Upcoming Events

Information on more family-friendly local events can be found at The Orange Cat throughout the year.

Upcoming Events

More information on upcoming events of interest to all of the CCC families is available in the Calendar section of the CCC's website.

Caltech Holidays

The Children's Center @ Caltech follows the Caltech holiday calendar. In addition to regularly scheduled holidays, we will be closed for two other days for staff development days (TBA). We will be closed on the following days in 2007-2008:

• Nov. 12, 2007 : Staff Development Day
• Nov. 22-23, 2007 : Thanksgiving
• Dec. 24-28, 2007 : Christmas holiday
• Dec. 31, 2007 : New Year's Eve
• Jan. 1, 2008 : New Year's Day
• Jan. 21, 2008 : Martin Luther King Day
• Feb. 18, 2008 : Presidents' Day
• May 16, 2008 : Staff Development Day
• May 26, 2008 : Memorial Day
• July 3-4, 2008 : Independence Day
• Sept. 1, 2008 : Labor Day
• Nov. 27-28, 2008: Thanksgiving
• Dec. 25-31, 2008 : Christmas holiday

Saturday Work Day Schedule (9 am-1 pm)

Parents may earn work hours by participating in any of these, regardless of their child's room assignment.

• Oct. 27, 2007 : Bunnies
• Nov. 3, 2007 : Koalas
• Jan. 12, 2008 : Raccoons
• Mar. 8, 2008 : Dolphins - (correction : 8am-12pm)
• June 14, 2008 : Penguins
• July 26, 2008 : Beavers

Parent Education Meetings (12 pm-1 pm)

Parents may earn work hours by participating in any of these, regardless of their child's room assignment.

• Nov. 5, 2007 : Beavers -- Why It's  a Good Time to Buy Real Estate, presented by a former CCC parent and expert on the subject
• Dec. 10, 2007 : Bunnies -- The Magic of Music and Books in Early Childhood
• Jan. 14, 2008 : Koalas -- Child Seat Belt Safety
• Feb. 11, 2008 : Raccoons -- The Importance of Block Play
• Mar. 10, 2008 : Dolphins -- Early Speech Development (First Words)
• Apr. 14, 2008 : Penguins -- Smoothing out the Transitions

Early Childhood Teacher Collaborative

Parents may earn work hours by participating in any of these, regardless of their child's room assignment. All meetings are held in the Avery Library from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM unless stated otherwise.

• Oct. 3, 2007 : Art Aids Art, Dorthy Garcia and Tom Harding. 6-8 pm
• Nov. 12, 2007 : Tool Time, Bet Sharry and Joe Monaly ; The Importance of Block Play, Raccoon Staff. 8:30 am - 4 pm
• Nov. 21, 2007 : The Building Blocks of Language, Colette Caggiano
• Dec. 19, 2007 : Diversity training - Gay and Lesbian, Lisa White and Arielle Rosen
• Feb. 27, 2008 : Positive Discipline Strategies, Kimberley Clayton Blaine
• Mar. 19, 2008 : Accountability/Ownership, Kimberley Clayton Blaine
• May 16, 2008 : All Day Retreat, Math and Science : Spinning, Ramps and Games
• June 19, 2008 : Play, Renatta Cooper
• July 17, 2008 : Anti-Bias Curriculum, Greg Uba
• Aug. 15, 2008 : Bootin' Out the Blahs, Judy Bencivengo
• Sept. 19, 2008 : Documentation - Child Portfolios, Jennifer Montgomery

Board of Trustees Meetings

The CCC Board of Trustees meetings are held at 7pm on the 3rd Monday of each month in the Moore Laboratory, room 239.

Parents may earn work hours by participating in any of these, regardless of their child's room assignment.

Fundraisers

• The 2008 Evening Under the Stars under the Stars was held May 10th.
• There are still many ways you can contribute during the year:
  • The CCC-Bay gives you the chance to place winning bids or outright "buy now" some fabulous items!
    Now that our Science Lab is becoming a reality, here's your opportunity to help out with the Wish List!