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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Pages of Time Book Club
Program Overview The Winterthur Museum’s Pages of Time Book Club is a program for girls age 8-11 and their mothers or grandmothers. Meeting on the first Thursday evening of each month (November through May), the historical fiction books that are … Continue reading
Posted in Semi-Regular
Tagged Art Museum, Crafts/Take Home Projects, Elementary School, Hands-On/Interactive, History Museum, Middle School, Storytimes/Storytelling
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Art Around Town
Program Overview In late 2009, the Columbus Museum of Art began a series of renovations; while the Museum itself was never fully closed to the public, the construction cut down on programming space. These circumstances led educators to adapt an … Continue reading
Posted in Semi-Regular
Tagged All Ages, Art Museum, Crafts/Take Home Projects, Hands-On/Interactive
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Building Literacy
Program Overview Since 2008, the National Building Museum’s Building Literacy program has sought to increase outreach to preschoolers and their caregivers from Southeast Washington, D.C., an audience that is traditionally underserved and underrepresented in museum visitorship. Through existing partnerships with … Continue reading
Posted in Semi-Regular
Tagged Art Museum, Crafts/Take Home Projects, Hands-On/Interactive, History Museum, Preschool and Younger, Storytimes/Storytelling
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Early Childhood Classes
Program Overview Since 2008, the Bay Area Discovery Museum has offered ongoing class series for young children ages 2 – 4 and their grown-ups at the Museum. These efforts began out of the Museum’s desire to better serve its under-4 … Continue reading
Posted in Semi-Regular
Tagged Crafts/Take Home Projects, Hands-On/Interactive, Other Institution, Preschool and Younger, Storytimes/Storytelling
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The 150th Anniversary of the Civil War: Adopting and Studying Our Local Soldiers
Program Overview Steve Glazer, the designer of numerous successful Questing programs at museums, parks, and communities across the country, has adapted his place-based education approach to engage audiences with the upcoming Civil War Sesquicentennial. This program, adaptable to family, school, … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Unfacilitated
Tagged Elementary School, High School, History Museum, Middle School, Unfacilitated/Visitor-Led
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Incredible Insects
Program Overview After both visitors and staff expressed an interest in insects, educators at the Maria Mitchell Association developed the Incredible Insects program in 2007. Program leaders take visitors to a nearby natural area to collect and identify insects, spiders, … Continue reading
Posted in Semi-Regular
Tagged Demonstrations, Elementary School, Hands-On/Interactive, High School, Middle School, Natural History Museum, Science/Technology Museum
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Toy Boatbuilding
Program Overview Mystic Seaport’s toy boatbuilding program allows families to build a toy boat from parts provided. Participants are given a wooden hull and a low temperature glue gun, along with instructions on the safe use of the gun (all … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Faciltated, Semi-Regular
Tagged Crafts/Take Home Projects, Elementary School, History Museum, Middle School
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Family Science Sundays
Program Overview A $50,000 grant from The Hartford allowed The Children’s Museum to initiate a yearlong series of monthly events, dubbed Family Science Sundays, between May 2010 and May 2011. Each month, the Museum works with one or more “community … Continue reading
Posted in Semi-Regular
Tagged Crafts/Take Home Projects, Demonstrations, Hands-On/Interactive, Other Institution, Science/Technology Museum, Storytimes/Storytelling
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Family Robotics Workshops
Program Overview Since 2001, the Ontario Science Centre has offered family robotics workshops emphasizing relationships with its local Flemingdon Park neighborhood, an underserved, economically-depressed “new immigrant reception area”. Working with 3-4 local public schools who select and invite the families, … Continue reading
Posted in Semi-Regular
Tagged Crafts/Take Home Projects, Demonstrations, Elementary School, Hands-On/Interactive, Middle School, Science/Technology Museum
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