1. On any given day, the Children’s Museum
in Easton (CME) delivers on-site and
community based educational
programming to children, parents and
caregivers, consistently responding to the
community’s need to:
• promote healthy early childhood
development,
•prepare children for success in school,
• inspire an life-long love of learning.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM . . .
2. 8:00 AM
Museum staff are out in the community at the Brockton Juvenile
Court,
along with Eliot of Jordan's Furniture, Jack Williams from WBZ TV
and advocates for adoptive families to take part in National
Adoption Day celebrations.
34 families in the Brockton
area formalize their
adoptions that day.
CME staff members lead
craft activities to recognize
the new families’ special
day!
Here the kids are creating
picture frames to show off
photos of their new family.
3. 9:00 AM
15 Head Start students from Taunton, and their
teachers arrive at the Museum to take part in a
variety of exhibit based learning activities. Their
visit is funded by generous donation from an
anonymous Museum donor.
Since 2006, Taunton Head Start has brought an
average of 150 pre-school students to visit annually.
Over the 5 years of the program over 750 Head
Start participants have visited the Museum.
“Our students gain confidence , are
encouraged in their creativity and learn
important problem-solving skills through
their interaction with your wonderfully
engaging exhibits.
Everything they learn at the Museum
supports their future academic success
and positive emotional development”
. . . Tia Bashour, Interim Program
Director Child Services, Triumph Head
Start
4. 10:00 AM
Animal Happenings, a weekly drop-in program begins. This informal
petting zoo presents different live animals and children learn about their
care.
On this day,
Miss Candy lets
the kids pet her
corn snake and
teaches what it
takes to be a
kind and
responsible pet
owner.
5. 11:00 AM
On the exhibit floor, kids are discovering . . .
. . . the scientific force
behind magnetism
. . . the
physical
challenge
of climbing
a fire pole
. . .and what it
feels like to use
a wheelchair
6. 11:30 AM
They are learning . . and they are imaging . . .
.
. . . how to use simple hand
tools safely and responsibly
what space travel might be like!
7. 12 NOON
Jane, a Museum educator begins an outreach program at the Brockton Day Nursery.
The Museum’s traveling programs
reach over 1200 children per year.
8. 1:00 – 1:45 PM
A weekly drop-in program – Dino–mite Dinosaurs - engages
10 children and their parents . They’ll use basic tools to
uncover fossils like paleontologists do, create a dinosaur
skeleton from scratch, uncover dinosaur footprints in sand, build
their own dinosaur from clay and learn how the dinosaurs were
named!
9. 2:00 PM
In the afternoon, many grandparents, providing afterschool care for their
grandchildren, enjoy spending time in the Museum’s cozy and inviting
environment.
Fostering bonds between family
members is an important part of
the Museum’s mission!
And they have fun, too!
10. 2:30 PM
Joe, a special needs student, arrives after school.
He’s cleaning the Golf Ball Raceway, a popular
exhibit!
The Museum works with area school
systems through The Education
Collaborative in Dedham, the Bi-
County Collaborative in Franklin and
other programs to help provide
meaningful volunteer work for children
with mild to moderate disabilities.
11. 3:00 PM
Junior Volunteers arrive for training
session with Steven, our volunteer
manager. Junior volunteers are in
the 6th grade and older.
They help in a variety of tasks.
They learn new skills, responsibility,
teamwork and make lasting friends!
12. 4:00 PM
Museum educators engage children from an afterschool care
program with activities from Forces & Energy– one of the
Museum’s traveling Science Road Shows.
13. 6:00 PM
Families from the Charity Guild of Brockton arrive for
Free Family Night, a program held 5 – 6 times per
year.
The Museum provides bus
transportation from Brockton, a
chance to explore the hands-on
exhibits, and take part in a lively
and engaging themed program,
led by Museum staff.
The Charity Guild provides a
delicious and nutritious dinner for
the families.
It’s become a popular program!
14. 8:00 PM
Talented Teens art class begins. In this program, children
learn to express their creativity and work with an experienced
art educator.
Students are guided at their own level in this
“working atmosphere” that promotes the love of art.
15. COMMUNITY PARTNERS
The Children’s Museum in Easton currently works with over 65 schools,
social service agencies, and community organizations to reach children and
families--many that would likely not attend the Museum without
encouragement and financial assistance.
Our priority is to increase our connections in the community and add
additional partners who will benefit from our services.
In addition to programming, the
Museum provides free
memberships, admission passes,
event tickets and discounts to
underprivileged children and
families.
For a full list of our
community partners,
please visit our website.
16. COMMUNITY IMPACT
The Museum has
contributed to the
educational, cultural and
social learning
of over 600,000 children
and families
since opening in 1991.
