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Lara Litchfield-Kimber, plant pathologist and executive director of the Montshire Museum of Science.

Featured Upcoming Event on April 2 at 1:00 pm

Fertile Minds: Children Belong in the Garden with Lara Litchfield-Kimber

Gardens are incredible learning landscapes—especially for children. Gardening encourages the development of critical early learning skills in young children. For older students, gardens provide dynamic learning environments in which to explore math, science, history, and culture. This presentation invites you to reimagine traditional gardens as powerful living classrooms.

Bio: Lara Litchfield-Kimber earned her BA from Amherst College and her MS from Cornell University. Formally trained in the agricultural sciences as a plant pathologist, Lara left research and teaching to become an entrepreneur, starting Fertile Minds, Inc., an informal science education group in Ithaca, NY, that developed children’s gardens to teach math and science. She joined the science center field in 2004 at Ithaca’s Sciencenter and later served as the executive director of the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum in Poughkeepsie, NY, for nine years before coming to the Upper Valley in January 2022 to assume the role of executive director of the Montshire Museum of Science.

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Program(s) for starting 09/15/2019

Nov
09
Program

Take Apart Day

12:00 PM

Ever wonder what’s inside the household objects you use every day?

Audience: Families

Location: Classroom

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

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Nov
15
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Montshire Makers: Trash to Treasure

6:00 PM

Hunt through parts, pieces, gears, cams, and wires. Solder or hot glue your finds together to create something totally new and different!

Audience: Preteens and Teens, Montshire Makers

Location: Classroom

Cost: $8 (members), $10 (non-members)

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Nov
19
Program

Vaping and E-cigarettes

6:30 PM

Featuring: Angie Raymond Leduc, Senior Community Partnership Coordinator on the Substance Misuse Team in the Community Health Improvement Department of Population Health at…

Audience: Adults, Health Research Live!

Cost: Free

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Dec
06
Program

Montshire Makers at the Hop

6:00 PM

Create a work of art that reflects the natural beauty of the snowy season.

Audience: Preteens and Teens, Montshire Makers

Location: Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College, 2 East Wheelock Street, Hanover, New Hampshire

Cost: $15 (members), $18 (non-members)

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Jan
07
Program

Tips for Success: Veggies from Artichokes to Zucchini

1:00 PM

Garden writer and organic gardener Henry Homeyer will share his knowledge about growing great vegetables. Do you know what to do on Labor Day so that your Brussels sprouts will…

Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club

Location: Community Room

Cost: Free

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Jan
23
Program

Homeschoolers Series: Magnets and Electricity (Ages 6–8)

10:30 AM

In this three-part series, experiment with magnets, electromagnets, and the basics of electricity. Build basic circuits with motors, bulbs, switches, and batteries to explore…

Audience: Children, Homeschoolers

Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)

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Jan
23
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Homeschoolers Series: Magnets and Electricity (Ages 9–12)

1:00 PM

In this three-part series, experiment with magnets, electromagnets, and the basics of electricity. Build basic circuits with motors, bulbs, switches, and batteries to explore…

Audience: Children, Preteens and Teens, Homeschoolers

Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)

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Jan
31
Program

Montshire Makers: Paper Circuits

6:00 PM

Learn to make electrical circuits on a piece of paper—send a friend a card that lights up!

Audience: Preteens and Teens, Montshire Makers

Location: Classroom

Cost: $8 (members), $10 (non-members)

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Feb
04
Program

The Art of the Shade Garden

1:00 PM

Sarah and Gary Milek will share information on their methods for gardening in the shade at Cider Hill Gardens & Gallery. Gary’s wonderful paintings will thrill you and…

Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club

Location: Community Room

Cost: Free

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