what is a children's museum?

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What IS a Children’sWhat IS a Children’sMuseum ?Museum ?

☺a place where learning happens through PLAY, where kids interact with exhibits in a hands-on way.

☺a place ALL about active learning

for kids 2 – 10 years old. (45,000 kids under 12 in the CRD)

Why a Children’s MuseumWhy a Children’s Museum

“Creativity is as important as

literacy and we should treat it with the same status.”

Sir Ken Robinson

Benefits for ChildrenBenefits for Children

Positive play cultivates...

☻individuality☻self-confidence☻cooperation☻creativity☻problem-solving

MORE Benefits for Children MORE Benefits for Children

Help kids learn about...

☻current issues☻science, math & technology☻the arts, music, literature, art ☻history☻themselves!

Children’s museums…

☻give schools a learning space to supplement the curriculum.

☻are inclusive – all children benefit from learning at their own pace.

Benefits for Our CommunityBenefits for Our Community

☻a resource to help parents and

to build parenting skills.

☻help for at-risk, under-served youth. (better parents, better kids)

☻Volunteerism, for all generations.

More Benefits for Our Community More Benefits for Our Community

AccessibilityAccessibility

☻Service to school groups

☻We will partner with community groups such as Big Brothers to ensure we are accessible

☻Low cost and no cost projects for parents and kids

☺20,000 sq. ft.☺Focus on Vancouver Island☺Small number of large “permanent”

exhibits☺Rotation of exhibits, inclusive of

touring exhibit space☺Programming to support curriculum

through activities among exhibits

AccessibilityAccessibility

“The truly great advances of this generation will be made by those who can make outrageous connections. Only a mind that knows how to play can do that.”

Nagle Jackson

National Institute for Play

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