Children's Museum

The children'Childrens's Museum encourages families, schools and community groups to discover and explore our multi-sensory exhibits. Our live wildlife sanctuary houses over 100 animals, primarily unwanted pets and displaced animals that cannot be released back into The wild. The state-of-the-art digital science dome planetarium offers live star shows as well as full-dome films focusing on astronomy and othe science topics. The Museum hosts field trips, scout activiites, vacation camps, speical events and birthday parties throughout The year. As part of The Museum's initiative to engage children in science education and to promote an appreciation for science, nature and art, in-house classes and outreach programming serve schools and classrooms from around The state and beyond. The range of activities, exhibits and programs offered by The children'Childrens's Museum provide children with a rich, unique, and fun learning experience.roaring brook nature center provides natural history/environmental eduacation programs to over 70 Connecticut communities. Programs include outreach and school visitations, as well as scout, summer, pre-school and public programs. Serving as a resource to area resdients with environmental concerns, we answer thousands of nature-related questions annually. The center receives over 200 injured or orphaned native animals each year for rehabilitation. The goal is to release animals back into The wild, however, permanently injured wildlife may be housed at The center and The collection includes a variety of raptors, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Animals are used to promote knowledge of behaviors, adaptations and Connecticut fauna. The center maintains wildflower trails, a native plant butterfly garden and serves as steward for five miles of trails on The adjacent 158 acre state-owned werner's woods property.

THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM PRESCHOOL PROVIDES A PLAY-BASED PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES AND DEVELOPS LEARNING THROUGH EACH CHILD'S NATURAL ACTIVITIES. EXPERTS AGREE that BY LEARNING THROUGH PLAY, CHILDREN WILL FIND EDUCATION TO BE A POSITIVE AND JOYOUS PROCESS. THIS FOCUS IS AT THE CORE OF OUR PHILOSOPHY, MISSION AND CURRICULUM. WE RECOGNIZE THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE DIFFERENT, AND EACH CHILD COMES TO US WITH DIFFERENT STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR GROWTH. USING PROVEN TECHNIQUES, WE TAILOR OUR CLASSES TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVDUAL CHILD WHILE MAINTAINING AN AFFIRMING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL.OUR SCHOOL OFFERS A UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE INTEGRATION OF A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM CURRICULUM STRENGTHENED BY ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY OUR SCIENCE AND NATURE MUSEUM. COUPLED WITH CREATIVE PLAY, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.