Santa Barbara Amtrak Train Trip
2023-06-08 09:15 - 20:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | Chatsworth, 10040 Old Depot Plaza Rd, Chatsworth, CA, 91311, us
Please join us for our final field trip for our 2022/2023 school year. This is a special opportunity to ride the train to Santa Barbara and spend the entire day in this amazing walkable city. We will leave the Chatsworth station at 9:59 am and return on the train at 6:50 pm arriving back at the Chatsworth Station at 8:59 pm. When signing up on Meetup, please give full name and birthdate. This is an Amtrak requirement for the “Kids on Trains” program. Below are some fun activities in Santa Barbara. You cannot be late for this train! They will not hold the train, therefore, I’m asking for families to arrive at 9:15 am so have time to park and factor in any unforeseen traffic.
765 Pacific Surfliner
Departure: Chatsworth, California
Thursday June 8, 2023 9:59AM
Arrival: Santa Barbara, California
ThursdayJune 8, 2023 11:50AM
Train: 794 Pacific Surfliner
Departure: Santa Barbara, California
Thursday June 8, 2023 6:50PM
Arrival: Chatsworth, California
Thursday June 8, 2023 8:57PM
Some fun things to explore while there:
[https://lajollamom.com/things-to-do-in-santa-barbara-with-kids/](https://lajollamom.com/things-to-do-in-santa-barbara-with-kids/)
Alameda Park-[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alameda+Park/@34.4210941,-119.7045168,16.13z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x80e914864f67593f:0xc68124f82f40e319!8m2!3d34.4282883!4d-119.7059835!16s%2Fm%2F02vp_0q](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alameda+Park/@34.4210941,-119.7045168,16.13z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x80e914864f67593f:0xc68124f82f40e319!8m2!3d34.4282883!4d-119.7059835!16s%2Fm%2F02vp_0q)
Salt-[https://saltcavesb.com/](https://saltcavesb.com/)
Trolley-according to their website, trolley service has temporarily stopped due to Covid

Beach Day - Emma Wood State Beach
2023-06-29 13:00 - 16:00 | Emma Wood State Beach, CA-1, Ventura, CA, 93001, us
Come join us for a beach day, bring snacks, food, sunscreen, and any beach paraphernalia and enjoy this beach – even dogs are welcome! Bring all your homeschool questions too.
Really close to parking area with a few steps down to the beach.
Text 661-755-2331 when you’re on the way and I will let you know where we are.

Tracker Rob Nature Event - Tapia Park - ages 9+yo.
2023-07-11 09:45 - 16:00 | Tapia Park Public Use Area, Agoura Hills, CA, 91301, us
Join Tracker Rob, an amazing naturalist, in a shaded area and learn some useful skills and information about local plants & animals. Activities will include:
Knife Carving Project
Learning how to make a fire
Learning knots then make a Tarp-Shelter
Cooking a wild edible meal
Incredible value!
Parents are free!
Waivers will be emailed to participants.

Beach Day & Bonfire - Dockweiler Beach
2023-07-26 14:00 - 21:00 | Dockweiler Beach, 12001 Vista del Mar, Los Angeles, CA, 90293, United States
Bring your hotdogs and s’more supplies with all your beach toys and enjoy the beach with us until after dark when we’ll have a bonfire! Please bring a bundle of wood.
Text me at 661-755-2331 when you’re on the way to get our exact location.

Beach Exploration with naturalist Tracker Rob
2023-08-10 09:45 - 16:00 | Leo Carrillo State Beach, 35000 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA, 90265, us
We would take an easy walk (1-3 miles) exploring the park (doing tracking, nature connection, an outdoor skill like weaving or map & compass basics, and simply enjoying the park). Then we go to the beach for some beach fun, games, craft (using pump drill to make a shell necklace), and more.
Incredible value!
Parents are free!
Waivers will be emailed to participants.

Fall '23 Open House - Northridge Location
2023-08-17 11:00 - 12:30 | California
Come join us to see the Northridge location and ask all your questions for Fall ’23

Open House for Fall '23 - Newhall location
2023-08-17 13:30 - 15:00 | 23857 The Old Rd, 23857 The Old Rd, Newhall, CA, 91321, us
Come take a tour of the Learn Beyond The Book location for Fall ’23 and ask all your questions about our classes available at this link: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/homeschool-classes-santa-clarita/

Fall '23 Open House for Zoom classes
2023-08-18 11:00 - 13:00 | California

Camping Trip at Carpinteria State Beach
2023-08-28 14:00 - 2023-09-01 12:00 | Carpinteria State Beach, 205 Palm Ave, Carpinteria, CA, 93013, United States
Come camp with other homeschoolers on the group sites in the Santa Cruz loop. You will be steps from the beach and walking distance from the cute town of Carpinteria where you can find great restaurants, antiques, or go thrifting. You will be about 15 minutes from Santa Barbara Zoo and other Santa Barbara attractions. There is also the seal sanctuary in Carpinteria and tar pits to visit. One of the great things at this site is that there are flushing toilets and warm showers available. Whether you’ve never camped or you’re a veteran camper, this is a very relaxing time of just hanging out on the beach or doing whatever you feel like on that day.
The cost of $175 per family for the 4 nights includes your first vehicle’s parking. If you’re charged at the gate, just let me know and I’ll reimburse you. Currently, there are 2 RV spots left and the rest are tent spots. There are no hookups for the RVs but you can use a generator during the day to charge things. Can’t wait to camp with you!

Beach Day with the campers
2023-08-29 11:00 - 22:00 | Carpinteria State Beach, 205 Palm Ave, Carpinteria, CA, 93013, United States
Come hang out on the beach with us as we camp at Carpinteria State Beach with homeschool families. Enjoy some s’mores with us at night as well before heading home. Come and go as you wish, just for a few hours or all day. Text 661-755-2331 when you’re on the way and I can let you know where we will be on the beach.
Camping spots are still open as well – email LearnBeyondTheBook@gmail.com if you want to camp with us.

Beach Day with the campers
2023-08-30 11:00 - 22:00, 2023-08-31 11:00 - 22:00 | Carpinteria State Beach, 205 Palm Ave, Carpinteria, CA, 93013, United States
Come hang out on the beach with us as we camp at Carpinteria State Beach with homeschool families. Enjoy some s’mores with us at night as well before heading home. Come and go as you wish, just for a few hours or all day. Text 661-755-2331 when you’re close and I can let you know where we’re at.
Camping spots are still open as well – email LearnBeyondTheBook@gmail.com if you want to camp with us.

Whale Watching Field Trip
2023-08-30 11:15 - 14:15 | Newport Landing Whale Watching, 309 Palm St A, Newport Beach, CA, 92661, us
Wanna go on a whale-watching excursion? Here is your chance!

Tours are 2.5 hours in length, and there are whales and dolphins to be seen year-round! The boat leaves at 12:00, so please arrive at least by 11:15 to park and check in 11:30am at Davey’s Locker.
Cost $22.00 (children under 2 – $5)

Here is a recent YouTube video showing a student field trip: https://youtu.be/yL0ZeLFGcjA

Please read carefully: The best parking location is the Beach Municipal Parking Lot, (the lower area highlighted in green on the map), which allows for hourly and all-day parking. Parking is also found at the Balboa Pier Municipal Parking Lot located at 1 Balboa Pier Newport Beach, CA. 92661. The cost for parking is approximately $2.50 an hour. We suggest arriving one hour prior to your scheduled departure to allow time to park and check in, but at least be there by 11:15 am. Please meet in front of Davy’s Locker 400 Main St, Newport Beach, CA 92661
If you have any questions regarding the field trip, please call /text Lisa at 310-402-6803.

First Day of Fall '23 Semester
2023-09-05 09:30 - 16:00 | California
Join us for one of our many awesome Fall classes in Santa Clarita, Northridge, or via Zoom!

Ice Skating & Teen Game Night
2023-09-22 19:15 - 21:15 | The Cube Santa Clarita, 27745 Smyth Dr, Valencia, CA, 91355, United States
Come do some ice skating with us from 7:30-9:30pm and if you get tired of skating, there will be teen games upstairs 8-9pm led by Lizzie Scott. Come meet some new friends or see old ones.
Parents can hang out upstairs (that’s where I’ll be) and there are also food options at the kiosk upstairs.
Cost is $17/person skating ($12 if you have your own skates). Others are free. Pay for the skating when you get there.
See you there!

Blue Whales 3D Imax movie and CA Science Center visit
2023-09-29 10:30 - 12:30 | California Science Center, 700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90037, us
Meet us at the CA Science Center (open 10am-5pm) to explore all their wonderful exhibits, including the Space Shuttle. It excludes the Maya special exhibit.
At 11am, we will watch the Blue Whales 3D IMAX movie and the rest of the time explore as you wish.
RSVPs due by 9/22 at 10am.
Parking is $15 payable upon arrival.

Painted Pony
2023-10-20 10:30 - 12:30 | 15315 Santa Paula Ojai Rd, 15315 Santa Paula Ojai Rd, Santa Paula, CA, 93060, us
Now that it is Fall season, let’s meet at the wonderful Painted Pony. You will hold baby animals, pick a pumpkin, tour the farm and pet/ feed the animals.
Cost is $12 per person for ages 2+

Fall Costume Dance Party & Potluck
2023-10-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Church of the Nazarene, 23857 The Old Road, Newhall, California, 91321, United States
Join us for a potluck and dance the night away!

Last names A-M – please bring a main dish

Last names N-P – please bring a side dish

Last names Q-Z – please bring dessert

We will provide waters.

Please fill out this form with what you plan to bring so others can plan accordingly.

This is where you can look to see what others plan to bring.

Dress up in your favorite costume (please nothing scary or gory).

Feel free to invite your other homeschool friends to join!

Fall Family Dance & Potluck (all ages)
2023-10-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Newhall Church of the Nazarene, 23857 The Old Rd, Newhall, CA, United States
Cost is $5 per person and for the potluck please bring the following:
Last names A-M – main dish
Last names N-P – side dish
Last names Q-Z – bring dessert
We will provide waters.
[Please fill out this form with what you plan to bring so others can plan accordingly.](https://forms.gle/DHfFM1xT8ptnMUby6)
[This is where you can look to see what others plan to bring.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XzB_cSdbQU6WTPVRUH8ZrvBG-blXcX0W1abFYy_Eqko/edit?usp=sharing)
Dress up in your favorite costume (please nothing scary or gory).
Feel free to invite your other homeschool friends to join!
This is **not** a drop-off event, it’s a family event. Students (ages 12+) with a waiver on file at Learn Beyond The Book to sign themselves out from classes may attend on their own.

Homeschool Harvest Festival
2023-10-31 14:00 - 16:30 | Duane R Harte Park, 26401 Riverrock Way, Santa Clarita, CA, 91351, us
This event is organized by the SCV Homeschool Connection Facebook Group and Co-op, so fees are payable to them.
There will be:
Carnival Games & Prizes
Food
Kids Crafts
Chili cook-off
Pie eating contest
Relay Races
Cost is $20 per family which includes entry to relay races and cook-off as well as 20 game tickets and additional tickets can also be purchased. The fees will be contributing to Homeschool Dances.
Submit payment via Venmo to laga2821

Aladdin Jr
2023-11-10 10:30 - 11:30 | Canyon Theatre Guild, 24242 Main St, Newhall, CA, 91321, us
Please come join us for Aladdin in Newhall. Running time is a little over an hour. There is a small parking lot attached to the theatre – it’s about 8 spots, including a handicapped spot. There’s also a much larger free public lot right across the street! Come and support live children’s theatre.

Thanksgiving Break - No Classes
2023-11-20 08:00 - 2023-11-24 17:00 | California
Happy Thanksgiving!

Entrepreneur Fair
2023-12-15 12:00 - 14:00 | Newhall Church of the Nazarene, 23857 The Old Rd, Newhall, CA, United States
Learn Beyond The Book will be hosting an Entrepreneur Day. It will be open to all students and even parents with businesses can bring their business cards. We will have a table for all the parent business cards. The main focus is the kids’ businesses and teaching them about having a business. It will be a joint event for Newhall and Northridge locations at the Newhall location (about 15 minutes from the Northridge location with no traffic at that time of the day) at The Newhall Church of the Nazarene, 23857 The Old Road, Newhall.

We plan to do it from 12-2pm on Friday, Dec.15, which is also the last day before our holiday break. I’m personally hoping to get all my holiday shopping done at your booths!

We hope many of you can participate!

If you plan to participate, please fill out this form so other sellers can see what you plan on selling if they want to avoid too much competition and also want to start saving to shop at each other’s booths. Set-up can begin at 11:00am and around 11:30am we will have a time where the sellers can take a few minutes to shop at each other’s booths before the other shoppers show up and they have to be at their booths. We want this to be a time where kids learn about entrepreneurship, how a small business works, how to do some marketing, learn about the cost of items and how to set a good price for an item to make sure it sells and there is some profit. All sellers are completely responsible for their setup, including tables, chairs, decorations for the booth, their forms of payment and any change that they need to have for their shoppers. To learn about rent, the cost to participate would be $5 payable cash to Learn Beyond The Book via Venmo to Elmarie Hyman @ LearnBeyondTheBook. We will spend that to advertise the event and try to get other shoppers to come see all that you have to sell! If anyone is planning to sell any food items, they need to have a list of ingredients and we do ask for peanut-free items due to allergies. Please let us know if you need access to an outlet. We have only a few spots with that option.

If you are looking for some resources to discuss the whole process with your children, here are a few websites:

Biz Kids

10 Best ideas of kids businesses

and this is what Chat GPT AI thinks:

Setting up a pop-up shop for kids on an entrepreneur day is a fantastic way to teach them about business, customer service, and money management. Here are ten great ideas for kid-friendly businesses:

Lemonade or Beverage Stand: This classic idea never gets old. Kids can sell lemonade, iced tea, or any other popular drink. You can help them experiment with flavors or add-ins, like fresh fruit.

Handmade Jewelry: Kids can make bracelets, necklaces, or other simple jewelry items using beads, string, or even rubber bands. They can cater to other kids or even adults looking for unique handmade pieces.

Baked Goods Stand: With supervision, kids can bake cookies, brownies, or muffins. You can also add a twist like decorating cookies or cupcakes on the spot for customers.

Art and Crafts Booth: Allow kids to showcase their creativity by selling drawings, paintings, or other craft items. This could also include DIY craft kits for other kids to purchase and make at home.

Plant Sale: Kids can sell potted plants, flowers, or even little seedlings they’ve grown. They can also decorate pots or sell gardening kits.

Book Swap or Second-hand Bookstore: If your child is a bookworm, they can set up a book exchange. Other kids bring a book and swap it for another, or they can sell gently-used books.

Face Painting Booth: If they’re good at drawing or have an interest in art, a face painting booth can be both fun and profitable.

T-Shirt Designing: With washable fabric paints or markers, kids can customize plain white t-shirts based on what the customer wants.

Personalized Story-writing: If your child has a knack for stories, they can write short personalized tales for other kids. The customer provides some details, like their name or favorite animal, and gets a custom story.

Game Booth: Set up simple games like a ring toss, dart throw, or mini-golf. Kids pay a small fee to play and win prizes.

For all of these ideas, it’s essential to teach kids about pricing, change, customer service, and the importance of presentation. It’s not just about making money but about understanding the value of hard work, creativity, and interpersonal skills.

Can’t wait to come shop at all your booths!

Entrepreneur Fair
2023-12-15 12:00 - 14:00 | California
Come support some local homeschoolers’ businesses!

Holiday Break - No Classes
2023-12-16 08:00 - 2024-01-07 17:00 | California
Happy Holidays!

Annual Holiday Party
2023-12-16 18:30 - 20:30 | California

Spring 2024 Open House - Northridge
2024-01-10 11:30 - 13:00 | Congregational Church of Northridge, 9659 Balboa blvd, Northridge, CA, 91324, United States
Come ask all your questions and see our location in Northridge!

Spring 2024 Open House - Newhall
2024-01-11 11:00 - 12:30 | Newhall Church of the Nazarene, 23857 The Old Road, Newhall, California, 91321, United States
Come ask all your questions and see our location in Newhall

Spring 2024 Open House - Zoom
2024-01-12 11:00 - 12:00 | California
Come ask all your questions about Zoom classes or make an appointment to talk to a teacher for Zoom or in-person classes in any location. Email LearnBeyondTheBook@gmail.com to set up a 10 minute meeting with any teacher.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observed - No Classes
2024-01-15 08:00 - 17:00 | California
