It’s National Volunteer Week! We’re taking time this week to celebrate service here at Fairplex by recognizing our amazing Fairplex Ambassadors. Some of our ambassadors at the LA County Fair Our ambassadors (volunteers), play an integral role in many of our events, and especially at The Learning Centers at Fairplex. They are the cornerstone of…
Behind its seemingly quiet exterior, the Millard Sheets Art Center is a buzzing hive of creativity and community. Classes, exhibitions and family workshops are just some of the year-round activities that happen around here. Take a tour with us… Upon entering, you can purchase artwork created by students and the local community at our small…
This weekend was all about art! After months of preparation, ArtReach: The Art of Metaphor opened to the public on Saturday night at the Millard Sheets Art Center. ArtReach features the artistic talents of regional high school students, giving them an outlet to express themselves through the visual arts. Saturday night’s opening reception included an…
Installation has started for ArtReach: The Art of Metaphor. For those who don’t know, ArtReach is an annual high school art exhibition held at the Millard Sheets Art Center (MSAC) each year. We stopped by MSAC to see how things are progressing. Every year we dedicate a wall especially for the artwork of special needs high…
We ended January on a very positive, exciting note thanks to Barrett-Jackson’s generosity towards The Learning Centers at Fairplex. Our auto students at the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC) had the opportunity to build their very own roadster in partnership with L.A. Roadsters volunteers. This beautiful 1932 High-Boy was the result: The roadster was…
It’s never too late to learn a new skill. Our Career & Technical Education Center is still accepting applications for spring classes in our auto, art, media & design classes for high school students! Check out the schedule and download the application at tlcfairplex.org/ctec. As a program of The Learning Centers at Fairplex, a non-profit…
One of the best parts of our classes at the Career & Technical Education Center (CTEC) is that learning isn’t confined to a single classroom. Our students have the opportunity to get hands-on in their learning, whether that’s growing crops on The Farm, building a car or in this case, visiting a local restaurant. Our…
Tucked safely away from the rest of the campus in a tree-covered grove, our Child Development Center (CDC) is dedicated to working with children 12 weeks – kindergarten age in specially designed infant, toddler and preschool classrooms. Curriculum is focused on developing the cognitive, language, social-emotional and physical aspects of each child’s well being. Activities…
We hosted our annual Souper Bowl fundraiser at Fairplex this evening! Each year we invite the public to join us for an evening of soup and the support of art education. Our Career & Technical Education Center (CTEC) students have been hard at work all semester learning the basics of ceramics, and now they’re ready…
We renovated The Farm with education and community in mind, and we are happy to say we are ending this year with a new beginning: Farm field trips! Students watch a demo of soil filtration at The Farm Today we turned our Farm into a classroom for lessons in agriculture and botany for middle school…
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