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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 05/01/2022
TogetherTime Tales: Parachutes
10:30 AM
We’ll explore what makes us feel safe as we read the book “Parachute” by Danny Parker and then make our own miniature parachute to launch off the museum balcony.
Audience: Children, Families, TogetherTime Tales
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsTogetherTime Tales: Wiggle Bots
10:30 AM
Audience: Children, Families, TogetherTime Tales
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsScience Yoga
11:30 AM
Science Yoga is on Wednesdays at 11:30. This full-body, playful program combines body awareness with an introduction to early science topics ranging from dinosaurs to planets. Feel free to BYOYM (bring-your-own-yoga-mat) or borrow one of ours.
Audience: Children, Families, Science Yoga
Location: Community Room
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsMuseum Closed
Audience: Adults, Children, Families, Preteens and Teens, Teachers
View Event DetailsHanover Garden Club: History of the Hanover Town Gardens with Sandra Johnson
1:00 PM
Have you ever wondered why the Hanover Town Gardens have played such a significant role in the activities of the Hanover Garden Club through the years? Sandra will take you back…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Location: Community Room
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsScience Yoga
11:30 AM
Science Yoga is on Wednesdays at 11:30. This full-body, playful program combines body awareness with an introduction to early science topics ranging from dinosaurs to planets. Feel free to BYOYM (bring-your-own-yoga-mat) or borrow one of ours.
Audience: Children, Families, Science Yoga
Location: Community Room
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsChemistry In Action for ages 6-8
10:30 AM
Audience: Children, Chemistry In Action
Location: Classroom
Cost: $75 (members), $90 (non-members)
This Event is Full
Event Notes: This program has three required sessions.
View Event DetailsTogetherTime Tales: Vultures
10:30 AM
Audience: Children, Families, TogetherTime Tales
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsChemistry In Action for ages 9-12
1:00 PM
Audience: Preteens and Teens, Chemistry In Action
Location: Classroom
Cost: $75 (members), $90 (non-members)
This Event is Full
Event Notes: This program has three required sessions.
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