• What is Celebration Education?
• Next year’s theme
• Next year’s locations
• Next year’s costs (lower!)
• Field trips and 6-week classes
• Bonus – A six-week unit on California starting Thursday!
• Free sample!

What is Celebration Education?

Celebration Education is a totally different approach to learning, based on the way the brain works. The great part is that it is fun! Kids love this stuff!

Our activities each year are centered on a thematic learning adventure into which we integrate all our academic subjects. So far, we’ve learned with Leonardo daVinci, captured historical figures with Bill and Ted, and raided Renaissance minds with Indiana Jones.

We gear the activities to ages 6-13, but both younger and older students have participated and enjoyed the activities.

We get together 1-3 times a week, and can be the backbone for all of your studies for the year. Here’s an example of a possible week with Celebration Education:

Monday: Two-hour topic introduction activities
This is where a group of students meet together for a variety of learning experiences, centered on a different topic each week. The students may take home books on the subject, as well as a list of activities that they may do at home for follow-up.

Tuesday: Field trip
“Being there” experiences are an integral part of what we do. We have about two field trips a month, each relating to the topic of that week.

Thursday: Extra-curricular classes
These are generally 6-week classes that are more focused on a particular subject. Past offerings include math games, art, gymnastics, and filmmaking, etc.

For more on Celebration Education’s philosophy, visit http://www.celebrationeducation.com/

Next year’s theme

What’s our theme for next year? “Wishes!” with Walt Disney! We will leave today and explore the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy.

We will actually be doing “school” at Disneyland a couple times a month! So fun! All annual passes will be valid on the days we meet there.

Here’s a general outline of what we will be studying next year:

The World of Yesterday
September – December (16 weeks):
- Main Street, USA
- Adventureland
- New Orleans Square
- Frontierland
- Critter Country

Associated literature:
- Jungle Book
- Tarzan
- Treasure Island
- Horatio Hornblower
- Tom Sawyer
- Song of the South
- Winnie the Pooh
- Davey Crockett

The World of Fantasy
January - March (12 weeks):
- Fantasyland
- Toontown

Associated literature:
- Peter Pan
- Alice in Wonderland
- Fairy Tales

The World of Tomorrow
April – June (8 weeks):
- Tomorrowland

Associated literature:
- I, Robot
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Star Wars

The full schedule will be available on the Website in August: http://www.celebrationeducation.com/school.html

Whether or not you participate in Celebration Education’s activities, anyone is welcome to collaborate on this theme and use it in their own home. Join us at the “Wishes!” social network: http://celebrationeducation.ning.com/group/wishes

Next year’s locations

In addition to meeting at Disneyland, we will be anywhere you would like us to be! Celebration Education has designed a “home edition.” You can host the group learning experiences in your home, or at a location convenient to you. You invite the families that you are comfortable inviting into your home. Contact Celebration Education if you’re interested in becoming a host family: http://celebrationeducation.com/contact.html

Next year’s costs

With Celebration Education’s new home edition, our overhead is lower, which means it costs less for you! The basic cost is $250 for a group of five students for four weeks. Additional students are only $40 for four weeks. Killer deal! Take a look at the complete fee schedule: http://www.celebrationeducation.com/school.html

Field trips and 6-week classes

Our field trips and 6-week classes are almost always open to anyone, whether or not you attend Celebration Education. To stay informed about what field trip and class opportunities come up, you may join the email list: http://www.celebrationeducation.com/school.html

A six-week unit on California starting next week!

In true Celebration Education style, we’re ending this year with a bang! We will be hosting a five-week unit on California, starting April 23. Where, you ask? At Disney’s California Adventure, of course! Here’s the outline for the unit:

April 23: California Dreamin'
- Introduction
- Four regions
- Quick trip around the state

April 30: A Tale of Two Cultures
- Coastal
- Native Americans
- Missions

May 7: "Eureka!"
- Mountains
- Gold rush
- Explorers

May 14: The Wealth of the Land
- Central Valley
- Bugs
- Agriculture
- Migrant workers/Civil rights

May 21: The Sky's the Limit
- Desert
- Flight
- Industry

May 28: The Magic of Dreams
- Hollywood
- Entertainment
- Closing Celebration

We will meet on Thursdays at 1pm in the picnic area and go from there.

The first week (April 23) is free, so come on down! Even if you don’t plan to do the rest of the unit with us, come to this one to see what it is we do! Please RSVP at http://celebrationeducation.ning.com/events/california-dreamin-week-1

The cost for the full unit is only $25 a student! Students who sign up for the full five weeks will also receive their own Dreamer’s Diary. Registrations must be made by April 27th. For more information on this unit and to sign up for the full unit, go to http://celebrationeducation.ning.com/group/californiadreamin

Free Sample!

Anyone who has never attended a Celebration Education school day is invited to come to one for free. Call to make arrangements: (909) 446-5962

Final Details

Celebration Education is a vendor for several charter schools. If we’re not already a vendor for your charter school, you may request us to become one.

You are encouraged to forward this email (or parts of it!) to anyone you feel may be interested in this information.

This is a lot of information all in one email, so please ask any questions that you have:

Heather@...
(909) 446-5962

OK! Deep breath! I’m done! That’s it!

Have a great day!

-Heather Martinson
www.CelebrationEducation.com