Field Trip-Tuesday, January 26th –Blackfriars Playhouse: Staunton
*Only families preregistered may attend with Raw Learning.  Spring Trimester field trips will be available to register for in March.
8:30 AM-Leave Raw Learning (Please call 540.292.3002 or email and let Gleamer know if you would like to meet her there and follow her to the Blackfriars Playhouse.)
8:45 AM- Arrive Blackfriars Playhouse and begin interactive group tour.
About 10:00 AM – Watch rehearsal of The Alchemist (funny and family friendly) for as long as desired.
No later than Noon - Leave Blackfriar’s Playhouse.
12:15 PM-Arrive Raw Learning.

January Food Drive
Raw Learning is having a non-perishable food drive for the month of January. We will donate the items that are brought to Raw Learning to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank on February 2nd.
We have received 5 items and are looking to donate 20!

Trimester of Art
Patty DePoy will be sharing her cross stitching talent and supplies on Wednesday, February 24th and Wednesday, March 3rd.
Jennifer Collins will be at Raw Learning every Wednesday at 10:00 (except for 2/24 and 3/3) to do scrap booking and to make cards for special occasions.  If you plan to attend the class, email her your pictures and she’ll print them out for you. She has plans to make Valentine’s on February 3rd and there is a party in the works for the following week.

Fun and Games: Focus on Strategy
Joe will be hosting this group weekly from 6:30-8:30.
Special pricing is a flat rate of $5/student.  Sign up is per meeting, not for the entire trimester. Parents can stay or drop off (with basic emergency information provided).  In addition to Joe, another parent volunteer will need to stay each week. Meetings will be weekly unless there is lack of interest, dangerous weather or no volunteer available.  Notification in case of cancellation will be provided before 4:30 on Friday afternoon.
**This class is taught on the level of a more advanced child or teen. A mature, focused and positive attitude is expected. The enrollee is also expected to have some basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions.

Did you know that Raw Learning has a class only sign up option?
We do now! For $75 your young family member (ages 5 – 17) can attend a full trimester of any of the daytime classes available at Raw Learning. We offer 11 weeks of Science & Math, Cooking, Poetry & Prose, and Makers. Please see the Classes tab for more information.  Late sign ups are prorated.

DATE-Friends and Family CPR Classes at Augusta Medical Center
The date for CPR class is February 13th, 2010 from 9-12. Please let Gleamer know that you would be able to attend.  Raw Learning volunteers will benefit greatly by having the ability to provide help in an emergency situation. The cost will be $10 for the training.