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Our Los Angeles based Immersion programme is currently CLOSED.
Families based in Denver and Boulder may enroll in The Great Stories Curriculum.
Cosmic Citizens Club
Exploring nature, culture and cosmos
For ages 6 - 12
"So in the child, besides the vital impulse to create himself or herself, there is yet another purpose, a duty to fulfull in harmony with the Universe, something to do in the service of the united whole."
Dr. Maria Montessori
In-person instruction at your home
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Date is TBDPasadena, Huntington Garden Dr, Pasadena, CA 91106, USAChildren will learn about the 3,000 yr old art of Chinese Garden design, and explore the garden with a scavenger hunt of classical features. They will enjoy mooncakes with thier lunch, break to play in the Children's Garden, then paint traditionally Chinese Ink Wash watercolor pieces to take home.
Time is TBDLos Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USAChildren will be given a scavenger hunt with which to navigate Griffith Observatory, have astronaut freeze-dried ice cream sandwiches for dessert, watch the astronomical screening in the Planetarium, and create their own glowing star night light.
Time is TBDLos Angeles, 7924 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, USAChildren will visit a cat cafe to help socialize the shelter cats there, and after lunch, enjoy a dessert the cafe offers. Following, they will set up and execute a hilarious community fundraiser to raise funds for an animal shelter. There will be a follow-up Zoom call for the group one week later.
Time is TBDLos Angeles, 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USAChildren will be given a list of features about several plants and the biome each requires, then search the garden ecosystems to find their names, learning about many biomes in the process. After lunch they will try a prickly pear dessert, then each create their own mini polyculture terrariums.
Time is TBDLos Angeles, LACMA Way, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USAChildren will discuss and explore the answer to this question in the Modern Art Exhibit at LACMA, complete a scavenger hunt that asks them to find pieces that make them feel cozy, excited, etc, have lunch on the lawn and play at a local park before completing their own abstract piece on canvas.
Time is TBDLos Angeles, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, USAOn this half-day event, children will learn about Assyrian culture and history by piecing together an imaginary storyline using their Field Guide as a proxy to exploring the 3,000 year old reliefs. Then, they will create their own relief pieces out of clay.
Time is TBDCamarillo, 455 Aviation Dr, Camarillo, CA 93010, USAChildren will receive a guided tour of the CAF Aviation Museum, get to climb into a fighter jet cockpit, learn about the evolution of aviation technology, have lunch, enjoy dessert at a classic American diner, play at Mission Oaks Park, and build their own model airplanes.
Time is TBDLos Angeles, 217 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USAChildren will explore Flutter with a Field Guide that includes artist Saya Woolfalk's question, "What kind of world do you want to live in?" After lunch, they will make their own dessert of colorful cream puffs, then collaborate to turn a giant cardboard box into their own immersive artwork.
May 01, 2022, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PMLos Angeles, 777 Chick Hearn Ct, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USAChildren will learn the story and premise of the show before enjoying it, then indulge in a French dessert while discussing their takeaways from the performance, and finally, head to a trampoline park to practice their own acrobatic skills. Today's art from is embodied self expression!
Time is TBDLa Cañada Flintridge, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011, USAChildren will receive a guided tour of JPL, observe NASA scientists and engineers at work, learn about previous missions, have lunch with astronaut food for dessert, and create their own craters in a messy experiment that mimics the surface of the moon while teaching about asteroid impacts.
Jun 10, 2022, 1:45 PM – 4:45 PM PDTLos Angeles, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USAChildren will study the art of anatomy at this exhibit, enjoy a picnic lunch, recieve a lesson in anatomical drawing and create their own anatomically accurate artwork. Finally, children will head to Rustic park to watch the dissection a chicken heart, learn its major parts, and see their function.
Time is TBDLos Angeles, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd fl 2, Los Angeles, CA 90067, USAFor this half-day event, which is reserved for children aged 10+ and over 48" tall, children will visit two dazzling virtual worlds, then have a Zoom call with VR creative producer Wasef Al-Kharouf to find out just how it's done.
May 22, 2022, 10:00 AM – 10:05 PMLos Angeles, 250 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USAChildren will use their Field Guide to discuss friendship and neighborliness while exploring Pipilotti's immersive heart-centered piece at MOCA. After lunch and free play at the Arts District Park, they will create an artwork using shadows, sunlight, and sand on canvas.
Date is TBDThe Huntington Garden, 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108Children will learn about and look for self-similar patterns in nature as they explore the 16,000 sq ft conservatory. They will enjoy exotic fruit with their lunch, break to play in the Children's Garden, and then draw their found examples of life cycles and constuctal design.
Time is TBDLos Angeles, Temescal Canyon Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272, USAIn 1991, before tablets and smart phones, a study found that preschool-aged children were able to identify 300 company logos. Let us instead take time to learn the names of the plants local to our communities. This series will be focused on identifying, collecting, and creating with nature.
Time is TBDLos Angeles, Temescal Canyon Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272, USAIn 1991, before tablets and smart phones, a study found that preschool-aged children were able to identify 300 company logos. Let us instead take time to learn the names of the plants local to our communities. This series will be focused on identifying, collecting, and creating with nature.
Time is TBDLos Angeles, 3663 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USAChildren will hear stories exploring the scenes in the synagogue murals, enjoy challah with their lunch, play a Jewish version of a hide-and-seek game at a nearby park, and create a mini 3D family tree of their own family while sharing their favorite family memories with each other.
Time is TBDCalabasas, 1600 Las Virgenes Canyon Rd, Calabasas, CA 91302, USAChildren will explore the Malibu Hindu temple, have lunch, and try the Indian food served at the temple. They will then visit the Bhagavad Gita Museum, and finally, create their own mala bead bracelets out of real stone.
Time is TBDHacienda Heights, 3456 Glenmark Dr, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745, USAChildren will explore a beautiful Buddhist temple and learn about the symbols and rituals within, have lunch with jian dui for dessert, play a mindfulness game outdoors, and craft a lotus flower out of colorful paper.
Multiple DatesJun 27, 2022, 9:00 AM – Jul 01, 2022, 4:30 PMLocation is TBD✦ MON - Griffith Observatory + Splash Pad ✦ TUES - Short Hike + El Matador Beach ✦ WEDS - Tour of Huntington Gardens + Painting ✦ THUR - Modern Art at LACMA + Will Rogers Beach ✦ FRI - Flutter Immersive Art + Splash Pad or Beach (kids choice)
Date and time is TBDLocation is TBDBeginning in the Miocene, hominids are introduced for their biological and intellectual ingenuity. Students will learn that there were once up to a dozen hominid species, of which only Homo Sapiens remain. They will have opportunities to create tools, pottery, and art just as ancient humans did.
Time is TBDLocation is TBDOver the course of six sessions spaced one week apart, children will learn the story of the Universe and our Earth via a collection of science experiments, creative projects, stunning illustration, and books. This Deep Time, Big History perspective inspires children for life.
Date and time is TBDLocation is TBDOver the course of eight sessions spaced one week apart, children will learn The Story of the Life on Earth via a curation of beautifully illustrated books, hands-on materials, and creative projects. This Deep Time, Big History perspective inspires children for life.
Explore Immersions
The Cosmic Citizens Club is a curation of educational Immersions that inspire children to connect deeply with their home here in the cosmos.
Every Cosmic Citizens Club Immersion dives into a subject, culture, environment, or creative expression of humanity, with guided prompts and activities to facilitate intellectual and embodied engagement of all senses and faculties.
Inspired by the educational philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori and designed for children ages six to twelve.
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