SPRING 2008! Tutoring began back at the Care through College Center on Main Street on January 8th! Check out our other great events below… To sponsor any of the above or additional activities, please go to the Contribute Today Page!(We could really use your help to add even MORE Great Trips!) To sponsor any of the above or additional activities, please go to the Contribute Today Page. |
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Upcoming Events & Cultural & Athletic Cool, Fun Field Trips: |
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| April 19th: | DISNEYLAND FIELD TRIP for kids & families! (Thank You, Robert Gildow!) |
| March 29th: | LA CLIPPERS GAME Field Trip at the Staples Center! |
| March 29th: | (Morning Trip!) Pepperdine’s C4C “Running the Waves” Marathon at ZUMA Beach in Malibu! |
| March 17th through March 21st: | SPRING BREAK MADNESS (CLF STYLE!) |
| March 21st: | Part II of “DREAM BIG!” Series “Video Game Designing”: Special Tour of the SONY Playstation’s amazing Creative Studios! THANK YOU, tutor & dear friend, Ben Diamand! |
| March 20th: | Part I of “DREAM BIG!” Series-“Video Game Designing”: Special Tour at Electronic Arts (EA), the world’s premier designer of video games! (Thanks to Tim at EA!) Lunch at the Center- thank you Tutor Joy & SUNSET GRILL! Then-BEACH DAY at Santa Monica Beach! |
| March 19th: | “HORTON HEARS A WHO!” Movie Screening! Thank you, Jim Gianopulos, his great assistant, Dawn, ay 20th Century Fox, and AMC THEATRES! |
| March 14th: | “DREAM BIG!” Mentor Speaker- Teacher Alex Prinstein! |
| March 13th: | HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RICARDO! |
| March 12th: | HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Rachel Levitan! |
| March 7th: | HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GISSELLE! |
| February 29th: | Brilliant Financial Seminar & Pizza Night for Parents & kids with Rachel Salamanca & Aegon’s World Financial Group! |
| February 27th: | “DREAM BIG!” Mentor Speaker- with Director Joseph Greco, talking about his new film, “CANVAS”! |
| February 22nd: | “DREAM BIG!” Mentor Speaker-Western Interiors Magazine Editor Vanessa Kogevinas! |
| February 23rd: | Pepperdine’s C4C “Casino Night & Fundraiser” at Goodfella’s on Melrose for the CLF! |
| February 10th: | Amazing Style for Smiles Fundraiser for the CLF, MADISON’s Foundation, CHIME School, and the Eisner Pediatric Foundation! Thank you to the lovely Marla Michaels & Cha-Cha Weinstein for making it all happen! |
| January 31st: | “DREAM BIG!” Mentor Speaker-Marine Fighter Pilot Robert Gildow! |
| January 30th: | New Tutor Orientation @ 5:30! |
| January 29th: | Happy Birthday, Cristian! |
| January 21st: | Martin Luther King Community Fair at SMC & “Great Debaters” Screening, and Happy Birthday, Paulina! |
| January 18th: | “Dream Mentor” Series begins with wonderful Simpson’s Cartoonist Lucas Gray! |
| January 8th | One-on-One Tutoring, Tutoring, Tutoring begins at the Santa Monica Learning Center for 2008! |
| December | Holiday Events TBA-But Around the Corner! |
| November 22nd | Thanksgiving Day Brunch with Sylvia St. James & her great Band at the House of Blues- on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood! |
| November 10th | UCLA Football Game for Top Students Only Field Trip! Thank You Blazers Learning Center & UCLA for the Invite! |
| November 6th | HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LORIE! |
| October 27th | FIRE DRIVE- 12 to 4 pm-Drop off of new blankets, sleeping bags, and pillows for the San Diego evacuees, this Saturday, at the CLF's "Care through College" Learning Center |
| October 27th | 4 to 6:30 pm-HALLOWEEN BASH for Center Children, kindly hosted by our great friends at Big Time Studios! |
| October 26th | L.A. Clippers Game! |
| October 20th & 21st | CLF TAG SALE & Bake Off at the Center, to raise funds for Darfur, Burma & Africa-Action! |
| October 13th | L.A. Galaxy Game! |
| September 25th | Happy Birthday, Alan! |
| September 24th | Happy Birthday, Yael! |
| September 23rd | Castle Kashan High Tea Event & Fundraiser! Thank you Princess Lilly! |
| September 20th | Happy Birthday, Dylan! |
| September 19th | Happy Birthday, Nassir! |
| 2007 SUMMER | In addition to the Care through College Center Learning Center, which is open through the academic school year and in the summer for the following Arts & Green Programs, the CLF hosts many monthly cultural field trips, Holiday events, sports activities and recreational outings! This Summer, 2007, includes a full and amazing schedule of Malibu-Zuma Beach Surf Camps for low-income children living in shelters, as well as great collaborations with local agencies like Venice Arts and Kicks for Kids, to provide a full arts, digital media, photography, hip-hop dance and Become GREEN & AWARE class and outing schedules for the Summer. It’s going to be a great one! To sponsor any of the above or additional activities, please go to the Contribute Today Page. |
| July 7th - August 24th |
SUMMER 2007! July & August- Full Schedule of Camp, Beach and Arts, Digital and Green Events-Tuesday through Saturdays in the Summer, Starting July 7th & through to August 24th! WOW! |
| August 23th | L.A. Galaxy Evening Soccer Game-Meet at the Center at 4 pm |
| August 23rd | Last Day of Venice Arts Comic Book Design Class-4 to 6 pm at the Vera Davis Center |
| August 22nd | "Heal the Bay" Environmental Speaker |
| August 21st & 22nd | Documentary Film Workshop, Dream Mentor Speakers, and Become Green & AWARE Class at the Center, and Happy Birthday student Jasmine Romero! |
| August 18th | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach! |
| August 18th | Last Day of Venice Arts Digital Media, Video Game Design & Art Exploration Classes-10 am sharp at the Vera Davis Center! |
| August 17th | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach! |
| August 16th | Comic Design Class with Venice Arts at the Vera Davis Center-4 to 6 pm! |
| August 14th and 15th | Photography Workshops with Roger Marshutz and Stephanie Ross, Dream Mentor Speakers, Acting and Laughter Yoga Workshops at the Center! |
| August 11th | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach |
| August 11th | Digital Media, Video Game Design & Art Exploration Classes with Venice Arts 10 am sharp at the Vera Davis Center! |
| August 10th | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach |
| August 9th | Comic Design Class with Venice Arts at the Vera Davis Center-4 to 6 pm, and Happy Birthday, Patrick! |
| August 7th & 8th | Photography Workshops with Roger Marshutz and Stephanie Ross, Acting and Laughter Yoga Workshops! |
| August 4th | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach! |
| August 4th | Digital Media, Video Game Design & Art Exploration Classes with Venice Arts 10 am at the Vera Davis Center! |
| August 3rd | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach! |
| August 2nd | Comic Design Class with Venice Arts at the Vera Davis Center-4 to 6 pm! |
| July 28th | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach with Mother's Spa Day on the Beach! Welcome back to L.A. Ashley, Lisa & Jennifer! |
| July 28th | Digital Media, Video Game Design & Art Exploration Classes with Venice Arts 10 am at the Vera Davis Center! |
| July 27th | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach! |
| July 26th | Comic Design Class with Venice Arts at the Vera Davis Center-4 to 6 pm! |
| July 25th | Acting Workshop at the Center with actor Paul Campbell, of television's "Battlestar Galactica!" |
| July 24th | Documentary Film Class & Become Green & AWARE Class at the Center! |
| July 22nd | Happy Birthday, student Christopher Rojas! |
| July 21st | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach |
| July 21st | Digital Media, Video Game Design & Art Exploration Classes with Venice Arts 10 am at the Vera Davis Center! |
| July 20th | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach, and Happy Birthday, Sean! |
| July 19th | Comic Design Class with Venice Arts at the Vera Davis Center - 4 to 6 pm! |
| July 19th | CountryWide Classic Tennis Tournament Field Trip at UCLA! Thank you BLAZERS Learning Center! Meet at the Center at 8:30 am! |
| July 18th | Acting Workshop with actor Paul Campbell, of "Battlestar Galactica!" |
| July 17th | Laughter Yoga with Jason Villanova & Become Green & AWARE Class at the Center! |
| July 14th | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach! |
| July 14th | Digital Media, Video Game Design & Art Exploration Classes with Venice Arts 10 am at the Vera Davis Center! |
| July 13th | Surf Camp at Zuma Beach! |
| July 12th | Comic Design Class with Venice Arts at the Vera Davis Center-4 to 6 pm! |
| July 11th | Soccer Clinic with L.A. Galaxy Players, and "Transformers" Movie Outing! |
| July 10th | Summer Tutoring & Art & Dance Classes at the Center Begin- |
| July 7th | First Day of Digital Media, Video Game Design & Art Exploration Classes with Venice Arts 10 am sharp at the Vera Davis Center! |
| July 5th - | Thursdays starting July 5th - Comic Book Design with Venice Arts- at the Vera Davis Center |
| July 4th | Fourth of July- Galaxy Game-meet at the Center at 4 pm |
| July 30th | June 30th- First Day of Digital Media & Art Classes with Venice Arts- 10 am sharp at the Vera Davis Center! |
| June 23rd | Action-Agape Clean-Up Day! |
| June 15th | Last Day of Tutoring at the Center & Teacher Appreciation Day! |
| June 2nd | BEAUTIFUL GETTY MUSEUM TRIP! Thanks to the Getty Museum for this great day!–PLUS-Evening GALAXY SOCCER GAME FIELD TRIP, sponsored by the Levitan Family! Bus leaves at 11:30 am sharp for the Getty. |
| April 28th | Mayor Villaraigosa’s “Big Saturday” Field Trip Event to Camp Keystone in Malibu! (Thank you, David Levinson!) Bus leaves the Center by 11 am-returning at 5 pm. |
| April 21st | Dodger Evening Extravaganza! Our friends at the Blazers Learning Center invited the best of CLF’s Students to come out & meet the players in the dugout, and enjoy great food, and an even greater Dodger’s (Grandslam!) Game! |
| April 21st 11:30- | Earth Day Clean-Up with Heal the Bay at the Santa Monica Pier, then CLF-sponsored Pizza & A Movie! What a day! |
| April 18th | Special Reading: |
| March 31st | Pepperdine C4C’s Group “Running the Waves” |
| March 30th | Private Screening of Happy Feet at Big Time Picture Studios. |
| January 15th | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: |
| January 4th | CLF on the News! |
| December 22nd | CLF on the News! |
Holiday Events: Over 600 children benefited from great Holiday festivities and toy donations this year! |
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| December 17th | Holiday Event-sponsored by Disney & Icon Productions |
| December 16th | Holiday Event-sponsored by Kayo in California |
| December 10th | Holiday Event-sponsored by Topson Downs and Dynasty Fashions |
| December 3rd | Holiday Event-sponsored by California Supply |
| November 23rd | Thanksgiving Day Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues! |
| November 12th | “Carol the Cook” Show taping, at the idyllic Malibu Estates! |
| October 31st | Halloween Costume Contest at the Learning Center! |
| October 28th | “Open Season” Movie Screening |
| October 4th | Teacher Open House at the Learning Center! |
| September 30th | “Feed the Homeless” Community Service Day |
| Summer 2006 | Summer Camp FUN Enrichment Program |
| May 20th | Official Learning Center OPEN HOUSE & Grand Opening! |
| April 30th | Chinatown Field Trip - A great tour of the Chinese-American Museum, and on to a great day of fun and food on Olvera Street! (Coordinated by Joan Bang and our friends at L.A. Works & Bank of America!) |
| April 12th | "Ashes & Snow" Photo & Video Exhibition, plus pizza at Wildflour, and an awesome day of fun & rides at the Santa Monica Pier! |
| April 1st | Saturday Fun Run in Malibu at Zuma Beach, sponsored by Pepperdine's great |
| March 15th | "Who's The Man" Movie Screening! |
| February 28th | First Official Day of Tutoring at the new Center Begins! Please Click HERE to register to be a Volunteer Tutor! |
| February 27th | Clippers Game - The CLF has invited 200 children through Mr. and Mrs. Don Sterling, owner of the Clippers team, to celebrate the opening of the new Life-Learning Center! |
| February 24th | First Family Pizza Night at the Learning Center, for participants in our Adopt-A-Family Program |
