Saturday, October 11, 2008 
Hey, teachers!! This page is for YOU. If you are a teacher on the Central Coast with ideas to share,
please e-mail us so we can add to our list, below!
Field Trips
 
Resources & Training
 
Fundraising Ideas
Here are a few of the places offering tours and programs for local students.
 
Education is a life-long process. If you know of great teaching resources, let us know!
 
Coming up with innovative fundraising ideas can be tough.
E-mail us
with your fundraising success stories and help
us expand this list!

Gilroy Gardens
(formerly Bonfonte Gardens)
3050 Hecker Pass Hwy (Hwy 152), Gilroy, CA 95020 - (408) 840-7100
www.gilroygardens.org/fieldtrip.html

J. Frederic Ching Planetarium
at Hartnell College

156 Homestead Ave.
Salinas, Ca. 93901
(831) 755-6803
e-mail: anewton@hartnell.edu

Mobile Climb, USA
Portable Rock Climbing
7960B Soquel Dr. #136
Aptos, CA 95003
831-818-8000
www.mobileclimbusa.com

Monterey County Youth Museum
601 Wave St., Suite 100
Monterey, CA  93940
649-6444
www.mymuseum.org

Monterey Whale Watching
96 Old Fisherman's Wharf #1
Monterey, CA  93940
800-200-2203
www.montereywhalewatching.com

Santa Cruz Predatory Bird
Research Group
Long Marine Lab

100 Shaffer Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-459-3800
www.scpbrg.org

Seymour Marine Discovery Center
100 Shaffer Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-459-3800
www2.ucsc.edu/seymourcenter

SPCA of Monterey County
1002 Highway 68
Monterey, CA  93942
Monterey: 831-2631
Salinas: 831-422-4721
Learn more at SPCA's website

The Chocolate Dipper
1126 S. Main St.
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 754-1931
e-mail: the_chocolate_dipper@yahoo.com

The National Steinbeck Center
One Main Street
Salinas, CA 93901
831-796-3833
831-796-3828 fax
info@steinbeck.org
http://www.steinbeck.org

Wild Things, Inc.
400 River Rd.
Salinas, CA 93908
Cassie Ley, Education
Program Coordinator
831-455-1901, ext. 3
www.wildthingsinc.com

 

Chartwell Outreach Programs
www.chartwell.org
Kristen Atkins
(831) 394-3468
1490 Imperial Street
Seaside, Ca 93955
katkins@chartwell.org
Learn about their Summer
Teacher Training Institute

Hobby Industry Association
"The Academic Value of Hands-on Craft Projects in Elementary Schools Study"
Executive Summary (PDF)
Download Full Report (1.3 MB)

Junior Achievement of Silicon Valley & Monterey Bay
1441 Shilling Place
Salinas, CA 93901
831-772-6844
E-mail: markboos@sbcglobal.net
www.ja.org

JA trains classroom volunteers from the business community
who go into local schools and teach kids about economics,
how business works and why staying in school will help them
be successful in the future.
JA programs are always
free to your school.

Teach Vietnam Network-
Monterey County

21113 Country Park Road
Salinas, CA 93908
831-455-6881
E-mail: donnateresa@sbcglobal.net
http://www.vvmf.org

Your Carseat Lady
315 Johnson Pl
Marina, CA 93933
831-883-8336
E-mail:
yourcarseatlady@sbcglobal.net

 


Fundraiser Made EZ
www.fundraisermadeez.com

Fundraising with Fundraiser Made EZ is a great way to accomplish your goal. What is your goal? To raise money for the necessities of your organization.  Fundraiser Made EZ can help you do that in a very simple, easy, and very positive way.

We help support education, consumers, and business by providing a fund raising resource that is a win-win combination for everyone participating. 

Smarter Choice Fundraising
(831) 320-5995
smarterchoicefundraising.com

Usborne Books
Usborne offers competitive
Usborne book fairs, online e-fairs, fundraisers, and Usborne's exclusive Reach For The Stars!! reading incentive program to enable schools and libraries
to earn free Usborne Books!!

Plus, Usborne Books
has an innovative program
called Literacy for a Lifetime to
help support educational funding
on the local level.
www.UsborneBooksmart.com

 

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