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Session: Making Together: Launching and Sustaining Community-Engaged Family Learning SpacesSunday, April 61 - 2:30 PM Location: Ithaca Downtown Conference Center About: How can we cultivate community-engaged spaces where programs are adaptable and responsive to the evolving needs of visitors? This workshop explores two intergenerational spaces at Brooklyn Children’s Museum whose missions were directly informed by community feedback: ColorLab, an art-making space inspired by Black artists throughout history and the world, and Nature’s Engineers, a STEM-making space. Learn how each space centers, reflects, and engages the communities we serve through delivering fun, mission-driven, hands-on learning experiences for makers of all ages. Participants will acquire practical tools to integrate community-centered activities into existing programming and create actionable community agreements tailored to their institution.Presenters: Marina Szende, Manager of STEM Learning, Brooklyn Children's Museum Marina Szende is the Manager of STEM Learning at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (BCM). Szende oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of STEM programs at BCM including Nature’s Engineer’s, BCM’s MakerSpace. Prior to BCM, Marina worked as the Program Director of Youth, Family, and Community Programs at the Seattle Architecture Foundation in Seattle, WA. Szende holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.Danielle Garcia, ColorLab Art Studio Supervisor, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Danielle Garcia (she/they) is the ColorLab Art Studio Supervisor at Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Garcia also served as the inaugural Director of Arts Education for the Warehouse Arts District Association (WADA) in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as Access Coordinator & Museum Educator at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. Garcia holds a BA in Art History from the University of Florida and is currently an Image Text MFA candidate at Cornell University. |
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