2007
TIME: 10:00 AM THIS IS A CHANGED TIME
COST: $6.00 per person
PARKING: Parking lot next to Auditorium (free).
PLACE: San Gabriel Civic Auditorium, 312 South Mission, San
Gabriel
From the 210 Freeway take the Sierra Madre Blvd. off ramp and go
south. After about about 2-3 miles you will come to Huntington Drive.
Continue across Huntington Dr. where the street changes its name to
San Marino Avenue, continue until street makes a Y”, take right side
(Santa Anita), continue south on Santa Anita to Mission Drive, turn right.
Auditorium is on the right and parking lot next to it.
From the 10 Frwy: Take New Avenue north; it becomes Ramona; after
railroad tracks, jog around the left side of the Mission to Mission Drive.
Follow directions above.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: History, Literature, Fine Arts (Theater,
Music) 20
SANTA CECILIA ORCHESTRA
“inauthentica”
DATE: Friday, October 12, 2007
Registration Deadline: October 8, 2008
TIME: 8:00 PM curtain time
COST: $5.00 per student
$15.00 per adult (these are $18.00 seats)
PLACE: Center for the Arts: 2225 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles 90041
DIRECTIONS Take the Colorado Blvd. exit off the 210 Freeway in
Eagle Rock. Go West on Colorado to Center for the Arts. TG: 565 A6
Selections:
Bach: ‘Organ’ Trio Sonata
Prokofiev: Quintet
Janacek: String quartet 1 “Kreutzer sonata”
Further works will be announced
Conducted by our own homeschool mom,
Sonia Marie De Leon de Vega!
MEET AN EYEWITNESS TO THE HOLOCAUST
Hava Ben Zvi
DATE: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
TIME: 9:45– 10:30 AM
COST: $5.00 per person
GRADES: 4th—12th
PLACE: EIE Resource Center—large classroom
What a chance to meet and talk to someone who lived through the
holocaust as a pre-teen and teen. This time, Mrs. Ben Zvi will tell about
surviving in wartime Poland and then she will share stories from her new
book of Jewish folktales from around the world: The Bride Who Argued
With God. Your children are the last generation who will be able to meet
a holocaust survivor. Space is limited so sign up early.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: History, Culture, WWII
LIMITED TO 40
Daisies for Katie
By Sandy Boikian
DATE: Saturday, October 20, 2007
GREAT FOR TEENS!
TIME: 7:00 PM Curtain time 7:30 PM
COST: $5.00 per person
PLACE: Pasadena Christian Center
LOCATION: 2588 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
PARKING: Free
We have been attending Sandy Boikian’s productions for years and
have loved every one! They are excellent family entertainment, and
always include a Christian message. This play is a murder mystery which
will please any die-hard mystery fan, and yet there are many lovely layers
to this story of lost faith and unforgiveness that manages to be
humouous and thought-provoking at the same time.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Theater, Christian Values
LOS ANGELES ZOO
DATE: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
TIME: 9:40 AM (Tour scheduled 10:00)
COST: $1.00 per student –and- $3.00 per adult
PLACE: 5333 Zoo Drive, Griffith Park
The zoo is across the parking lot from the Gene Autry Museum.
NOTE! Please pay for this event in advance. It is extremely difficult to
collect $ at the zoo and still get everyone in on time. If you must pay
there, you must bring exact change and arrive by 11:00 a.m.
This is a great value, since the cost of going to the zoo is up to $8.25 for
adults. We have a self guided tour, so you will be free to visit any parts
of the zoo you wish at your own pace. Remember to bring food and
drinks or be prepared to buy lunch there.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Animal Science, Life Science, Geography
INDOOR ROCK CLIMBING at REI
DATE: Thursday, October 25, 2007
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Tuesday September 28
TIME: 9:45 AM— 12:00 PM
COST: $5.00 per climber ; onlookers free
LIMIT: All ages; climbing is appropriate for age 6 and up
PLACE: 214 N. Santa Anita Blvd., Arcadia
DIRECTIONS: Take Santa Anita exit from 210 Freeway and go south
a few blocks. REI is on the left side of the street with parking behind..
PARKING: Free
CLOTHING: Wear sports friendly clothes and snug shoes. No special
gear is required.
Limit: 20 Climbers
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Physical Education
Surviving The Tour de France
IMAX THEATER
DATE: Tuesday, October 2, 2007
TIME: 11:00 PM arrival time for movie
(You may enter the Science Center starting at 10:00 AM
COST: $4.50 per person
PARKING: $6.00 (pay there-CASH only)
PLACE: IMAX Theater, California Science Center, Exposition Park,
Los Angeles. Harbor (110) Fwy., south; exit Exposition Blvd., go west.,
right turn to parking. TG: 674 A2
Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France takes you through the
legendary Tour de France bicycle race that has been called the world’s
most grueling sports event and the ultimate test of the human brain.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Science (Human Physiology), Geography,
Sports
A Visit with Three Great Presidents
FOREST LAWN — CYPRESS
DATE: Friday, October 5, 2007
TIME: 10:45 AM
COST: FREE
PLACE: FOREST LAWN, CYPRESS
DIRECTIONS: Exit 605 Frwy at Carson St. which becomes Lincoln. Go
East to Forest Lawn Entrance. Presentation is in the Church of Our
Fathers. Free Parking
History comes alive when professional actors portray presidents such as
Harry S. Truman, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and share
interesting facts about their lives and times. In this small venue you will
be able to actually talk to the “Presidents” after the presentation. If you
stay after and wander around the grounds you will be able to see an
amazing array of beautiful art replicas such as a full size bronze copy of
Michelangelo’s David.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: U.S. History, Art, Sculpture
LIMIT: 20
“Big River”
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
DATE: Friday, October 12, 2007
TIME: 10:00 AM THIS IS A CHANGED TIME
COST: $6.00 per person
PARKING: Parking lot next to Auditorium (free).
PLACE: San Gabriel Civic Auditorium, 312 South Mission, San
Gabriel
From the 210 Freeway take the Sierra Madre Blvd. off ramp and go
south. After about about 2-3 miles you will come to Huntington Drive.
Continue across Huntington Dr. where the street changes its name to
San Marino Avenue, continue until street makes a Y”, take right side
(Santa Anita), continue south on Santa Anita to Mission Drive, turn right.
Auditorium is on the right and parking lot next to it.
From the 10 Frwy: Take New Avenue north; it becomes Ramona; after
railroad tracks, jog around the left side of the Mission to Mission Drive.
Follow directions above.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: History, Literature, Fine Arts (Theater,
Music) 20
SANTA CECILIA ORCHESTRA
“inauthentica”
DATE: Friday, October 12, 2007
Registration Deadline: October 8, 2008
TIME: 8:00 PM curtain time
COST: $5.00 per student
$15.00 per adult (these are $18.00 seats)
PLACE: Center for the Arts: 2225 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles 90041
DIRECTIONS Take the Colorado Blvd. exit off the 210 Freeway in
Eagle Rock. Go West on Colorado to Center for the Arts. TG: 565 A6
Selections:
Bach: ‘Organ’ Trio Sonata
Prokofiev: Quintet
Janacek: String quartet 1 “Kreutzer sonata”
Further works will be announced
Conducted by our own homeschool mom,
Sonia Marie De Leon de Vega!
MEET AN EYEWITNESS TO THE HOLOCAUST
Hava Ben Zvi
DATE: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
TIME: 9:45– 10:30 AM
COST: $5.00 per person
GRADES: 4th—12th
PLACE: EIE Resource Center—large classroom
What a chance to meet and talk to someone who lived through the
holocaust as a pre-teen and teen. This time, Mrs. Ben Zvi will tell about
surviving in wartime Poland and then she will share stories from her new
book of Jewish folktales from around the world: The Bride Who Argued
With God. Your children are the last generation who will be able to meet
a holocaust survivor. Space is limited so sign up early.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: History, Culture, WWII
LIMITED TO 40
Daisies for Katie
By Sandy Boikian
DATE: Saturday, October 20, 2007
GREAT FOR TEENS!
TIME: 7:00 PM Curtain time 7:30 PM
COST: $5.00 per person
PLACE: Pasadena Christian Center
LOCATION: 2588 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
PARKING: Free
We have been attending Sandy Boikian’s productions for years and
have loved every one! They are excellent family entertainment, and
always include a Christian message. This play is a murder mystery which
will please any die-hard mystery fan, and yet there are many lovely layers
to this story of lost faith and unforgiveness that manages to be
humouous and thought-provoking at the same time.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Theater, Christian Values
LOS ANGELES ZOO
DATE: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
TIME: 9:40 AM (Tour scheduled 10:00)
COST: $1.00 per student –and- $3.00 per adult
PLACE: 5333 Zoo Drive, Griffith Park
The zoo is across the parking lot from the Gene Autry Museum.
NOTE! Please pay for this event in advance. It is extremely difficult to
collect $ at the zoo and still get everyone in on time. If you must pay
there, you must bring exact change and arrive by 11:00 a.m.
This is a great value, since the cost of going to the zoo is up to $8.25 for
adults. We have a self guided tour, so you will be free to visit any parts
of the zoo you wish at your own pace. Remember to bring food and
drinks or be prepared to buy lunch there.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Animal Science, Life Science, Geography
INDOOR ROCK CLIMBING at REI
DATE: Thursday, October 25, 2007
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Tuesday September 28
TIME: 9:45 AM— 12:00 PM
COST: $5.00 per climber ; onlookers free
LIMIT: All ages; climbing is appropriate for age 6 and up
PLACE: 214 N. Santa Anita Blvd., Arcadia
DIRECTIONS: Take Santa Anita exit from 210 Freeway and go south
a few blocks. REI is on the left side of the street with parking behind..
PARKING: Free
CLOTHING: Wear sports friendly clothes and snug shoes. No special
gear is required.
Limit: 20 Climbers
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Physical Education