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		<title>Introducing the New Children&#8217;s Discovery Library at Providence Public Library: The Story Starts Here!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Providence Public Library children’s room has transformed into the Children’s Discovery Library – The Story Starts Here!  The new Children’s Discovery Library officially opens on Saturday, January 28 at 12:30 pm with a ribbon cutting, special guests and activities. Parents and children will have the opportunity to learn about and explore the new Children’s Discovery Library space, free and open to public. Activities include face painting, refreshments and prize drawings.

To create Rhode Island’s latest family learning destination, Providence Public Library (PPL) contracted Providence Children’s Museum, which has earned both a national reputation for the excellence of its exhibits and the popular acclaim of generations of southern New England’s children and caregivers.  The artful re-imagining and design of PPL’s children’s library has resulted in a captivating and enriching environment for early learners. We love collaborations and are excited to see and play in this new space!]]></description>
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		<title>What Are You an Expert At?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's Museum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That’s a question that 22 Rhode Island preschool teachers and daycare providers asked their 3- and 4-year-old children as part of  "Making Learning Visible: Inspiration Takes Flight," a five-month professional development seminar offered by Ready to Learn Providence and supported by Providence Children’s Museum.

It turns out that the children are experts at lots of things.  Many of them know how to do crafts from creating a crown to drawing happy faces, dinosaurs, monsters and self-portraits to making a sugar flour cake.  They are excellent movers; they know how to run, climb on bars, dance, and do flips and jumping jacks.  They have mastered many of their important daily routines, such as being a big brother, tying shoes, cleaning up, and sleeping.  And not surprisingly, they are fantastic players.  They can tell you how to fly like Superman, play the card game Face-Off, put on a performance, and even how to pretend to be a dog.

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		<title>Honor Dr. Mr. Luther King Jr.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providence Children's Museum will feature performances of M.L.K.: Amazing Grace by Rochel Coleman and Valerie Tutson and present a special exhibit about the American Civil Rights Movement and King's work. Families can also browse an exhibit of photographs, text and a selection of carefully chosen books about the American Civil Rights Movement and Dr. King’s philosophy of nonviolence.  Visitors can choose to participate in a thought-provoking interactive exploration of the negative power of discrimination, during which they encounter “red only” and “green only” labels throughout the Museum.  Educators will be on hand to talk to families following this provocative exercise and invite them to record their responses.]]></description>
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		<title>Telling the Story of Play</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's Museum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Providence Children’s Museum, we know that the child at play is often the child at work. And for some time now, we have been documenting children’s play, trying to capture that “aha” moment when, after interacting with materials and experimenting in different ways, he or she suddenly understands something new. In this process, which belongs entirely to the child, he or she is learning.

Special events planned at Providence Children's Museum during school vacation. See Sparky’s Puppets perform favorite tales from Aesop's Fables. Sing and dance to funny original songs from rock ‘n roll trio Rolie Polie Guacamole. Join The Rhythm Room for rollicking world percussion, horns, drums, guitars and piano. And it’s a Block Party when kids build cities and create towering structures!]]></description>
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		<title>Risky Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's Museum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Providence Children’s Museum, we witness wonderful moments of learning through play all around us, every day: from discovering how to use a popsicle stick as a clay cutting tool to learning that Pilgrim children didn’t use forks, and that engineering a giant fountain with two friends is much easier than constructing alone.  But some of the most inspiring learning moments, often the most intense and real, involve taking a risk.  When children (and grown-ups) take risks or, as Tim Gill said, “actively seek out uncertainty,” they explore their own limits and learn about the world.  Risk is the ingredient that keeps us engaged and it helps make play more meaningful.]]></description>
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		<title>Joyful Learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Cathy Saunders, Director of Education, Providence Children’s Museum Now that kids are back in school, I’ve been contemplating the challenge of keeping learning a joyful experience rather than a task that must be endured.  At the Children’s Museum, we know that the best kind of learning happens when the learner wants to acquire new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take a trip to Fall River: The Art of the (LEGO) Brick</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your kids love LEGOS, you&#8217;ll want to see this. The Art of the Brick exhibit looks amazing. October 7 &#8211; November 19, 2011 The Narrows Center for the Arts: 16 Anawan St # 1, Fall River, MA 02721 The Narrows Center in Fall River presents “The Art of the Brick,” featuring sculptures and artwork [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Move, Let&#8217;s Play!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Megan Fischer, Director of Communications, Providence Children’s Museum Providence Children’s Museum is a proud new member of Let&#8217;s Move! a comprehensive national initiative launched by First Lady Michelle Obama that is dedicated to solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation by encouraging healthy eating and physical activity. Active play is an important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cultivating Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creativity – like play and love – eludes definition.  We have a common understanding that artists – painters, sculptors, poets, composers, designers – are creative.  Sometimes overlooked is the creative thinking that goes on outside the arts.  Every good teacher creatively makes learning meaningful for students with a range of abilities and interests.  Parents find creative solutions to the challenges of raising children all the time.  And kids are incredibly creative.]]></description>
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		<title>A Summer of Discovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Children's Museum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 7, Providence Children’s Museum debuts Discovery Studio, a vibrant new space for hands-on art and science exploration, where rotating programs inspire children's open-ended investigation and creative expression.

An extension of the Museum’s exhibits, programs provide imaginative play and learning experiences that invite children to experiment with interesting materials, try new things, test their ideas, and make their own choices.  Each week in Discovery Studio, families delve into a different theme with multiple activity stations and an intriguing selection of materials. ]]></description>
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