Old Town Model Railroad Depot

Welcome to a very special model railroad museum located in Old Town—truly a hidden gem in San Diego. We recently adjusted our business model to provide a safe environment for our guests. We are now open for Private Experiences. You can reserve your private experience on our website, which will last 45 minutes for the whole group (maximum of 10 people). You will have the entire museum to yourself!

Each Experience will include a private tour guide who will explain the art of model railroading, the history of our 2,000 sq. ft. layout, and show you how the trains and features work. This is an engaging way to see the museum and a unique experience not to be missed—even if you have been to our museum before. The museum will be thoroughly cleaned before and after each group.

Use code REDTRAIN10 for 10% off your booking. Expires December 31, 2020.

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Old Town Model Railroad Depot
2415 San Diego Ave
San Diego, CA 92110
Email: info@oldtowntrains.com
Phone: (619) 299-9015
Online: https://oldtowntrains.com/

Mountain Valley Ranch Pumpkin Patch

For over 20 years Mountain Valley Ranch Pumpkin Patch has been serving our wonderul community of Ramona, CA. Our pumpkin patch is family owned and operated and we our proud of what we have created in the “valley of the sun”. We are lucky that Ramona is the hidden gem of San Diego County, the best place to get a taste of the country. Our ranch is the perfect place to social distance, 7 days a week from 9am to 6pm starting September 26th and running through October 31st.. This year we will be offering our famous corn maze, pony rides, corn cannon, and petting zoo. Along with all of those activites you can come find the best pumpkin to fit your carving or tasting needs. We can’t wait to see all of the familiar faces as well as some new comers. We believe we are a great place to create new and lasting memories with your family and friends. We wil be seeing you all at Mountain Valley Ranch Pumpkin Patch.

Mountain Valley Ranch
842 CA-78
Ramona, CA 92065
Email: markiebattaglia@jtbadvisors.com
Phone: 760-788-8703
Online: https://mountainvalleyranch.com/

Tina’s Pumpkin Patch Oct 2- 31

This year, Tina’s Pumpkin Patch has moved to Westfield Sherman Oaks Fashion Square mall in the parking lot off Woodman Avenue and the 101 Fwy.

Tina’s Pumpkin Patch is a great destination for fall fun! In addition to pumpkins in all sizes, we offer plenty of opportunities for terrific seasonal photos. Plus, the children can enjoy a train ride, visit the animals in the petting zoo and take a pony ride. There is a straw maze too!

The pumpkin patch is open Sunday to Thursday 10 am to 8 pm and Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 9 pm. We are open Friday, October 2 to October 31.

This year, due to the COVID-19 health situation, additional safety measures will be put into place. We will not have bouncers or parties on the premises. In addition, we request that all guests wear masks and practice social distancing. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

We look forward to seeing you in October!

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Tina’s Pumpkin Patch
4725 Woodman Ave
Los Angeles, CA 91423
Email: tinastrees@aol.com
Phone: 818-495-8750
Online: https://www.tinaspumpkinpatch.com/

Fall Fun at St. Mathew’s Parish School

St. Matthew’s Parish School is an independent, coeducational Episcopal day school for Preschool (3 years old) through 8th-grade students.

At St. Matthew’s, we believe young children gain a sense of their identity and self-worth when they explore at their own pace and experience success at their developmental level. Our Early Childhood program (Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten) allows students to learn through experiential interactions with materials, ideas, and other people. Play is one of the major ways in which young children learn about the world around them. Through play, children learn about language, develop intellectual concepts, build social relationships and understandings, strengthen physical skills, and deal with stress.

In order to develop students who will serve, lead, and flourish, we feel it’s important to foster critical, inquisitive minds. Our academic approach helps students develop their own driving questions, conduct research, identify and contact experts, self-advocate, and create final projects in both collaborative and independent exercises. These valuable skills begin in Early Childhood and Lower School (K-grade 4) as students develop critical cognitive and social skills creating a strong foundation for our Middle School (grades 5-8) program to build on.

Virtual fall tours and information sessions are now available, click the link below to register.

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St, Matthew’s Parish School
Email: admission@stmatthewsschool.com
Phone: 3104541350
Online: https://www.stmatthewsschool.com/

Find a Nanny with Seaside Staffing

Seaside Staffing Company is a boutique domestic staffing agency providing a personal approach to placing candidates of the highest caliber in private households. Families throughout Southern California have trusted us for over a decade.

Our services include:

Nannies
Newborn Care Specialists
Private Educators
Housekeepers
Personal & Executive Assistants
House & Estate Managers
Personal Chefs

Our specialty is finding the perfect fit for your family’s needs! Years of success have earned us the confidence to say we place the finest household staff in the industry. Our commitment is a hands-on approach, earning your trust by offering the highest standard of client care while maintaining the utmost level of discretion. Our team remains involved and accessible during the entire placement process. We personally meet all applicants and each one is subject to a rigorous screening process which provides families peace of mind in knowing they will be meeting only the very best candidates.

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Seaside Staffing Company
Los Angeles, CA
Email: info@seasidestaffingcompany.com
Phone: 310-595-1275
Online: https://seasidestaffingcompany.com/

Brella Preschool

Life is vibrant and ever-changing. Brella’s goal is to provide children with the space and support to develop the foundational skills for life-long learning in a dynamic world. We do this by nurturing their “Three Foundational Traits”: confidence in themselves, compassion for others, and curiosity about the world around them.

Brella offers a full preschool experience for children 3 months-5 years old, incorporating a daily curriculum of art & STEM, imaginative play, storytelling, and movement. Our age-based classes are taught by credentialed educators and specialists, ensuring a rich and developmentally appropriate experience for all children. Children explore a variety of imaginative spaces and classrooms designed to inspire.

And the best part is, it’s completely flexible. We offer the option to schedule the hours you need, pay only for what you use. And we have no long term commitments. Book a tour and learn more at hellobrella.com or emil us at hello@brellaspace.com.

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Brella
12746 W Jefferson Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90094
Email: hello@brellaspace.com
Phone: 424-425-7500
Online: https://www.hellobrella.com/

Gillispie School Online and In-Person

Gillispie School is an independent, coeducational day school located in downtown La Jolla enrolling students from age two through Grade Six.

Gillispie has safely reopened for on-campus preschool through Grade 6 programming and is now accepting applications on a space-available basis.

For parents electing not to enroll their preschool students in an on-campus program this year, it has launched a new virtual learning program called Gillispie at H.O.M.E. (Hands-On Mindful Exploration.)

The program provides an interactive community and unique home learning adventure for children ages 2 through Pre-k and offers nine 4-week sessions that can be taken one month at a time or through a subscription plan.

Each session will include:

3 hours of investigations and activities a day delivered in an easy-to-use online platform and parent-friendly binder
a daily virtual meet-up of 20-30 minutes with a dedicated early childhood educator featuring specialty classes such as movement, music, and yoga
optional parent small groups to connect with others in a similar phase of the parenting journey
a curated box of developmentally appropriate materials for each session

For more information visit the School’s website at http://www.gillispie.org or contact (858) 459-3773.

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Gillispie School
7380 Girard Ave
San Diego, CA 92037
Email: bkaszas@gillispie.org
Phone: 858-459-3773
Online: https://www.gillispie.org

KSS Immersion Schools

KSS Immersion Schools – Give Your Child the Gift of Multilingualism

KSS Immersion Schools specialize in Spanish language immersion programs for preschoolers in the San Francisco Bay Area including Albany, Oakland, San Jose, and Walnut Creek. Children aged two – six (2-6) can enroll in these programs and improve their learning outcomes in a safe, social distancing-compliant setting.

Language immersion preschool offers lifelong benefits and proven to increase cognitive development and academic readiness. Plus, nurturing instructors not only facilitate children’s emotional and social development, they also provide them with a culturally rich perspective that translates to confidence at school and in life!

At KSS, students thrive under the caring instruction of experienced teachers from Spanish-speaking countries across the globe. Our instructors rely on a combination of play-based and academically-focused methods to teach Math, Science, and Language Arts. Our curriculum is also designed to spark and maintain children’s interest in Spanish through creative activities such as dancing, singing, cooking, art projects, and games.

As student’s progress through their classes, they are well-prepared for kindergarten and empowered to be unique, confident individuals. Give your child the gift of multilingualism by calling 877-442-2555 to apply or schedule a tour or visit our website at ksspreschool.com.

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KSS Immersion Schools
Online: https://ksspreschool.com/

Avenues: The World School

Avenues: The World School is an independent school serving toddlers through 12th grade. Founded with the vision to establish one school with many campuses that are intentionally connected and located in key global cities, Avenues is one highly integrated learning community, supported by a common mission, shared curriculum—including language immersion—world-class technology, and an expert faculty. Avenues is helping define a new category of school—a world school—that goes beyond what’s expected of a school today to develop the future thought leaders and innovators of tomorrow.

Avenues’ first campus opened in 2012 in New York and the second campus opened in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2018. One year later, Avenues Shenzhen opened. With the launch of Avenues Online in 2019, Avenues began to set the new standard for online education. Avenues is currently developing campuses in Silicon Valley, Shanghai and Miami, with plans to open additional campuses around the globe.

Students from our first graduating classes are studying at many of the finest institutions in the world and are on their way to becoming, in the words of our mission statement, “architects of lives that transcend the ordinary.”

We warmly invite you to learn more about us this fall!

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Avenues: The World School
Online: https://www.avenues.org/nyc/

Full Day Fall Classes On Campus

For over 50 years, Woodcrest School K-8 has been educating the hearts and minds of our students. Our approach to learning combines a traditional education with a focus on social emotional learning, communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. We provide a strong academic foundation accompanied by enrichment, a wide variety of electives, foreign language, Accelerated Reader, robotics, technology, the arts, PE and so much more. Our small class sizes allow for individualized instruction so every student reaches their true potential. Our kindergarten program is focused on facilitating a seamless and nurturing transition from preschool to develop the whole child. This focus continues throughout elementary school with many opportunities for leadership and exploring individual passions in the arts, athletics, and much more. Our Middle School program provide the safety and confidence for students to explore new interests, understand how they are maturing, and developing tools to succeed socially and academically when they move on to high school and beyond. Our students go on to the top high schools in the area and maintiain their friendships and connections from Woodcrest. We invite you call for a visit and see for yourself how Woodcrest is Your Child’s Launching Pad to Infinite Possibilities!

Woodcrest School K-8
6043 Tampa Ave
Los Angeles, CA 91356
Phone: (818) 345-3002
Online: https://www.woodcrestschool.com/