By delivering engaging experiences for kids, families, and educators through hands-on programs at our educational makerspaces, we empower the next generation with the skills to invent the future.
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JOIN US FOR GENERAL ADMISSION & MORE
In addition to Open Explore, Sundays at KID Museum Bethesda Metro Center are filled with special events, workshops, and birthday parties.
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AFTER-SCHOOL
FALL INTO A NEW SEASON OF MAKING
Learn from our professional maker educators all while having fun and exploring new skills and ideas.
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FIELD TRIPS
DESIGNED FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS
Schedule a field trip this school year to KID Museum — and let your students experience hands-on maker learning at its best!
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MAKER PLAYGROUND
DESIGNED FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES
At KID Museum’s Maker Playground, kids can explore, imagine, and create — taking inspiration from the world around them.
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IMPACT
We are proud of our reach and the results we’re achieving in partnership with our community, and we are on track to grow exponentially in the coming years.
335,000
students, families, and teachers have experienced hands-on, maker programming since KID Museum opened in October 2014.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
MOVING FORWARD WITH PURPOSE
There is much to look forward to this year. For KID Museum, it will be a year of tremendous growth as we expand our reach — and joyful learning experiences — to more kids than ever before.
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JUNE 24, 2022
WE NEED TO ARM OUR KIDS – BUT NOT WITH GUNS
“Our collective presence here today reminds us that our children’s growth and success absolutely takes an entire community.” – Dr. Monifa McKnight, Montgomery County Public Schools Interim Superintendent at the Grand Opening Ceremony for KID Museum’s new flagship site
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APRIL 20, 2022
LEARNING, EMOTION, AND THE BRAIN
Anyone who’s ever felt passionate about an issue, had a teacher who made a subject more interesting, or experienced flow understands the link between learning and emotion. It turns out there’s a neurological reason for this. Researchers are now discovering that emotion and cognition are mutually and irrevocably intertwined.
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SPOTLIGHT
Each year, KID Museum brings together hundreds of middle school students, families, educators, and community members to invent solutions to the question: What will you make to protect life on this planet?
Each year, KID Museum brings together hundreds of middle school students, families, educators, and community members to invent solutions to the question: What will you make to protect life on this planet?
PARTNERS
Collaboration is one of our guiding values. We work with a wide variety of partners and we catalyze the power of school, community, and corporate investment to make a difference for kids, families, and educators.
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“If you are the next generation of inventors, I’m feeling hopeful about the future.”
– Dr. Shanika Hope, Director Tech Education, Google
