The OPEN Daily : School Updates
Free February Sundays & School Field Trips At Santa Monica Pier Aquarium Courtesy Of Cirque du Soleil
February 1, 2012 at 3:32 pm
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Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and Cirque du Soleil invite the public to visit the Aquarium for free any Sunday in February during public hours, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. In addition, Cirque du Soleil, as a part of its commitment to community involvement, will sponsor five field trip education programs, including bus transportation, to the Aquarium during the run of the show. For many, the field trip to the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium marks the students’ first experience with the beach environment and observing marine life up close.
Dr. Susan Linn to speak at Westside Neighborhood School
January 31, 2012 at 10:17 pm
santamonica.patch.com
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Location: 5401 Beethoven St, Los Angeles, CA 90066
When:
February 8, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Dr. Susan Linn, instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and nationally known author will speak about The Importance of Making Time for Make-Believe and Imaginative Play for Children from 7 to 9 PM. She will be available for book signing at 6:30. [...]
Volunteers from UCLA community work to revitalize garden at local Mark Twain Middle School
January 30, 2012 at 9:26 pm
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Whiteboards, chalkboards and writing utensils lay next to shovels, mulch, bricks and plant pots in the garden of Mark Twain Middle School in West Los Angeles on Saturday.
Search Continues For Suspect In Sexual Assault On UCLA’s Campus
January 29, 2012 at 9:19 pm
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WESTWOOD (CBS) — Authorities Sunday continued to search for a man suspected in a sexual assault on UCLA’s campus last week, City News Service reported.
Campus police say the attack occurred just after 2 a.m. Friday near the popular Saxon Trail.
According to authorities, a female student was approached by a man named “Claude.”
After a brief conversation, [...]
UCLA summit looks at future of water in Southern California
January 29, 2012 at 2:36 pm
www.environment.ucla.edu
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The summit is is sponsored by the Luskin Center for Innovation at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs; the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; and UCLA's Water Technology Research (WaTeR) Center.
State’s First Sustainable Utility Campus
January 28, 2012 at 10:54 am
www.nbclosangeles.com
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Burbank Water and Power boasts the state’s first sustainable campus, a title for which it plans to celebrate on Saturday with a community fair and dedication ceremony.
Mar Vista Elementary’s Formula for Fundraising Success
January 27, 2012 at 3:30 pm
marvista.patch.com
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Claudine Czerny and Benita Spector are both parents at Mar Vista Elementary School. They seem like your average busy parents, but start talking to them about their children’s school and you quickly realize they are a force for organizing and fundraising not to be underestimated.
Czerny and Spector are the co-presidents of the Mar Vista School [...]
Caltech Lab Focusing on Environmental Issues Opens
January 27, 2012 at 9:18 am
www.nbclosangeles.com
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The nation's most energy-efficient science laboratory focusing on environmental issues has opened in the historic 1932 building.
UCLA to see an increase in buildings certified green, reducing energy costs
January 25, 2012 at 9:49 pm
www.environment.ucla.edu
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IoES headquarters, La Kretz Hall, was the first campus building to qualify for 'green' certification.
Sustainable construction workshop
January 23, 2012 at 11:38 pm
www.environment.ucla.edu
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The seminar focused on green building and how to educate the public about green living.
Teachers receive Westchester Rotary grants to purchase materials
January 23, 2012 at 7:48 pm
www.dailybreeze.com
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The Westchester Rotary Club and the Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary Club have donated $20,000 in grants to dozens of public K-12 teachers who made requests for all manner of classroom materials, from document cameras to books to this year's most interesting ask: an aquarium containing hermit crabs.
UCLA’s plans to sell Japenese garden stirs un-Zen-like uproar
January 22, 2012 at 8:22 pm
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For nearly half a century, the UCLA Hannah Carter Japanese Garden in Bel-Air has served as a serene stopover for visitors from locations as varied as Newhall, Nashville and the Netherlands. But a decision by UCLA to sell the steep hillside property and an adjoining house to raise money for endowments [...]
