We are very excited to let you know that the Children's Museum of Sonoma County (CMOSC) has been busy preparing the new site at 1835 W. Steele Lane for special events, birthday parties, and summer camps in 2011!
Though the museum will not be open for business on a regular basis until late 2012, it will begin hosting events,birthday parties and programs immediately.
In fact, several exhibit design workshops have already taken place at the site over the past few months and some very creative exhibit ideas were discussed!
The most recent exhibit design workshop included children ages 4-12 divided into three groups. Each group brainstormed in three different design areas (air/wind, water/earth, agriculture/farm). Robin Stephani, a local design professional, and Linda Herman, artist and business consultant, assisted with content, format, and group facilitation. Amanda Kirk, a local science teacher, and Theresa Giacomino, Dir. of Programs and Education for CMOSC, also facilitated. Three talented artists, Steve Purcell, Brian Scharf and Brian Fee, sketched the ideas in real time. Tina DiCicco volunteered to videotape the day's events. The result was an imaginative, energizing, fun-filled extravaganza of creativity!
View the great ideas on our website by clicking on the drawing below:
We want to thank everyone who participated in or helped organize these productive workshops. Special thanks to Wright Contracting for underwriting the recent children's workshop, David Sword, for surveying site maintenance, Medtronic for donating staff volunteer time to clean, paint, and generally make the site more welcoming, and Friedman's Home Improvement, which donated most of the supplies.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SONOMA COUNTY!
Medtronic Volunteers: Jennifer Pearlmutter, Erik Kunz, Linda Gibboney, Patrick Anderson, Susan Wayshak, Karen Gunderson, Kevin Mauch, and Maria Arreguin.
