Central Coast December 2018

Family

Inside
Child Development ........ 2

Library Voice ................... 4

Fun & Games .................. 8

Safety ............................. 10

Local History .................. 12

Wordmonger .................. 14

Calendar ......................... 17

Local Resources ............ 21

Education ...................... 22

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Child Development
For most, it’s how the adults
manage the situation that
determines the health and safety
of the heart part of the new
configuration of the family.
However committed, enthusiastic,
and in love new partners may be,
the children who share heredity
with only one member of the
couple have a different experience
and therefore different feelings
is shadowed by the knowledge
that they have left the “loser”
alone. When both parents insist
on having the kids be part of
Christmas Day or when kids are
expected to eat a huge meal at
two Thanksgiving dinners, the
kids often end up overwhelmed
and emotionally and physically
exhausted.
Lighten up. Holidays are only 24

Step Family Holidays about the season than the adults.

It’s important to remember that
in the vast majority of cases, the
hours long. But the season lasts
a couple of months. Everyone
can have a holi-DAY. Alternate
by Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. children of divorce didn’t want years for the actual holiday if you
it. They often worry that they’re must, but don’t make the day
“You hear a lot of dialogue on holidays highlight the departure at fault. They have competing with the other parent seem like
the death of the American family. from what has been seen as the loyalties to both parents. They a second-rate event. It’s not. It’s
Families aren’t dying. They’re “traditional” family. often wish there were a way to that parent’s special day with the
merging into big conglomerates.” get their original family back to children.
~ Erma Bombeck As with most things, this can whatever they experienced as
be an affirmation of successful “normal.” Be Flexible about Traditions
They are called step families, reconfiguration of one’s family or
blended families, reconstituted or a reminder of all the things that However wonderful mom’s or The adults may want to start new
reconfigured. The modern family were, and perhaps still are, wrong. dad’s new partner may be, they traditions for the new family. But
often includes multiple people For most, it’s a complicated mix are prepared not to like him or her. kids are stubborn little creatures
from multiple relationships. More of regrets, relief, anger, sorrow They often grieve their former who thrive on predictability
than any other time of year, and joy. family quietly — or not so quietly and sameness. Consider which
— for years. As a result, they traditions can be transferred to
Angel Baby are often even more ambivalent the stepfamily scene. If there are
Cover Photo: © Nicole Boughton Photography and conflicted about holiday
traditions than the adults. While
kids from both former marriages,
help the children from each side
the adults are enthusiastically introduce one or two special
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Jennifer Best, John J. Cannell, Guy Crabb, Kerrin Edmonds,
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keep their children out of the
middle and appreciate what the
other parent has to offer. Yes, it
does happen.
For such families, it’s not a stretch
to create moments in the holiday
season where everyone can be
in the same place at the same
time. Mom, her new partner, his
kids, her kids, her kids’ father and
new partner and her kids, can get
together to do something low-
stress like attending an event
together or volunteering to help
at a charity. Such activities bring
people together but don’t require
one group to host the other.
When adults can manage this,
children are reassured that they
won’t lose anyone from their
family. They are invited to add to
the list of people who love them,
and can be loyal to each parent
without fearing loss of the other.
Be Flexible even When it Hurts
Unless your former partner has
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abused the children, they can
and should have a healthy, loving
relationship with each other. No
matter how hurt and angry you
may be with your former spouse,
no matter how much you hate
him or her for what was done that
made staying married impossible,
no matter if child support isn’t
coming as regularly as it should
or if your former partner is
irresponsible about finances,
no matter how threatened your
current partner is by the kids’
relationship to their other parent
— those are the adults’ problems,
not your children’s.
Separate flexibility for honoring
family holidays from unfinished
emotional, psychological, or
financial matters that were part
of your divorce. If you refrain
from making negative comments
about their other parent and
support the children in having a
positive relationship with him or
her, they will eventually figure out
on their own why the divorce was
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them support in staying solidly needs. Not surprisingly, doing
connected to their other parent. that also warms the family heart.
The holidays only underscore
the issues that go on all year. Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker is licensed as
Children of their parents’ divorce, a psychologist and marriage and family
counselor. She specializes in couples and
separations, and re-partnering
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are going along for a ride that is the author of Tending the Family Heart.
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Library Voice
Check It Out:
December Happenings
by Rebecca Juretic

More e-Tutoring Options virtual whiteboard to chat, write,

Now Available copy, and paste text or images Skills Building are also included in will create our own Polar Express
and graph homework problems. the Adult Learning Center suite. to take us back to the library,
County of San Luis Obispo Public
Tutors can even help students escorted by our local firefighters
Libraries are excited to offer more Brainfuse is available to all library
prepare for tests, and are fluent where we will have a craft and
online help for learners of all ages. patrons from any computer,
in both Spanish and English. hot cocoa.  At 7:00 we will begin
A new partnership with Brainfuse including library computers and
our movie night with popcorn
will give all library cardholders There are plenty of learning home computers, from 3:00 –
and the Polar Express.  Wear your
access to eLearning that options for adults too. Library 10:00 pm daily. Simply go to
comfortable cloths, and you can
includes personalized homework patrons can access GED prep, slolibrary.org, click on the Kids
even bring a blanket if you would
help in core subjects (math, U.S citizenship test prep, resume tab and enter your library card
like and spend the evening with
reading, writing, science and assistance, and Career Resources number on the Brainfuse login
us and a warm drink.
social studies), test preparation (including lists of popular job page.
(including SAT), and a writing lab. search links). Make Science Happen with
December Events
Morro Bay Estuary
One of the most exciting Microsoft Office support allows
December continues our “Make
services offered by Brainfuse is patrons to ask questions about 12/8/2018, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm,
It Happen @ Your Library” theme
online live tutoring. Students Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. The Morro Bay Library Program Room
with programs that encourage
can interact with tutors using a Writing Lab, Send Question, and
us all to learn, create, and Build a Water Bug with the Estuary
innovate. Our calendar is also Program. Water bugs can tell us a
full of events to help you make lot about the health of the creeks
the most of the holiday season where they live. Come see bug
and fill those long days during the specimens up close and learn
winter school break. Here is a what they reveal. Then, use clay
sampling of some of the free and to create your own bug that could
fun events for families at county live in a local creek. For school
library branches. For a full event aged kids.
schedule, visit slolibrary.org and
Prince and Princess Tea Party
be sure to follow County of SLO
Public Libraries on Facebook. 2/8/2018, 10:30 am - 11:30
am, Atascadero Library Polin
Holiday Concert with Central
Community Room
Coast Youth Chorus
Calling a princes and princesses!
12/1/2018, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm,
The Atascadero Library will be
Arroyo Grande Library
hosting a tea party for children
& 2:00 – 3:00 pm, Nipomo Library ages 4-10. This will include a
special visit from a prince and
Enjoy the sounds of the holiday
princess. Registration required.
season with a concert from this
local children’s musical group, Frozen Party
formerly known as the Central
12/19/2018, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, San
Coast Children’s Choir.  All
Luis Obispo Library Children’s
ages. Sponsored by the Arroyo
Area
Grande Friends of the Library.
Join us in the children’s area of
A Tree & A Movie
the San Luis Obispo Library for
2/7/2018, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm, Los wintry crafts, treats, and some
Osos Library special guests.
Brainfuse
On demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning. View how easy, intuitive and engaging We will meet for a story, songs,
Brainfuse HelpNow eLearning is for all ages and levels. and snacks at the tree on the Rebecca Juretic is a freelance writer and Public
Relations Consultant for the San Luis Obispo
G o t o : w w w. s l o l i b r a r y. o r g / i n d ex . p h p / k i d s corner of Los Osos Valley Road.  County Libraries. Rebecca can be reached at:
After the tree lighting at 6:30, we juretic@sbcglobal.net.

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Fun & Games Happy Holidays!

Christmas
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Winter
word search

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A number should appear only once in each row, column, and region.

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Safety
What is AFM
(Acute Flaccid Myelitis)?

Cases of a mysterious polio- do so. Most AFM patients became

like illness in children continue ill between August and October,
to mount in the US, and health and according to the CDC, the
officials are scrambling to find number of illnesses has peaked
the cause. Acute flaccid myelitis every other fall since 2014.
(AFM) is a rare condition featuring
rapid onset of flaccid weakness in CNN has reported that several
one or more limbs and spinal cord parents of children who had AFM
gray matter lesions. are accusing the CDC of hiding
the deaths of two children who
As of November 26, 2018, there suffered from the condition, to their health departments as between August and October,
were 286 cases of possible and as well as permanent negative soon as possible regardless of with increases in AFM cases every
confirmed acute flaccid myelitis in effects, such as enduring paralysis. laboratory or MRI findings. two years since 2014. At this
the US this year, according to the The Centers for Disease Control same time of year, many viruses
Centers for Disease Control and and Prevention’s own medical Protect yourself and others commonly circulate, including
Prevention (CDC). That includes advisers are criticizing the federal from enteroviruses by washing enteroviruses, and will be
116 confirmed cases of AFM. That’s health agency for being slow to hands often and thoroughly with temporally associated with AFM.
10 more than the agency reported respond to the increase of AFM soap and water, avoiding close
a week prior. An additional 170 cases over the past six years. contact with people who are sick, Most confirmed AFM cases are
reported cases of AFM are under and cleaning and disinfecting children (over 90%) and have
investigation. It is possible that AFM is caused frequently touched surfaces, occurred in 46 states and DC.
by a virus. Enteroviruses and including toys.
More than 90 percent of the 440 rhinoviruses have been found in To find more information about
patients with AFM since 2014 about half of respiratory or stool What the CDC knows so far: AFM, visit the following websites:
have been children younger than specimens taken from patients
age 4. Most of the children with with confirmed cases of AFM. In Most patients with AFM (more www.cdc.gov/acute-flaccid-
confirmed cases experienced addition, researchers found one than 90%) had a mild respiratory myelitis/index.html
a viral illness with symptoms each of two leading viral suspects illness or fever consistent with https://rarediseases.info.nih.
including fever and cough about -- enteroviruses D68 and A71 -- in a viral infection before they gov/diseases/13142/acute-flaccid-
three to ten days before the onset spinal fluid samples taken from developed AFM. myelitis
of paralysis, according to the CDC. two patients with confirmed AFM. https://medlineplus.gov/
These AFM cases are not caused acuteflaccidmyelitis.html
The patients with confirmed AFM Parents and caregivers are urged by poliovirus; all of the stool
are in 31 states. So far, Colorado to seek immediate medical care specimens from AFM patients www.cnn.com/2018/11/12/health/
is the state with the highest for a child who develops sudden that CDC has received have tested cdc-underreported-afm-deaths/
number, followed by Texas. There weakness of the arms or legs. In negative for poliovirus. index.html
are several reported cases under the evaluation of a child with acute
investigation in California. flaccid limb weakness, clinicians CDC detected coxsackievirus A16, Pastula DM, Aliabadi N, Haynes AK, et
are advised to inquire about recent EV-A71, and EV-D68 in the spinal al. Acute neurologic illness of unknown
It’s not clear whether there is fever with or without respiratory fluid of four of 440 confirmed etiology in children—Colorado, August–
more of a risk of AFM in states or gastrointestinal symptoms and cases of AFM since 2014, which September 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal
points to the cause of their AFM. Wkly Rep 2014;63:901–2.
that have a higher number of to collect timely specimens for
cases or if those states are just viral testing, including CSF, serum, For other patients, no pathogen Sejvar JJ, Lopez AS, Cortese MM, et
better at identifying and reporting respiratory, and stool specimens. (germ) has been detected in al. Acute flaccid myelitis in the United
patients. Although the CDC has spinal fluid to confirm a cause. States, August–December 2014: results
encouraged doctors to report Patients with acute flaccid limb of nationwide surveillance. Clin Infect Dis
cases, there is no requirement to weakness should be reported Most patients had onset of AFM 2016;63:737–45.

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 Saturday, December 8th 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Browse hand crafted gifts and get ideas to make your own!
Learn to make Holiday crafts and get your packages gift wrapped
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Local History
Secret Treasures
by Guy Crabb
I’ve got secrets. I can’t tell anyone
because I have been sworn to
secrecy (specifically directed
to never tell anyone). But I was
thinking; if I leave out names and
locations, I should be safe telling
you about a few things that I have
seen in people’s collections. Since
I have written three history books
on downtown San Luis Obispo
and get to publish my articles in
this wonderful newspaper, I have
had people invite me to their
home, barn, or storage unit.
I really enjoy getting to visit
collectors and see the proud look
on their face just before they open
the door to their treasure room.
I also love talking to collectors
and having the opportunity to
ask questions. My first question
is how long they have had their
collection and who started it.
Sometimes I wish I could take
a recorder with me, so others
could hear the knowledge of local
history these collectors keep.
Let me tell you about my latest
adventure. It really started
months ago when I went to a
garage sale and got into a great
conversation with the seller at a
garage sale. After talking for too
long, I found my wife sitting in the
car waiting for me. Because I had
to go, my new collector friend
invited me to come back later to
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share some of his historical items.
After a few weeks, I called up my
new friend and was invited to
come over that day. My heart was
pounding because I was thinking
of the things I might see. As I
was walking down the driveway,
I was met by “Rocky” (not his
real name) and after saying hello,
Rocky reminded me that not a
lot of people know about this
place and he wanted to keep it
that way. He said it with a smile,
but I could tell that he was telling
me to keep my big mouth closed
about his secret location.
As Rocky opened up the gate
that protects his “town” from
the outside world, I knew I was
stepping into history. Rocky built
his own small town. It was fenced
in with a very tall wall to keep out
intruders. There were big trees
and stuff everywhere. He had
advertising signs all over the place
and a huge collection of really old
automobiles.
Most of the cars needed work to
get into functional condition, but
they were so cool. There was
rusty stuff all over the ground.
Rocky had a jail that was full of
car parts and other buildings with
all kinds of antique stuff from old
milk cans to rat traps. He then
showed me some cool artifacts
from one of our local cities.
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Rocky noticed how interested I I remember one of my first
was in one particular item and encounters with a historical
then he said six incredible words,
“Would you like to buy it?” OMG.
After I gathered my thoughts, I
collection. It was the day Howard
Louis invited me down to his store
in Chinatown, San Luis Obispo. I
said I would love to add it to my can talk about it now because
collection, but I needed to know Howard passed away several
what he was willing to sell it for. years ago and I have heard his
Now it was his turn to gather his relatives cleaned out the place.
thoughts. The day of my visit we talked
for 30 minutes, so he invited me
Rocky gave me his price and I into the “back room” behind the
almost fainted, because it was a curtain. The first thing I noticed
lot of money. I’m just a retired was the big black safe that was
teacher, and although I do buy used in the old days. There were
and sell things sometimes, I stacks and stacks of papers and
don’t have that much cash other memorabilia. It was crazy.
handy. Nevertheless, I really did
appreciate him putting a price on The all-time best secret treasure
it. I still want to buy it, so I will I have been invited to see is
just save up some money or sell right in the downtown area
my dog. Just kidding; I’ll keep my of San Luis Obispo. This place
dog and save some money. had a basement and was full of
wonderful artifacts, including
History buffs love to share their everything from old washing
collections and they probably machines to local signs and other
love to show them to me because local historical items. As I walked
I have a big grin on my face and around the huge room, my mouth
my eyes wide open. I remember was wide open with amazement
being invited to look at a collection and appreciation.
of antique western and Native
American items. I wish I could share these places,
but I want to be invited back! If
There were boots, arrows, you have local historic treasures
saddles, posters, pictures, guns, or know someone who does,
clothing, furniture, chests, and I would truly enjoy a tour. It’s
lots more. It was amazing and I great knowing that much of the
felt like I was in a museum. This history of our little town is still in
was a very old collection of many the hands of our citizens and their
generations. Unfortunately, this families. Happy Holidays!
old friend passed away and his
children sold the collection to a Guy Crabb retired after teaching for over
big investor down in Los Angeles. 32 years, most recently at Charles E. Teach
Elementary School in San Luis Obispo. He was
Many owners of these collections selected as San Luis Coastal Unified School
District Teacher of the Year for 2006-2007.
are on the older side. Reach him at crabbx5@charter.net.
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Education
CS Perryess
writes
about words
THE CHRISTMAS MEAL
Just what you were hoping for —
etymologies for a few items on
the traditional Christmas dinner
table. The word turkey showed
up in English in the 1540s and
originally applied to the guinea
fowl of Madagascar (which the
English mistakenly believed came
from Turkey). The turkeys on
many Americans’ tables today are
another bird altogether, a species
first domesticated by the Aztecs.
Spanish conquistadors met their
first new world turkeys in 1523,
and brought them back to Europe
and northern Africa. Within fifty
years, those turkeys had become
the main course of choice for
most British Christmas dinners. 
Apparently, ancestors of the
word ham had their sights on
moving up in the world. The
original source of the word ham
is a Proto-Germanic word for
shinbone - this word became an
Old English word meaning the
hollow or bend of the knee, and
from there we have the modern
English word ham, meaning the
thigh of a hog (usually salted
or cured). This upward-moving
definition is a good things, as a
hog’s shinbone wouldn’t be much
of a holiday feast.
Of course, there’s the Christmas
goose. Its source is the Proto-Indo-
European word *ghans-, meaning
goose. This word’s progeny form
a multi-cultural (or multi-lingual,
I suppose) cornucopia of words
meaning goose, in all these
languages: Sanskrit, Lithuanian.
German, Old Frisian, Old Norse,
Vigil appeared in the 1200s
Latin, Polish, Greek, and Old Irish.
through
In the 1580s, yam made its way Latin, from a word meaning
into English through Spanish watchfulness. *Weg- gave us
(igname) or Portuguese (inhame) the words watch, awake, and Why not? Every language includes
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from a West African language,
where nyami simply meant to eat. 
To close all this off, the word
cranberry came to English in
the 1640s - an American English
adaptation of the German word
kraanbere, a similar berry found
in Europe, most likely named
kraanbere because the stamen
of the flower of this bere, (berry),
resembles a kraan (crane).
May your holiday (Christmas or
otherwise) be filled with tasty
food, stellar people, and general
wonderfulness.
VEGETABLE
Since 1854, we have been able
to apply the word vegetable
to humans we feel are dull and
inactive. However, as both
etymologists and vegans might
argue, this shade of meaning flies
in the face of the original vegetable
and its countless cousins.
Vegetable came from the Proto-
Indo-European root *weg-, which
meant to be strong and lively. This
same root gave us heaps of other
strong and lively words.
Vigor showed up in 1300 through
Old French from *weg-.  came to the conclusion that way
Anglo-French and
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wake through Old English about
1200, meaning a state of vigilant
wakefulness.  
In the 1500s, waft showed up
through Middle Dutch and
German, meaning to move
through the air (like the breath
that keeps us strong and lively).
This watchfulness shade of
meaning made its way through
French to English in 1802, to give
words that look and sound the
us the word surveillance.
same but mean different things.
Vigilante came to us in 1856 Why not this imagined language
through Spanish. In the early of the distant past?
1400s, *weg- made its way
The meaning shiny and brown gave
through Latin to become velocity,
us these modern words: brown,
meaning swiftness or speed.
brunette, bruin, burnish, and
By 1702, we began referring to beaver. The meaning to carry or
a band of soldiers who remained give birth bore (through Germanic
watchful, dressed and armed languages): birth, burden, and
through the night as a bivouac. bairn; (through Old English - look
This word came to English through for barr) barrow and wheelbarrow;
Swiss-Alsation. (through Greek and earlier Latin
- look for for, phor, fer, or phag)
In the 1200s, the word wait fortune, semaphore, euphoria,
was born - originally to watch metaphor, odiferous, pestiferous,
with hostile intent. Though esophagus; (through later Latin
etymologists haven’t quite nailed - look for pher or fer) periphery,
it down, the words witch and peripheral, paraphernalia, fertile,
wiccan may very well have come circumference, proliferate, conifer,
through Germanic languages refer, prefer, infer, confer, transfer,
from *weg-. offer, differ, aquifer, ferret.
BEAR I can hardly bear it.
I’ve always assumed that — like
most homonyms — the verb to Big thanks to sources: the OED, Etymonline,
bear and the noun bear came from Collins Dictionary, Merriam Webster, and
Wordnik.
different sources and managed
to land in English with the same
spellings but different meanings. 
Apparently not. They each come
from a Proto-Indo-European
word that had two different
meanings. So, those who
study steaming heaps of Indo-
European languages in order to
manufacture a proposed earlier
language (Proto-Indo-European),
back in some imagined time and
place, something shiny and brown
was called *bher-, AND to carry or CS Perryess writes for teens, narrates audio
books, and ponders the wonder of words in a
give birth was to *bher-. foggy little town on California’s central coast.
Find more at http://csperryess.blogspot.com,
or reach him at csperryess@gmail.com.
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December 2018 Free Ongoing Events
SUNDAY
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December is:
Universal Human Rights Month
Hi Neighbor Month
National Stress Free Family
Holiday Month
Read A New Book Month
Safe Toy and Gift Month
Write to a Friend Month
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
Birthstone: LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB, 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
Blue Topaz / Turquoise AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
SLO CO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
1st SAT 12:30am IOOF Hall SLO
Flower: Poinsettia
WORLD AIDS day

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LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB, 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
Hanukkah begins NATIONAL AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
pearl harbor DAY
COOKIE day (Attacked by Japan in 1941)

IRA GERSHWIN’S
BIRTHDAY
(Composer born in 1896)

NEW MOON NATIONAl

special WALT DISNEY’S
BIRTHDAY (Born in 1901) brownie day
education day

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11:30-2:30pm Nipomo: Monarch Club 2-4:30pm Los Osos: 2nd & Santa Maria 3:00-6:00 pm in Paso Robles City Park 8:30-11am AG Spencers Market 3:00-6:00pm Old Porte Fisheries AG 9:00am-12:30pm Paso Robles Wal Mart 8:00-10:30am SLO Promenade
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB, 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
Human unicef south pole
Holiday card day Rights Day Anniversary discovered (In 1911)
(Established in 1946) INTERNATIONAL
Nobel Prize children’s day
awardS

emily
dickinson’s NATIONAL
birthday national COcoa thomas edison
(Born in 1896) Poinsettia day day patents the
phonograph (In 1877)

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LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB, 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
NATIONAL MAPLE AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
Beethoven’s SYRUP DAY
birthday (Born 1770) caroling day solstice
oatmeal FIRST day OF WINTER
muffin day

NATIONAL
ugly christmas FULL MOON
Wright Bros. day sweater day
(1st flight at Kitty Hawk 1903) games DAY

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LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
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LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB, 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
roots DAY christmas AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG

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visit the zoo day day
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kwanza begins national

new year’s
eve chocolate day
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1st & 3rd SAT every month at 2:00 pm: FAMILY
MOVIE at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades
Ave. Enjoy popcorn and a G/PG movie. Call for
title. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
2nd FRI every month at 3:00 pm: PAWS TO
Feeling hopeless, desperate, or alone? READ at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades
Concerned for someone you care about? Ave. Come share your stories with an adoring
listener. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
Every WED 3:00-4:00 pm: PAWS TO READ at
Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave. Read to
a dog who loves to listen to children. Cost:
free. Contact: 528-1862.
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health and Every SUN 12:00-4:00 pm: Family Funday at
Bang the Drum Brewery, 950 Orcutt Rd, San
Emotional Support Luis Obispo. Enjoy the patio to play family-
Free friendly games and drums! Cost: free. Food
Confidential and craft beer available for sale. Contact:
24 hours of every day bangthedrumbrewery.com or 242-8372.
Every FRI 6:00 am-4:00 pm: Early Bird
A program of Transitions Mental Health Association
Flea Market at Santa Maria Fairpark, 937 S
Thornburg St. Browse many vendors with
2nd & 4th SAT every month 12:00-4:00
antiques, fruits, vegetables, new and used
pm: Railway Historical Museum at Santa items, and more! Cost: free. Contact: 258-
Maria Transit Center, 400 E Boone St, Santa
1765.
Maria. This bimonthly opening features
a locomotive, boxcar, caboose, railroad Every FRI 10:00 am-12:00 pm: Zen Doodle
Adult Coloring Book Group at Art Center
artifacts, interpretive exhibits, vintage rolling
stock, and a diorama to explore. Cost: free. Morro Bay, 835 Main St.   Relax and unwind
Contact: 714-4927. with the new adult coloring books. Cost: free.
Contact: artcentermorrobay.org or 772-2504.
Every TUE & THU: Youth Aikido Classes at
Budo Ryu, 3536 S Higuera St, San Luis Obispo. Every MON 2:00-5:00 pm: Historic
Architectural Tour at the Monday Club, 1815
Kids have fun, stay fit, make friends, gain life
Monterey St, SLO. The Monday Club of SLO
skills, and learn to deal with bullies without
is offering free docent-led tours. Cost: free.
becoming one. Aiki-Mites (age 4-6) class
Contact: themondayclubslo.wildapricot.org
is 3:00 pm TUE. Aiki-Kids (age 7-12) TUE &
or 541-0594.
THU at 4:00 pm. Pre-registration only. Cost:
$50-75/mo. Contact: 544-8866 or www. Every THU at 10:15 am: Tiny Tunes Music &
aikidosanluisobispo.com.
Movement at Music Motive, 3440 S Higuera
St #130, SLO. This parent participation
Every WED 10:00-11:00 am: Growing With
Baby Class at 1230 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo. program for ages 1-5 includes activities based
Pediatric nurse practitioner and lactation on music psychology and child development.
consultant Andrea Herron answers questions Cost: $80 per mo. Contact: 543-0377.
about feeding, crying, and sleep for babies 2nd FRI every month at 1:00 pm: Book Group
0-10 months. Dads are always welcome! Call at Cayucos Library, 310 B St. Join other
to reserve a spot. Contact: 543-6988. readers to discuss whatever you’re reading
Every TUE 7:00-9:00 pm & SAT 2:00-4:00 pm: and to discover, ponder, and share insights
Basic Safety Class at SLO MakerSpace, 81 S about what others are reading. Cost: free.
Higuera St, Ste 160 & 180, San Luis Obispo. Contact: 995-3846.
This course gets you acquainted with the
Every THU 6:30-9:30 pm: SLO Chess Club
space and equipment. All are required to take meets at Carl’s Jr on Santa Rosa St, 1 block
this class before using any part of the facility.
W of Foothill, across from Cal-Poly. All ages.
See website for specific dates and other Cost: free. Contact: 441-7210 or slochess.com.
classes. Cost: free for MakerSpace Members
and SLO County Library Cardholders. Contact: Every SAT 10:00 am-2:00 pm: SLO Chess
439-2727 or slomakerspace.com. Club meets at the big board on Morro Bay
Embarcadero at west end of Morro Bay Blvd
Every THU 10:00-11:00 am: La Leche League (down the stairs). Cost: free. Contact: 441-
Mother Support Meetings in North Co, SLO, 7210 or slochess.com.
AG and SM. Breastfeeding and parenting
support and information offered. Cost: free. 1st & 3rd THU every month 7:00-8:30 pm:
Contact: 242-2294 or Facebook.com/lllofslo. Drop-in Dream Group at St. Benedict’s
Episcopal Church, 2220 Snowy Egret Ln, Los
MON-THU 8:30-11:30 am: Walk-In Legal Clinic Osos. This support group is to share dreams
in 3rd Floor Atrium of Courthouse Annex,
and the relationship between dreams and
1035 Palm St, San Luis Obispo and Paso spiritual path, using Jungian interpretive
Robles Courthouse, 901 Park St, Rm 112. Get assumptions and language and Robert
help with divorce, child and spousal support, Johnson’s book Inner Work. Cost: free.
domestic violence, guardianship, civil
Contact: bobpelfrey@charter.net.
harassment, and name or gender change.
3rd WED of every month at 6:30 pm:
Every TUE & THU at 1:30 pm: Legal Clinic for
Prepared & Natural Childbirth Classes at Twin
Self-Represented Litigants at the SLO County Cities Community Hospital, 1220 Las Tablas
Courthouse Law Library, 1050 Monterey
Rd, Templeton. This six-series class includes
St, SLO, #125. One-on-one legal advice for lecture, hands-on demos, and technique
persons filing divorces w/o an attorney, and
practice. Cost: free. Contact: 434-4654.
a document preparer to assist in completing
court-required forms. Cost: free. Contact: 2nd THU of every month at 6:30 pm:
788-3418. Breastfeeding Basics at Twin Cities
Community Hospital, 1100 Las Tablas Rd,
Every TUE & THU at 1:30 pm: Divorce & Child Templeton. Learn about practical aspects
Support Workshops at SLO Court Support of feeding your newborn from a Lactation
Services, 1120 Mill St, Ste A, San Luis Obispo
Consultant. Cost: free. Contact: 239-4443.
and Paso Robles Courthouse, 901 Park St,
Paso Robles. Help is provided for divorce, Every THU-FRI 12:00-5:00 pm & SAT 11:00
child support, custody and/or visitation am-5:00 pm: Exploration Station Interactive
orders. An overview of the legal process is Science Center welcomes families at 867
followed by time to prepare forms and ask Ramona Ave, Grover Beach. Cost: $2-3.
questions. Cost: free. Contact: 788-3418. Contact: 473-1421 or explorationstation.org.
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Local Resources
2nd THU of every month 6:00-7:00 pm: Grief
Support Group at Central Coast Hospice,
253 Granada Dr, Ste D, San Luis Obispo. Free
group for anyone suffering the loss of a loved
one who is in need of support. Contact: 540-
6020.
2nd SAT of every month FEB-NOV at 9:00
am: Santa Maria Parks & Rec Dept offers free
docent-led nature walks in Los Flores Ranch,
6271 Dominion Rd, Santa Maria. Cost: free.
Contact: 925-0951.
2nd MON every month 6:30-8:00 pm:
Caregiver Support Group at Cayucos
Community Church, Ocean Ave & S 3rd St.
Free support for caregivers helping with
long-term illness, memory loss, dementia,
and Alzheimer’s. Contact: 458-7484.
Every MON 10:00 am-2:00 pm: Remain
Independent Despite Vision Loss at Santa
Maria Terrace, 1405 E Main St. New ways of
doing daily tasks are taught by the Braille
Institute, such as home management,
traveling, and using talking library books.
Contact: 462-1225.
2nd & 4th MON every month at 6:30 pm: MOPS
(Mothers of Preschoolers) meet at Pacific
Christian Church, 3435 Santa Maria Way,
Santa Maria. Childcare is provided.  Contact:
934-3491 or www.pacificchristian.net.
Every TUE 3:00-6:00 pm & FRI 3:00-5:30 pm:
Teen Wellness Program at Arroyo Grande
EOC Health Services Clinic, 1152 E Grand
Ave. Health services, including reproductive
health, in a safe environment to screen,
assess, and provide intervention. Appts
preferred. Contact: 489-4026.
1st WED every month at 9:00 am: Senior
Health Screening at First United Methodist
Church, 275 N Halcyon Rd, Arroyo Grande.
Free and low-cost services for ages 50
and older: blood pressure, pulse, weight,
cholesterol, screening for anemia and
diabetes, nutritional counseling, and medical
referrals. Contact: 481-2692 or 788-0827.
1st WED every month at 12:00 pm: Disabled
American Veterans luncheon at Veterans
Memorial Bldg, 313 W Tunnell St, Santa Maria.
Contact: 345-0402.
Every WED 5:30-7:00 pm: Widowed Support
Group at New Life Church, 990 James Way,
Rm 14, Pismo Beach. Offered by Hospice of
SLO Co. Contact: 544-2266 or hospiceslo.org.
Every TUE at 7:00 pm: Al-Anon Family
Support Group at Luis OASIS Senior Center,
420 Soares Ave, Orcutt. Contact: 937-9750.
3rd WED every month at 7:00 pm: How to
Survive Divorce seminar at SLO Women’s
Community Center, 1124 Nipomo St #D, SLO.
Tips and suggestions for handling family
law issues. Cost: $10. Contact: 544-9313 to
register.
4th TUE every month at 5:30 pm: Legal Clinic
for Self-Represented Litigants at SLO County
Courthouse Law Library, 1050 Monterey
St, SLO, #125. One-on-one legal advice for
persons filing divorces w/o an attorney, and
a document preparer to assist in completing
court-required forms. Cost: Min $40 donation.
Contact: 544-9313.
RISE offers: weekly drop-In support groups
for sexual assault survivors; 24 hour crisis
line; advocacy; peer counseling; prevention,
empowerment and education. Contact: 545-
8888 or www.sarpcenter.org.
Every SAT 11:00 am-3:00 pm: ADOPT A PET at
Petco, 2051 Theater Dr, in Paso Robles. Cats
from NCHS and dogs from Short n’ Sweet
Dog Rescue. Contact: 466-5403.
Every MON 2:00-4:00 pm & WED 3:00-5:00 pm:
Jacks’ Adaptive Toy Lending Library-Jack’s
Helping Hand at Central Coast Gymnastics, 21
Zaca Lane, #100, San Luis Obispo. Traditional
and adaptive toys for children with all types
of disabilities to check out. In-home appts
available. Cost: free! Contact: 547-1914 or
www.jackshelpinghand.org.
Every TUE 2:00-5:00 pm & FRI 4:00-7:00 pm:
Jacks’ Adaptive Toy Lending Library - Jack’s
Helping Hand at Pat’s Place in Nipomo
Recreation Community Rm, 671 W Tefft St,
Ste 2, Nipomo.  Toys for kids with all types
of disabilities to check out. In-home appts
avail. Cost-free! Contact: 547-1914 or www.
jackshelpinghand.org.
Every TUE 5:30-6:30 pm: Citizenship Classes
at SLO County Library, 995 Palm St, SLO.
All classes are bilingual, with all materials
covered in 8 classes. No registration required.
Cost: free. Contact: slolibrary.org or 781-4187.
Every FRI at 7:00 pm: Senior Ballroom
Dancing at Madonna Inn. Look left of the
bandstand for sign: Senior Dancers. Dance,
chat and listen to good music. No fees; no
dues; just fun! Contact: 489-5481 or dg17@
juno.com.
Literacy Council for San Luis Obispo County
has an ongoing and urgent need for volunteer
tutors and offers free training in SLO. Contact:
541-4219 or www.sloliteracy.org.
1st THU every month at 6:15 pm: Commission
on the Status of Women meets at Coast
National Bank, 500 Marsh St, SLO. This
official advisory group to SLO County Board
of Supervisors identifies issues of concern
to women that are not the focus of other
advocacy or advisory organizations. Contact:
788-3406.
Morro Bay Museum of Natural History
Adventures With Nature & Mind Walks
schedule is at: ccnha.org/naturewalks.html.
Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens
offers many free services: Senior Connection
for connecting callers with local resources;
one on one Medicare assistance, advice and
referrals for long term care, and help with
billing and appeals; Vial of Life kits with
medical info for emergency responders; a
Senior Resource Directory for SLO and SB
counties, and more. Contact: 925-9554 or
www.centralcoastseniors.org.
Hospice of SLO County provides free grief
counseling, individual and family support,
counseling, crisis intervention, and wellness
education to those with a life-limiting illness,
their families, and the bereaved in SLO and
Paso. Contact: 544-2266.
Volunteer as a Good Neighbor!  Make a
difference in the life of an older or disabled
adult. Training is monthly at Wilshire
Community Services, 285 South St, Ste J, SLO.
Contact: 547-7025 x 17.
Volunteer at San Luis Obispo Museum of Art!
Stop by at 1010 Broad St (Mission Plaza) or
email volunteer@sloma.org for information
about multiple volunteer opportunities.
San Luis Obispo Senior Center offers health
screening, legal services, meals, exercise,
bridge, and bingo at 1445 Santa Rosa St.
Contact: 781-7306.
Central Coast Astronomical Society sponsors
a Dark Sky Star Party every month at
Santa Margarita Lake KOA Campground
at sunset. CCAS sponsors guest speakers
and public education programs. Find the
CCAS event calendar, weather condition
updates, and local resources at: www.
centralcoastastronomy.org.
San Luis Coastal Adult School’s Parent
Participation Program offers Core Parenting
and Enrichment classes at centers in San Luis
Obispo, Morro Bay, and Los Osos. Parent and
child activity classes, individual peer support,
and education for parents and caregivers.
Contact: 549-1222 or parentparticipation.org.
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Alternative Education
Central Coast families are fortunate to have a wide variety of quality
choices for their children’s education. Following are some options for
those seeking secular alternative education in our region.
For more information about local private, independent, nature based,
and religious schools, visit: cde.ca.gov/re/sd
Parent Participation. San Luis Coastal
Adult School offers core classes
to enhance parenting skills, meet
other families, and allow children
to play with peers. Also enrichment
classes such as Spanish, Cooking,
and Gardening, and a Cooperative
Preschool at CL Smith. Contact: 549-
1222 or parentparticipation.org.
Charter Schools
CAVA – California Virtual Academies
and K¹² give kids the chance to
learn at their own pace. Online
schooling is aligned with California
state standards. Teacher support as
needed, meetings and work samples
required quarterly. Contact: (866)
339-6790, caliva.org, or k12.com.
Family Partnership. A tuition-free
K-12 independent study public school
serving Santa Barbara, San Luis
Obispo, and Ventura counties. Home
study charter schools in San Luis
Obispo (1981 Vicente Dr), Morro Bay,
Solvang, Santa Maria, and Cambria.
Meet with teachers weekly and turn
in work samples. Contact: 348-3333
or fpcharter.org.
Olive Grove. Independent study
home school with sites in San Luis
Obispo (165 Grand Ave), Santa
Maria, Lompoc, Los Olivos, and
Santa Barbara. Meet with teacher
weekly and turn in work samples.
Enrichment classes also offered.
Contact: 543-2701 or sbceoportal.
org/losolivos.
Orcutt Academy Independent Study.
Affiliated with Orcutt Academy
Charter School at 500 Dyer St, this
Central Coast Family
434.2217 or santaluciaschool.org. may qualify to enroll in community
college as well as secondary classes.
SLO Classical Academy. Private Contact: 937-2051 x 2761 or x 2762.
school. Part time or full time
classical education in SLO. Part time Templeton Independent Study
options are Tuesday/ Thursday or High School. WASC accredited.
on the
Monday/ Wednesday with a Friday Weekly meeting with teacher.
enrichment day. Contact: 548-8700 Opportunity for early graduation
or sloclassicalacademy.com. and concurrent Cuesta College
Central Coast
Wishing Well School in Los Osos enrollment. In Templeton and SLO
offers pre-school, mixed age at Los Ranchos Elementary School.
kindergarden, and 1st-3rd grades. Contact 434-5833 or tae.tusd.
The approach (educating the whole ca.schoolloop.com/tishs.
child: head, heart, and hands) is Trivium Charter Schools in Lompoc,
based on Rudolf Steiner’s Waldorf Santa Maria, and Arroyo Grande
model. Contact: 235-4401. offer a hybrid program of classical
Children’s House Montessori project-based classes 2 days per
School in Atascadero strives to help week and homeschool 3 days
each child reach his/her greatest per week. Contact: 489-7474 or
potential, by embracing learning triviumcharter.org.
and appreciating and respecting
the world. Contact: 466-5068 or West Mall Alternative School.
childrenshouse.cc. Independent Study Home School
in Atascadero. Contact: 462-4238
Montessori Children’s School in San or edline.net/pages/West_Mall_
Luis Obispo seeks to inspire a passion Alternative.
for excellence, to nurture curiosity,
creativity and imagination, and to Paso Robles Joint Unified School
free program offers home study and awaken the human spirit of every District Home School & Independent
blended classroom/home study for child. Ages 3-12. Contact: 544-6691 Study Program serves K-8th grade.
grades K-8. Contact: 938-8934 or or montessoriofslo.com. Students and parents work one-on-
orcuttacademycharter.net. one with teachers, receive lesson
Central Coast Montessori School in plans, textbooks, and teachers’
Morro Bay offers a rich, individualized editions for all subjects. Classes,
Summit Academy charter school
serves K-12 grades, and provides academic environment to promote enrichment activities, and field trips
independence and optimum scholastic are also offered. Contact: 769-1675.
personalized home-based learning
that fosters investigation, skill achievement. Contact: 772-9317 or
centralcoastmontessori.com.
development and creativity, and Homeschool Organizations
lifelong curiosity. Contact: (818) 450- Heritage Montessori Preschool
Homeschool Association of California
9810 or summitacademyca.org. in San Luis Obispo provides an
is an inclusive organization offering
enriching and loving environment in campouts, conferences, statewide
Nature Based Schools a beautiful country setting. Waldorf
support, a website with excerpts
and Montessori based for ages 2.5-5 from education code books, and
Outside Now. Summer, after-school,
years. Contact: 235-5589. links. Contact: hsc.org.
and private nature-based education
in San Luis Obispo County. Contact: Academics and More is a Homeschool
541-9900 or outsidenow.org. California Homeschool Network is
Helper class for 7th-8th grade at
a grassroots organization to protect
Ludwick Community Center in SLO.
Delphinus School of Natural History Offered in partnership with City of the right of parents to educate their
A unique, regional, outdoor science SLO, this class includes a convenient children. Website offers current state
program in San Luis Obispo, for cost-effective way for students to and federal laws. Contact: (800) 327-
elementary through middle school gain access to a tutor, community 5339 or californiahomeschool.net.
students. Programs are engaging, involvement, assistance with their
interactive, student driven, and school work, time management and Homeschoolers of the Central Coast.
designed to foster self-expression organization skills, and more. Contact: Yahoo! group meeting regularly for
and environmental stewardship. EarthAdventuresForKids.com. interaction and field trips: groups.
Contact: delphinusschool.org. yahoo.com/group/Homeschoolers_of_
Public Schools the_Central_Coast.
Independent Schools
Cambria Montessori Learning Center. Santa Maria Inclusive Learners.
Clarity Steiner School in Nipomo. Tuition-free public school in Morro Yahoo! group with free homeschool
Waldorf education for first and Bay for grades K-6th through the enrichment and support: groups.
second graders. Class meets four Family Partnership Charter School. yahoo.com/group/santa_maria_
days per week. Contact: 929-6878. Contact: 927-2337, 541-2412 or inclusive_learners.
familypartnershipschool.com.
Santa Lucia School on 5 acres in Templeton Unified School District
Templeton. Peace education for Santa Maria Joint Union Home School. K-8 Home Schooling program.
over 25 years. Integrated curriculum Accredited high school program at Contact: 434-5840 or tae.tusd.ca.
founded on life experiences, in- Santa Maria Public Library. Interactive schoolloop.com.
depth study, and active immersion in student-parent-teacher partnerships
the arts for grades 1-8. Attendance provide educational resources, a
Mon-Thu with homeschool Fridays. mentor teacher, and eligibilty for Please submit updates, corrections, or news
Carpooling encouraged. Contact: sports, clubs, and activities. Students about resources to: ccfamilyed@gmail.com.
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