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6 people are interested
Marvelous Mothers
ORGANIZATION: Great Explorations Children's Museum
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6 people are interested
Help children create special gifts for the women in their lives! We’ll make a crown, a necklace, a bouquet and more to celebrate our queens for the day!
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About Great Explorations Children's Museum
Location:
1925 4th St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33704, US
Mission Statement
OUR GREAT MISSION
The mission of Great Explorations Children's Museum is to stimulate learning through creativity, play, and exploration.
Description
FAST FACTS
- Great Explorations Children's Museum is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization which was incorporated in November, 1986. One year later, the museum opened thanks to community support and, in particular, the Junior League of St. Petersburg.
- Drawing educational content from the arts, sciences, and humanities, Great Explorations programs and exhibits encourage creative thinking, problem-solving, and discovery. Exhibits invite the participant to touch and explore or role play. Program lessons are presented in a multidisciplinary context and interactive style.
- The museum is 24,000 square feet with 18,000 square feet of exhibits that are continually upgraded and rotated.
- Recent awards/recognition: Promising Practice / Universal Design for Learning through the Association of Children's Museums in 2008; Best Practices in Access through the State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and VSA arts of Florida in 2008; and Tampa Bay Business Journal Nonprofit award in 2008.
- Great Explorations toured up to 5 different exhibitions for more than 10 years to museums nationwide.
- Ranked #1 place for kids in Tampa Bay by the Lila Guide, a national parenting resource.
- Great Explorations is home to the Foster Great Futures initiative which includes the Early Explorations Preschool and VPK as well as the Camp Explorations, Youth Leadership, and AmeriCorps Great Explorations programs.
- Foster Great Futures also enables thousands of underserved individuals and groups to receive free admission and/or outreach services and provides mentoring and volunteer opportunities for at-risk teens.
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Community,
Women
WHEN
Sat May 09, 2015
09:30 AM - 02:30 PM
WHERE
Great Explorations Children's Museum1925 4th St. NorthSt. Petersburg, FL 33704
(27.790335 ,-82.63786 )
DATE POSTED
March 30, 2015
SKILLS
- Child Care
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible