74 past events with the education tag

Muncie Children’s Museum Cultural Birthday Celebration

Half-priced admission for the whole family on Sunday, February 10^th, 2013

The MCM is offering half-price admission for all ages on Sunday, February 10^th for a cultural birthday celebration!

Experience three different cultures through something all people have in common, their birthdays!

Walk into each room and celebrate a new birthday complete with music, games, and more.

Taste test a sampling of different cultural food and create different cultural crafts at selected times throughout the day.

MCM’s celebration of birthdays was made possible through a matching grant from the Indiana Humanities Council in cooperation with the National Endowment of the Humanities and Trim Masters Charitable Foundation.

To learn more, call Jennifer Peters at 765-286-1660 ext. 213 or visit www.munciechildrensmuseum.com.

ARCOS FILMS PRESENTS

Switch goes beyond the politics to deliver the straight answers on energy

Directed by Harry Lynch and Featuring Energy Expert Dr. Scott Tinker

Screening at Ball State University on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 3:00pm

Cardinal Hall, L.A. Pittenger Student Center – FREE and open to the public

Is fracking polluting our water? How dangerous is nuclear? Will gasoline prices continue to rise? Can we clean up coal? Can renewables really power our future?

Switch delivers straight answers to today’s most controversial energy questions, as energy visionary Dr. Scott Tinker travels the world, exploring leading energy sites from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, most of them highly restricted and never before seen on film. He seeks the truth from the international leaders of government, industry and academia, then cuts through the confusion to discover a path to our energy future as surprising as it is practical.

This screening is part of over 250 universities across the country participating in the GSA Switch Energy Awareness & Efficiency Program, which launched last fall at over 40 pilot schools with a student ambassador program, efficiency drive and screening of the film.

Audiences have called Switch “the first truly balanced energy film.” As no documentary before it, Switch has been embraced and supported by people across the energy spectrum: environmentalists and academics, fossil and renewable energy experts, scientists and economists.

“I took my students to a screening of SWITCH, and we spent most of the following class discussing it, a testament to its value as an educational tool. It was amazing...”

-- Amy Jaffe, Rice University Energy Program

“Every person in America should see and digest this film.”

-- Douglas Johnson, Statoil

“SWITCH really puts all the pieces together, and makes me optimistic for the future.”

-- Erin Geoffroy, Environmental Defense Fund

Switch and the GSA program are part of the Switch Energy Project (www.switchenergyproject.com), a multi-pronged effort to build a global understanding of energy.

The project was created by Arcos Films, directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Harry Lynch and co-produced with energy expert Dr. Scott Tinker. It also includes a continually expanding website of 300 videos on the energy topics that drive our world; a primary school education program of videos and curricula co-developed with the American Geological Institute; and eventually a broadcast series to discover solutions to our most pressing energy challenges.

The Switch Energy Project is one of the world’s only resources where audiences can find objective, trustworthy energy answers, in an engaging, accessible video format.

About Dr. Scott Tinker:

Dr. Scott Tinker has been exploring energy for 30 years. His passion is bringing government, industry and academia together to solve some of the world’s toughest challenges. Toward that end he has given nearly 500 invited and keynote lectures in nearly 50 countries. Dr. Tinker is the Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology and the State Geologist of Texas. He is a Professor holding the Allday Endowed Chair and the acting Associate Dean of Research in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin. Before coming to the Bureau, he worked for Marathon Oil’s research division.

About Harry Lynch:

For 17 years, Harry Lynch has been a documentary director, producer, writer, cinematographer and soundtrack producer, whose films include Switch, Unconventional, Recapturing Cuba, Ride Around the World and Making the Modern. He is the co-founder of Trinity Films, and the founder of Arcos Films, a multimedia production company dedicated to building awareness and understanding of the most important issues of our time.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.switchenergyproject.com

PRESS KIT: http://www.switchenergyproject.com/presskit.php   

HIGH RES STILLS: http://www.switchenergyproject.com/press/Switch-Stills-HighRes.zip

LOW RES STILLS:  http://www.switchenergyproject.com/press/Switch-Stills-LowRes.zip

If you’d like more information, or to schedule an interview with Dr. Scott Tinker or Harry Lynch, please contact Janice Woods at jwoods@arcosfilms.com

Free Saturday at the Muncie Children’s Museum

Free for the whole family February 16^th, 2013 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Activities will take place from 11a.m. -3 p.m.

Join us for this one of a kind squash buckling good time and dress up as a princess or pirate! Princesses can have their nails painted and make-up done at MCM’s Princess Boutique. Pirates can search for one of MCM’s many treasures by participating in the treasure quest.

All princesses and pirates will have the opportunity to get their picture taken with a real princess or pirate and guaranteed a memory of a lifetime.

Want to participate in the Princess & Pirate Party? You can become a VIP guest and receive a bottle of nail polish or lip gloss at the boutique, or a pirate bandana at the quest. The party is from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. and is only $10 for MCM members and $15 for non-MCM members. To RSVP contact Darcy at jdbrooksfamily@yahoo.com.

To learn more, call Jennifer Peters at 765-286-1660 ext. 213 or visit www.munciechildrensmuseum.com.

Presentation by author and professor, Cathy Day.

Part of Women's Week 2013

Contact the Women's and Gender Studies Program at (765)285-5451 for disability accommodation or more information.

Presentation by author, Zach Wahls.

Part of Women's Week 2013

Contact the Women's and Gender Studies Program at (765)285-5451 for disability accommodation or more information.

Visit http://www.experiencethevillage.com/ for information about The Village Experience.

Part of Women's Week 2013

Contact the Women's and Gender Studies Program at (765)285-5451 for disability accommodation or more information.

It’s Spring Break Time!

Fun all week! Tuesday, March 26^th – Saturday, March 30^th

MUNCIE, Ind. – Staying in Muncie for spring break? The MCM is offering several activities and workshops the week of Delaware County’s spring break. Create bird and bat houses while you interact with live reptiles, birds, and insects. Learn about their habitat and what to do if you see an animal in the wild. It’s fun for the whole family!

Activities and workshops begin Tuesday, March 26^th and ends Friday, March 30^th. Activities are included with admission. Workshops are $7 or 2 for $10 members; $12 or 2 for $20 non-members plus admission. Registration is required. Parents must accompany children at all times.

Activities & Workshops

Tuesday, March 26^th (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Join T.A.G Art and show us your acting skills as we observe and examine several different animals!

Toad House Workshop - $7 mem/ $12 non (1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.)

Meet MCM’s tree frogs and build a toad house to take home. Learn what toads need to survive and how you can make a toad habitat in your backyard

To learn more, call Jennifer Peters at 765-286-1660 ext. 213 or visit www.munciemuseum.com.

The Muncie Children’s Museum provides hands-on, educational and innovative learning experiences.  The Museum is located at 515 S. High St. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $6 per person ages 1-100.

Students will present over various topics from Courtney Jarrett's WGS 499 course.

Part of Women's Week 2013

Contact the Women's and Gender Studies Program at (765)285-5451 for disability accommodation or more information.

Presented by Cheri Ellefson Terhume

Part of Women's Week 2013

Contact the Women's and Gender Studies Program at (765)285-5451 for disability accommodation or more information.

It’s Spring Break Time!

Fun all week! Tuesday, March 26^th – Saturday, March 30^th

MUNCIE, Ind. – Staying in Muncie for spring break? The MCM is offering several activities and workshops the week of Delaware County’s spring break. Create bird and bat houses while you interact with live reptiles, birds, and insects. Learn about their habitat and what to do if you see an animal in the wild. It’s fun for the whole family!

Activities and workshops begin Tuesday, March 26^th and ends Friday, March 30^th. Activities are included with admission. Workshops are $7 or 2 for $10 members; $12 or 2 for $20 non-members plus admission. Registration is required. Parents must accompany children at all times.

Activities & Workshops

Wednesday, March 27^th (11 a.m. & 1 p.m.)

Snake Head Ed will amaze us with his many reptiles for these two shows.

Snack with Snakes Workshop - $7 mem/ $12 non (12 p.m. – 1 p.m.)

Create and enjoy different animal snacks with MCM’s famous Rat Snake, Lucy.

To learn more, call Jennifer Peters at 765-286-1660 ext. 213 or visit www.munciemuseum.com.

The Muncie Children’s Museum provides hands-on, educational and innovative learning experiences.  The Museum is located at 515 S. High St. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $6 per person ages 1-100.

Sponsored by the College of Sciences and Humanities' Task Force on the Status of Women.

Part of Women's Week 2013

Contact the Women's and Gender Studies Program at (765)285-5451 for disability accommodation or more information.

What You Really Really Want:  How to Pursue a Real Sexuality in the Real World

Presentation by author and activist, Jaclyn Friedman.

Part of Women's Week 2013

Contact the Women's and Gender Studies Program at (765)285-5451 for disability accommodation or more information.

It’s Spring Break Time!

Fun all week! Tuesday, March 26^th – Saturday, March 30^th

MUNCIE, Ind. – Staying in Muncie for spring break? The MCM is offering several activities and workshops the week of Delaware County’s spring break. Create bird and bat houses while you interact with live reptiles, birds, and insects. Learn about their habitat and what to do if you see an animal in the wild. It’s fun for the whole family!

Activities and workshops begin Tuesday, March 26^th and ends Friday, March 30^th. Activities are included with admission. Workshops are $7 or 2 for $10 members; $12 or 2 for $20 non-members plus admission. Registration is required. Parents must accompany children at all times.

Activities & Workshops

Thursday, March 28^th (12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.)               

Bats, bats and more bats meet Dr. Timothy Carter and his bats up close.

Bat House Workshop - $7 mem/ $12 non

(1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.)

Create a bat houses with your family.  Each family will receive a bat house kit.

To learn more, call Jennifer Peters at 765-286-1660 ext. 213 or visit www.munciemuseum.com.

The Muncie Children’s Museum provides hands-on, educational and innovative learning experiences.  The Museum is located at 515 S. High St. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $6 per person ages 1-100.

It’s Spring Break Time!

Fun all week! Tuesday, March 26^th – Saturday, March 30^th

MUNCIE, Ind. – Staying in Muncie for spring break? The MCM is offering several activities and workshops the week of Delaware County’s spring break. Create bird and bat houses while you interact with live reptiles, birds, and insects. Learn about their habitat and what to do if you see an animal in the wild. It’s fun for the whole family!

Activities and workshops begin Tuesday, March 26^th and ends Friday, March 30^th. Activities are included with admission. Workshops are $7 or 2 for $10 members; $12 or 2 for $20 non-members plus admission. Registration is required. Parents must accompany children at all times.

Activities & Workshops

Friday, March 29^th (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Wildlife Resqu Haus would like to introduce you to some feathered friends.  Learn what to do if you see an animal in the wild.

Bird Bath Workshop - $7 mem/ $12 non (12 p.m. – 1 p.m.)

Create a bird bath to hang in your tree or set in your garden.  Each family will receive a bird house kit.

To learn more, call Jennifer Peters at 765-286-1660 ext. 213 or visit www.munciemuseum.com.

The Muncie Children’s Museum provides hands-on, educational and innovative learning experiences.  The Museum is located at 515 S. High St. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $6 per person ages 1-100.

To register email: elemental@bsu.edu or call 285-5253.

Part of Women's Week 2013

Contact the Women's and Gender Studies Program at (765)285-5451 for disability accommodation or more information.

It’s Spring Break Time!

Fun all week! Tuesday, March 26^th – Saturday, March 30^th

MUNCIE, Ind. – Staying in Muncie for spring break? The MCM is offering several activities and workshops the week of Delaware County’s spring break. Create bird and bat houses while you interact with live reptiles, birds, and insects. Learn about their habitat and what to do if you see an animal in the wild. It’s fun for the whole family!

Activities and workshops begin Tuesday, March 26^th and ends Friday, March 30^th. Activities are included with admission. Workshops are $7 or 2 for $10 members; $12 or 2 for $20 non-members plus admission. Registration is required. Parents must accompany children at all times.

Activities & Workshops

Saturday, March 30^th (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Back by popular demand is Dr. Insecta.  Visit him and his strolling spiders.

Dr. Insecta’s Master Workshop - $7 mem/ $12 non (1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.)

Join Dr. Insecta in building this one of a kind “ECO Bug House” from recycled materials.  Learn proper care, feeding and habitat construction for maintaining healthy, happy insects.

To learn more, call Jennifer Peters at 765-286-1660 ext. 213 or visit www.munciemuseum.com.

The Muncie Children’s Museum provides hands-on, educational and innovative learning experiences.  The Museum is located at 515 S. High St. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $6 per person ages 1-100.

This event aims to display craft, the manipulation of aesthetic where function and form meet.

It will take place Friday, April 5 as a part of First Fridays in the Village from 6-9 pm utilizing both the inside and outside of The Cup.

After the exhibition, there will be a fashion show from 9-9:30 at Be Here Now followed by three bands and a DJ set to close the night!

If you are a designer of any sort, consider submitting to the show here: http://glueandscissors.org/submitart

We are accepting anything design based: graphic design, fashion, jewelry, architecture, textiles, etc.

Creativity expert Dr. Robert Root-Bernstein, Professor of Physiology at Michigan State University, and MacArthur Fellow, will present a provocative lecture based on his book Sparks of Genius: The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People. The lecture will discuss how scientists and others benefit from their participation in and engagement with the arts. Read more here.

• Lecture is FREE and open to the public. A book signing will follow the program.
• Dinner following the lecture is $40 for Friends of the Museum, $48 for non-members. PDF dinner RSVP here.

Information about parking & directions to the Fine Arts building

Children’s Health Fair!

Free Saturday! April 20^th, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

MUNCIE, Ind. – Is your child good to go, from head to toe?! Come to the Children’s Health Fair at the Muncie Children’s Museum on Saturday, April 20th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to find out!

This year, the Children’s Health Fair will focus on six components of health for kids: checkups, play, safety, learning, friends and helping hands. There will many agencies to help parents and children learn what it truly means to be healthy. Some of the organizations at the event last year were the YMCA, Cardinal Greenways, Head Start and Open Door…just to name a few!

The Children’s Health Fair will be held on a Free Saturday so everyone can come out and have a good time. There will be giveaways, games and door prizes, including one boy’s and one girl’s bicycle. Mark your calendars today so you don’t miss this exciting an informative event!

To learn more, call Jennifer Peters at 765-286-1660 ext. 213 or visit www.munciemuseum.com.

The Muncie Children’s Museum provides hands-on, educational and innovative learning experiences.  The Museum is located at 515 S. High St. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $6 per person ages 1-100.

Kathie Onieal, along with the help of several other community members and an Honors class at Ball State, will be hosting a “Reality Store.” This event will give participants an opportunity to understand how the world works in regards to money, planning, choices, and priorities by moving them through a series of booths.

Eleven booths representing such things as entertainment, child care, and medical will be set up in two separate “Reality Stores,” one for children and the other for adults. Those participating in the event will first pick a job and then be assigned their salary. Throughout the experience, they will try to budget their lives based on these careers and salaries. This includes real-life concerns such as considering insurance, buying a home, and paying for other essential expenses. Our career fair will allow for children to learn how best to budget their money so that they can understand the importance of values and money management at a young age. It will also help adults considering a change in their lives a lesson in just what it takes to make it through those monthly expenses.