December 2023 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
Nutcracker
at San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
Friday
December 1, 2023
9:15 am – 11:45 am
COST: $10.00 per person
PLACE:
- 320 S. Mission Drive
- San Gabriel
- PARKING: Free
Deadline: Thursday, November 4, 2023 (or until full)
The Sierra Madre Dance Center presents The Nutcracker at the beautiful San Gabriel Mission Playhouse. We have to pay for seats by November 1 so sign up early!
A Christmas Carol
at A Noise Within
Friday
December 1, 2023
10:00 – 12:30
COST: $19.00 per person (no refunds)
PLACE:
A Noise Within
- 3352 E Foothill Blvd.
- Pasadena, CA 91107
PARKING:
Free parking is available directly behind the theatre at the Sierra Madre Villa Metro Parking Structure, which is located at: 149 N. Halstead St. Pasadena, CA 91107
Walking Directions from the Metro Parking Structure:
Exit the parking structure at Level 1 on the Sierra Madre Villa Ave side where the elevators are located
(see map). Follow the walkway between the apartment complex and the theatre building and you will find ANW on your right.
Registration Deadline: Thursday, November 16, 2023 (or until full)
A Noise Within’s delightfully festive, musically merry holiday tradition returns! Families love the inspirational story of Bob Crachit, Tiny Tim, and Scrooge—the perfect burst of boundless good cheer for the season, and beyond!
There will be a pre-show activities as well as a post-show activity which provides the students an opportunity to ask the actors questions.
A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens about Ebenezer Scrooge, an old man, who is well-known for his miserly ways. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by a series of ghosts, starting with his old business partner, Jacob Marley. The three spirits which follow, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come, show Scrooge how his mean behavior has affected those around him. At the end of the story he is relieved to discover that there is still time for him to change and we see him transformed into a generous and kind-hearted human
being.
Social & Historical Context:
Dickens wrote this story in 1843. At the time there was a tradition for reading ghost stories at Christmas, hence the numerous spirits that Scrooge encounters.
Nutcracker Ballet
-Lewis Family Playhouse-
Friday
December 8, 2023
9:30 am to 11:30 am (we will not be seated until everyone has arrived – please be on time)
COST: $13.00 per person
PLACE:
- 12505 Cultural Center Dr.
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
- PARKING: Free
Deadline: Thursday, November 16th, 2023
Critically acclaimed Inland Pacific Ballet’s The Nutcracker comes to life in this magnificent holiday ballet with dazzling sets, beautiful costumes, and more than 80 dancers on stage. This annual yuletide favorite tells the story of a young girl named Clara who receives a magical nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve and sets out on a wondrous journey to the Land of the Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets. Toy soldiers, life-sized dancing dolls, and a fantastic dream with battling mice, dancing snowflakes, waltzing flowers, and the delightful Sugar Plum Fairy stir the imagination. IPB’s The Nutcracker is the holiday tradition your family will treasure!
For questions: eiefieldtrips@gmail.com
Annual Christmas Craft and
Cookie Swap Get-Together
Tuesday
December 19, 2023
12:00 noon – 2:00 pm +
COST: $6.00 per child (non-refundable)
PARKING: Free
PLACE: EiE – Monrovia, CA
Deadline for Registration & Payment: When 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.