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I Lost My PersonMolly and Carson's Lemonade Stand to Fight ALSSend us a textIs this special short episode, Alison interviews her rock star nieces about their upcoming Lemonade Stand. May 26th - June 2nd has been dedicated to Kids Quest to Cure ALS - a week for children to hold fundraisers and special events to directly support ALS and ALS Research through ALS-TDI.Molly & Carson recorded the following segment specifically discussing their annual lemonade stand that they have held for the past 3 years to support ALS-TDI and others. This annual lemonade stand is typically done during the late summer months with their other cousins, Mitchell an...
2024-05-3011 min
The ReadPlayTalk PodcastEpisode 17: Mesquite Public Library - Interview with Sarah DawsonIn this episode we are talking with Sarah Dawson, who is the children’s librarian at the north branch of the Mesquite Public Library. She will tell us about the resources that are offered at the library, the library’s summer reading program, and about how the library is participating at the summer pop ups with The ReadPlayTalk Bus. Mesquite Public Library Website - https://www.cityofmesquite.com/454/LibrarySTEM Kits are available to be picked up each week at the Main and North Branch of the Mesquite Public Library. Mesqui...
2021-07-0603 min
Love of LearningDid You Know: Museums For All Makes Play Accessible to EveryoneKidsQuest participates in Museums for All, a program that encourages individuals of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum habits. Through Museums for All, those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) can gain free or reduced admission to more than 600 museums throughout the United States simply by presenting their SNAP EBT (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefit Transfer) card for up to four people per card.
Every single visit, no blackout dates. Come on in and you’ll get the $3 rate.
In 2019, KidsQuest saw 5,288 patrons who used Museums for All to enjoy the museum. Fi...
2021-06-3014 min
Vacation Mavens Travel PodcastOff-the-beaten Path in Maine This week we dive into Tamara's recent Maine road trip and explore how to get off-the-beaten path in the Downeast Acadia and Maine Highlands regions. ABOUT SAFE TRAVELS KIT Our sponsor this week is Safe Travels Kit. Founded by New York fashion executive and avid globetrotter, Adriana Martone, the Safe Travels Kit is a patent pending, first-to-market travel and airline bedding kit that launched in December 2020. After a horrific experience with a dirty airplane seat, Adriana thought something more needed to be done to create more sanitary, comfortable travel experiences for all. Hence, the Safe T...
2021-06-291h 01Love of LearningDid You Know: BizQuest Supports Play AND the CommunityKidsQuest is celebrating its sixth successful BizQuest corporate fundraising event. BizQuest is a unique way to come together virtually and network with local professionals and community members. The panel this year shared some fantastic insights on how newly learned adaptations in the work place are likely to become lasting business trends.
Madeline Read, Corporate Relations and Event Manager joins us on the podcast to talk about the widespread impacts BizQuest has on the Museum and within the greater community.
If you weren’t able to join us live, you can find a recording of the ev...
2021-06-1517 minLove of LearningDid You Know: The History Behind KidsQuest’s Doll ExhibitsIn this episode we learn about the incredible collection of dolls that live throughout the Museum’s galleries. Before KidsQuest moved to the space in 2017, the building was home to the Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art. Rosalie continues to share her collection of dolls representing cultures from all over the world with KidsQuest visitors. She talks about her experiences opening her very own museum and what dolls can teach us about history and tradition.
Thank you so much to Rosalie Whyel for joining us on this episode. If you want to check out the dolls in pe...
2021-06-0117 minLove of LearningDid you know: KidsQuest Offers Low Sensory Fun!KidsQuest is excited to welcome back Low Sensory Afternoons from 3-5 PM on the third Thursday of each month. This very special event is returning on May 20th after a long hiatus due to COVID. As many of us know, visiting KidsQuest can be a loud, bright, shiny, sometimes splashy, experience. For some kids and adult guests too, those stimuli can be overwhelming to the point of being uncomfortable or even unbearable. Low Sensory Afternoons are set aside just for kids and families with sensory sensitivities or anyone with special needs. Registration is free, even if you aren’t a...
2021-05-1816 minLove of LearningKidsQuest Explores Math with Shana Beckwith, Director of Curriculum at Stem Paths Innovation NetworkSTEM Paths Innovation Network is a nonprofit working with partners in King County, Washington to design and lead STEAM opportunities to students who otherwise wouldn’t have access to them. According to their website, they’ve served over 800 girls and youth of color through their programming with over 20 community and school partners in the greater Seattle area. Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Shana Beckwith talks with host Allie Cheroutes about creating a future in which all students can see themselves in a STEM field and have the support they need inside and outside the classroom to get there.
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2021-03-0216 minLove of LearningKidsQuest Explores the Arts with Sadie Bowman, co-founder of MaththeatreThis episode is all about the Arts in our Full STEAM ahead series exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. What’s the deal with the A in STEAM? Traditionally, the arts and sciences were viewed and treated separately. Now, the wider understanding is that the arts’ role in STEAM is to encourage application of creative thinking and ignite imagination. STEAM is meant to engage both the analytic and creative sides of the brain. Liberal arts, language arts, and physical arts all help prepare kids for an increasingly interdisciplinary world. What innovation would we have without someone first following a cr...
2021-02-1715 minLove of LearningKidsQuest Explores Engineering with Gever Tulley, Founder of Tinkering SchoolIn 2005 Gever Tulley accidentally stumbled into starting his own engineering-based summer camp in his backyard called Tinkering School. In this episode we’ll hear about the philosophy behind this remarkable program and what can happen when you give kids real tools to solve real problems. Hands-on designing, fabricating and constructing empowers kids and helps them test their theories about the world around them. Giving tinkerers tools, autonomy and space has resulted in some unbelievable projects, like a gondola re-imagined as a dragon flying across their warehouse workspace!
This week’s Audio Postcard comes to you from Orcas Isla...
2021-02-0218 minLove of LearningKidsQuest Explores Technology with Educator Chris CunninghamKidsQuest’s science educator, Chris Cunningham talks about the T in STEAM. Technically, the T is for technology, but let’s not forget the very foundation of technology: Tools! Often, we’re quick to narrow our focus to computers and other instructional devices when we think about technology. Chris and podcast host, Allie Cheroutes discuss expanding how we define technology, especially as it relates to hands-on learning in early education.
During the school year Chris and the other educators usually spend a lot of their time bringing STEAM programming to classrooms, libraries and after school progra...
2021-01-1216 minLove of LearningKidsQuest Explores Science Through Cooking with Dr. Ashie BhandiwadFirst up in our STEAM exploration series is SCIENCE! Throughout the season we’ll be investigating our way through each of the STEAM concepts. Specifically focusing on the positive ripple effect that happens when we actively engage with our children’s early STEAM learning. Dr. Ashie Bhandiwad is the founder and CEO of an experiential science education startup called STEMChef. The philosophy behind STEMChef is influenced by her own childhood science education, subsequent career in bioenergy, and especially through moments shared with her young daughter while preparing dinner.
Start pointing out and initiating science-based conversations duri...
2020-12-2216 min
OffstageOffstage Christmas Edition-2Join Scott and Randi as they talk through what Advent is and what KidsQuest is doing to stay connected with families during this Advent season!
2020-12-1614 minLove of LearningFull STEAM Ahead!It’s full STEAM Ahead for Season Two!
KidsQuest is powered by STEAM learning. Our exhibits, classes and home learning activities are all designed to engage kids in Science, technology, engineering, art and math through play. Opportunities for STEAM learning are all around us. I’ll be introducing you to individuals and organizations who are doing some incredible work to shift the perception that science and math can only be found in the classroom or in a lab, or that it can only be done by someone in a white lab coat. Regardless of your age, your gend...
2020-12-0400 minLove of LearningWe're All In This Together!In this episode we’ll hear from three local community leaders about their experiences responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Bellevue School District Superintendent Ivan Duran shares what it was like facing so many unknowns when the school district went remote in March and the new systems the district has developed to make sure all kids have access to education from home.
Tina Vincent, District Director of Youth and Family Programs with the YMCA of Greater Seattle, and Nicole Jackson, Director of Program Operations at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue share how their teams leapt in...
2020-10-1600 minLove of LearningMeet the KidsQuest Educators!Did you know we have an entire team of educators working behind the scenes to create the KidsQuest programming you love? Meet Jenn Boesenberg, Chris Cunningham and AJ Curde! In this episode we’ll learn about the special way they develop curriculum to encourage curiosity, spark conversation, and build confidence in discovery.
We just kicked off a new class schedule and continue to find fun, creative ways to bring the magic of KidsQuest into your home.
Take a listen to hear Education Manager AJ unbox one of our new, sensory Kid Kits! Sign up for a...
2020-09-3015 minLove of LearningCreating Collective ImpactWe’re really excited to introduce you to some of the work KidsQuest does on a community-level. KidsQuest is proud to be a partner in the Eastside Pathways network! Their work unites over 60 organizations to set common goals and strategies that shape new systems to support every child in our community from cradle to career.
In this episode we’ll talk with Sandy Nathan, a Community Impact Manager at Eastside Pathways. She shares how the Eastside Pathways partnership utilizes the Collective Impact framework to develop new systems that benefit all kids. It is difficult for individual organizations to tac...
2020-09-1514 min
Good Shepherd Community Church - Sermon SeriesOneness & Witness In A World On Fire - Good Shepherd Community ChurchDo you HAVE room to shelter evacuees or are you in NEED of shelter? Go to https://goodshepherdcc.org to let us know. First Responder Amazon Wishlist: http://FR.gshep.us Growth Group Leader Sign-up: http://groupleader.gshep.us Breakout and KidsQuest Sign-up: http://kids.gshep.us Women's Bible Study Sign-up: http://wbs.gshep.us
2020-09-1337 minLove of LearningCelebrate Diverse Books!KidsQuest wants a future in which all kids can see themselves reflected in the pages of their books. In this episode of the Love of Learning podcast we’ll introduce you to We Need Diverse Books, an awesome grassroots organization advocating for change in the children’s book publishing industry. Let’s produce and promote literature that reflects and honors all young people! Project Director, Caroline Tung Richmond recommends WNDB’s free online app called OurStory. They aim to help families and educators easily find books with diverse content and by content creators from marginalized communities. Link to the OurStory...
2020-08-3115 minLove of LearningConnecting Through CompassionIn this episode we’ll hear from three early learning professionals about supporting our kids in their social emotional development.
Nick Terrones and Mike Brown from Hilltop Children’s Center in Seattle point out that it’s not just about the kids. As adults we should be challenging ourselves to examine our own lifelong learning process. They produce their own incredible podcast called Napcast. Check out Hilltop’s website for more information on the Reggio Emelia approach discussed at the beginning of the episode. They also have a great blog post about of social emotional learning (SEL) activiti...
2020-08-0614 minLove of LearningLet's Talk About Play!KidsQuest’s Director of Education, Jamie Bonnett discusses the intentional design behind the museum’s galleries. Each exhibit was built for multidimensional play, taking into account a wide range of ages, abilities and engagement levels. Jamie and her team have created a series of educator-led videos that bring some of our favorite programming right to your dining room table.
Check out our Youtube Channel to watch all our HomeQuest videos!
KidsQuest has designed a new series of home-based resources. The Remote Learning Kits are full of toys and tools perfect for exploring science, art, or math. The digital Summ...
2020-07-0616 minLove of LearningIntroducing the Love of Learning PodcastKidsQuest Children's Museum is excited to announce that we're launching our own podcast! Each episode features interviews with educators and community partners who share great resources and tips to keep families connected through the power of play. Keep an eye out for the first episode coming soon!
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