In partnership with the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) since 2022, Sunnylands has provided the setting for teacher-centered workshops that promote emotional awareness, trauma healing, and building resilience.

Taking teachers out of their day-to-day classroom environment, this award-winning program promotes a shared recognition that teachers need creative mental health support; and places to be heard and to heal by using a combination of conversation models and hands-on experiences.

The conversation portion of the workshop includes Talking Circles or guided Emotions Education.

• Talking circles are spiritual ceremony, guided by trained tribal healers. The ceremony creates space for teachers to process through feelings without judgment or interference.
• Emotions education reframes our view of emotions from something happening to us, to seeing how they are tools or signals, and much more diverse than happy, sad, or mad. A trained facilitator guides teachers through identifying the thousands of intricate emotions they may experience. Through this process, participants work to listen to their emotions and utilize them as tools to heal.

Utilizing the concept of the Chatham House Rules meeting model, participant privacy is protected, and a safe and supportive atmosphere is created.

Following conversations, the group is given space in the Sunnylands gardens to process and then gather for a shared meal.

The second half of the day brings the group to a hands-on practice of mindfulness art or horticultural therapy activity, such as creating temporary nature sculptures, mini succulent gardens, or lavender sachet bags.

The group then shares final thoughts on how to support one another moving forward so that connections made during the workshop are carried into their professional lives.

For upcoming workshop opportunities, please visit the RCOE website at https://www.rcoe.us/schools-districts/educators.

Please note, these workshops are closed events designed for Riverside County K-12 educators only.

For more information about Sunnylands’ partnership with this program, please contact education@sunnylands.org.

Jueves y sábado: Boletos: $39

Los jueves y sábado por la mañana entre los meses de noviembre y abril, observadores de aves locales guiarán un grupo de hasta siete visitantes a la propiedad histórica, donde especies de aves tales como el mosquero cardenalito son residentes durante todo el año y muchas otras especies residen durante las migraciones de primavera y otoño.

Jueves y sábado, 8:45am

Boletos: $39 por persona (La venta de boletos comienza el día 15 de cada mes para los recorridos del mes siguiente.)

Los recorridos pueden ser cancelados debido a inclemencias del tiempo o por retiros en la propiedad. Para verificar la disponibilidad de los boletos y para comprarlos, presione aquí.

Los recorridos tienen una duración de 90 minutos y no incluyen acceso a la casa histórica. Todos los niveles de experiencia de observación de aves son bienvenidos. Los observadores de aves son bienvenidos a traer binoculares, visores y cámaras. Tenga en cuenta: El recorrido se realiza en transporte; sin embargo, es necesario caminar un poco.

To complement the grand entertaining that took place at Sunnylands, there is an extravagant collection of fine English and American silver; a variety of luxurious china patterns, including a Flora Danica service for 38; two patterns of Georg Jensen flatware; Baccarrat stemware; finely embroidered Léron Linens; color-themed guest suite serviceware; and exquisite table decorations fit for entertaining a queen, president, or prime minister.

Walter and Leonore Annenberg were prolific collectors of fine and decorative art. They consistently sought best-in-class examples across their broad areas of interest.  The interior design at Sunnylands reveals a joyful interplay of their carefully chosen masterworks and tabletop bibelots. They not only collected together, they thoughtfully placed each work of art until they were satisfied that they had found the perfect location for each.

Fine artworks on view at Sunnylands Center & Gardens and in the historic home include works by Auguste Rodin, Jean Arp, Yaacov Agam, Pablo Picasso, Etienne Hajdu, and Alberto Giacometti.

Decorative objects include works by Tiffany & Co., Lalique, Meissen Porcelain, Boucheron, Boehm Porcelain, and Steuben glass. Assembling an important Chinese ceramic, stone, and metalwork collection was among their favorite collecting activates. These works span the Tang dynasty to the Republic of China era and include cloisonné figures and furniture, sancai-glazed funerary figures, jade and jadeite figures, and export porcelain. Other tabletop objects include selections of Georg Jensen tableware and royal pedigree English silver-gilt.

They also dotted their 200 acres of lush grounds with a variety of compelling monuments inspired by their travels, including a totem pole by renowned Kwakiutl carver Henry Hunt; a bronze fountain by the Chávez Morado brothers inspired by the one on view at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City; and an abstract avian sculpture by Canadian artist Art Price, Birds of Welcome.

Walter and Leonore Annenberg understood fully the importance of retaining records for posterity. Although they couldn’t have known the extent to which Sunnylands, completed in 1966, would become a significant historic site, they saved every piece of ephemera related to the estate, which resulted in a remarkable record of one of America’s most important homes. The Sunnylands Archives contains tens of thousands of objects, documents, books, and photographs that reveal the significant social history of Sunnylands, including visits from U.S. presidents, foreign dignitaries, and royalty.