This week the students of the Lighthouse School visited the Ojai Valley Museum in downtown Ojai to learn more about local history, including the Chumash culture and the Rancho period, as well as about local wildlife. The students were intrigued by how much the Ojai Valley has changed since settlements were first established here and [Read More]
Archives for January 2016
The Lighthouse Students Learn How Plants Grow with Garden Specialist Jon Ellis!
Over the past few weeks the students of the Lighthouse School have been studying how plants grow and the relationships between plants and the environment. This week, the students visited Jon Ellis, Garden Specialist at the Montessori School of Ojai, to learn more about how to care for different kinds of plants. The students learned [Read More]
The Lighthouse School Trip to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
This week, the students of the Lighthouse School visited the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to get an in-person look at many of the things that they have been studying this school year. The students visited different exhibits including the Geology & Paleontology Hall, the Hall of Mammals, the Marine Hall, and the Hall [Read More]
The Lighthouse Students Visit Taft Gardens in Ojai
The students of The Lighthouse School returned from winter vacation rested and ready to learn this week! The students continued their study of the classification of living things, focusing on the structure and components of both plant and animal cells. Before the winter break we were able to visit the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens and [Read More]
