May 2024

Welcome NOW BOOKING 2024-2025!

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In This Issue

Book Your Field Trip Now

Now Booking for 2024-2025 Featuring Remember the Builders Student Education Program

Teachers & Parents

News from the Executive Director

FREE Field Trip Scholarships

Apply Today for 2024-2025

Some restrictions apply

Native American History and Craft ~ Last Chance!

Join us from 12PM to 2PM on Saturday, June 8

Celebrating Our Teachers

Teacher Recognition Program and Complimentary Art Book

Join us this Summer for Outside SCR

Family friendly theatre at the Mission from July 20-August 11

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Shop the Mission Store

Featuring Many Resources for Teachers, Students and Parents

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FREE BONUS VIDEO LIBRARY

The Mission offers a $150 value video library FREE to all educators for booking their field trip

Students from Immanuel Lutheran School enjoying the new student audio tour

Book Early! Now Booking Onsite Experiences for School Year 2024-2025

Book your next Mission San Juan Capistrano onsite experience for school year 2024-2025 and save money by booking early!


Book any learning program by June 14, 2024 and receive last year's pricing AND our FREE "In Our Voice: Native American Singing & Bell Ringing Video (a $50 value). View the full catalogue of onsite offerings featuring Remember the Builders Student Education Program.

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NEWS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dear Teachers and Parents,

Student Field Trip to Mission San Juan Capistrano Spring 2024



Mission San Juan Capistrano continues to be a favorite field trip destination for fourth graders learning history. Did you know? The Mission hosts over 70,000 field trip students every year and provides hands-on learning experiences. We are honored to have become a special "Rite of Passage" experience for 4th graders across Southern California.


Mission San Juan Capistrano continues to receive excellent survey results from teachers who have recently visited on their field trip and experienced the new Remember the Builders student education program. A recent teacher review said, "This was a wonderful experience for our students. We cannot be grateful enough for the hospitality and the learning that took place at the Mission. Every staff person was so professional, warm and thoughtful. Our students were treated with respect and care. There was a serenity that blessed all of the students as they walked grounds of the Mission."


The Student Audio Tour, "If These Walls Could Talk" continues to amaze both students and teachers alike and allows students to be more engaged in the history of the Mission while exploring at their own pace.


Mission San Juan Capistrano is offering free funding for the 2024-2025 school year. This funding opportunity has been underwritten by grants and donations.Through the Adopt-A-Class Scholarship program, students will receive admission, a self-guided audio tour, and the Mission Matters adobe brick making class (the combined experience is valued at $19 per student).


Book your Mission experience today for 2024-2025 to Remember the Builders and gain greater respect and appreciation for the past.



Sincerely,

Mechelle Lawrence Adams, Executive Director

Mission San Juan Capistrano

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR FIELD TRIPS AVAILABLE FOR 2024-2025!

Apply Today for Adopt-A-Class funding

Students Enjoying an Audio Guided Field Trip during 2024-2025 school year

Photo Credit: @unidossouthoc

Mission San Juan Capistrano Offering FREE Funding for 4th Grade Students Daily During Select Months of the Year


To ensure more students have an opportunity to visit, Mission San Juan Capistrano is continuing to offer free funding for students each day. This special funding opportunity has been underwritten by grants and donations from generous donors. As a result, more students will be able to enjoy our student audio tour “If These Walls Could Talk” and experience our Mission Matters adobe brick making class at no expense to them. This combined experience is valued at $19 per student. 


BOOK NOW! SPACE AVAILABLE FROM SEPTEMBER 2024 THROUGH JANUARY 2025 AND JUNE 2025


APPLY FOR FREE FIELD TRIP

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY & CRAFTS

2ND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH

AND TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY

Join Award-Winning Jacque Tahuka Nunez, an Acjachemen Descendant and Cultural Storyteller


Join us at the Mission for the last Native American Storytelling of the season and enjoy a take home craft on Saturday, June 8 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 8 is also Teacher Appreciation Day where teachers receive FREE admission to the Mission with valid ID.


Jacque will lead a dynamic cultural presentation describing the lifestyle of the Acjachemen Nation, Orange County’s first people through hands-on activities.


Adults and children of all ages are welcome! Free for Teachers, Mission members or with paid admission. No reservation required.


June Craft: Basket


Activity supplies are limited. Crafts subject to change.

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CELEBRATING OUR TEACHERS

Teacher Recognition Program 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 "All Things Bright & Beautiful" - California Impressionist Paintings from The Irvine Museum art book on their field trip day (a $25 value). The 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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Hayden Elementary Celebrates 20 Years of Field Trips at the Mission!

JOIN US THIS SUMMER AT THE MISSION!

Planning Your Summer Activities? Make Sure to Put Outside SCR on your Summer To-Do List

Enjoy The Old Man and The Old Moon on select dates July 20 through August 11, 2024 at historic Mission San Juan Capistrano.


An epic adventure across land, sea and sky-all in the name of love! Indie-folk music and ingenious staging transform this tall tale into a thrilling theatrical event like no other. The Old Man who keeps the moon filled with light wakes up one morning to find his wife has gone, lured away by a mysterious melody. In his quest to find her, he encounters colorful characters, gets caught in an apocalytpic storm and is swallowed by a giant fish. Can he find her before the moon runs out of light and the world plunges into darness?


Tickets are on sale now! Visit the South Coast Repertory website for more information and to purchase tickets today.

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SHOP THE MISSION STORE

Featuring Many Resources for Student Mission Reports

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!

TEACHER SHOPPING FORM
STUDENT SHOPPING FORM

Thank you to @msalazarzazueta for sharing this AMAZING Mission San Juan Capistrano model!

FREE BONUS VIDEO LIBRARY

BONUS VIDEO for ALL Distance Learning and Onsite Experiences!

The Mission offers a $150 value video library FREE to all educators for booking their field trip in the 2024-2025 school year. These additional resources support the “pre” and “post” field trip experience, and extend the learning experience. Our library consists of "In Our Voice: Native American Basket Weaving," "In Our Voice: Mission Bell Ringing and Native American Singing" and "In Our Voice: Native American Storytelling."

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"Our 4th-graders had an AMAZING field trip to the historic San Juan Capistrano Mission, bringing to life the California history and missions they studied throughout the year. A day filled with learning, discovery, and unforgettable memories - Teacher


We LOVE to hear from you! Take lots of photos and don't forget to tag us on Facebook and Instagram #MissionSJC @MissionSanJuanCapistrano and we will share them in our next issue.


@Vahan and Anoush Chamlian Armenian School

TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY!
Join us Every 2nd Saturday of the Month!
Receive 15% OFF when you shop in the Mission Store!

Mission San Juan Capistrano is the

#1 Destination for Onsite Field Trips

3 Ways to Book Your Mission Experience:


ONLINE Book Today!

Complete online registration and submit

www.missionsjc.com/book

Allow up to 3 business days for your request to be processed.


EMAIL bookatour@missionsjc.com  

Allow up to 3 business days for your request to be processed.


BY PHONE (949) 234-1306

For questions and assistance reserving trip.

Monday – Friday • 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Book ANY Onsite Experience and receive our

FREE Bonus Video Library (a $150 value)!

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