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25 people are interested
Exhibit Play Volunteer!
ORGANIZATION: Seattle Children's Museum
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25 people are interested
Do you enjoy working with children? Volunteer with the Seattle Children's Museum! Our mission is to bring to life the joy of discovery for children and their families through fun, creative, hands-on exploration of the world around them. We strive to ignite children's curiosity and encourage them to become active, life-long learners. The museum offers 22,000 square feet of interactive exhibit space for children 10 months to 10 years. Be a part of the experience by helping support our education staff, maintaining the exhibits, getting creative in our imagination studio, and participating in spontaneous play with kids and families!
Stories from our volunteers:
"Today in the Metropolitan Market exhibit, a child was pretending to be a baker. I walked up to her to get some bread and she saw I had an apron on, just like hers, so she asked, "Do you work in the big museum?" I said yes, so she said, "Wow! You can have any of this bread." So I took a "bite" out of one of the loaves and then tried to put it back. She then said, "Uhhh, you have to pay for that up front. It costs more if you bite out of it."
"I was working on a project in the Dunn Lumber Construction Zone exhibit with a 5 year old girl and I asked her what pieces she would like to use to build her structure. She said, "I want to build with Seahawk colors!" as she grabbed blue and green pieces."
"Today in the Arthur's Pet Shop exhibit I met an aspiring veterinarian, she was 6. She diagnosed a broken leg for an elephant, a giraffe that was given poison, a pregnant porcupine, and crocodile who needed belly surgery. She reminded me that it was just pretend. We looked at x-rays, listed treatments, provided medicine, gave the panda a bath, and cut the penguins hair!"
"Two boys directed a play in the Theatre exhibit today. They recruited me to be the dragon and another girl to be the princess. Scene after scene, the princess escaped while I "chased" and "breathed fire" over the town. In the final scene, the two boys saved the princess!"
Check out our website for more information: http://thechildrensmuseum.org/
More opportunities with Seattle Children's Museum
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Seattle Children's Museum
Location:
305 Harrison Street, Seattle Center Armory - Ground Level, Seattle, WA 98109, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to engage children, and the people who care for them, in playful, creative, hands-on exploration and discovery. Our purpose is to encourage kids and adults alike to embrace active, lifelong learning. We create and maintain museum spaces, events and programs that are inclusive, engaging, playful and fun for ALL of the region’s kids and families. We envision a region where children, families, students and educators have a wide network of facilities to support them in learning, engagement, play and quality time together. We will strive to be an essential part of that network.
Description
Our fantastic staff, all-day admission, and the many activities, experiences and food venues on campus ensure that you’ll enjoy your time at Seattle Children’s Museum.
Our goals:- Set the stage for young children to build competency through engagement, interactions, physical challenges and hands-on experiences
- Renew a deep commitment to fostering literacy, art, language, numeracy and communication skills for kids from birth to 10 years old
- Connect to Seattle’s varied and diverse neighborhoods
- Create and renew exhibits that have justice, equity, inclusion, diversity, visibility, access and anti-racism built in.
- Build relationships with the early learning community in and around the region
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
305 Harrison StreetSeattle, WA 98109
DATE POSTED
January 4, 2017
SKILLS
- Exhibition Arts
- General Education
- Child Development
- People Skills
- Youth Services
- Mentoring
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 14
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible