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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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starting 09/13/2020

Sep
17
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Homeschoolers Series: Nature and Ecology (Ages 9–12)

1:30 PM

In this three-part series, explore insects, plants, and various natural processes such as decomposition and energy cycles. Use several types of microscopes and other tools to…

Audience: Children, Preteens and Teens, Homeschoolers

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

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Sep
17
Science Discovery Lab Activity

Push Cart Science (Afternoon)

2:00 PM

Audience: Adults, Children, Families

Location: Science Park Terrace

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

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Sep
17
Program

Plein Air in the Fall for ages 9-13 with AVA Arts

3:30 PM

Spend the afternoon outside, while using a variety of medium - including acrylics, pastels, watercolors, and pencils - to capture the incredible Vermont fall landscape! Bring…

Audience: Children, AVA Classes, Homeschoolers

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Sep
18
Science Discovery Lab Activity

Push Cart Science (Morning)

10:30 AM

Join a Montshire science educator for a drop-in activity on the Science Park Terrace, where you can do everything from building boats to exploring fossils, using a microscope to touching giant cockroaches. One family at a time.

Audience: Adults, Children, Families

Location: Science Park Terrace

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

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Sep
18
Science Discovery Lab Activity

Push Cart Science (Afternoon)

2:00 PM

Audience: Adults, Children, Families

Location: Science Park Terrace

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

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Sep
19
Program

Plein Air in the Fall with Watercolor with AVA Arts

10:00 AM

This one-day Plein Air workshop will focus on painting the spectacular woods and water of the Montshire Museum’s beautiful campus. The class will begin with a demonstration by…

Audience: Adults, AVA Classes

Cost: $153 (members), $180 (non-members)

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Sep
19
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Plein Air in the Fall with Oils with AVA Arts

10:30 AM

Spend the morning outside, while painting the incredible Vermont fall landscape with oils! Bring your energy, curiosity and personal expression to the water and woods of the…

Audience: Adults, AVA Classes

Cost: $76.50 (members), $90 (non-members)

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Sep
19
Science Discovery Lab Activity

Push Cart Science (Morning)

10:30 AM

Join a Montshire science educator for a drop-in activity on the Science Park Terrace, where you can do everything from building boats to exploring fossils, using a microscope to touching giant cockroaches. One family at a time.

Audience: Adults, Children, Families

Location: Science Park Terrace

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

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Sep
19
Science Discovery Lab Activity

Push Cart Science (Afternoon)

1:30 PM

Audience: Adults, Children, Families

Location: Science Park Terrace

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

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