Education Programs

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Upcoming Camps, Clubs, Workshops & Classes

This is only a select list of program highlights. Please check our Calendar for all of our classes, programs, and events.

KidShare Academy
Sundays, March 3-April 4 (no class March 31) & April 21-June 2, 1–3:30 p.m.
$10 per session or $50 all six weeks, ages 10-14

Take pictures, make maps, and interview people. Then make movies or write stories about your life and where you live! In this six-week class, learn the skills to become a KidShare investigator and complete a project of your own design.

LEGO Lab Club
Step into our LEGO Lab and experiment with different types of LEGOs. Build a sculpture and use motors, sensors, and various doodads to create a robotic contraption.
DATE: Tuesdays, April 9-May 14
FEE: $36 for members, $48 for nonmembers, and $18 for Family Access members
AGE: 9 & up

Drop-In Programs
Free with museum admission. (Ongoing through June 7 unless otherwise noted. Not all sessions held during spring break, March 25-29, 2013)

Tuesdays
Tots in Motion
10-10:30 a.m.
Movement activities for early learners with Kathleen Madden in the Wildernest.

Little Pioneers
2-3 p.m.
History programming and pioneer play for early learners in the Log Cabin. (Held inside during inclement weather.)

KidShare
3-4 p.m.

Ages 10-14 learn tips and tricks for doing neighborhood investigation and share your stories about where you live with us. Each week will be a new activity. Activities end May 3.

Wednesdays
Cantajuego
10-10:30 a.m.
This bi-lingual playgroup includes story time plus music and movement activities for early learners.

Possible-opolis™ Printworks
10 a.m.-noon
Join us at the Possible-opolis Printworks as we demonstrate the art of letterpress printing with Possible-opolis’ very own printing press.

Thursdays
Adventures in Ever After
11–11:30 a.m.
This engaging and lively weekly program involves storytelling, dramatic movement, and play!

Fiber Arts
2-3 p.m.
Drop-in each week to create a unique work of art using a variety of fabrics and fibers. PLEASE NOTE: These activities end May 16.

Fridays
Clay Creations
1-2 p.m. & 3-4 p.m.

Make pinch pots, clay animals or another small piece of your own design! Projects will be fired in our kiln and can be glazed or picked up on a subsequent visit. $5 cost.

Crafts from the Past
1:30-2 p.m.
Join us in the Art Classroom for our drop-in class to try the crafts children would have learned in the past. (Held inside during inclement weather.)