"Every day, I see proof that this was a need in our community," Martinez says. The museum also partners with schools in Denton ISD to offer summer educational camps. Sometimes it's painting - but it's always working with your hands."Īt Explorium, parents are encouraged to interact with their children, and family memberships are available. additional option selectable through a switch, the non-hydrostatic dyna mical core (idynamic 2 namelist option as. "So sometimes, we'll have snap circuits or robots. There are 4 professionals named Michael Anyah, who use LinkedIn to exchange. "Some things we do here are craftier, and some are a lot more technical," Martinez says. View the profiles of professionals named Michael Anyah on LinkedIn.
Part of the popularity is driven by activities like those offered in the creative workspace, which change weekly and are typically based around a theme, such as nature. Though the physical museum space - located at 5800 I-35 North - has only been open for a short time, there's already a need to expand. Anyah and Mical have been indicted on felony charges relating to their alleged failure to pay home health care aides for all the hours that they had worked, as required by New York State Law. "We're all learning together," she says, "so that's very rewarding." Martinez, executive director of Explorium, had no previous experience running a museum, but she says the learning process for her and her eight staff members has been worth it to bring active-learning opportunities to area children. But there weren't a lot of opportunities for getting hands-on learning through play." "There's plenty of outdoor space in Denton," she says, "and our libraries and parks are wonderful. As a mother, she wanted to increase the family-friendly educational activities offered in Denton. It's all to ensure no one is bored when they walk into the museum, a dedicated space for children opened by Anyah Martinez ('99, '04 M.S.) in 2018.Ī human development and family studies graduate, Martinez and her team first began Explorium in 2012 as a mobile learning center that traveled to events like the Denton Community Market. Inside Explorium Denton Children's Museum sits a life-sized Operation game, an interactive play place and a workspace that offers engaging weekly projects such as creating wooden ornaments at Christmastime.
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