Parent Coffee + Tea/Book Club
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday there are a couple of ways for the adults in the family to get together, whether it’s a chance to hangout with other parents, chat with the Trellis founders, or grab a drink while waiting for your student!
10 - 11am Join us in the Parent Lounge at Trellis for a casual gathering to meet other parents, get your questions answered, and share advice each month.
11:10am - 12pm The Trellis Parent Book Club is for anyone who wants to dive into books and conversation that expands our understanding — so we can support our children, ourselves and each other. The book club will be hosted by Thanna Vickerman, a Trellis parent and certified peaceful parent coach and educator. We are excited to have Thanna joining us in guiding the conversations for the Book Club!
Fall Campus Hangout Days
Looking for something fun and easy for your kids to do while connecting with friends? We’re opening our doors for casual, creative hangout time on campus!
🎲 Games, art, outdoor play, movies, and more—if it’s fun, we’ll have it! This is a relaxed, drop-in style space where students can socialize, create, and enjoy the day at their own pace.
Who’s welcome?
Students 10 and up can attend independently
Students under 10 are also welcome, as long as a parent or guardian stays on campus with them
The playground, basketball court, and cabins will be open for the hangout. We will also have a classroom or two open for games or inclement weather.
To help us keep the space open and cover summer rent, this offering is pay-what-you-can. Any contribution is appreciated, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
💛 Whether your kiddo wants to stay busy, get creative, or just hang with friends—we’d love to see you!
Parent Coffee + Tea/Book Club
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday there are a couple of ways for the adults in the family to get together, whether it’s a chance to hangout with other parents, chat with the Trellis founders, or grab a drink while waiting for your student!
10 - 11am Join us in the Parent Lounge at Trellis for a casual gathering to meet other parents, get your questions answered, and share advice each month.
11:10am - 12pm The Trellis Parent Book Club is for anyone who wants to dive into books and conversation that expands our understanding — so we can support our children, ourselves and each other. The book club will be hosted by Thanna Vickerman, a Trellis parent and certified peaceful parent coach and educator. We are excited to have Thanna joining us in guiding the conversations for the Book Club!
Fall Campus Hangout Days
Looking for something fun and easy for your kids to do while connecting with friends? We’re opening our doors for casual, creative hangout time on campus!
🎲 Games, art, outdoor play, movies, and more—if it’s fun, we’ll have it! This is a relaxed, drop-in style space where students can socialize, create, and enjoy the day at their own pace.
Who’s welcome?
Students 10 and up can attend independently
Students under 10 are also welcome, as long as a parent or guardian stays on campus with them
The playground, basketball court, and cabins will be open for the hangout. We will also have a classroom or two open for games or inclement weather.
To help us keep the space open and cover summer rent, this offering is pay-what-you-can. Any contribution is appreciated, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
💛 Whether your kiddo wants to stay busy, get creative, or just hang with friends—we’d love to see you!
Fall Campus Hangout Days
Looking for something fun and easy for your kids to do while connecting with friends? We’re opening our doors for casual, creative hangout time on campus!
🎲 Games, art, outdoor play, movies, and more—if it’s fun, we’ll have it! This is a relaxed, drop-in style space where students can socialize, create, and enjoy the day at their own pace.
Who’s welcome?
Students 10 and up can attend independently
Students under 10 are also welcome, as long as a parent or guardian stays on campus with them
The playground, basketball court, and cabins will be open for the hangout. We will also have a classroom or two open for games or inclement weather.
To help us keep the space open and cover summer rent, this offering is pay-what-you-can. Any contribution is appreciated, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
💛 Whether your kiddo wants to stay busy, get creative, or just hang with friends—we’d love to see you!
Parent Coffee + Tea/Book Club
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday there are a couple of ways for the adults in the family to get together, whether it’s a chance to hangout with other parents, chat with the Trellis founders, or grab a drink while waiting for your student!
10 - 11am Join us in the Parent Lounge at Trellis for a casual gathering to meet other parents, get your questions answered, and share advice each month.
11:10am - 12pm The Trellis Parent Book Club is for anyone who wants to dive into books and conversation that expands our understanding — so we can support our children, ourselves and each other. The book club will be hosted by Thanna Vickerman, a Trellis parent and certified peaceful parent coach and educator. We are excited to have Thanna joining us in guiding the conversations for the Book Club!
Fall Campus Hangout Days
Looking for something fun and easy for your kids to do while connecting with friends? We’re opening our doors for casual, creative hangout time on campus!
🎲 Games, art, outdoor play, movies, and more—if it’s fun, we’ll have it! This is a relaxed, drop-in style space where students can socialize, create, and enjoy the day at their own pace.
Who’s welcome?
Students 10 and up can attend independently
Students under 10 are also welcome, as long as a parent or guardian stays on campus with them
The playground, basketball court, and cabins will be open for the hangout. We will also have a classroom or two open for games or inclement weather.
To help us keep the space open and cover summer rent, this offering is pay-what-you-can. Any contribution is appreciated, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
💛 Whether your kiddo wants to stay busy, get creative, or just hang with friends—we’d love to see you!
Parent Coffee + Tea/Book Club
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday there are a couple of ways for the adults in the family to get together, whether it’s a chance to hangout with other parents, chat with the Trellis founders, or grab a drink while waiting for your student!
10 - 11am Join us in the Parent Lounge at Trellis for a casual gathering to meet other parents, get your questions answered, and share advice each month.
11:10am - 12pm The Trellis Parent Book Club is for anyone who wants to dive into books and conversation that expands our understanding — so we can support our children, ourselves and each other. The book club will be hosted by Thanna Vickerman, a Trellis parent and certified peaceful parent coach and educator. We are excited to have Thanna joining us in guiding the conversations for the Book Club!
Parent Coffee + Tea/Book Club
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday there are a couple of ways for the adults in the family to get together, whether it’s a chance to hangout with other parents, chat with the Trellis founders, or grab a drink while waiting for your student!
10 - 11am Join us in the Parent Lounge at Trellis for a casual gathering to meet other parents, get your questions answered, and share advice each month.
11:10am - 12pm The Trellis Parent Book Club is for anyone who wants to dive into books and conversation that expands our understanding — so we can support our children, ourselves and each other. The book club will be hosted by Thanna Vickerman, a Trellis parent and certified peaceful parent coach and educator. We are excited to have Thanna joining us in guiding the conversations for the Book Club!
Trellis After Dark : Back to Trellis
Trellis After Dark 🌕 Full Moon Fun
As our schedules settle in and the days grow shorter, don’t forget to make time for fun!
Join us at Trellis for an evening of games, laughter, and community.
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We’ll have board games in the green room, lawn games on the blacktop, and our downstairs outdoor space will be open for everyone to enjoy.
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For an additional $8, you can take dinner off your to-do list with two slices of pizza from Flintridge Pizza Parlor, plus drinks and snacks*.
This is a drop-off event for students ages 10 and up. Younger children are welcome to join with adult supervision. Alumni are encouraged to come too! The more the merrier is our motto at Trellis After Dark.
✨ Come connect (or re-connect) with friends and celebrate the full moon ✨
*Drinks and snacks are included in your ticket price; pizza is an additional charge.
Parent Coffee + Tea/Book Club
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday there are a couple of ways for the adults in the family to get together, whether it’s a chance to hangout with other parents, chat with the Trellis founders, or grab a drink while waiting for your student!
10 - 11am Join us in the Parent Lounge at Trellis for a casual gathering to meet other parents, get your questions answered, and share advice each month.
11:10am - 12pm The Trellis Parent Book Club is for anyone who wants to dive into books and conversation that expands our understanding — so we can support our children, ourselves and each other. The book club will be hosted by Thanna Vickerman, a Trellis parent and certified peaceful parent coach and educator. We are excited to have Thanna joining us in guiding the conversations for the Book Club!
Open House
Trellis Open House
Join us as we welcome our new and returning students and families to Trellis!
Come see what your students will be embarking on this semester and all the fun we have planned for the fall. Our classrooms will be set up and ready for the semester, some of our teachers will be on campus to share what the fall will look like, as well as parent volunteers sharing our events and committee opportunities
Family and students are welcome and encouraged to come. Do you have people in your community that are interested in Trellis or you think would be a good fit for Trellis? We welcome them and will have opportunities to register for the fall semester.
Please RSVP so we know how many people to expect!
Trellis After Dark - Summer Nights
👏🏻 Join us Friday, July 25, from 6 pm-9 pm at Trellis for a night of fun. Celebrate summer with us as the sun sets and the air cools (a bit).
🎯 Board games in the green room, lawn games on the black top, and our downstairs outdoor play space will be open.
🌌 This is a drop-off event open to all students 10+. Invite your friends and party the night away.
🥤 Drinks and snacks included with your entry ticket.
🍕 For an additional $8, have dinner taken care of with 2 slices of pizza from our local Flintridge Pizza Parlor.
End of Semester Graduation + Open House
🎉 Join us Friday, May 23rd, from 10 AM – 1 PM as we celebrate our first full year as Trellis! 🌿
🍁✨ Come see what your students have been creating this past semester and what we have planned for the fall . On display will be a selection of work from each class, as well as performances from our Theater, Improv, Filmmaking, and Rock Band classes.
🍽️ Our Cooking classes will also offer carmel apples ($3 each) and mini cheesecakes ($3 each) as a fundraiser for Trellis. Cash only please!
👨👩👧👦 Family and friends are welcome and encouraged to come share in our celebration!
🎓 Each year, we have students graduating and/or moving on to different educational experiences. If you have a graduating student or your family is moving on to a new experience, please contact Amanda at amanda@trellislearning.org so we can plan to celebrate your student. (We include graduations from elementary, middle, and high school!)
🌟 Know someone who might be interested in Trellis? This is a great time to chat with teachers, meet the staff, tour our campus, and connect with our community.
Parent Action Committee Meeting
We’ll discuss the needs for the upcoming end-of-semester student showcase, graduation and celebration. And focus on coordinating responsibilities and tasks.
Tide Pools Field Trip
Come and join us at the amazing White Point/Royal Palms Beach Tide Pools in San Pedro! Tide Pools form when the tide goes out and water gets trapped in between the rocks. Walking around the Tide Pools is a wonderful way to study marine life living in the pools. We will hopefully see crabs, hermit crabs, limpets, barnacles, sea hares, urchins, and sometimes even octopuses!
Meet at 11 am at White Point Beach
Explore the Tide Pools together from 11.15 am-1.30 pm.
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This Tide Pool field trip is especially for the students in Dr. Charlotte's Oceanography class, but any student at Trellis interested in marine life is welcome! This will be such a fun day!
Underwater Ocean Mission Video Call
Via a video phone call, we will meet the researchers at the Center for Ocean Observing Leadership Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (Rutgers, NJ).
We will learn about their underwater mission to go around the world's ocean and collect data regarding marine wildllife, temperature changes, depth, salinity, currents and more!
We will get a private online tour of their labs which include where the underwater vehicle was built.
If a student is on campus or wants to join in person they are welcome - please meet in the yellow room at 10:50am, the video call will begin at 11:00am (sharp).
For more information about the mission visit: https://rucool.marine.rutgers.edu/sentinel-glider-2/
SIGN-UP to get the link if you plan to join online (it’s free!)
Masquerade in the Garden Dance
✨You are cordially invited to a night of mirth and merriment!✨
🌿🌸Twinkling lights, climbing vines, and festive flowers will transform Trellis into an enchanted garden fit for a frollicking Masquerade.
🎶Listen to your favorite music and dance the night away with your friends. Don’t forget to stop by our charming photo booth for magical images to remember this night for a lifetime.
🍡🍬Delicious savory bites, sweet treats and refreshing libations will be included. Come to dance, come for conversation, come to have fun in our Trellis Garden.
💃🏼🎭🕺🏽Masques and elegant attire encouraged and admired, but not required. This event will be for three bewitching hours, 6 pm - 9 pm on Saturday, March 22.
Couture Corner - Free Formal Fashion
Come to Trellis for the perfect look for your spring and/or Prom dance needs. Volunteer fairy godmothers have collected over 50 beautiful items in all sizes that we would love to find loving homes for. Trellis will be transformed into the Couture Corner, formal wear, hand bags and shoes will all be out on display. Peruse our store, find something your kiddo loves and have the best dance experience this season. All items have been donated and are free to take.
Pasadena City College Tour
We will meet the tour guide in the V building, room 100.
Here is a campus map with parking instructions if you are arriving by car. If arriving by bus, please enter the parking lot located off Bonnie Ave / Lot 5.
You may purchase daily parking permits for $2.00 a day from the yellow parking permit machines located on every level of the parking lots throughout the main and CEC campuses. All daily parking permit machines accept $1 bills.
The tour is a general walking tour of the Pasadena City College campus. The tour guide will point out offices and departments that are important to incoming and returning students such as Admissions & Records, Financial Aid, Counseling, Health Services, Tutoring Labs, Campus Police, LARS (Formerly Disabled Student Program & Services), and others.
Outreach is located in the Pathways Center, V-100. We have informational flyers in the center about concurrent enrollment, and staff could answer general questions about the application process and required forms.
SIGN-UP FOR THE TOUR
Fundraiser Day at Panda Express
On this day only! 20% of all proceeds go directly to Trellis when you place your order in-person or online.
In-person
Bring a printed or digital copy of the flyer and present it at Panda Express at 700 Foothill Blvd, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 91011 (right down the street from Trellis) : when you place your order in-person.
Download flyer here: for in-person ordering
Online at PandaExpress.com or the Panda Express App
Order ahead of or on the event day, Monday, January 27, 2025. Please enter 382020 in the fundraiser code box.
Panda Express in La Cañada
(right down the street from Trellis campus)
700 Foothill Blvd.
La Cañada Flintridge, CA
(818) 952-8882
Student Holiday Makers Market
❄️ Celebrate the Season at Trellis!
To celebrate our first Fall as Trellis, we will be holding a Student Holiday Maker's Market and Open House on Friday, December 20th. Join us to celebrate our students with displays of their in-class work, enjoy performances by our theater, improv and rock band classes as well as a screening from our filmmaking class, and learn more about our Spring class offerings. Please RSVP.
🛍️ The Maker's Market
Along with our open house, we will have our first annual Trellis Students’ Maker’s Market, where you can browse student’s handmade creations. Looking for the perfect gift for a special someone? I’m sure you'll find what you're looking for in our market. (Make sure to have cash to support your purchases at the market.)
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⭐️ PROGRAM
11:00 AM Holiday Maker’s Market starts + Open House begins
12:00 PM Theater Performance: MozzarElla
12:30 PM Student Film Screening
12:45 PM Improv Performance
1:00 PM Rock Band Performance
1:30 PM Last 30 minutes of Maker’s Market
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✨ Discover Trellis
Are you new to Trellis or considering joining our community? This is the event to come to! Meet our teachers from 11-12, see what they do, and register for classes. We will also have a registration table where you can ask questions to find out more about our programs. We have so much in store you don’t want to miss out.
PAC Meeting
All parents are welcome! Get involved and become an active part of the community by joining the PAC (Parent Action Committee). The PAC provides support for events, daily volunteering on campus, fundraising, and field trips.
PAC meetings are every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 3:00 - 4:00pm as well as event specific meetings.