KID MUSEUM delivers engaging maker experiences for kids, families, and educators through real-time distance learning and hands-on programs in our educational makerspace.
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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VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS
DESIGNED FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS
Schedule a virtual field trip this semester to KID Museum — and let your students experience live, facilitated maker learning at its best!
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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.
300000
kids, families, and educators reached (and counting!)
kids we serve show increased STEM engagement
students we serve come from low income schools
students participate in our annual middle school invention challenge
JULY 1, 2021
GETTING READY TO FLY
In this chrysalis moment, as we all emerge from the pandemic, our kids are in an especially critical stage of transformation. They need to re-engage with learning that will harness their passions and empower them with the skills to become tomorrow’s changemakers. This is what maker education does. It’s about building a mindset — adaptability, creativity, perseverance, empathy — that kids will use throughout their lives.
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JUNE 2, 2021
REBOUND, REBUILD, REMAKE
What if there was a universal Individualized Education Program (IEP) where every student had access to personalized educational opportunities? What if every school had a “Director of Relationships” whose sole responsibility was to help kids, especially those who are often overlooked, build their social networks and imagine what they can do? What if an entire school leaned into maker education, from curriculum to professional development to classroom design?
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APRIL 30, 2021
TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE
WITH EMPATHY
When I was a kid, Earth Day was the one time a year that my school focused on the environment, tasking us with making posters about turning off lights and turning off the water while brushing our teeth (never mind the reams of paper we used in the making of these posters). Other than that, I took for granted that the Earth would hum along as it always had, the big blue marble supporting everything that lived on it.
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SPOTLIGHT VIDEO
Watch the power of our signature programming in action through the eyes of four middle school inventors. With your ongoing support, we can reach thousands more young people just like them.
Watch the power of our signature programming in action through the eyes of four middle school inventors. With your ongoing support, we can reach thousands more young people just like them.
PARTNERS
We work across the full continuum of education with our corporate and community partners to advance maker learning experiences for kids and youth. Together we are empowering the next generation with the skills to invent the future we all deserve.
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