The Center for Learning Unlimited

Final Day to Order 2016 - 2017 Yearbook!
2017-05-12

Palos Verdes Art Center Field Trip (Select Students)
2017-05-11 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Palos Verdes Art Center/Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education proudly presents its Annual Student Art Exhibition, an exhibition featuring Art At Your Fingertips program student work. Twenty CLU students will have their art on display in the exhibition which runs May 5th – May 28th at the Palos Verdes Art Center.

New Student School Pictures (M-Z)
2017-05-05

New Student School Pictures (A-L)
2017-05-04

Spring Parent Conferences (Min. Days)
2017-04-28 13:00, 2017-04-27 13:00, 2017-04-26 13:00
All students will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. to accomodate teacher/parent conferences. Please ensure that your student is picked-up promptly at this time.

AAYF Project #6 "Audubon Birds" (PMP, US, and MS students)
2017-04-27
This 6th project is in celebration of AAYF’s 40th anniversary and is a generous gift of the Palos Verdes Art Center.
This project is inspired by the work and life of John James Audubon. Students will use a neutral hue paper and create a drawing of their choice of either a pelican or flamingo using a drawing pencil, charcoal pencil and finally pastels in select colors.
Project created by Jake Tedesco
Parents: We encourage sending students in “art friendly” clothing and will have smocks available to students should they wish to wear one.

AAYF Project #6 "Audubon Birds" (Lower School)
2017-04-25

Spring Break
2017-04-10 - 2017-04-14

Minimum Day Dismissal
2017-04-07 13:00
All students will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. Please ensure that your student’s transportation provider is aware of this early pick-up time.

Yearbook Dedication Ads Due
2017-04-07

Motorcar Parts of America (MPA) Tour (Select Students)
2017-04-06 10:00 - 12:00
Select students and staff will be taking a “behind the scenes” tour of Motorcar Parts of America’s (MPA) Headquarters facility in Torrance.

End of Quarter (Min. Day)
2017-03-31 13:00

Early Bird Yearbook and Dedication Ad Pricing Expires
2017-03-17

AAYF Project #5 "Modigliani Portraits" (PMP, US, MS students)
2017-03-16
Students will draw a stylized Modigliani portrait on wood or paper that is “painted” using oil pastels in monochromatic colors. (Younger children will use chalk pastels and paper.)
Project created by Marianne Coble
Parents: We encourage sending students in “art friendly” clothing and will have smocks available to students should they wish to wear one.

AAYF Project #5 "Modigliani Portraits" (Lower School)
2017-03-14

Washington Day (School Closed)
2017-02-20

Minimum Day Dismissal (1:00 p.m.)
2017-02-17 13:00, 2017-02-10 13:00
All students will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. Please ensure that your student’s transportation provider is aware of this early pickup time.

AAYF Project #4 "Abstract Reflections" (PMP, US, and MS students)
2017-02-16
Inspired by Stephen Pentak’s magnificent abstract landscapes which include distant landforms, reflections in water, and foregrounded suggestions of trees, students will construct their own landscapes from the mind’s eye, using squeegees, palette knives and water soluble inks on paper.
Project created by Marlene Yamada
Parents: We encourage sending students in “art friendly” clothing and will have smocks available to students should they wish to wear one.

AAYF Project #4 "Abstract Reflections" (Lower School)
2017-02-14

Lincoln’s Birthday (School Closed)
2017-02-13

"All-Hands" CLU Family Workday
2017-02-04 10:00 - 12:00
Help keep our campus beautiful and in good working order. All CLU family members are welcome to attend. Contact the CLU PTO for questions and to RSVP.

Personal Milestones Program Walking Field Trip
2017-01-27 11:45 - 13:00
Students and staff will walk to a nearby park for a picnic and outdoor physical education. Students should bring a sack lunch, water, sunscreen and a hat, as appropriate.

2nd Semester Pizza Friday Begins!
2017-01-27
Our sincere thanks to Godson’s Pizza for partnering with us to offer healthy and fresh pizza as part of this lunch program’s offering each Friday!

Personal Milestones Program Lunch Club (Islands Restaurant)
2017-01-25 11:45 - 13:00

2nd Semester Pizza Friday Payment Due
2017-01-25
Parents, please ensure that payment for 2nd semester Pizza Friday is received if your student is participating. Contact Jennifer Mize with any questions.

End of 1st Semester (Min. Day)
2017-01-20 13:00

AAYF Project #3 "Tinting Color" (PMP, US, and MS students)
2017-01-19
Inspired by the artwork of Ton Schulten, students will create their own landscape by using lines and shapes they know from math. They will paint their drawings with original and tinted hues and experience, first hand, how a color’s value is affected by mixing in white.
Project created by Robin Kiss
Parents: We encourage sending students in “art friendly” clothing and will have smocks available to students should they wish to wear one.
