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Events
Sixty Years of Borrego Days, and the Kids Led the Way
Booth open Sat. and Sun.; parade was Sat. 9 a.m. · Booth #60-61, Christmas Circle Community Park (across from the food trucks)
BASIC marched down Palm Canyon Drive with a banner, an armful of balloons and a few dozen Learning Academy students in hats, then opened the booth at Christmas Circle. We are at booth #60 and #61, across from the food trucks, all afternoon today and all day Sunday.
Events
60th Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival
Sat 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; parade 9 a.m. · Christmas Circle Community Park, 700 Palm Canyon Dr, Borrego Springs
The free two-day festival returns to Christmas Circle Community Park October 17-18, 2026, with the parade on Saturday at 9 a.m.
Events
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Turns Ten in Borrego Springs
5-6 p.m. · Borrego Springs High School Community Room
Ten years of free books arriving in Borrego Springs mailboxes, marked with a reception, a sheet cake and a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate.
Fund Raisers
de Anza Golf Tournament & Charity Auction 2026
de Anza Desert Club, Borrego Springs
BASIC's third annual golf tournament, dinner and charity auction at the de Anza Desert Club, supporting the student scholarship fund.
Learning Academies
Learning Academy 2025: Capes for the Ninth Summer
Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
Thirty-seven students, 99% attendance, and capes at the closing ceremony — the ninth summer of BASIC's Learning Academy.
TK Academies
TK Academy 2025: Ready, Set, Grow
Borrego Springs Elementary School
Fifteen four- and five-year-olds, fifteen days, and an 80% average gain across six kindergarten-readiness skills.
Learning Academies
Learning Academy 2024: The Largest Class Yet
Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
Forty-five students — the biggest Learning Academy cohort so far — across the eighth summer of reading, math, ELD, and writing.
Learning Academies
Learning Academy 2023: Every Student on the Post-Survey
Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
Forty-one students; every one who took the post-survey reported hitting the program's academic goal.
Learning Academies
Learning Academy 2022: Shine Bright
Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
A 33% jump in enrollment and a class motto that stuck — forty-three students, four small classes, one summer.
Learning Academies
Learning Academy 2021: Coming Back
Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
After sixteen months with almost no in-classroom learning, forty-four students came back to a full-day summer program — masked, and still building bridges.