Jul 29, 2021 | Early Childhood, Education
by Kimberly Blaker Education experts have known for some time that kids who don’t go to school year ’round experience summer learning loss. Still, most schools and districts have yet to extend the school year in light of this information....
Apr 7, 2021 | Camp, Early Childhood, Local News
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PHOENIX SET TO RE-OPEN ITS INTERIOR SPACES MAY 29, 2021 In-Person Summer Camps Begin May 31st After being closed for over 14 months, the Children’s Museum of Phoenix (CMoP) is thrilled to announce that they will re-open its interior spaces on May...
Mar 30, 2021 | Early Childhood, Education
Hands-on learning has long been celebrated as a positive learning style for children. It’s the reason laboratories with microscopes and art studios with scissors and glue exist. However, for some children, hands-on learning is more than just a tool used to...
Feb 26, 2021 | Early Childhood, Education, Family Life
By Yvette Armendariz Kara Karlson started coming to the i.d.e.a. Museum three years ago, when she was pregnant with her second daughter. She “immediately fell in love.” “First, and most importantly for me, it was a safe place for my oldest to run around when I was...
Feb 26, 2021 | Early Childhood, Education, Family Life
STEAM Q & A with Dena Milliron, Curator of Education for the i.d.e.a. Museum “STEAM activities are the foundation for early learning, they encourage problem solving and critical thinking. In the early years, this looks like playing. But kids are learning to ask...
Jan 28, 2021 | Early Childhood, Education
By Wendy White January marks not only the beginning of the Julian calendar—but the first month of 2021 that commemorates a literacy holiday! Saturday, January 23, 2021 is National Reading Day, a day aimed at encouraging children to develop a love of reading....
