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| − | + | Visitors to Malden, Missouri, population 4,277, might not expect to discover a vibrant chil¬dren’s museum worthy of a big city, but that’s exactly what they’ll find in the Bootheel Youth Museum, which aims to inspire “insatiable curiosity” in all of its visitors. | |
| − | + | Bootheel was founded through the efforts of three local women who thought rural, eco-nomically disadvantaged children should have the same enrichment opportunities as their urban peers. The community rallied behind the idea, even voting for a sales tax to help fund the museum, and it’s the community that has helped expand the museum from fifty exhibits in 1996 to 250 today. Although the museum has only three full-time and four part-time staff members, plus volunteers, it entertains and educates 30,000 visitors each year, many of whom come from out of state. “Our primary focus is on science and mathematics,” says Patsy Reublin, the Bootheel Youth Museum’s executive direc¬tor. “But because of our rural community, we wanted to offer more.” | |
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| + | In this case, “more” means traditional chil¬dren’s museum exhibits combined with sound | ||
| + | science and a thirst for adventure. After kids visit the grocery store and milk a cow in the BYM Children’s Village, their visit can take a turn toward the otherworldly. In This Island Mars: A Space Adventure, children learn how astronauts sleep, explore an interactive space station, and use a camera and green-screen technology to see themselves in a weightless environment. If the last frontier isn’t excit¬ing enough, there’s always the old one. While Making Tracks on the Lewis and Clark Trail, kids can row a keel boat, go caving, and climb the Rocky Mountains—all while learning about 17th-century medicine and the first time American Indians and African Americans could vote. The museum also hosts an outdoor class¬room with a half-acre pond, which boasts such wildlife as wood ducks and a snapping turtle. | ||
| + | But what really sets Bootheel Youth Museum apart is what Reublin calls “commu¬nity excitement”—the museum and the com¬munity work together to enrich and support each other. The Bootheel Youth Museum, along with its community partners and a team of Americorps volunteers, offers low- or no-cost science demonstrations to local schools as well as traveling exhibits that visit ten to twelve community fairs each year. Students can learn about subjects ranging from nanotechnology to seismology through hands-on activities and plays. “They’re excited and giggling,” Reublin says, “and when you ask them at the end, they remember the science.” | ||
| + | Moving forward, the museum plans to introduce green technology and place even more emphasis on math and science engage¬ment, while still focusing on what makes the Bootheel experience so special in the first place. “We get a lot of comments like, ‘How can such a small place have something so fan¬tastic?’” says Reublin. “You need a community and a fantastic mission, and all of these things came together in Malden. It’s possible because of our community.” https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/publications/documents/2012medalsbrochure_0.pdf | ||
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Revision as of 18:28, 29 April 2019
Bootheel Youth Museum, Inc. Big-City Museum in a Small Town Visitors to Malden, Missouri, population 4,277, might not expect to discover a vibrant chil¬dren’s museum worthy of a big city, but that’s exactly what they’ll find in the Bootheel Youth Museum, which aims to inspire “insatiable curiosity” in all of its visitors. Bootheel was founded through the efforts of three local women who thought rural, eco-nomically disadvantaged children should have the same enrichment opportunities as their urban peers. The community rallied behind the idea, even voting for a sales tax to help fund the museum, and it’s the community that has helped expand the museum from fifty exhibits in 1996 to 250 today. Although the museum has only three full-time and four part-time staff members, plus volunteers, it entertains and educates 30,000 visitors each year, many of whom come from out of state. “Our primary focus is on science and mathematics,” says Patsy Reublin, the Bootheel Youth Museum’s executive direc¬tor. “But because of our rural community, we wanted to offer more.”
Innovative Programs: From Grocery Stores to Outer Space In this case, “more” means traditional chil¬dren’s museum exhibits combined with sound science and a thirst for adventure. After kids visit the grocery store and milk a cow in the BYM Children’s Village, their visit can take a turn toward the otherworldly. In This Island Mars: A Space Adventure, children learn how astronauts sleep, explore an interactive space station, and use a camera and green-screen technology to see themselves in a weightless environment. If the last frontier isn’t excit¬ing enough, there’s always the old one. While Making Tracks on the Lewis and Clark Trail, kids can row a keel boat, go caving, and climb the Rocky Mountains—all while learning about 17th-century medicine and the first time American Indians and African Americans could vote. The museum also hosts an outdoor class¬room with a half-acre pond, which boasts such wildlife as wood ducks and a snapping turtle. But what really sets Bootheel Youth Museum apart is what Reublin calls “commu¬nity excitement”—the museum and the com¬munity work together to enrich and support each other. The Bootheel Youth Museum, along with its community partners and a team of Americorps volunteers, offers low- or no-cost science demonstrations to local schools as well as traveling exhibits that visit ten to twelve community fairs each year. Students can learn about subjects ranging from nanotechnology to seismology through hands-on activities and plays. “They’re excited and giggling,” Reublin says, “and when you ask them at the end, they remember the science.” Moving forward, the museum plans to introduce green technology and place even more emphasis on math and science engage¬ment, while still focusing on what makes the Bootheel experience so special in the first place. “We get a lot of comments like, ‘How can such a small place have something so fan¬tastic?’” says Reublin. “You need a community and a fantastic mission, and all of these things came together in Malden. It’s possible because of our community.” https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/publications/documents/2012medalsbrochure_0.pdf