Education and Public Programs Summer Camps The Creativity Lab became home to many summer day campers participating in UAF Summer Sessions camps led by UAMN curators and collections staff. This fiscal year, we hosted Archaeology Summer Camp in June 2015.
Family Programs We continued to offer opportunities for families to enjoy a museum experience together. The Early Explorers drop in program for children five and under and their caregivers took place each Friday between October and May. During the same period, Junior Curator programs occurred two Saturdays a month for kids six and up. 769 participants attended these programs. Monthly programming themes included Food, Oceans, Earth Sciences, Outer Space, Mammals, Art, Archaeology, and Flight.
Birthdays at UAMN A new offering this year was birthday parties for children five to 11 years old. They picked ar theme for a two-hour long experience. A museum educator leads 90 minutes of discoveries, museum exploration, and hands-on activities. Parties close with time for guests to celebrate as they choose (cake and presents). CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The museum is a great setting for birthday parties. Photo by Gabrielle Vance. Kids excavate bones during a Dino Dig-themed birthday party. Photo by Tamara Martz. Sleepover guests gather for a group photo. Photo by Candi Dierenfield.
Bringing the Museum To You Our off-site outreach events doubled this year. We were proud to again offer community awards at the Interior Alaska District Science Fair. We also continued to partner with the Noel Wien and North Pole Public Libraries to offer museum family passes for check out.
Museum After Dark In addition to our annual sleepover, we partnered with Alaska 4-H to this year to offer a museum sleepover for military families. Both events found parents and kids engaging in scavenger hunts, partaking in crafts and games, snoozing in the Gallery of Alaska, and warming up with morning yoga and breakfast. We look forward to continuing this new tradition! Military/4H Sleepover, September 9, 2014. 25 attendees Museum Sleepover, February 20, 2015. 57 attendees Annual Report FY2015
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