A resource for families in Santa Cruz County
Re-evaluating our family lifestyles...
I am delighted with the ingenuity, generosity and grit displayed by families, teachers and community. You keep on knocking down fear and finding rainbows!

Last week's newsletter noted that parents are "joining more intimately in our children's educations." This is a good "mini-trend" which I hope will gain traction.

I'm curious what incipient trends you thoughtful parents are noticing. What changes, new practices, fading practices, revolutionary practices do you see resulting from your time totally at home with your work and the children's work?

What affects your family directly? What changes/keeps are you making in your homes? What would you change/keep in your community, state, country, the world?

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Have a creative and bountiful weekend with your family, Parmalee

P.S. The new website launch is getting closer! The Summer Camp Guide is in process and coming soon.
Let's Support the Virtual Locals!
The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History is a great place to visit for nature and science exploration, and we want to join you as you continue to explore at home and outside.
  “ The Museum At Your Side” is a collection of hands-on activities, informative articles, and engaging videos to connect you with nature and science wherever you are!
The Art Factory's Yvette does the County in the Park Zoom time!

"Want to hear a story? Oh, I have good one for you! 😉🌿🎨🎥
Please share your lunch break with me this Friday, and if you’re on the east coast, make it your 3pm snack break!" xo Yvette

Scotts Valley Library
Virtual Yin Yoga Class
Sat, 3/28, 10- 10:30am

Scotts Valley Library yoga instructor Makiko Niwa has made some of her breathing, meditation, and yin stretches available during the shelter-in-place order. Enjoy them from the comfort of your own home here: 

Tutu School
Scotts Valley

Live streaming ballet classes for children 18 months through 8 years old
Go online and register for a trial class, or email us at: twirl@tutuschoolscottvalley.com for cost and more information.
Dance Wilder "Creative Dance for Preschoolers" class is FREE!
Or
Go to my "virtual classes" page on the Dance Wilder website
Dancenter
Dancenter has videos available for ballet, tap, jazz, conditioning
Free
Twin Flames Creative Space

Follow along with us on our Free art tutorials!

Join us as we work with 'warm' and 'cool' colors, and experiment with color to create variations on our basic color hues! 
Then we'll take those experimental colors to create fun inspirational posters!
Code Naturally
Free online coding classes during the crisis for Santa Cruz students. 
Code Naturally is moving all of its classes online for all students and parents who want to learn during this period .
Tuesday and Thursday 2:30 – 4pm
Be Natural Music Academy
Virtual online music lessons offered on Guitar, Uke, Voice, Piano, Drums, Bass, & Harp
Weekly lessons
Classes are offered via Zoom.
No Zoom account needed.
Gentle Yoga Class for Seniors
Join us for our next class this Friday, 10am Yoga Online
Santa Cruz County
Virtual Meeting Friday, Mar. 27, 3-4pm
Threadcraft Studios
with Jennifer
Fiber Arts
Sewing, Crafting, Fashion Design, Interior Design
Ohana Gymnastics
Virtual gymnastics with our sister gym
in your home!
Be safe and have fun!
Michelle
WEST Creative Performing Arts
with Terri Steinmann
Imagination, Creativity & Community!
Virtual classes beginning Friday!
LitWits
with Becky & Jenny
We make great books real!
All our literature workshops and writing camps will be in an online format. 
These short and simple how-to videos are easily accessible via YouTube and will help:
  • New users get basic Zoom questions answered quickly
  • Seasoned users hone their skills and learn new features
Virtual Spring Camps!
Explore Private and Parochial Schools
Visit websites
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