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August 27, 2026

Why STEM Belongs in Afterschool: Building Skills for Future Success

For parents in search of meaningful afterschool programs for their kids, STEM is now a…

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November 7, 2025

Strengthening STEM Teaching Benefits Thousands of Students

At KID, we see the transformational impact of hands-on, experiential learning every day in our…

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August 17, 2017

Meet the Maker: Tessa Fang

Tessa Fang has always been passionate about dance. From a young age, she found that…

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Coding Education Scratch STEM

July 27, 2017

Behind the Scenes: Coding Corps

The kids at Roberto Clemente’s Coding Camp seemed both nervous and excited. Some of them…

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July 19, 2017

Behind the Scenes: Maker Educator Grace Center

A self-proclaimed “buddy in discovery,” Grace’s catchphrase is “Dude, that’s awesome!” As a Maker Educator…

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Apprentices circuits Education Robotics STEM

April 20, 2017

Like a Kid in a Toy Store: An Apprentice Story

Northeastern University is known for its co-op program, which allows students to work as a…

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March 12, 2017

The Future of STEM: Montgomery County STEM Summit

What are we talking about when we talk about “STEM”? In today’s world, where you…

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FIRST LEGO League Maker Robotics Science STEM

January 23, 2017

Out from Behind the Shadows: KID’s FIRST LEGO League

FIRST LEGO League Competitions evaluate not only a team’s final project, but the teamwork that…

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FIRST LEGO League Maker Robotics Science STEM

January 12, 2017

Test By Destruction (TBD): KID’s FIRST LEGO League Team

KID Museum sent its very first team to the FIRST LEGO League Competition this January.…

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Community Conversation Education educator Maker Science STEM

November 27, 2016

Makerspaces in Schools

Interest in maker-oriented learning is quickly gaining traction among educators, but many are unsure of…

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September 19, 2016

Dream Big: Underwater Dreams

Calling all dreamers. With a screening of the powerful documentary “Underwater Dreams,” KID Museum, Parkland…

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August 24, 2016

Behind the Scenes: Sister Inventors

Stephanie and Elizabeth Vicarte live an hour and 45 minutes away from KID Museum, but…

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August 11, 2016

Meet The Makers: Stephanie and Elizabeth Vicarte

Makers Stephanie and Elizabeth Vicarte may be young, but the 2016 Maker Faire Silver Spring…

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July 26, 2016

Behind the Scenes: KID Volunteer Mohona Bose

Mohona Bose thinks the best thing about KID Museum is that it changes the way…

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April 20, 2016

Behind the Scenes: Arduino

Ari Mindell - KID museum High School Apprentice & Educator I teach at KID museum…

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April 7, 2016

Behind the Scenes: Experimentation Station

Lillian Feldman-Hill, KID Museum Educator & Experimentation Station Instructor: For me, science has always brought…

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Maker MLK Day MLK Day of Service STEM

February 16, 2016

MLK Day at KID

If you were one of the almost 200 people who came in to KID Museum…

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December 9, 2015

KID’s First Birthday

KID Museum Celebrates Its First Birthday One year ago, we opened a new kind of…

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November 16, 2015

Parkland Invention Studio

Chain Reaction: Parkland Program Begins KID Museum and Parkland Middle School kicked off their Invention…

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Latino Parkland Scholars STEM White House Initiative

October 15, 2015

White House Initiative Recognizes KID

Giving All Kids the Chance to be Makers: White House Initiative Recognizes KID Museum’s Commitment…

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