CLASS EXPERIENCES 2024

Thank you JCS community for your generosity! Together we raised $22,115 from the 2024 Class Experience Fundraiser!!

BID HERE!

NOTE: You may divide your donation among multiple classes.
You will be able to indicate the teacher names at checkout.

We proudly present the
2024 Class Experiences!

  1. Fire Department Visit at Arcata Fire Department: A private fire station and fire truck tour, with volunteer firefighters on hand to meet, chat & have a snack with the kids. JCCEF provides the snack. Wednesday, June 5th, 9:45 - 11:45 a.m.

  2. Private Movie Screening at the Minor: An entire movie theatre for your class, where you can choose to watch a new release film or a Blue Ray copy of a film of your choice. Popcorn & fountain drinks provided by JCCEF. Thursday, June 6th 11:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

  3. Madaket Chartered Cruise of Humboldt Bay: A private chartered narrated cruise all over Humboldt Bay, all for your class. Wednesday, June 5th, 10:30 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.

  4. Bear River Family Fun Center TAKEOVER: How fun would it be to have a private party with all of your classmates! This experience includes 2 full hours of laser tag, bowling, unlimited arcade games and pizza! Tuesday, June 4th, 10:45 a.m - 2:15 p.m.

  5. Tie Dye Party: Design one-of-a-kind tie dye creations with your class! Each student gets to make their own shirt and bandanna. This activity will happen at JCS and will be led by local tie dye artists and will feature a range of options to choose from. Wednesday, June 5th, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

  6. Pan Arts Steel Drum Class: Kate from Pan Arts will host a private group lesson for you and your classmates! Thursday, June 6th, 10:45 a.m. -12:50 p.m.

  7. Hatchet House Field Trip: The Hatchet House is donating a 90-minute hatchet throwing party for you and your classmates! Wednesday, June 5th, 10:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

  8. Mini Golf Field Trip: Take over the mini golf course at Lighthouse Plaza in Manila, and play to your heart's content with your class! Tuesday, June 4th, 10:45 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.

  9. Discovery Museum Takeover: Your whole class gets the Redwood Discovery Museum all to yourselves for two hours, including a coordinated activity and the private classroom for lunch. Tuesday, June 4th 9:35 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.

  10. Pancakes with the Principal: Our very own Principal Melanie Nannizzi will serve up her delicious homemade pancakes for you and your entire class! Tuesday, June 4th, 9-10:30 a.m.

  11. Rock Climbing Class at Far North Climbing Gym: Test your climbing abilities and learn new skills with your class! Wednesday, June 5th, 9:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

  12. Flips for Kids Gymnastics Field Trip: A fun-filled hour of gymnastics with extra time for lunch or snacks in their private party room. Thursday, June 6th, 10:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m.

  13. Skywalk Experience & Sequoia Park Zoo Tour: Starting off with a one-hour guided tour of the zoo, followed by the SkyWalk tour up high in the redwoods, touring the barnyard and petting zoo, and finishing the day with a sack lunch picnic at Sequoia Park. Tuesday, June 4th, 9:35 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.

  14. Cupcake Decorating Workshop: An awesome chance to decorate colorful cupcakes, and let your creativity shine! Each student will decorate their own cupcakes. This workshop will be led by a local pastry chef, and will happen at JCS. Tuesday, June 4th, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m

  15. Blue Lake Roller Rink Skating Party: Two hours of fun for your whole class at the Blue Lake Skating Rink! Thursday, June 6th, 9:40 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

  16. Arcata Pool Field Trip: Take over the Arcata Pool with your whole class, and have the water slide all to yourselves! Wednesday, June 5th, 10:30 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.

  17. Blue Ox Millworks Tour: A private guided tour of Blue Ox Millworks and village, where master woodworker Eric Hollenbeck and his team produce amazing works. Wednesday, June 5th, 9:10 -11:15 a.m.

  18. Dick Taylor Chocolate Factory Tour & Chocolate Tasting: Why not celebrate the end of the school year with an epic tour of our local, world-famous chocolate factory! Thursday, June 6th, 10:40 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.

  19. Humboldt Crabs Game with Private Picnic Area: Watch the Humboldt Crabs play the Seals! Included in this fabulous class experience are tickets to the game, as well as a private picnic for your entire class (plus one adult/guardian per student) at the Humboldt Crabs game! Which includes taking over the entire Left Field Picnic area (includes 2 six-foot tables, a pop up tent, and a charcoal BBQ). Meet the players and coaches before the game. Visit from and photos with their famous mascot: Crusty! Sunday, June 2nd, 12:30 p.m. 

We at JCCEF are thrilled to once again have a new component of our Spring fundraising endeavors. This year in addition to our Spring Fling on Saturday, May 4th at Septentrio, we will be having an online-only auction for JCS: Class Experiences.

In order for your bid to be counted toward the winning totals, please make your donation by March 14! 

Thanks to the amazing generosity of dozens of businesses and families, we are able to offer 19 separate experiences for each class at JCS to enjoy as an end of the year event!

These experiences range from the Redwood SkyWalk experience at Sequoia Park Zoo, a Bear River Family Fun Center takeover, a private screening all for your class at the Minor Theatre, learning how to rock climb at Far North Climbing Gym, and so many more, including having our awesome Principal make her delicious homemade pancakes for your entire class! 

Every student at JCS will get a very special community-building experience with their classmates. For experiences that happen off campus, the NHUSD school buses will provide transportation.

So how does this work as a fundraiser? Good question!

  1. Each class will vote on their top choice for their preferred experience. 

  2. BIDDING starts now & ends March 14th at 5 p.m.!

  3. The CLASS with the highest BIDS gets their top choice for their experience!

For this to be a successful fundraiser, our goal is to raise $950 per CLASS (additionally this would cover school bus rental and driver fees). 

This breaks down to about $38 per student. 

We understand that not all families would be able to donate such an amount, so if you are able to or feel so inclined as to donate more to help make this a success, we are very grateful! 

In order for your bid to be counted toward the winning totals, please make your donation at by March 14! 

Thank you so much for all you do to help us raise the needed funds for our school! As always, we are floored by the generosity of our JCS community!

*Jacoby Creek Children’s Education Foundation (JCCEF) is the non-profit organization of parents and staff whose primary purpose is to provide financial support for the development, achievement, and maintenance of the stellar educational system at Jacoby Creek School.