Local Cultural Event Tonight & Lunar Eclipse:
Tonight, the Celtic Arts Center (CAC) is holding Robert Burns Night at the Mayflower Club (doors open at 4:30PM). At the same time, the earth is witnessing a lunar eclipse this weekend ending tonight. Let's give a hoot, eat Haggis, and bring culture, science, anthropology, folk tails, poetry to Earth during a Super Moon Eclipse seen in North and South America and parts of Europe.
Learning through volunteering, NEO's director is inspired by the Burbank Coordinating Council and the Celtic Arts Center's ongoing calendared seasonal events. By adding a helping hand, we meet people, learn together, and share the season.
By combining ongoing fundraising and fun this evening, with food, poetry, and tartans, the CAC is in action in the San Fernando Valley, the social event is a great gathering and occurs at the same time as a celestial event (annual celebration and the lunar eclipse, https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/images/news/lunareclipse_seasons.png).
New Education Options, fiscal sponsor of Kids First in Action at CAC tonight:
As part of the New Year, NEO and KidsFirst are learning from long term agencies how to use seasonal campaigns within Nature, with teachable moments in Science at their new program Woodland Hills childcare site. NEO hopes to advance educational family goals by joining with others seeking to support families out of reach of services at this time and still need childcare to go to work. By providing education through standard based activities, fun, and high quality services and programs to TK-5 graders,
NEO will continue with citizen science as Waterbuddy, R is for River and as a partner with GLOBE campaign protocols that rotate this season. KidsFirst now also offers Ilead services and tutoring at the new site. Director of CAC, Denise Ovaldson will be teaming with Bo in her research.
Citizen Science, Weather and Wonder:
Offering STEM with GLOBE and GLOBE storybooks, kids will learn about the snow pack, the weather, the moon, the sun, and forces that break into school science disciples or citizen science planting, taking measurements, and sending data into seasonal science campaigns. Bird counting to water conservation can make the dinner table more exciting and help the whole family to get involved in learning experiences like watching the moon tonight.
While working on private and public partnerships, NEO's director has been placing radio interviews on language arts and science integration, and in the process seeking support for program scholarships at the Califa site open during the Strike and ready for dialogue with places for children and their parents to visit this this January that will support learners with challenging content and academic support.
New Education Options working in tandem with Kidsfirst to fill their programs with new candidates that provide worker/family support. Meeting and greeting others at other agency community events can provide an opportunity through volunteering for word of mouth connections, laughter, and looking out for and finding future trainees for program expansion when the strike is over.
Interagency Collaboration makes nonprofit events feasible and more and more funders count on such interactivity to show impact:
Bo is volunteering to learn from the spider web of underpinning social services sourced from the Celtic Arts Center and the BCC's 80 plus years of interagency collaboration to give gifts now to over 500 families nearby.
Irish/Scottish/Celtic culture has deep roots in Nature and in family values, in education and in science. From poetry tonight to Santa Claus last month, volunteering in the Valley has unified needs, services, and solutions and provided a thriving example how to connect to one's service group and make a difference to families and young lives.
Year round KidsFirst is working with CCRC, Billy Blanks, NEO, and parents at selected sites:
While studying English, Arts, Science and more, the KidsFirst program students receive their innovative and supportive services nearby (both accessible and affordable fee for service programs under CCRC, ask them how you can participate this week).
Campaigning for the Califa and Desoto Woodland Hills site, Bo has her hands into programs that will provide parents peace of mind at the same time working for greater physical and emotional health. Parents and kids at Califa have access to supplemental exercise and dance classes on the Billy Blanks "Sweat Club" calendar at the same address. Kids get a workout in the program, but parents are welcome to schedule in a class or a cycle of classes this season.
NEO is working in Sacramento and Ireland with Pasco Tools and the B-Free Belize Canopy Campaign to connect Earth Science to GLOBE campaigns and new tech:
NEO's director, Bo Lebo is linking digital exploration with classroom study integration with tools from Pasco Scientific, Adobe, Canon, phones and tablets and even with home based measurements in backyards and writing a new blog for citizen science educators and parents. Tools will be capturing information in Fermanagh and in So Cal about water, temperature, weather, and natural events. From birding to tree safety and from the LA River to rainfall, kids will be able to use their observations in their math, music, or writing activities along with decoding, phonemic awareness, and problem solving. Who knew that mobility would provide options for teachers and parents to link classrooms and nature observations even during the Winter break?
"It's tangible, accessible, interesting" to do citizen science. It's a privilege to link our upcoming social media campaigns and technologies to language arts, student data worksheets, childcare, innovation, and research as well.
By helping at the bar with the meal and the silent auction, we are connecting the ancient and the new (4000 oak seedlings for No Cal and 4000 trees to be planted in NI):
By linking with "Trees Across the GLOBE" and join with other new and existing partner friends, partners, parents, households and client/participants we are less isolated and ready for the exciting, responsive, and life changing revolution that links us to California's education goals and other teachers. "As a helper tonight, and a performing arts/ digital arts instructor, science blogger volunteer, I learning that some of my best nonprofit community experiences come from helping others reach for their demographic goals or service agendas. "
From the Church of the Chimes to Kids First Kids in Woodland Hills, we are able to add elementary school student studies of our urban/rural So Cal neighborhoods to GLOBE and make words like "canopy", "songbirds", "umbra", and "thank you and welcome" in Irish relevant and danceable as a virtual or real time program that is responsive to needs in ESC NW's region and in City and County Districts 3. We are learning to grow our footprint by learning from the experiences and festivities of other nonprofits.
No Shade jokes here, get woke and head over for a great meal and good company or call in for info on great childcare and how you can join us with urban forestry, birding and the like:
For culture tonight, call the Celtic Arts Center this morning, use their website or sign up at the door. You can reserve seating for Robert Burns Night and give notice to our cook. Come for the taste of the Haggis and to see Susan Craig Winsberg and her ensemble of artists or if too late check out the materials below to watch the moon tonight. Call Kids First So Cal tomorrow to sign up your child or find out more about their terrific programming.
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Quick Notes and Newsletter like posts announcements:
For more information about ongoing exciting programs at Kids First or to donate for others, www.kidsfirst.la .
NEO is looking forward to seeing you at local San Fernando events or at Tradeshows. To inquire about interviews for new staff hires, join us in building a bigger board; we are broadening our scope to be ready for the USC Book fair, Valentine's Day, our California Big Shake 2019, St. Patricks' Day, BEA NYC and more.
Watch for posts on ongoing solutions with hand held electronics in our Pasco articles and continuing high quality programs with Ms. Reichbach and staff this Academic Year.
NEO is looking for a new web designer.
We welcome Denise Ovaldson to our classroom research program as an arts educator trainee. We welcome Nolan Luke back on the Board for 4thquarter 2018 and lst quarter 2019.
New Education Options is the fiscal sponsor of KidsFirst So Cal and a nonprofit vendor working in the field with TK-5, high school students, and literacy public/private institutions and agencies. Children's tutoring, programs, and services under CCRC are provide at individual sites by KidsFirst under Lynda Reichbach and staff. GLOBE is a citizen science program under UCAR, NASA, NOAA, JPL and partner country classrooms sending in millions of real time scientific measurements. The Celtic Arts Center is an arts/language/cultural nonprofit working with the Comhaltas, Cultural Affairs, its Board of Directors, members, artists, teachers, and fans.
www.celticartscenter.com
www.globe.gov
www.kidsfirst.la
www.waterbuddyca.org
More about the Moon, the CAC, and student activities……
Even Circles can illuminate the eclipse tonight:
http://cmase.pbworks.com/f/Stackable+Moon+Phases.pdf
JPL directions on how to watch it:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2019/1/11/how-to-watch-the-only-total-lunar-eclipse-of-2019-plus-a-supermoon/
Covered by LA Times, NPR, to Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2019/01/15/americas-and-europe-perfectly-placed-for-sundays-rare-super-wolf-blood-moon-total-lunar-eclipse/#5043d4984680
New words like Umbra…not scary event, but an event from shade or shadow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNi5UFpales
Worldwide natural phenomena, a red moon or lunar eclipse and captioned explanation by CBS News (quick summary-great!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir062upJNck
From Accuweather to satellites:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/sunday-nights-total-lunar-eclipse-will-be-the-last-blood-moon-of-the-decade/70007122
KidsFirstCanoga Park with available seats. Provide matched funds for Scholarships and help us underwrite 100 seats. Your donations for tutoring, childcare, activities, and ongoing NEO in classroom and out ongoing research:
www.kidsfirst.la
Or call us at 818-742-5099.
For your youngsters:
http://cmase.pbworks.com/w/page/6923144/Foldables
We share the moon and both birds and the lunar eclipse are worth studying:
https://news.uark.edu/articles/27456/hehr-named-to-international-science-fair-board
https://cmase.uark.edu
Call us to get your bird friendly coffee to support 2019's bird count in February and to work on STEM/STEAM teachable moments (certification by Smithsonian):
https://www.ecowatch.com/eco-friendly-coffee-roasters-2041885617.html
https://groundswell.org/a-3-step-cheat-sheet-for-buying-better-coffee/
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/making-sense-of-coffee-labels-shade-grown-organic-fair-trade-bird-friendl/
It's for more than the birds …it's to underwrite a sustainable future. Email us to put in our first bulk order before we head out with our elementary school blue birds next month:
818-742-5099 and ask for new options in your daily drink!
Classroom Explorations:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/tag/search/eclipse
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/evaluating-a-lunar-eclipse/
http://cmase.pbworks.com/w/page/46008877/NWARSEF2016
Tonight after Haggis, total lunar eclipse:
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/los-angeles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ1f2hHPUo4
Wow picture in the desert if you miss it:
http://flatearthdeception.com/total-lunar-eclipse-proves-that-the-earth-is-a-globe/
Other eclipses and background from NASA:
https://www.globe.gov/web/eclipse
Blood Moon is the folklore term, but you can study myths at the Celtic Arts Center starting tomorrow if you sign up at the Robert Burns night tonight (i.e. Haggis) or come to class and pay for your membership and the educational series at the Mayflower club this afternoon before the dinner starts today. Call and reserve a dinner tonight if you want a cultural experience (post and photos about the lunar eclipse from BH photo with commentary or without):
https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/topic/698-red-alert-total-lunar-eclipse-affecting-no-so-america-january-21-2019/
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/outdoors/features/red-alert-total-lunar-eclipse-january-21-2019?utm_medium=Email%201705796&utm_campaign=Content&utm_source=WeeklyContent%20190113&utm_content=Retail&utm_term=lunar-banner&encEmail=3D327787C33FC5E7407C052BABDFB84282A5249252C09C6378623FEE123C9031
NEO's student warblers can learn about K-12 Science and indigenous archeology, traditional environmental technologies (TEK) to hands on tracking of big date and citizen science in the San Fernando Valley with migration, snow, trees, urban heat and more.
Watch for up coming events and teacher trainings using musical linguistics, GLOBE's EOS (Earth Observer app) and more…. Write us at bo@kidsfirst.la
http://archeology.uark.edu/learn-discover/back-to-school/
Kidsfirst.la is a wonderful program that is seeking scholarship underwriting to serve 100 new children in Academic Year 2018-2019. Give now on their paypal button.