Welcome NOW BOOKING 2023-2024!
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ANNOUNCING NEW MISSION EDUCATION PROGRAM - "Remembering the Builders"
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Students wearing the Remember the Builders bracelet - Free with every Student Tour
Photographed with Award-winning Native American educator Jacque Nunez
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Dear Teachers and Parents, |
Join us for our newly re-branded student education program, Remembering the Builders. The new name reflects our effort to focus on sharing the many facets of history and ensuring that we are celebrating the contributions of our builders.
With this upcoming school year 2023-2024, Mission San Juan Capistrano will debut a brand new self-guided audio tour, "If These Walls Could Talk" for California students. The new audio tour meets the State of California's curriculum standards for learning. During the Tour, learners will hear many perspectives, discover new ways of thinking about the efforts of the Church and the impacts to the native people. As part of our efforts, each 4th grader receives a FREE Remembering the Builders bracelet to commemorate their visit, and reflect on what they learned long after their Field Trip.
About Our New Self-Guided Audio Tour
Learners hear about adobe brick-making and the industry of the missions that led to products that are still used today as household items, consumables, and religious items for worship. Learners will be engaged by the age-appropriate messaging and pace that aims to keep active minds thinking and pondering about the meaning of history and their role in the bigger world today. The tour implements simple technology for hands-on experience that is self-directed and requires learners of all kinds to merely start and stop at designated locations. The experience is one that can be enjoyed by children that are especially auditory and can be taken at a pace that respects the needs of the learner.
Mission San Juan Capistrano is proud to be the leading landmark in California striving to provide a learning experience that embraces a varied perspective of the chapters of history and encourages deeper consideration and contemplation. We are dedicated to educating, inspiring, and impacting our learners in a way that cultivates respect and appreciation for the past while broadening our understanding of what it means to live in a modern society today.
Sincerely,
Mechelle Lawrence Adams, Executive Director
Mission San Juan Capistrano
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FREE FIELD TRIPS NOW OFFERED!
FUNDING NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2023-2024
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The Mission will be Funding up to 150 FREE Students Daily
to Enjoy the Brand New Audio Tour and Experience Mission Matters Adobe Brick Making Class During their Field Trip
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Mission San Juan Capistrano is extremely proud to announce that this next school year, our Mission will be able to fund up to 150 FREE student field trips daily to enjoy the brand new "If These Walls Could Talk" audio tour and experience our Mission Matters adobe brick making class at no cost to qualifying schools.
Schools that apply for special funding via our Adopt-A-Class Scholarship Program will receive admission, the new self-guided audio tour, and the Mission Matters adobe brick making class. Every student will also receive a special commemorative bracelet that reads "Remember the Builders."
If you would like to sign up to visit the Mission and be eligible for our scholarship opportunities, please fill out the application by clicking the button below. Book early to take advantage of the generous funding. Adopt-A-Class funded field trips are not scheduled during February, March, April or May 2023 and have certain restrictions.
Mission San Juan Capistrano would like to thank our wonderful donors and The Nicholas Endowment for making the funding possible.
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Teacher Recognition Program featuring Commemorative Pins and Complimentary Art Book |
Thank you to our wonderful teachers who continue to bring their students back to the Mission year after year. To show our appreciation, teachers who reach special milestones in their careers are presented with a commemorative lapel pin celebrating 5, 10 and 20+ years. |
We are also able to show our appreciation for teachers by giving them a complimentary "Romance of the Bells" California missions in art book on their field trip day. The art books were generously donated by the Irvine Museum.
Thank you for educating the next generation and inspiring students to care for historic sites like Mission San Juan Capistrano.
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The Mission Meets and Exceeds the Standards Both Onsite and Remotely
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Mission San Juan Capistrano is dedicated to providing students with the highest quality, standards-based field trip experience. All of our tours and education programs support the Mission San Juan Capistrano is dedicated to providing students with the highest quality, standards-based field trip experience. All of our distance learning and onsite programs support the California History-Social Science Content Standards and Framework (CA HSS). In addition to this, many of our education programs also align with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Our educational experiences are geared toward 3rd and 4th Grade learning, however, they can be adjusted to be appropriate for any grade level if you let our staff know when you book your field trip. |
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FIELD OF HONOR FLAG DISPLAY RETURNS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND |
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Mission San Juan Capistrano Partners with Homefront America in Hosting the 2023 Field of Honor® During Memorial Day Weekend May 23 - May 29. |
The Mission’s Courtyard will be transformed into a Field of Honor of more than 400 American flags standing seven-feet tall in solemn formation, waving proudly in honor of military, veterans, first responders, including K-9, and equestrian heroes. The Mission is grateful to Mamie and Adam Maywhort for their efforts to make this very special event happen.
We invite all of our teachers to sponsor a flag to honor a military member, veteran, and/or first responder. Sponsorships begin at $50/flag with all the proceeds benefiting Homefront America’s charitable program for military families. The $50 sponsorship of a flag also includes an individual membership to the Mission San Juan Capistrano Preservation Program. To sponsor a flag, please visit www.homefrontamerica.org.
Field of Honor® will once again be on display during the Mission's regular operating hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. beginning Tuesday, May 23, through Monday, May 29, 2023. The exhibit kicks off with a special bell ringing ceremony on Tuesday, May 23 at noon. Field of Honor® is free with paid admission and free for Mission members.
Book your field trip during May 23 through May 29, 2023 so your students can enjoy this remarkable experience.
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Featuring Many Resources for Student Mission Report Needs |
Support the Mission by shopping at the Mission Store featuring many resources for your students studying the California missions, including report workbooks, learning kits and activities, and more!
Net proceeds from the purchases protect the religious and historic significance of Mission San Juan Capistrano and further educational programs, exhibits and preservation efforts.
Download our easy shopping forms to return to Mission San Juan Capistrano on your scheduled Field Trip Day and receive a FREE Mission San Juan Capistrano membership with a 10% discount at the Mission Store all year!
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Book Your Field Trip Now!
Book ANY Distance Learning or Onsite Experience and receive "In Our Voice: Mission Bell Ringing and Native American Singing" video for FREE (a $50 value)!
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BONUS VIDEO for ALL Learning Experiences! |
Book ANY Mission San Juan Capistrano Education Program for the 2023-2024 school year and receive our FREE “In our Voice: Mission Bell Ringing and Native American Singing” video (a $50 value).
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See What Teachers are Saying...
"Fourth grade enjoyed their visit to Mission San Juan Capistrano. Such fun bringing history off the page!”
Teacher
We LOVE to hear from you! Tag us on Facebook or Instagram with your photos and we will share them in our next issue.
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TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY!
Join us Every 2nd Saturday of the Month!
Upcoming: Saturday, May 13, 2023
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3 Ways to Book Your Mission Experience:
ONLINE Book Today!
Complete online registration and submit
Please allow up to 3 business days for your request to be processed.
Please allow up to 3 business days for your request to be processed.
BY PHONE (949) 234-1306
Phone reservation hours available
Monday – Friday • 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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