• Support
  • Advertise
  • Locations
  • Contact Us
Friday, September 29, 2023
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTERS
The Capistrano Dispatch
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye On SJC
    • Soapbox
      • Submit A Letter
    • Getting Out
    • SJC Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • Dana Point Times
    • San Clemente Times
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of SJC
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classifieds
    • Submit A Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Submit an Obituary
    • Announcements
    • Submit An Announcement
  • Special Publications
    • A New You
    • Aging Well
    • Crib to College
    • Festival of Whales Event Guide
    • Go See Do
    • Good Eats
    • Graduation Special
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Home Improvement Guide 2023
    • Inside/Outside Home
    • San Juan Football Preview
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Summer Camp Guide
    • Swallows Day Parade & Mercado Event Guide
    • The Green Issue
    • WSL Rip Curl Guide 2023
  • SJC Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye On SJC
    • Soapbox
      • Submit A Letter
    • Getting Out
    • SJC Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • Dana Point Times
    • San Clemente Times
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of SJC
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classifieds
    • Submit A Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Submit an Obituary
    • Announcements
    • Submit An Announcement
  • Special Publications
    • A New You
    • Aging Well
    • Crib to College
    • Festival of Whales Event Guide
    • Go See Do
    • Good Eats
    • Graduation Special
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Home Improvement Guide 2023
    • Inside/Outside Home
    • San Juan Football Preview
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Summer Camp Guide
    • Swallows Day Parade & Mercado Event Guide
    • The Green Issue
    • WSL Rip Curl Guide 2023
  • SJC Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who
No Result
View All Result
The Capistrano Dispatch
No Result
View All Result

Residents Launch Club for Kids in RMV

by Capo Dispatch
June 14, 2019 4:55AM
in EYE ON SJC, News
Residents Launch Club for Kids in RMV

Children gather in a tent enclosure for their time with the butterflies. Photo: Courtesy of Peter Dang

0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By Andrea Clemett

Since Rancho Mission Viejo residents Peter and Roy Dang created their movie night club for children two years ago, participation has grown from 30 to more than 300 attendees, thanks to word of mouth.

Inspired by their own children, the Dangs envisioned the club as a way to expand friendships and create an activity that was not yet established in the RMV community. The club typically receives a turnout of fifth-graders, but it also has drawn toddlers to join in the fun.

The last outdoor movie night featured films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe series, such as Avengers, when crowds of all ages came out to view the films.

Roy Dang said the community of RMV has an abundance of young children, wherein the new elementary school, Esencia K-8, expects six kindergarten classes next fall.

Inspired by the painted lady butterfly migration in South Orange County this past spring, Peter Dang came up with a way to not only show movies to entertain the children, but to provide them with an environment for learning as well.

“We have done a lot of projects with our children at home, and they get so much out of it,” Roy said. “I also think it’s great for little girls to spark interest in the science field and not just push the boys, especially when they are able to participate in interesting projects where you can really see their brains turning.”

Peter opted to try a science-infused event, in which the children raised painted lady butterflies that were later released into the wild. The participating children purchased caterpillars and raised them in their own homes.

A few days before the butterflies fully metamorphosed, the children took the cocoons to the school, where the Dangs put them into a large tented enclosure with vented windows. A second tent was also put up, full of plants where the children could release ladybugs, with the intent to educate kids about natural pesticides.

On May 18, the day of the metamorphosis, which attracted more than 250 guests, groups of kids were able to spend 5-10 minutes in the enclosed butterfly tent, which had been decorated with chandeliers of origami and oranges for the butterflies to feed.

More than 200 butterflies hatched out of the cocoons that day, the Dangs said.

The Dangs anticipate their outdoor movie night calendar for this summer to feature Disney films, and they’re planning on organizing a Halloween dance this fall for both kids and parents to dress up in costumes.

Peter Dang said he is currently in the process of developing a few one- to two-hour summer science-based events open to children in fifth grade and younger. The club will post its finalized schedule for these events on their Facebook page and on the Ranch Life website.

“The goal of the club is also to be educational and make learning fun,” Roy said. “These events are great opportunities for people to meet other people outside of their neighborhoods. That is something we strive for, where everyone is invited and no one is excluded.”

Share this:

  • Share
  • Print
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Tumblr
Tags: AvengersButterfliesEsencia K-8Marvel Cinematic UniversemoviesOrange CountyPainted Lady ButterfliesRancho Mission ViejoSciencesummer
ShareTweetPin

Capo Dispatch

Related Posts

Nomination Period Opens for Veterans of the Year Awards

Nomination Period Opens for Veterans of the Year Awards

September 29, 2023
On Life and Love After 50: The Man in Black at The Coach House

On Life and Love After 50: The Man in Black at The Coach House

September 29, 2023
On Life and Love After 50: The Man in Black at The Coach House

Adoptable Pet of the Week: Mina

September 29, 2023
At the Movies: ‘A Haunting in Venice’

At the Movies: ‘A Haunting in Venice’

September 29, 2023
Next Post
Downtown Parking Lot to Reopen Following Hazmat Scare

OCFA Firefighters Prepare to Graduate

Discussion about this post

No Result
View All Result

The Dispatch Daily
Get important news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here.

Subscriptions
Don’t get The Dispatch delivered to your home? Subscribe today.

Advertising
Get new customers and drive traffic to your business. Advertise with us.

Support Local Journalism
For less than the cost of a couple of cups of coffee a month, become an “Insider” member and continue to get “Local News You Can Use” from the only independently owned, dedicated local news organization in South Orange County.

Contribute today.

Picket Fence Media is a proud member of the SoCal Media Network.

  • Current Issue
  • Contact Us
  • San Clemente Times
  • Dana Point Times
  • About Us

© 2023 Picket Fence Media

No Result
View All Result
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye On SJC
    • Soapbox
      • Submit A Letter
    • Getting Out
    • SJC Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • Dana Point Times
    • San Clemente Times
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of SJC
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classifieds
    • Submit A Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Submit an Obituary
    • Announcements
    • Submit An Announcement
  • Special Publications
    • A New You
    • Aging Well
    • Crib to College
    • Festival of Whales Event Guide
    • Go See Do
    • Good Eats
    • Graduation Special
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Home Improvement Guide 2023
    • Inside/Outside Home
    • San Juan Football Preview
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Summer Camp Guide
    • Swallows Day Parade & Mercado Event Guide
    • The Green Issue
    • WSL Rip Curl Guide 2023
  • SJC Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who

© 2023 Picket Fence Media