KID Museum

It has been such a joy and a privilege to watch our Visiting Artist, Jenna Frye, create and assemble her intricate tiles during her time at KID. Your chance to see her work arrives this Sunday! Come to KID Museum between 10 AM and 4PM on October 13 to view Tactile Truchet and meet Jenna. Tickets and details are here: https://lnkd.in/er8yguQQ

Thank you to Greg Paulsen, Director of Application Engineering at Xometry, for celebrating #MFGDay24 with KID's Teen Innovators. Greg provided details on different manufacturing processes and discussed material properties and their real-world applications. He also shared how his early interest in CAD design software led him to his role at Xometry. Learn more about KID's Teen Programs here: https://lnkd.in/erM8_m64

KID Museum and Identity, Inc. today announced an innovative effort to improve STEM literacy among Latino 2nd and 3rd graders in Montgomery County, Maryland. The timing could not be more critical. Latino youth now make up 35% of Montgomery County Public Schools, and according to data from the Maryland State Department of Education, only 23.1% of K-5th grade Latino students were proficient in math in SY22-23. This impact carries through higher education and careers. Less than 3% of Latino students are enrolling in advanced STEM courses in high school and only 8% of the STEM workforce is Latino. To help reverse this troubling trend, KID Museum is building on a model it has tested across years of direct service to schools and students to create a culturally responsive curriculum and training tools that will allow youth development workers to bring high-quality, hands-on STEM learning to their students.  Identity’s trained staff will deliver the program in their established elementary out-of-school time program and complement the student curriculum with an aligned parent engagement program that builds understanding of STEM pathways and provides home-based STEM enrichment activities. Made possible through the support and advocacy of Maryland Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, this pilot program will build confidence and skills in STEM subjects during what we know is a critical inflection point in a student’s education - the elementary years. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eFHrJv-f

Thank you to the teachers and school staff who joined us for our Educator Night Out! It was a terrific opportunity to get to know you better, share our space, and provide an overview of our how our field trips, invention programs, and teacher professional development can complement and enhance what you're doing in the classroom. We are grateful to AEOP Internships and Fellowships for sponsoring the event and for being on hand to share details of their STEM enrichment programs. #fieldtrips #TeacherPD #ProfessionalDevelopment

Wait, there is no school on Thursday, October 3? If you're a Montgomery County Public Schools parent who just realized this, KID Museum has you covered! School Day Out Camp 📅 October 3 ⌚ 9 AM - 4 PM ✔ 2nd - 8th Graders 🚇 Steps from the Bethesda Metro Station Led by our incredible educators, it will be a day of fun spent mastering new skills, taking on creative challenges, and exploring our state-of-the-art space. Details and sign up are here: https://lnkd.in/e2SZArTN

We can't wait to unveil the work of KID Museum visiting artist Jenna Frye on October 13. Her expansive installation, inspired by Truchet tiles, will be on display through the fall. As a maker and educator who looks to art, design, and engineering to help solve problems, Jenna embodies the very essence of KID. And some lucky students and visitors had a chance to learn from Jenna and contribute to her art this summer during our summer camps and Sunday museum hours. Come see the stunning result of all of her work on October 13. Tickets and more information are here: https://lnkd.in/er8yguQQ

Our name may be KID, but our extraordinary educators are also pros at leading adult groups through challenges designed to foster creativity, teamwork, and way-outside-the-box thinking. Thank you to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellows for filling KID with your laughter and energy and for creating amazingly inventive structures for your new friends! Looking for teambuilding activities or event space for your organization? KID has you covered: https://lnkd.in/eej-8y6p #TeamBuilding #EventRentals

It's an adult takeover of KID Museum on October 24! Join us for a night of music from Les T., extraordinary Cocktail Curations, delicious food, and activities designed to bring out the maker in everyone. Thanks to the support of our underwriting sponsor, each ticket to Makers' Ball funds a student's access to more than 20 hours of hands-on STEM learning through our innovative Invention Programs. Your organization can make an even greater impact by sponsoring Makers' Ball. Sponsorships packages begin at just $5,000 and go directly to support KID's work to ensure all students have the skills needed for academic and career success. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gKayKAV2

Join us at KID Museum on Sunday, September 15, as we celebrate Hispanic and Latinx makers, artists, musicians, and scientists. In additional to our normal museum activities, visitors can: ▪ Learn about viruses with a microbiologist and explore urban heat islands on a virtual reality adventure with NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration ▪ Craft your own zines, or mini magazines, with artist Veronica Melendez ▪ Explore the rich traditions of Mexican folk music with Gabriel Guzman Garcia ▪ Hear Isha M. Renta López read her new bilingual book about Puerto Rican music and dance ▪ Build a drum and learn about percussion instruments from Latin America Tickets and more details are here: https://lnkd.in/eAA-nDAV

KID Museum had a blast with the families at Boeing Family Day! Most kids have made spin art, but these makers used a circuit block to create the motor that made their spin art go! Our educators also helped Boeing employees and their families build instruments using cardboard and conductive materials to create the instrument's buttons. Using basic programming in Scratch, the kids then brought their instruments to life by connecting each button to a different sound. Boeing's support for KID Museum helps bring STEM programming and hands-on learning opportunities to schools and students with financial need.