Learn how to prune your fruit trees with hands-on training at the Guadalupe River Park and Garden’s Historic Orchard. Professional landscaper Sean McGrail will be teaching techniques. January 22 from 9:30am to 11:30am. For more information visit http://www.grpg.org/Education.shtml. [EVENT IS CLOSED]
Photo by Stuart Pilbrow
Registration for the 10th Annual / 2011 Math Enrichment Summer Program at Leland High School begins on February 1, 2011.
Discounts for early registration and families will be available, so check the program website early.
Unfortunately, the program’s website does not yet have information about the upcoming 2011 program. But you can learn a little about it by reading the AccessAlmaden article covering last year’s program.
If you have questions now, you can contact the program director at 408-667-9277 or info@mathenrichment.net.
Updated on February 6, 2011: The program information for 2011 is now available. [EVENT IS CLOSED]
South Bay Tennis Academy is holding junior recreational tennis classes in Almaden Valley. Classes include Mini Tennis (ages 4-7), Rally Ball I (ages 8-12), and Rally Ball II (ages 8-14). [EVENT IS CLOSED]
Using the new quick start format, which uses a games-based approach, players will be able to quickly learn the fundamentals of the game and rally in a fun, social environment.
Sharpen your son’s baseball skills before the season starts. Hardtke World of Baseball is offering hitting and pitching camps at special pricing exclusively for Almaden Little League players. These clinics help build a solid fundamental foundation for little league players of any age and skill level.
Registration for Almaden Valley Youth Soccer League’s 2011 Spring 4v4 Microsoccer Season is now open.
Spring Recreational 4v4 Microsoccer is a four against four game with no goalies. This format allows players to build confidence, strengthen their skills, and have fun.
NASA Photo (nix.nasa.gov)
As a part of the Doris Dillon Author Series, author and astronomer, David Aguilar, will be giving a talk about the solar system and space science in Almaden Valley.
David is the author of 13 Planets: The Latest View of the Solar System and other space-themed nonfiction for elementary-school students.
Photo by Alexi Kostibas
Saratoga Historical Foundation is sponsoring a presentation on the “The History of New Almaden – Once the Largest Mine in California.”
The talk is being presented by noted authors and local historians Art Boudreault and Mike Boulland, authors of the book New Almaden – Images of America.
See the latest in automobile style and technology at this show which runs Jan 6-9 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. For more information, visit http://www.motortrendautoshows.com/sanjose/generalinfo.jsp. [EVENT IS CLOSED]
Almaden Valley Child Development Centers (CDCs) are holding open house for the new year. CDC programs offer before and after school educational and recreational opportunities for school age children.
Child Development Centers aim to enrich the lives of children through quality, accredited child development programs that support emergent curriculum based on the child’s learning style, temperament, and needs. CDCs put children at the center of an interconnected circle of families, teachers, and the community.
