Exploration Works

ExplorationWorks, in collaboration with Head Start and the Lewis and Clark Public Library, will expand its early childhood programs to better support the needs of low-income and rural families and childcare providers in the Helena region. The museum will provide training for local Head Start educators, who will then offer weekly STEM lessons in their classrooms using kits developed by the project team. The museum will implement weekly family STEM programs at the Lewis and Clark Public Library. The museum will also develop and host parent and caregiver workshops on child development and STEM learning, with participants receiving a “Science at Home” activity book and supplemental kit developed by the project team. As a result of this project, over 9,500 young children will experience STEM in their classroom, home, libraries, and through museum visits including a free Family Science Night.