December 2025 Field Trips
To REGISTER or SIGN UP for a FIELD TRIP please do one of the following:
- Go to the EIE Resource Center
- Call our the EIE Resource Center at (626) 821-0025
- Go to our weekly PARK DAY
Knotts Berry Farm Independence Hall
This Field Trip is in conjunction with Grace and Glory Academy
Monday
December 1, 2025
9:45 am-Explore and stay as long as you wish up to 4 pm.
COST: Free – Self Guided Tour
PLACE:
- 8039 Beach Blvd.
- Buena Park
- PARKING: You can pay for Knott’s parking (expensive!!!) or walk from a nearby shopping center.
TO REGISTER: Email michaela@graceandgloryacademy.org
FOR QUESTIONS: phone 951-638-4170
Registration Deadline: November 24 or until full
Knott’s Independence Hall is an exact, brick-by-brick replica of the original in Philadelphia. Walter Knott’s personal labor of love, it is the nation’s only exact replica of the Philadelphia landmark. It is complete with an exact replica of the Liberty Bell. Consistent with Walter Knott’s wishes, Knott’s Independence Hall remains a free-admission resource. The free exhibit allows visitors to explore a replica of the Liberty Bell, view presidential artifacts and hear the forefathers discuss the Declaration of Independence. Independence Hall is open from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m and is located outside Knott’s Soak City.
The Nutcracker
by Sierra Madre Dance Center
Friday
December 5, 2025
9:15 am arrival at theater
TIME: 9:15 am arrival at theater
GRADE: K – 12th Grade
COST: Students $10, Adults $10
PLACE:
- San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
- 320 S. Mission Drive
- San Gabriel, CA 91776
- PARKING: $15.00 in theater lot or free nearby
Registration Deadline: Thursday, November 20 or until full
Join Sierra Madre Dance Center as they celebrate the holiday season with this breathtaking classical ballet production! Featuring a talented cast of 120 students, this enchanting performance promises to delight audiences of all ages. Don’t miss the chance to experience this cherished holiday tradition!
To sign up:
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Phone EIE during business hours at 626-821-0025
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Park Day
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Visit EIE Resource Center
A Christmas Carol
Highlands Theater, La Crescenta
Thursday
December 11, 2025
10:30 am doors open (curtain: 11:00 am) – 12:30 pm
COST: $15.50 per person
PLACE:
- 4441 La Crescenta Ave.
- La Crescenta, CA 91214
- PARKING: FREE
Deadline: When sold out!
This is a special field trip performance of A Christmas Carol based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens. Seating is on a first come. first served basis.
Auditorium is ADA accessible, restrooms are not.
For questions: eiefieldtrips@gmail.com
To sign up:
- Phone EIE during business hours at 626-821-0025
- Park Day
- Visit EIE Resource Center
A Christmas Carol
Tuesday
December 16, 2025
10:00 am – 12:30
CLOSED
COST: $20.00 per person (recommended for age 8 and up)
PLACE:
A Noise Within Theater
3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena
PARKING: Free parking is available directly behind the theatre at the
- Sierra Madre Villa Metro Parking Structure
- 149 N. Halstead St. Pasadena, CA 91107
Registration CLOSED. See field trip above.
The region’s longest-running annual holiday tradition returns! Perfect for all ages, this timeless story of redemption is filled to the brim with music and merriment. Create cherished memories with your whole family by witnessing Ebenezer Scrooge’s joyful transformation. It is a perfect burst of boundless good cheer for the season—and beyond!
For questions: eiefieldtrips@gmail.com
To sign up:
- Phone EIE during business hours at 626-821-0025
- Park Day
- Visit EIE Resource Center
Annual Christmas Craft and Cookie Swap Get-Together
Wednesday
December 17, 2025
12:00 noon – 2:00 pm +
COST: $7.00 per child
PLACE: EiE – Monrovia, CA
Deadline for Registration & Payment: until full
Age Range: K-12th
Please join us for a Christmas craft and get-together.
Children will be making a Christmas craft and decorating a cookie container.
PLEASE BRING 2 DOZEN COOKIES OR CANDIES TO SHARE per paying child.
These will be shared and put into the decorated container, for each child to take home.
- ★ Since this is at lunch time, we will have pepperoni and cheese pizzas. We will provide water.
- ★ If you would like to bring any other “lunch type” food to share with others, please do.
For questions: eiefieldtrips@gmail.com
To sign up:
- Phone EIE during business hours at 626-821-0025
- Park Day
- Visit EIE Resource Center