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Welcome to our new Community Events page! We hope you will find this information useful. We invite you to submit any local events that might be of interest to our Cherry Chase community. Please send your submissions to community@cherrychaseschool.com.
Health, Wellness and Well Being
Kids Cal 
A calendar of children's health events sponsored by nonprofit organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. For information, please visit http://www.kidscal.org. Healthy Communities 
For more information, please visit www.healthysiliconvalley.org 'Smart Girls at the Party'
Amy Poehler Launches New Show with ON Networks
Amy Poehler is launching a fresh and wholly original digital series that celebrates young girls who are changing the world by being themselves. The show - Smart Girls at the Party - aims to help girls find confidence in their own aspirations and talents, and to prove that you don't have to be famous to be interesting. To watch the trailer, click here. In each episode, Amy Poehler interviews a girl with a unique talent, community interest or point of view. The conversation ranges from the serious to the hilarious. Girls offer witty truths and show that you don’t have to be famous to be interesting or to make a difference in the world. On Networks plans to launch the first season of Smart Girls in October. All episodes will be available to watch or download exclusively through ON’s AllScreen™ syndication partners, including iTunes, Adobe Media Player, and a set of targeted Website, digital TV and mobile partners. For more information, please visit http://www.onnetworks.com.
Family Fun and Education
Hands-On Science at the Intel Museum 
Take advantage of FREE Saturday classes designed especially for children: November 22 - Musical Greeting Card Making (ages 7 and up) November 29 - Musical Greeting Card Making (ages 7 and up) December 6 - Musical Greeting Card Making (ages 7 and up) December 13 - Musical Greeting Card Making (ages 7 and up) December 20 - Musical Greeting Card Making (ages 7 and up) December 22 (Monday) - Musical Greeting Card Making (ages 7 and up) December 23 (Tuesday) - Musical Greeting Card Making (ages 7 and up)
For more information, please download the information flyers (Schematics|Robot or Musical Greeting Card Making) or visit http://www.intel.com/museum. "Madeline's Christmas" at Sunnyvale Community Theatre Meet the ever-spunky Madeline in a musical play adapted from one of Ludwig Bemelmans' captivating books. It's the night before Christmas and everyone is sick in bed except brave Madeline, who feels just fine and must take care of the eleven other little girls and Miss Clavel "in the old house in Paris all covered with vines." For grades K - 5. 
There are 4 performances open to the general public:
Saturday, December 6th at 7pm
Friday, December 12th at 7pm
Saturday, December 13th at 11am
Saturday, December 20th at 11am
Tickets are $12.00 at the door, $11.00 in advance and less if purchased in larger quantities (e.g. 8 for $80.).
The play will be performed at the Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 Remington Drive, Sunnyvale.
Tickets may be purchased by calling the CTC box office at 408-245-2978 during regular business hours or leaving a message on their machine evenings or weekends. Tickets may be ordered by fax or online (www.ctcinc.org).
Nature and the Environment Full Circle Farm (Sustainable | Educational | Non-profit)
Full Circle Farm/Sustainable Community Gardens is a local non-profit dedicated to the renewal of local, sustainable food systems throughout Silicon Valley. It provides affordable access to locally produced food, as well as education in environmental living, sustainable agriculture, and nutrition. Full Circle Farm operates on an 11-acre parcel at Peterson Middle School. For more information, please visit http://www.fullcirclesunnyvale.org. Full Circle Farm - Farmstand Hours
Wed - 2:30pm to 8pm
Sat - 9am to 3pm Full Circle Farm is located at:
1055 Dunford Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Here are two great way to get involved at Full Circle Farm in November: - Garden Volunteer Hours: Wednesdays and Saturdays 10am to dark. All ages are welcome, no experience necessary, drop in/out, take home some veggies. Activities include harvesting, weeding, composting, planting, and more. Park along Dunford and walk in through the west gate (look for the sign).
- Farm Workdays: Thursdays 3pm to 5:30pm, Saturday Nov 22nd 10am to 4pm. Must be 12 or older, no experience necessary, drop in/out. This month we will be harvesting and boxing the rest of the winter squash, picking the rest of the tomatoes, weeding, and more. Meet in the parking lot.
Valley of Hearts Delight
"100-Mile Thanksgiving Tasting"
Friday, November 14, 2008, 7-9pm Where are your turkey, stuffing and potatoes coming from for your Thanksgiving feast? Support local farmers, the local economy and the environment by celebrating the bounty of fresh, local and organically grown autumn food at the 100-Mile Thanksgiving Tasting! Taste an abundance of Thanksgiving dishes using organic and locally grown food prepared by Chef Tod Nysether and the Valley of Heart's Delight team. For more information, please visit http://www.conexions.org/vhd/thanksgiving. The Children in Nature Collaborative 
Visit the Children in Nature Collaborative at http://www.cincbayarea.org.
The Growing Connection
(Cultivating Food, Connecting Minds, Harvesting Hope)
The Growing Connection is a people-driven pilot project developed by the Food & Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (http://www.fao.org) to realize innovative, sustainable solutions to hunger, malnutrition and poverty worldwide. Using the Internet, TGC participants capture relevant information, contact expert sources and communicate with each other, fostering innovation and cultural exchange. For more information about The Growing Connection, please visit http://www.thegrowingconnection.org.
Healthy Trails 
Healthy Trails is a FREE fitness challenge providing a fun and adventurous way to exercise, get fit and connect with nature as you explore miles and miles of spectacular Santa Clara County park trails. Take the Healthy Trails Challenge! For more information, please visit http://www.parkhere.org (click on Healthy Trails).
Parent Education
SELPA 2 CAC
"SELPA" stands for Special Education Local Plan Area, as defined by the state Office of Education. SELPA 2 includes all the public schools in the Fremont Union High School District, Cupertino Union School District, Sunnyvale School District, and Montebello School District. "CAC" stands for Community Advisory Committee. Re-formed in 2007, the SELPA 2 CAC is a group of people — mostly parents of children with special needs along with district administrators and special education staff — who work on a wide range of issues related to special education. SELPA 2 CAC offers a variety of parent education events (download PDF or download MS Word). For more information, please visit http://www.fuhsd.org/cac/. "Raising Self-Disciplined and Self-Confident Kids"
Speaker: Robert Brooks, PhD
When: November 18, 7pm at Crystal Springs Uplands School OR November 19, 7pm at Hillbrook School OR November 20, 9am at St. Joseph’s School of the Sacred Heart
Fee: $20 at the door
www.commongroundseries.org "Managing Challenging Behavior at Home"
Speaker: Regina Espinoza, MA
When: November 19, 6:00-7:30pm, Our Second Home, 377 87th Street, Daly City
Fee: FREE
Website: http://www.lpfch.org/cgi-bin/calendar/index.cgi?display=detail&detail=205084
"The Internet and Your Student; or Everything You Wanted to Know about the Internet and were Afraid to Ask"
Speaker: Larry Magid
When: Thursday, December 4, 2008
Where: Mountain View High School, Spartan Theatre, 3535 Truman Avenue, Mountain View
Sponsored by: LA-MV PTA Council
Fee: Free 2008 Preteen Summit
"How Schools and Communities Can Support Preteen Emotional Health"
When: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View
http://www.lpfch.org/informed/preteens/summit08/preteensummit.html "The psychological effects of the Internet on children and adolescents"
Speaker: Stanford child psychologist or psychiatrist
When: Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Where: Almond School Auditorium
Sponsored by: LA-MV PTA Council
Fee: Free "Smart Parenting in an Online World"
Speaker: BJ Fogg, PhD, Larry Magin, EdD, Larry Rosen, PhD, Anne Zehren
When: January 27th, 2009, 7pm
Where: Gunn High
Fee: $20 at the20door
www.commongroundspeakerseries.org "Right on the Money: Teaching Kids Financial Responsibility"
Speaker: Nathan Dungan
When: March 3, 7pm at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School OR March 4, 7pm at Castilleja School OR March 5, 7pm at Saint Andrew’s School
Fee: $20 at the door
www.commongroundspeakerseries.org "How to Build Strong Families"
Speaker: Mary Pipher, PhD
When: April 29, 7pm at Woodside High School OR April 30, 9am at Yavneh Day School
Fee: $20 at the door
Notes Taken at Parent Ed Events "The Price of Privilege"
Date: April 9, 2008
Notes by: Kathy Besser Dear Parents,
I attended a talk at Gunn High School on April 9, 2008 entitled 'The Price of Privilege' by Dr. Madeline Levine (a Bay Area psychologist for over 25 years and author of a book by the same name). The subject matter was fascinating and relevant to Sunnyvale parents so I wanted to share my notes with you (warning: it's about 7 pages!). If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me by email (my address can be found on the first page of the notes). Click on the link below to access a PDF version of my notes: The Price of Privilege
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