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Diversity of Ages. Mind the Gap– Where are the young people in archaeology? This Wednesday’s list of conference videos (almost done with TAG).

Diversity of Ages. Mind the Gap– Where are the young people in archaeology?

Session abstract: The provision of archaeology for those under the age of 16 could be considered good. The change to the National Curriculum in 2013, increased the opportunities for children to learn about archaeology. In terms of provision at an extra-curricular level, there are numerous archaeological clubs and societies within organisations, like the National Parks and regional museums. As well as the Young Archaeologists’ Club, which currently has over 70 branches located across the country.

But many of these are only provided for children and young people up to the age of 16, with limited opportunity of involvement thereafter. CITiZAN: Young people and a national community project CITiZAN, the Coastal and Inter Tidal Zone Archaeological Network, is a new Heritage Lottery Funded project, run in partnership with the National Trust and Crown Estate. Lara BAND, Alex BELLISARIO and Megan CLEMENT (CITiZAN) Kids In Museums. Home. Association of Children's Museums. Places to Play in New Orleans. The eyes of the world were on the athletic abilities of the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers as they squared off in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, but the Louisiana Children’s Museum (LCM) chose to focus on the health and creativity of that city’s youngest citizens.

Places to Play in New Orleans

Recognizing that healthy lifestyle habits begin early in life, the museum asked four-year-olds from community Head Start centers and nursery schools to talk about the places they play to stay active and healthy. Children discussed their favorite parks, sports, and games, and then drew illustrations of family members, friends, and pets playing together. Places to Play in New Orleans was published in time to celebrate a world championship watched by millions of fans across the globe. Children talk about their favorite activities and draw pictures of staying active. The shared goals of PLAY 60, Let’s Move! Places to Play gives children the chance to express the importance of play through artwork. Children’s Museum of Houston – Strategic Planning for 21st Century Museums. By Tammie Kahn Executive Director, Children’s Museum of Houston In the summer of 2009, the board and staff managers at the Children’s Museum of Houston decided to use IMLS’s 21st Century Skills report as a planning framework for our strategic plan.

Children’s Museum of Houston – Strategic Planning for 21st Century Museums

We had just completed our capital campaign and opened our new facility which doubled the size of our museum in March, 2009-debt free. And we were increasing the outreach services that we provided in community based sites that served low-income families. But our board wanted to develop post-expansion direction to move us quickly out of the building-focus myopia and back to what our community really values, which is for us to provide learning opportunities wherever whenever families want them. A first step was a planning retreat with the board. Internally, most of us thought we did a terrific job of explaining how important our Museum is. YouTube: Children's Museum of Houston How we did it: Did it work? We also uncovered some sacred cows. Wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Integr_scaffold_experiences.pdf. Lill-Skansen: The New & Improved Children's Zoo. Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier.