Past Events
Chapter Event
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Check-in: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
12:00 – 6:00 PM
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The Grand
4101 E. Willow,
Long Beach, CA 90815
Women in Architecture, Education, and Design Symposium
There are a lot of things that are uncertain about the future, but the critical role of female leaders isn't one of them.
Come join us for conversation, connection and capacity building with a set of dynamic women from the worlds of architecture, education, and design.
Cost to Attend:
Member: $10 | Non-members: $20
Sponsorship Opportunities:
- Leadership Sponsor $500: Verbal recognition and logo included on all marketing materials.
- Program Sponsor $1,000: Above included as well a three-minute welcome/introduction and one (1) free registration.
Lunch Sponsor:
Leadership Sponsors:
EVENT CANCELLED
Pre-CASH Networking BASH
February 22, 2024
4:30 – 7:00 PM
In-person Event
Location: Roscoe's Famous Deli
116 Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832
The CASH Conference goes by fast, so meet up with your fellow A4LE members and education professionals for a night of early fun and camaraderie here in SoCal.
Free to attend, please RSVP.
Sponsorship Levels:
- $250 – Verbal announcement and logo included on Chapter website and marketing materials.
- $500 – Above included as well 2-minute welcome and one (1) free registration.
Registration closes on February 20 at 5:00 PM.
YOU'RE INVITED!
2023 Awards of Excellence
Thursday, December 7, 2023
5:00 – 7:30 pm
Location: Lutron Design Studio
333 S. Grand Avenue, Ste. 1650
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Free valet parking
Master of Ceremonies
Vince Madsen, Senior Director Facilities Planning & Development,
Downey Unified School District
Food and libations will be served.
Free to attend, please RSVP.
Event Sponsor: $500 | Drink Sponsor: $250
Registration closes on December 5, 2023 at 5:00 pm.
Event Sponsors
Drink Sponsor
Chapter Tour
November 14, 2023
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
AIA Credits Available
Environmental Nature Center (ENC) Nature Preschool
745 Dover Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663
The ENC Nature Preschool provides children a high-quality learning environment that meets their developmental needs while initiating them into a life-long, meaningful relationship with the natural world. It engages parents in active learning, serves as a model nature preschool, and provides a research forum on early childhood and environmental education.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore how this unique environment encourages learning through active play and nature exploration.
- Discuss how a learning environment design can integrate outdoor and indoor spaces successfully.
- Understand the importance of community engagement to implement a successful program.
- Outline strategies on how the design takes advantage of mild, coastal climate, and has incorporated various sustainable design elements to achieve LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Petal Certification.
Speakers:
Bo Glover, ENC Executive Director
Under Bo’s leadership the ENC has grown to become the community’s foremost authority on ecological responsibility, sustainable practices and environmental education. Through Bo’s leadership, the ENC preschool is a landscape for learning. The ENC is recognized as a leader in science and social science education providing opportunities for increasing our community’s knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the natural world.
Rick D’Amato, LPA Design Director
Rick is an award-winning architect and AIA Fellow. He believes in the power and responsibility of design to shape the world around us. Design, Rick asserts, needs to oblige an environmental responsibility and provide an enjoyable, immersive experience for users.
Danielle Cleveland, LPA Landscape Architect
Danielle is a Landscape Designer at LPA. As a landscape architectural designer, she has led the design for early childhood learning through university campuses. Danielle’s passion for research and nature-based play inspired the design of the ENC Preschool’s hands-on exterior learning environment.
Project Team:
Architect of Record, Landscape Architect, Structural, MEP & Civil Engineers: LPA Design Studios
General Contractor: Consolidated Contracting Services
Product Manufacturers: Furniture – Natural Pod
Owner: Environmental Nature Center
Registration:
Member: $30 | Non-Member: $40
Sponsorship Levels:
- $250 – Verbal announcement and logo included on Chapter website and marketing materials.
- $500 – Above included as well 2-minute welcome and one (1) free registration.
- $1,000 – Above included as well as one (1) additional free registration (2 total).
Registration closes on November 13 at 12:00 PM.
Annual Golf Tournament
October 30, 2023
9:00 am
Industry Hills Golf Course
Pacific Palms Resort
1 Industry Hills Parkway
City of Industry, CA 91744
Wear Your Best Costume!
Awards: Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive and Best Costume
Raffle: Door Prizes
Registration:
Fee: $250 (Breakfast and Lunch included)
Individual and Team Signups Available!
Sponsorship Opportunities:
- $1,200 – Meal Sponsor
- $1,000 – Drink Sponsor
- $350 – Hole Sponsor (18 available)
- $250 – Swag Bag Sponsor (5 available)
Registration closes on October 27.
Sponsors
Hole Sponsors
Swag Bag Sponsor
RESCHEDULED
Chapter Webinar
Thursday, September 21, 2023
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Registration:
Member: $20 | Non-Member: $40 | District Member: Free | District Non-Member: $25
Sponsorship Levels:
$250 – Verbal announcement and logo included on Chapter website and marketing materials.
$500 – Above included as well 2-minute welcome and one (1) free registration.
$1,000 – Above included as well as one (1) additional free registration (2 total).
Event Sponsor
Inclusive Design for Special Education
Inclusive design, creating an environment that caters to the diverse abilities, needs and learning styles of students, can significantly benefit the growth of our special needs learners. Designing spaces that function for those with the highest needs also enriches the educational experience for everyone. An inclusive approach to design not only provides equal access to education but also creates a sense of belonging, empowerment and respect among a community of learners. In this webinar we will discuss the benefits of inclusive design with Julia Hawkinson, Senior Facilities Development Manager at Los Angeles Unified School District and James Koontz, Coordinator of Moderate Severe and LRE Programs at Los Angeles Unified School District.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how providing special education learning environments that are integrated into the school campus contribute to an inclusive positive school environment that supports students and their learning and development.
- Gain knowledge of the educational goals, operational needs, and regulatory background for special education programs for K-12 students.
- Gain knowledge regarding the site planning and design requirements for special education learning environments, including access, circulation, and space requirements.
- Learn what knowledge can be gained from post occupancy evaluations and what feedback we have heard specific to special education environments.
Speakers:
Join us for a webinar in which we will hear from two inclusive
environment advocates with the Los Angeles Unified School District.
James Koontz, Ed.D,
Coordinator of Moderate Severe Instruction in the Division of Special Education
Working with teams that support students across LAUSD, rigorous instruction and inclusive learning are at the center of their efforts. Previous job roles include in-home play facilitation for students with autism, teaching an autism program in middle school, and guiding other teachers as an autism support teacher. By focusing on inclusivity and student-centered planning, James is working to make schools a more welcoming place for all types of learners and to help students achieve at their highest potential.
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Julia Eiko Hawkinson, AIA
Senior Facilities Development Manager
Julia has been working for school districts for the past 20 years to positively impact the learning experiences of the students she serves. She manages the planning of major projects transforming existing school sites and leads the effort to develop, update and align LAUSD’s design standards and educational specifications with its instructional vision. In her professional and personal efforts, Julia advocates for inspiring learning environments that provide all children the opportunity to learn, to grow and to dream.
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Dinner & Tour
August 17, 2023
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Boys Republic, Max Scott Culinary Arts Center
1907 Boys Republic Dr., Chino Hills, CA 91709
Learning by Design Award 2020 Honorable Mention Project Overview »
Boys Republic is a not-for-profit, all-boys high school that has been providing academic, vocational, and rehabilitation services since 1907. The A4E-designed new Culinary Arts Center at the heart of the Boys Republic campus is an inspiring and forward-thinking facility that meets the educational needs of an at-risk campus community, while also reflecting the tradition and history of the institution.
The circa 1926 original Dining Hall, designed by Architect Myron Hunt (an early member of the Prairie School architectural movement), was fully restored in the
arts-and-crafts style with ranch-style horizontality; arcaded porches; white plaster finishes; terra cotta tile roofing; and overall lack of ornamentation. The facility was also expanded to allow space for a new state-of-the-art professional teaching kitchen, a high-end production kitchen/ bakery, and a full-service bistro.
The new teaching and production kitchens support 21st Century, real-world culinary arts education within highly functional spaces. The new bistro-accommodated within a simple, frit-glazed "glass box" that uses a pattern of falling leaves to express Hunt's principle of "nature as ornament" – is a welcoming presence to both students and the community. The renovated/expanded facility blends with the rest of the historic campus, while maintaining an identity appropriate for 21st Century Learning.
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Itinerary
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3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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Presentation
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3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
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Facility Tour
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4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
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Cooking Demonstration
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4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
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Dinner
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5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
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Mixer
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Registration:
Member: $65 | Non-Member: $75
Sponsorship Opportunities:
- $250 – Tour Sponsor
- $500 – Drink Sponsor
- $1,000 – Dinner Sponsor
Event Sponsor
Drink Sponsor
Tour Sponsor
Chapter Mixer
Thursday, May 11, 2023
3:30 – 5:00 pm
K1 Speed Racing, 1000 N Edward Ct, Anaheim
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Brewery X Networking Mixer, 3191 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim
KK1 Racing and Brewery X Mixer Mashup
Please join us for double the fun at K1 Speed and Brewery X in Anaheim. It has been a busy year, so let's blow off some steam and network with each other. Feel free to join us for both or just one of the locations.
If you'd like to cheer on your racer, there is plenty of space in the FREE observation deck! Whether you're racing or not, head over to Brewery X (just down the street from K1 Speed). If racing isn't your speed, then just join us at Brewery X in their outdoor beirgarten for some food, flights and fun! We look forward to seeing you there!
Registration:
K1 Racing (mixer included) $120 Member / $135 Non-Member
Free observation for cheering on your racer!
Brewer X Mixer $15 Member / $25 Non-Member / Free to Districts
Sponsorship Opportunities:
- $250 – Verbal announcement and logo included on Chapter website and marketing materials.
- $500 – Above included as well as logo displayed on signage and 2 minute welcome comments at Brewery X Mixer.
- $1,000 – Above included as well as logo displayed on signage at K1 Speed, 1 racer registration, 2-3 minutes of welcome and introduction to the group at K1 Speed and at Brewery X.
Registration closes on May 9.
Sponsors:
Celebrate the New Year!
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
5:30 – 7:30 pm
1375 Dove Street, #300
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Please join us in celebrating the New Year! Our Southern California Chapter holiday mixer will kick off 2023 with great networking, lively libations and yummy food! Registration is free so sign up before space runs out!
If you're interested in sponsoring this mixer, below are our sponsorship tiers:
$250 for virtual branding on all advertisements and our chapter website as well as podium recognition
$500 for both virtual branding above and food/drink/registration on-site sponsorship boards
Event Sponsors:
Dinner & Tour
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
4:45 – 7 pm
Tickets are limited so register soon!
SoFi Stadium Tour
Join us for a specialty SoFi Stadium Tour including dinner, drinks and an hour-long tour! You will have the opportunity to go behind the scenes of the Rams and Chargers, including their locker rooms and a full tunnel run experience onto the field! Check out the press boxes at field level and experience what it's like to live it large as a premium ticket holder in your very own suite.
Itinerary:
4:45 pm | Doors Open
5-6 pm | Dinner
6-7 pm | SoFi Tour
Registration:
$125 per Industry Associate which includes dinner, drink ticket, full tour, field experience and parking
$50 per School District or Public Agency Participant
Sponsorships Available!
Drink Sponsor | $500 – A4LE social media branding, onsite branding and podium recognition
Dinner Sponsor | $500 – A4LE social media branding, onsite branding and podium recognition
Tour Sponsor | $500 – A4LE social media branding, onsite branding and podium recognition
District Attendee Sponsor | $250 – A4LE social media branding, onsite branding and podium recognition
Tour & Mixer
August 4, 2022
3:00 – 7:00 pm
SamoHi – Discovery Building
601 Olympic Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Discovery Building at Santa Monica High School
Join us for a tour of the Discovery Building at Santa Monica High School from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm. The tour will include the following Discovery Building amenities: Cafeteria, Serving Area, Kitchen, SpEd Learning Suites, Collaborative Circulation Spaces, Classrooms, Pool Facilities, and Rooftop Classroom. The tour will finish at the buildings rooftop classroom space, where a mixer will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.
Itinerary:
3:00 – 5:00 pm | Building Tour
5:00 – 7:00 pm | Rooftop Mixer
Members: Free | Non-members: $20
Sponsorship: $250
YOU'RE INVITED!
2022 Awards of Excellence
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
4:30 – 7:00 pm
Location: The Boardwalk
18575 Jamboree Road,
Irvine, CA 92612
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Ceremony Schedule
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4:30 PM
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Social Mixer and Gallery Viewing
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5:30 PM
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Awards Ceremony
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6:30 PM
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Social Mixer and Gallery Viewing
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Food and libations provided.
Free to attend, please RSVP
Event Sponsor: $250 | Drink Sponsor: $500 (Only 5 available)
Thank You to Our Sponsor
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Design Lessons from Teachers 2.0
May 10, 2022
12:00 PM PST
Few professions were upended by the past two years as much as teachers. After immediate school shutdowns and social distancing, educators grappled with enduring inequities in technology and glaring learning gaps.
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CANCELLED: Trauma-Informed Design: Resilience and Healing
June 14, 2022
12:00 PM PST
Educational challenges and the amplified exposure to systemic inequities wrought by the global pandemic are having wide-ranging effects on students and educators everywhere—particularly those who have, or are, experiencing trauma.
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Let’s Talk Trash About Trash
April 20, 2022
11:00 AM PST
Industry Statistics/Trends: The volume of clothing Americans throw away each year has doubled in the last 20 years from 7 million to 14 million tons.
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Using ESSER Funding to Redesign Learning Spaces
April 12, 2022
12:00 PM PST
Group: Designing for Mental & Emotional Health
Since March 2020, federal lawmakers have passed three COVID-19 stimulus bills that together provide more than $190 billion in emergency relief funding for K-12 schools. The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) has created the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund to distribute this money to schools. Spending on learning environments is allowable under at least four specific use cases for ESSER funding, as outlined by federal officials.
White Paper: ESSER Funding »
Speaker:
Sue Ann Highland, PhD, National Education Strategist, School Specialty
Top Golf Mixer
March 23, 2022
4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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Please join our A4LE Chapter for great company, good
atmosphere and a chance to show us your best golf swing!
All-Inclusive Food, Drinks, Games
Top Golf Ontario
1050 N Archibald Ave
Ontario, CA 91764
Members / Non-Members: $45 | School Districts: Free
Sponsorships: $250
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Huge thank you to our sponsors!
Virtual Webinar
March 9, 2022
11:00 – 12:30 PM
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March Leadership Summit
Plan, Deliver & Lead in the Midst of MADNESS
All Star Line-Up
Dr. Gordon Amerson,
Superintendent, Duarte USD
Michael Roe,
Executive Director of Leadership, Innovation & Outreach, Riverside County Office of Education
Marco Eacrett,
Managing Principal, SGH Architects
Edith Florence,
Director, Facilities, Planning & Construction, Norwalk-La Miranda USD
Members / School Faculty: FREE | Non-Members: $30
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Active Construction Site Tour
Thursday, September 23, 2021
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Los Alamitos High School
3591 W Cerritos Ave
Los
Alamitos, CA 90720
Join the Southern California Chapter as we tour a 3
story 83,000 sq. ft. STEM building at Los Alamitos High
School. This site includes science classrooms,
chemistry labs, prep rooms, classrooms, and
computer and robotic labs. This project is
being constructed utilizing the
Lease-Lease Back project delivery.
Hear from the contractor, architect
and owner on how early
collaboration has paved
the way for a
successful project.
Refreshments will be provided during the tour;
Happy Hour to follow at nearby location.
Site Tour:
$40.00
Cohort Information Session
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
10:00 – 11:00 am
A4LE’s Southern California Chapter is launching a cohort program in order to engage a broad range of members and non-members alike. These cohort groups are subject-matter focused and will provide a monthly forum for discussions, presentations, and exchange of ideas in an intimate, small-group setting. The goals for this program include:
- Bring value to members and non-members by providing regular, timely content relevant to their needs.
- Provide an additional, regular forum for our membership to engage and contribute in a meaningful way.
- Offer an additional professional development opportunity.
Looking for a way to connect meaningfully with industry colleagues? Seeking avenues for professional development in the school facilities realm? Then A4LE’s Southern California Chapter Cohort Groups are for you!
Join us for a virtual information session on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 10:00 – 11:00 am to learn more about the program, and how you can participate.
The cohort groups include:
- Designing for Mental & Emotional Health. This group will explore improving student wellness through design, and how a healthy environment can assist in educators’ goal of educating the whole person, and more.
~ Cohort Group Leader: Tonya Giebel, Corgan
- Re-Imagining and Re-Purposing: Folding Future Education into Existing Envelopes. Through hybrid learning options and economic fluctuation, we are faced with two challenges side-by-side: school enrollment unknowns and vacant buildings. Many of these buildings exist on school campuses, but the demise of the shopping mall and many other abandoned historical community strongholds has provided school districts an additional opportunity to build brand new learning environments…again. The goal is to juxtapose innovative educational environments with existing spaces to formulate beneficial solutions by solving two issues with one "stone.”
~ Cohort Group Leader: Khary Knowles, DLR Group
- Sustainability (Re)defined for Healthy Campuses. Learn more about creating and maintaining healthy spaces and the effect on occupants (students, teachers, admin staff), and making sense of sustainable products, processes and the impacts on human health and the school environment.
~ Cohort Group Leader: Sue Ewing, Patcraft
This event will be conducted virtually. The link to join will be sent out on August 10th in the afternoon.
YOU'RE INVITED!
2021 Awards of Excellence
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Location: 1800 East McFadden Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92673
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Ceremony Schedule
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5:00 PM
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Social Mixer and Gallery Viewing
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6:00 PM
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Awards Ceremony
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7:00 PM
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Social Mixer and Gallery Viewing
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Food and libations provided.
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Chapter Event – Two Parts
PART ONE: April 20, 2021
3:30 – 5:00 pm
PART TWO: May 4, 2021
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Northern California / Nevada and Southern California Chapters present:
A Virtual Wake-Up Call
View invite »
Members: FREE | Non-members: $20
Sponsorship: $250
COVID-19
has magnified the
inequities in our schools and
challenged us to fit the square peg of
traditional teaching modes into the round
hole of remote learning, hybrid classrooms,
and social distancing.
Come interact and share with innovative
education leaders in California and across the
U.S. who are stepping up to the challenge: to
identify and use positive lessons of 2020-21
that cast a new light on the question:
“just what are our schools good
for, anyway?”
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Learning Objectives:
- Understand how schools serving a variety of age and socio-economic
groups have positioned themselves to thrive in spite of the Pandemic
- Build your own toolkit of strategies through Interaction with peers to
explore the future form of the resilient educational environment
- See how a building a community and personalizing the learning
experience through virtual and in-person techniques will enhance
learning beyond the status quo
- Explore how school design may change to accommodate the
new learning experience
Speakers:
- John Miller, Teacher, King City Public Schools
- Dr. Joanne Culverhouse, Superintendent, La Habra City SD
- Michelle Barlow, Facilities Director, Claremont McKenna College
- Dr. Gordon Amerson, Superintendent, Duarte Unified SD
- Dr. Lee Heffernan, Literacy Teacher, MCCSC
- David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley USD
- Bruce Duncan, Director of Innovation, Burlingame SD
- Jessica Morgan, Executive Director, Bullis Charter
- Chris McNutt, Educator, Global Impact STEM Academy
- Janet Kliegl, Educational Planner, CFW
Thank you to our Sponsors!
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Design Excellence
Virtual Workshop
February 17, 2021
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Members: $10 | Non-members: $20
School District & Higher Education Faculty: FREE
Earn LU Credits
Registration closes February 16, 2021 at 2:00 pm Pacific
K-12 Merit & Honor Award
Merit Award Recipient
NAC Architecture
Wonderful College Prep Academy
Honor Award Recipient
Architecture for Education
Rio del Sol School
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Virtual Showcase
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Members: $10 | Non-members: $20
School District & University Participants: FREE
Registration closes January 19, 2020 at 2:00 pm Pacific
Higher Education Honor & Merit Award
Honor Award Recipient
HMC Architects
Golden West College
Math & Science Building
Merit Award Recipient
DLR Group
Mt. San Jacinto College
Math & Science Building
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Virtual Tour: Environmental Nature Center (ENC)
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RESCHEDULED TO
November 19, 2020
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Members & non-members: $20
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Located in Newport Beach, ENC is the community's first nature based preschool, with a mission of providing quality early childhood education through hands-on experience with nature. The 10,380-square-foot facility delivers nature-based education to children ages 2-1/2 to 5 daily, engages parents in active learning, serves as a model nature preschool and provides a research forum on early childhood and environmental education. The ENC Nature Preschool has been awarded Platinum LEED (Leadership in energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
2020 Awards of Excellence
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
4:30 – 6:30 pm
Join us for our online awards presentation. Please register! Winners will be revealed online!
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Virtual Zoom Tour: CTE – The State of the Art
Join Southern California for a zoom tour of Edward James Olmos School of Film and Cinematic Arts Santa Ana High School and E-Sports Gaming Lab Century High School.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
11 am to 12 pm
Members and public sector: free
Private sector and non-members: $10
Register in advance for this webinar.
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Thank you to our Sponsors:
Webinar: Part 3 "The Plan"
Instructions for the webinar will be sent directly to registered attendees on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
Join Southern California and Northern California Chapters in part 3 of our 3 part series, as we hear from expert panelists discuss the needs, impact, and effects of distance learning and it's interface with the learning environment.
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Distance Learning: A paradigm shift in student experience…and the future of learning environments
July 15, 2020
11 am to 12:15 pm
AIA Credit Documentation and Learning Objectives
Members and public sector: free
Private sector non-members: $10
Register in advance for this webinar.
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Presentation Format:
Webinar with audience Q&A participation
Presenters:
The moderator and panel members will be available soon.
Webinar Focus:
Distance learning and virtual reality learning platforms are becoming the go-to learning content delivery system. With so much emphasis on e-learning, learning in place, and anytime, anyplace, anywhere teaching and learning methodologies, what is the future for the built environment? Will bricks and mortar facilities still be relevant? How will schools and other learning environments be affected by this growing development for distance learning?
Presentation Description:
For centuries – and that’s a long time, the association with teaching and learning and the built environment have been a packaged unit. Students attend a brick and mortar facility, teachers deliver content in a prescribed face-to-face method, engagement of school community and activities take place within the built environment and we know how to function.
Over time, distance learning has been introduced into the instructional platform. Teachers and students engage in sharing information and content in a two-dimensional reality via a distance learning platform. Some instruction and engagement take place within a tangible structure while other elements of the teaching and learning process are delivered virtually. This has been a norm for the industry for decades. Yet, we are now face with a new reality of what our future make be in terms of buildings, community hangout, and overall, the effect and impact that the immediate need for distance learning is having and will continue to have with respect to migrating back to a structured environment.
This webinar will be the beginning discussion in a series directed at the overall needs, impact, and effects of distance learning and its interface with the built environment. Our panel members will provide multiple perspectives and insight from the:
- Instructional elements at both primary and secondary levels
- Challenges at the site levels from site administrators
- IT perspectives on delivery as well as security, resources, access, and responsiveness
Learning Objectives:
This webinar will address many areas related to distance learning and our educational learning facilities. The focus outcomes are directed at answering these questions:
- What are the known immediate challenges of delivering content via virtual learning
- What is the future of the built environment for classrooms and other learning environments?
- How will communities be affected by the single delivery method and non-human interaction – how will all learners receive a genuine educational experience?
- How can school districts and community resources still be relevant in the overall educational experience?
Thank you to our Sponsors:
Webinar: Part 2 "The Impact"
Join Southern California and Northern California Chapters in part 2 of our 3 part series, as we hear from expert panelists discuss the needs, impact, and effects of distance learning and it's interface with the learning environment.
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Distance Learning: A paradigm shift in student experience…and the future of learning environments
June 3, 2020
11 am to 12:15 pm
AIA Credit Documentation and Learning Objectives
Members and public sector: free
Private sector non-members: $10
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Presentation Format:
Webinar with audience Q&A participation
Presenters:
Moderator – David Miranda, Executive Director Facilities Planning & Development, Long Beach Unified School District
Panel Members:
Dan Blake, Director of Innovation & Partnerships, Sonoma County Office of Education
Dr. Tiffany Campbell, Assistant Superintendent Equity & Secondary Schools, San Marcos Unified School District
Paul Nadeau, Director of Facilities, Gilroy Unified School District
Webinar Focus:
Distance learning and virtual reality learning platforms are becoming the go-to learning content delivery system. With so much emphasis on e-learning, learning in place, and anytime, anyplace, anywhere teaching and learning methodologies, what is the future for the built environment? Will bricks and mortar facilities still be relevant? How will schools and other learning environments be affected by this growing development for distance learning?
Presentation Description:
For centuries – and that’s a long time, the association with teaching and learning and the built environment have been a packaged unit. Students attend a brick and mortar facility, teachers deliver content in a prescribed face-to-face method, engagement of school community and activities take place within the built environment and we know how to function.
Over time, distance learning has been introduced into the instructional platform. Teachers and students engage in sharing information and content in a two-dimensional reality via a distance learning platform. Some instruction and engagement take place within a tangible structure while other elements of the teaching and learning process are delivered virtually. This has been a norm for the industry for decades. Yet, we are now face with a new reality of what our future make be in terms of buildings, community hangout, and overall, the effect and impact that the immediate need for distance learning is having and will continue to have with respect to migrating back to a structured environment.
This webinar will be the beginning discussion in a series directed at the overall needs, impact, and effects of distance learning and its interface with the built environment. Our panel members will provide multiple perspectives and insight from the:
- Instructional elements at both primary and secondary levels
- Challenges at the site levels from site administrators
- IT perspectives on delivery as well as security, resources, access, and responsiveness
Learning Objectives:
This webinar will address many areas related to distance learning and our educational learning facilities. The focus outcomes are directed at answering these questions:
- What are the known immediate challenges of delivering content via virtual learning
- What is the future of the built environment for classrooms and other learning environments?
- How will communities be affected by the single delivery method and non-human interaction – how will all learners receive a genuine educational experience?
- How can school districts and community resources still be relevant in the overall educational experience?
Thank you to our Sponsors:
Webinar: Part 1
Join Southern California and Northern California Chapters in part 1 of our 3 part series, as we hear from expert panelists discuss the needs, impact, and effects of distance learning and it's interface with the learning environment.
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Distance Learning: A paradigm shift in student experience…and the future of learning environments
April 29, 2020
11 am to 12:15 pm
AIA Credit Documentation and Learning Objectives
Members and public sector: free
Private sector non-members: $10
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Presentation Format:
Webinar with audience Q&A participation
Presenters:
Moderator – Scott Hammond, A4LE SoCal Chapter President
Panel Members:
Dr. Kimberly Huesing, Assistant Superintendent of Education Services, Menifee Union SD
Dr. Daniel Allen, Assistant Superintendent K12 Teaching & Learning, Santa Ana USD
Dr. Tiffany Campbell, Assistant Superintendent Equity & Secondary Schools, San Marcos USD
Rolland Kornblau, Director of Information Technology, El Rancho USD
Paul Nadeau, Director of Facilities, Gilroy USD
Webinar Focus:
Distance learning and virtual reality learning platforms are becoming the go-to learning content delivery system. With so much emphasis on e-learning, learning in place, and anytime, anyplace, anywhere teaching and learning methodologies, what is the future for the built environment? Will bricks and mortar facilities still be relevant? How will schools and other learning environments be affected by this growing development for distance learning?
Presentation Description:
For centuries – and that’s a long time, the association with teaching and learning and the built environment have been a packaged unit. Students attend a brick and mortar facility, teachers deliver content in a prescribed face-to-face method, engagement of school community and activities take place within the built environment and we know how to function.
Over time, distance learning has been introduced into the instructional platform. Teachers and students engage in sharing information and content in a two-dimensional reality via a distance learning platform. Some instruction and engagement take place within a tangible structure while other elements of the teaching and learning process are delivered virtually. This has been a norm for the industry for decades. Yet, we are now face with a new reality of what our future make be in terms of buildings, community hangout, and overall, the effect and impact that the immediate need for distance learning is having and will continue to have with respect to migrating back to a structured environment.
This webinar will be the beginning discussion in a series directed at the overall needs, impact, and effects of distance learning and its interface with the built environment. Our panel members will provide multiple perspectives and insight from the:
- Instructional elements at both primary and secondary levels
- Challenges at the site levels from site administrators
- IT perspectives on delivery as well as security, resources, access, and responsiveness
Learning Objectives:
This webinar will address many areas related to distance learning and our educational learning facilities. The focus outcomes are directed at answering these questions:
- What are the known immediate challenges of delivering content via virtual learning
- What is the future of the built environment for classrooms and other learning environments?
- How will communities be affected by the single delivery method and non-human interaction – how will all learners receive a genuine educational experience?
- How can school districts and community resources still be relevant in the overall educational experience?
Thank you to our Sponsors:
A4LE Adventour!
The tour is cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later time.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Join the So Cal Chapter as we tour two schools in North San Diego County.
1:30 pm – Palomar College M&O Building
3:00 pm – San Marcos High School
5:00 pm – Happy Hour
Cost:
Members: $15
Non-Members: $25
No charge for district attendees
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Sponsored by:
Ring in the New Year Mixer
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
4:00 – 8:00 pm
1800 E. McFadden Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Networking mixer with industry professionals
Hear about upcoming chapter events
Libations and hors d'oeuvres will be served
Free to attend, please RSVP
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Sponsored by:
Chapter Tour
Thursday, September 12, 2019
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
UC Irvine Learning Environments Tour
Come join the SoCal Chapter as we explore state of the art facilities at UCI.
- Tour the Anteater Learning Pavilion and CE Building
- Guided by campus architect and Assistant Vice Chancellor Brian Pratt
- Learn about upcoming projects and the design-build process
- Deeper dive discussion of the tour with various stakeholders
- Lunch included!
Member: $15 | Non-Member $25 | Public sector attendees are free
Early Childhood Education Workshop
June 6-7, 2019
Building for Better Minds
Click here for more information.
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Exhibition and Awards Party
May 30, 2019
A+D Museum
900 E. 4th Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90013
It's Our Second Year!
Join us at the second Southern California Chapter Awards Ceremony.
| 5:30 PM |
Awards Party |
| 6:30 PM |
Awards Ceremony |
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School Safety Roundtable Workshop
Emphasizing School Community
| WHAT |
A roundtable workshop bringing together school administrators, educators, parents,
and students from a variety of communities to gather input on school safety. The
workshop follows the AIA LA Designing Safer Schools discussion from August 23. |
| WHO |
Santa Monica Malibu USD administrators will start the workshop with a presentation
about the district’s new security pilot projects. Moderators will include AIA Los
Angeles, the Association for Learning Environments, and local architecture firms. |
| WHY |
Input from the workshop will guide recommendations on school safety, showing
how school environments for contemporary education can be developed to reduce
the incidence of crime and daily threats. These recommendations will be submitted to
the AIA at the national level and to governmental organizations to guide future policy. |
Table topics for breakout groups:
- Steps to prevent and to prepare for both
daily threats and emergencies.
- Measures both to increase the perception of safety
and to make the physical environment safer.
- How would a trauma informed school improve
safety?
- What physical and cultural shifts are needed to make
a school welcoming yet safer?
- How do we manage the check-in and pick up
challenge?
- What can you imagine doing (physical and
programmatic) that engages all community
members?
WHEN
March 5, 2019
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Pizza dinner courtesy of Erickson Hall and Vanir at 6:00 pm to continue the conversations and wait out traffic.
WHERE
John Adams Middle School
2425 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA
For an invitation once the date
is set, sign up now or send
your email to Mariana Lavezzo
at
[email protected].