Explore the real world experience of using science and reason to solve crimes.  This session will discuss investigatory techniques you can do at home to teach reasoning skills and use scientific processes in a real world application.  Subjects covered will include biology, chemistry, math, history, government and law, and writing.

Using any foreign language to broaden the scope of a students knowledge base in preparation for higher education. How to use it to reinforce other disciplines, such as English, math, and science.

All children have strengths and weaknesses, but which do we focus on?  Learn how to identify and support your child’s strengths and manage their weaknesses.  When we focus on a child’s strength, we increase their self-esteem and their learning potential.  Parents will learn how to identify the characteristics of strengths and weaknesses.  This workshop will offer ways parents can help increase their child’s self-esteem and personal power.

Are you really prepared if a disaster strikes?  Do your kids know what to do?  Find out what you need to know to get you and your family safely through a disaster, how to prepare the kids and create your family plan. What to do if you need to evacuate, how to create a shelter in your home and what “must have’s” your emergency kit should include.

Are you looking for new educational opportunities?  Is it difficult to keep a co-op going?  Do you want to create a local learning community, but don’t know where to start?  In this workshop, you will learn: how to find a location; what to look for in a partner; how to create a cohesive group; how to use online tools to manage your group; how to set up group classes and work with vendors; how to feel the fear and do it anyway!  And at no additional cost to your parents and families.

From fossils to fill ‘er up, the California Oil Museum of Santa Paula tells the story of the back bonanza that created wealth, work and prosperity for generations of Californians. This session combines all workshops into one in order to demonstrate all the California Oil Museum has to offer. Hands on activities involving rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, fossils and petroleum are all dynamic and interactive. Come and learn more about petroleum and our museum.

We use knots in some fashion every day.  From work to play we use them on an wide variety of things. Swing sets, clotheslines, securing a load to a cartop, tying a bulky sack, camping, and mountain climbing.  Knots are handy and versatile and when you know the right one to use, they make life much easier. We will focus on some specific knots and go over some basic knot details.

Papermaking is a fun activity that every age can do to recycle and make something beautiful and useful for handmade books, cards, journals and scrapbooking.

Be certain to follow up this activity with the “Bookmaking” session (using your newly made paper) on Sunday morning!

We will take paper (handmade if you took the Papermaking workshop) and make a handmade soft book that can be used as a journal or scrapbook; for art and writings, such as poetry.

Please see the Saturday session of Papermaking!

Come and learn how to take your real learning and make it into a high school transcript for graduation and/or colleges. Think outside the traditional box!