Community Opportunities

Our Enrichment Dance Teacher, Eileen King, has some wonderful dance class opportunities. Look at the Unity School of Dance web page for more information: http://www.unityschoolofdance.com

Berry Systems for Temperate Climates-A review of every edible berry you can grow-lots of tasty samples included.
Registration + Suggested Donation (Summer Class Series)
Suggested Donation: $40 to $80 each class. Worktrade available.
For ?'s or registration contact Heiko at (541)-485-7245 or urbanecogardens@gmail.com

Summer Camps filling up fast at the Alvord Farm and Museum! Fun pioneer themed camps for boys and girls aged 6-10 yrs. Cost is $80 for Mon-Fri, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. Call Karen Rainsong at 541 968-1986 or www.alvordmuseum.org.

Clay & Canvas Spring Art Camp: Come for a week of half-day intensive clay, painting and mosaic experiences in Friendly neighborhood during Spring break. See www.danielsfamilypottery.com for in-depth details.

2740 Madison Street. Tel: 541 343 7882 Email: stevo@danielsfamilypottery.com

Daniels Family Pottery Offers:

1. High-quality high-fired functional tableware

2. Pottery Parties - Studio space and hand-building instruction for your social get-togethers. $15 per person (family discounts available for families of three or more, based upon need.)

3. Field trips - Bring a group of up to 15 students to visit our studio. We'll provide clay and instruction, and they will make something to keep forever. $15 per student.

4. Wheel-throwing classes

5. Hand-building classes

6. Clay and Canvas Summer Art Camps

7. Mosaic installations

Ophelia’s place, www.opheliasplace.net, is a supportive center for girls ages 10-18. It is our goal to empower young women to make healthy, informed decisions about their many important life choices. We offer support groups, a supportive environment for girls, a great library, resource and referral information, and a listening ear for any concerns or questions girls may have. We are located at the corner of 16th and Pearl in downtown Eugene. We are open Monday through Friday from 12 noon – 6 PM. Summer activities calendar

Peer inside a covered wagon, touch a gold miner’s tools, see an airplane with three wings, or catch a glimpse of animal life on Oregon’s oldest filbert farm. Look for George the Eagle, try your hand at archaeology and marvel at toys, tools, and hundreds of artifacts on display at 14 area historical museums.

Here is how the Passport to the Past program works: Children pick up their passports, visit participating museums, complete a set of challenge questions at each site, then get their passports stamped. Children earning stamps from at least six museums become eligible for a prize-drawing, including the grand prize of 125 silver dollars!

Enjoy your visit to Lane County’s great historical museums! Participating museums include: Applegate Pioneer Museum, Veneta; Bohemia Gold Mining Museum, Cottage Grove; Cottage Grove Museum, Cottage Grove; Dorris Ranch, Springfield; Eugene Masonic Cemetery; Junction City Historical Society Museums, Junction City; Lane County Historical Society & Museum, Eugene; Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene; Oakridge Museum, Oakridge; Oregon Air and Space Museum, Eugene; Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, Florence; Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House, Eugene; Springfield Museum, Springfield; Wayne Morse Ranch Historical Park, Eugene.

Bring or mail completed passports to any of the participating museums by October 31, 2010. The prize-drawing will be held on November 20, 2010 at a special event at the Lane County Historical Museum. Children need not be present to win.

All of these adventures and much, much more are possible with the third annual Passport to the Past program offered by Lane County historical museums. Children aged 5-17 are eligible to participate, and they can become a part of the program by picking up their free passports at any one of the 14 participating museums or the Willamalane Recreation Center.

Summer Daycamps: Do your kids like exploring, riding bikes, telling stories, catching bugs, or doing nature crafts? Then they should participate in our 2010 summer daycamps! Kids from 3 to 11 years old are invited to enroll in outdoor camps that feature small classes, experienced educators, half and full day options, local parks, and everything from bugs to bikes. For information about camps and costs, call 541-687-9699, ext. 2 or see http://www.nearbynature.org/events/summer-daycamps.

Directions to the Alton Baker Park Host Residence/Nearby Nature Yurt/Learnscape: Turn into the main Alton Baker Park entrance or follow the bike path to the main part of Alton Baker Park. Go east on the road through the park, through the parking lots and down the road that says Dead End. Go past the Cuthbert Amphitheater. The Park Host Residence (our office), our yurt, and the Learnscape are on the right, immediately after the Community Gardens. Lock your bike in our new bike shelter or park your car in the gravel lot in front of the gardens. For a map, see www.nearbynature.org.

Greetings from Elemental Play. We hope you are enjoying every moment of this summer season. Summer Art Camp was a great success, thank you to everyone who participated. Your child's art work is ready to be picked up, so give Erika a call at 541-484-CLAY, to arrange a time for pick-up. Although most of us wish we could have an endless summer, Fall is just around the corner, so now is the time to register for Fall Classes at Elemental Play. Elemental Play is also looking for teachers who would like to organize art workshops to be taught in the studio. Please call or email for further details.

After-School Program:
3:30 - 5:30pm,Tue., Sept. 14th. Students will learn clay, fused glass, mosaic, batik, and much more. The cost is $120, for a six week session.

Hand Building for Children:
3:30 - 4:30, Weds., Sept. 15th. Discover clay while learning the three hand building techniques. Learn to pinch, slab, coil, and create some combination pieces. Best for children ages 4 - 12 years old. The cost is $65 for 6 weeks, all materials included.

Wheel Throwing:
5 - 7 pm, Weds., Sept. 15th. Begin to throw pots on an electric wheel. Learn centering, throwing, trimming, and glazes. Ages 10 and up welcome (including Adults!). The cost is $95, which includes the clay.

Open Studio for Adults:
7 - 10pm, Weds., Sept. 15th, A time for adults to get together, create some art, and have some Fun! Let your inspiration grow with old friends, and make some new friends, as well. Your first visit is free. The cost of a 5 visit punch card is $50, and $30 buys you a 25 lb. bag of clay.

Thank you, and Enjoy the rest of summer!

http://erikaselementalplay.com

541-484-CLAY
elemental.play@yahoo.com and find us on facebook at Elemental Play!

Cello Lessons: One introductory free lesson, with cello provided, if needed. For information please call 541-747-7247.

Would you like to join the Village School Board? If so, please complete this application: Board of Directors Application and return it to either a current board member or the office.

The Village School Board of Directors is actively recruiting members of both our community and the greater Eugene community to consider volunteering for the Board. Please complete an application, if interested. If you are not interested in becoming a member, but know of a family or community member who might be, please let them know we are recruiting by sharing this information.

The Village School Board of Directors has ultimate legal and financial responsibility for the school. The Board is composed of teachers, parents, and community members. Primary Board responsibilities include maintaining the legal and financial security of the school, long-range planning and development, and creating and overseeing the implementation of policies and procedures of the school that are consistent with the school’s pedagogy, community vision, and its charter. The Board elects a President, Secretary, and Treasurer from among its members. All Board members are encouraged to participate in the major committees of the school.

Your Lane County Network of Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities Web Site has a Fully Secure and Completely Non-Commercial Personal Health Record for Any of Your Clients to Use for Free!

In addition to the remarkable breadth of information on your Network of Care site, there is a Personal Health Record (or My Record) that is a fully HL7 registered PHR. The PHR resides on a fully encrypted server – much like on-line banking-- and is very easy to create and use.

It has all the built-in categories for various kinds of content to be stored such as: medical history, treatment plans, medications, health maintenance, providers, insurance, legal documents, assessments, advance directive, notes and the like. Material can be typed or downloaded from a computer. Even things like lab reports and doctor’s notes can be loaded in easily. With the HL7 requirements, it also includes “interoperability standards” for syncing with electronic medical records if there is a willing provider.

But there are very unique features too—the PHR is interfaced with the vast content within Network of Care, so key information from the Service Directory about a specific agency or program, articles from the state-of-the-art library on conditions or medications and more can be directly deposited into the private record. Additionally, there is instant access to fully accredited self-assessments that can be directly viewed and taken from within the record.

The Personal Health Record belongs to and is controlled only by the person who develops the record. However a record owner can choose to invite someone, such as a loved one or care giver, into the record to see a selected section.

Village School Alumni Babysitter available for evenings and weekends. Red Cross Babysitter certified, experience with small children, patient, kind, responsible. $7.00/ 1 child, $9.00/ 2 children. References available. Please contact Cassidy Santiago, h. 434-6129, c. 221-3909 to schedule a home visit.

Childcare Available: Meadoe Turner is offering childcare to famlies at The Village School. She has completed the Waldorf Teachers Training and has references, if needed. Please contact her at 541-844-1380. Thank you!

There are limited openings available in the OHP Standard program. If interested, place yourself on the reservation list in one of three ways:

2. Mail a request. Forms are available at all DHS/AAA offices, county health departments and most hospitals and clinics.

3. Sign up by phone. Call 1-800-699-9075 or 711 (TTY) Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.

If you have children, they may qualify for the Oregon Healthy Kids plan with no waiting. Please go to www.oregonhealthykids.gov, call 1-877-314-5678 or pick up an application at your local DHS branch office.

The Children’s Program Initiative to Bring Dental Services to Uninsured Students: ODS and the Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) are launching a joint effort, The Children’s Program, to provide access to basic dental services for uninsured 6-12 year olds at no charge once they have been enrolled in the program. The Children’s Program provides access to basic dental services on an as-needed basis for uninsured children aged six through twelve who reside in Oregon. If eligible, each child will be assigned a dentist and may receive care during his or her eligibility period. The child’s parent or legal guardian will receive a letter notifying them of the child’s ID number and dentist’s name and phone # so they may schedule an appointment. The assigned dental office will also receive a copy of the referral letter. Please call Ilana for more information at 541-345-7285.

Won Tan Nara RESCHEDULED for 2010-2011: Experience Guinea Africa Trip: An unforgettable artistic & cultural adventure to Guinea, West Africa with Alseny Yansane of Ballets Africains & Won Tan Nara Productions

Dec. 13, 2010-Jan. 3, 2011
“Matching Guinea’s beauty is its vibrant culture and strong tradition of music and dance.” Lonely Planet

ON-GOING CLASSES
Dance Classes:
Saturdays
11:00 am-12:30 pm
WOW Hall
291 W. 8th Ave.
Eugene, OR

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* Enroll in school without giving a permanent address. Schools cannot require proof of residency that might prevent or delay school enrollment.

* Receive the same special programs and services, if needed, as provided to all other children served in these programs.

CONTACT the Homeless Liaison at 541-790-7220 for more information on the local school, special programs and other possible sources of assistance for you and your child.