Going Wild
Children learn best through multi-sensory experiences. And children’s museums are experts in stimulating learning through interactive exhibits and programs. But hands-on learning can extend beyond museum walls. By providing direct experiences with nature, children’s museums can nurture healthy, active kids.
Reaching 31 million children and families worldwide, children’s museums have the opportunity to connect kids with nature through “wild” outdoor play spaces. Proposed by the Association of Children’s Museums, “Going Wild” is a five-year project that will create vibrant outdoor environments at children’s museums and offer related programming to connect kids to nature and give them a strong sense of environmental stewardship.
Going Wild will launch over the first two years at five pilot sites. The National Wildlife Federation will train museum staff and create a guide for parents to bring the experience home. In the project’s second phase, children’s museums nationwide will have access to tools and training to establish their own wild play spaces and experiences.
Kids are wild about children’s museums, so now children’s museums are bringing that indoor excitement outside with Going Wild.
To Learn More
Association of Children’s Museums
acm@ChildrensMuseums.org
1300 L Street NW, Suite 975,
Washington, DC, 20005
202.898.1080
www.childrensmuseums.org
