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In 1978, three young mothers decided to fundraise for a traditional museum in their area. During this time, they developed three programs and began traveling to local schools to showcase their ideas. Originally, traveling was temporary, but the demand for the traveling programs grew and the Scotia-Glenville Children’s Traveling Museum came to life.
In 1991, approximately 35,000 children benefited from the programs offered. Nearly three decades after its launch, the Scotia-Glenville Children’s Traveling Museum serves over 70,000 children during the program year. Each year, demands from local schools, libraries and after school programs skyrocket. The most popular program, Measures for Measuring, uses a hands-on, practical approach to learning. This program helps students learn how and why measurement standards have evolved and they get to experiment with over 40 different instruments including rulers, scales and thermometers.
Other educational programs and exhibits include What’s the Matter? which investigates the properties of solids, liquids, and gases through experiments, Oceans in Motion, and Technology Petting Zoo. The museum also offers programs for a matured audience. The Children’s Museum staff believes that learning is a life-long process and several years ago, introduced the Leisure Time Learning program. Leisure Time Learning gives adults and senior citizens the opportunity to participate in virtual tours, history classes and musical programs. While some of the programs are identical to those of the Children’s Museum, Strike Up the Band: A History of Community Bands through the Ages is one of the favorites and the majority of the senior programs involve singing.
Future plans include expanding curriculum and travel beyond the current 50 mile radius. “A state-of-the-art building is not a requirement for success,” says Ms. Bennett. To learn more about the Scotia-Glenville Children’s Traveling Museum, please contact:Diana Bennett Scotia-Glenville Children’s Traveling Museum DBennett@thetravelingmuseum.org Leader to Leader Journal Excerpt by Anne Deering, Robert Dilts, and Julian Russell
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The Scotia-Glenville Children’s Museum is an all-traveling museum that visits communities within a 50-mile radius of the administrative office in Scotia, New York. The traveling exhibits provide courses based on objects and artifacts in the areas of science and humanities. The programs are engaging and educational and meet the standards of the New York State Board of Regents.
