Ribbon Cutting & Open House at The Inquiry Academy

Please join the Montrose Chamber as we welcome The Inquiry Academy to the community! We will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. Then feel free to stick around for the open house until 6 p.m. You can enjoy light snacks and workshop demonstrations and give yourself an opportunity to learn about the unique workshops that they offer. Owner and founder of The Inquiry Academy, Caitlin Wong, has a history of experience in the field of education and has taught children of all ages, ranging from preschool to high school. She has spent the last 14 years as an elementary school teacher for Los Angeles and most recently in La Cañada. Holding a multiple subject California teaching credential with CLAD certification and a master’s degree in child development, she has also received in 2010 what is considered to be “the most respected professional certification available in education” – the National Board Certification in Literacy.

Caitlin brings something unique to Montrose and we are excited to see where she takes us. According to Caitlin, “Our space is designed to best support student-led learning, creativity and curiosity. Our hope is that the design of our space will promote a comforting, safe and relaxing environment for your child to flourish.

“Our performance and design-based learning Inquiry Workshops and Labs drive open-ended opportunities to explore the applied skills of the Habits of Mind, engage in critical analysis, and provide complex problem-solving platforms for students to structure deep reasoning skills within an innovative learning environment. Course structure will utilize the CSQ (Claim, Support, Question) Inquiry method, engaging students in making predictions, analyzing data, looking for patterns, making generalizations, weighing evidence and raising questions to gain deep understanding of concepts. Knowing is not enough; understanding is the goal. The student-centered inquiry approach focuses on using and learning content as a means to develop information-processing, problem-solving skills, and connect to understanding. Students engage in the construction of ‘how we come to know’ through active involvement to construct in-depth knowledge. It provokes students to think and question and make meaning through collaborative discourse.”

Wow! That sounds amazing! The Inquiry Academy is already in full swing so log onto www.theinquiryacademy.com to see all the workshops and labs she has and sign up for one today. Some of there workshops include creative writing, art history, science and engineering, readers inquiry, kindergarten story teller’s workshop and some of their labs include discover geometry, discover winter, discover habitats, discover puppetry and much more. There is a special holiday workshop called “Discover the Little Elves Workshop” that will teach gift making through December only, so you need to act fast! We hope to see you on Friday.

When you are done enjoying The Inquiry Academy, please take a walk across the street to 3823 Ocean View Blvd. and browse our newest children’s retail shop That’s Darling. For more information call (818) 330-7700 or log onto shopthatsdarling.com. Please go out and support our local businesses this holiday season. They are the lifeblood of Montrose and we want them to stay around for years to come.

Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce: Your source for all things local! Our mission is to actively support and enrich the community, vitality and pride of Montrose, to help preserve the historic district and small town atmosphere, to promote economic stability and positive, productive relationships within Montrose and the surrounding communities.

Upcoming events
Ribbon cutting & open house on Friday, Dec. 16 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at The Inquiry Academy, 3818 Ocean View Blvd., Montrose.

  melinda clarke