Monday - Thursday:
Mission Matters

Mission Matters offers curriculum-based activities that adhere to the content standards and concepts defined by California Department of Education History-Social Science Content Standards. Mission Matters also allows adults and students to actively work together making various products. Students will be encouraged to use their FIVE senses in exploring the past. Mission Matters offers a fun filled presentation and activity that engages students to step back in time and examine the daily lives of Native American Mission workers.

Sample projects will include one of the following:

Tuesdays:
Making the Grade with the Mission

- presented by the Discovery Science Center

Join the Discovery Science Center staff as we investigate the building blocks of geology during this scientific exploration of the Jewel of San Juan Capistrano. Experiment with designs and materials that strengthen structures as large as Mission walls, or as small as a swallow's nest. This hands-on program aligns with the 4th grade California Science Content Standards (Earth Science 4 a, b; 5 a; and Life Science 3 a, b).

Sample activities include:

Thursdays:

Journeys to the Past

Educator, Jacque Nunez takes students on a journey into the lifestyle of the California Indian, in particular the Acjachemen Nation, which flourished in Southern California hundreds of years before Father Serra. Children experience lively musical storytelling, songs, games, and traditional dances with opportunities to participate. Students leave with a wonderful understanding of environmentalism and what it means to be "keepers of the earth."

Fridays:
Making the Grade with the Mission

- presented by the Discovery Science Center

Join the Discovery Science Center staff as we investigate the building blocks of geology during this scientific exploration of the Jewel of San Juan Capistrano. Experiment with designs and materials that strengthen structures as large as Mission walls, or as small as a swallow's nest. This hands-on program aligns with the 4th grade California Science Content Standards (Earth Science 4 a, b; 5 a; and Life Science 3 a, b).

Sample activities include:

Monday - Friday:
Stay and Play Program
- with Zoomars Petting Zoo

After your Mission tour, plan to stay and play at ZOOMARS Petting Zoo located in the heart of San Juan Capistrano (within walking distance of the Mission). At ZOOMARS you will find hundreds of animals to pet, feed, learn from, and love. A shaded picnic area is available. Group leaders will be given a basket of food for students to feed the animals.

Sample activities include:

Historic Town Center Park
Need to let your students run off steam?After your tour is finished and you still have time, visit San Juan Capistrano ’s Historic Town Center Park.

There are three ways to register:

1. Phone:
   Teacher reservation phone hours are Monday through Friday:
   8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
   
   
2. Email:
   Registration Form can be emailed to Kathleen Witkowski at bookatour@missionsjc.com
   
   
3. Fax:
   Registration Form can be printed out and faxed to (949) 481-9895

Mission San Juan Capistrano 2007 Summer Camps