Patio Chats:
| Patio Chats Times: Shakespeare/Plutarch 12:30-1:00 Handicraft/Logic: 1:10-1:40 | |
| Date | Reading |
Before first patio chat: | Listen to Podcast: The New Mason Jar Podcast, “Beyond Mere Motherhood” with Cindy and Dawn, Season 6, Ep. 76Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-mason-jar-with-cindy-rollins/id1579170192?i=1000645411355Cindy’s website: https://thenewmasonjar.com/076-2/ Buy Beyond Mere Motherhood |
| 10/30/25 PATIO CHAT @ TAFT | “Foreword,” “Introduction,” and Ch. 1, “The Thinking Mother” + SoCalCM Conference debrief |
| 11/20/25 PATIO CHAT @ TAFT | Ch. 2, “The Contemplative Mother” |
| 12/04/25 PATIO CHAT @ TAFT | Ch. 3, “The Reading Mother” |
| 1/29/26 PATIO CHAT @ TAFT | Ch. 4, “The Natural Mother” |
| 2/26/26 PATIO CHAT @ TAFT | Ch. 5, “The Active Mother” |
| 3/26/26 PATIO CHAT @ TAFT | Ch. 6, “The Studious Mother” |
| 4/23/26 PATIO CHAT @ TAFT | Ch. 7, “The Creative Mother” |
| 5/7/26 PATIO CHAT @ TAFT | Ch. 10, “The Wise Mother” |
Mama Gatherings:
| 10/24–10/25/25 -Conference | SoCalCM ConferenceGrace Church, Laguna Niguel |
| 10/25/25-Moms’ Dinner | Dinner after SoCalCM Conference, 5:30 p.m. Location: Romeo Cucina, Laguna Niguel – RSVPs required info on BAND |
| 11/22/25-OFF CAMPUS | A Contemplation Gathering for Moms — Location TBD |
| 12/06/25-Moms’ Christmas Brunch | Christmas Brunch + Favorite Book Exchange Kikawa Residence, Orange |
| 1/17/26-Moms’ Morning Meetup | Garden picnic and Guided Tour at Sherman Library & Gardens, Newport Beach 10A–12P ($5 admission) |
| 3/28/26- Moms’ Evening Event | Evening Trip to Griffith Observatory, 6:30P |
| 4/18/26-Teacher Appreciation Event | Teacher Appreciation with Cindy Rollins |
Mother Culture Retreat
Save the date!! Our Mother Culture Retreat will be on 2/6/26–2/8/26. More details coming soon.