The fourth grade requirement to build models of California missions is on its way to the history books.

If you were once a fourth-grader in California, you probably remember learning about the state’s trail of 21 historic missions. Maybe you even made a model of one of them with Popsicle sticks or ...

Mission Outbuilding The first sight that greets visitors to Santa Clara University is the façade of the restored church of Mission Santa Clara de Asís. Santa Clara University, the oldest college in ...

For decades, California fourth-graders marked a familiar ritual, collecting Popsicle sticks, cardboard and craft store items to build scale models of the state’s historic missions.In San Dieg… ...

Books and websites offering more information on Father Junípero Serra and the California missions: Books "Junípero Serra: California's Founding Father" by Steven W.

The Irvine Museum is presenting “Along El Camino Real,” an art exhibit that explores the history of the California missions. These outposts were connected by El Camino Real, the Royal Road or ...

What is the California mission project? In fourth grade in California, students learn about the history of our state, from before Europeans arrived to the modern era.

The California missions are some of the oldest structures in California. As a result, there are some pretty spooky tales surrounding them.

Student Joseph Silva paints the cardboard church for a model of a California mission being built by fourth-graders as a class project at Our Lady of Grace School in Encino on January 20, 2009.

The California Missions Museum on the grounds of Cline Cellars, the winery owned by Cline and her husband, celebrated its grand opening in September.