Miami Childrens Museum Inc.

MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN IN OUR MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY. VISITORS OF ALL AGES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY TOGETHER, LEARN, IMAGINE, AND CREATE. THE MUSEUM OFFERS INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS AND LEARNING MATERIALS RELATED TO ARTS, CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATION. MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO ENRICHING THE LIVES OF ALL CHILDREN BY FOSTERING A LOVE OF LEARNING AND ENABLING CHILDREN TO REALIZE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL.

It is the vision of Miami Children's Museum to be recognized as a premier institution serving childr

Goal One: The primary goal of Miami Children's Museum is to provide all children and families with accessible informal and formal learning opportunities through play and the use of the arts.

Goal Two: To provide programming that represents and reflects our community.

Goal Three: To provide programs for children with special needs, and disadvantaged children and families.

We encouraged team members during the pandemic to take advantage of online learning opportunities to encourage their professional growth.

After closing our galleries in March 2020, the Museum team worked together to ensure that our innovative educational programming would remain accessible to children and families. The result was Museum at Home, which combined our early childhood expertise with our strengths in visual and performing arts. The digital content produced during the pandemic (250 videos and 200 How-To-Guides) represents an elevated level of execution and precision of the Museum’s programs that set a new standard that we intend to maintain. Accessible through the Museum’s social media channels and website, daily videos and how-to guides were shared, free of charge, to the community and beyond. Reaching 2,221,231 people across our social media channels, children had access to virtual play-based learning opportunities in science, physical development, literacy, mathematical thinking, social and emotional development, and self-expression through art/culture. This new virtual platform helped us maintain important partnerships with local artists and experts while providing a new opportunity to work with many more beyond Miami. In addition, the Museum's Early Childhood Institute preschool was immediately transitioned to virtual learning. As soon as we were allowed to reopen our classrooms, we did. Throughout the pandemic, the Museum remained committed to providing accessible arts, cultural and educational programs at no cost to families whose opportunities are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, and ability. During the time that we could not reach the children and family we serve in person, we provided programs virtually and through recorded videos and activity guides, and kits. We continued to provide free after-school and mentorship programs for students attending Title 1 schools. The year of the pandemic tested but also reinforced the Museum’s commitment to ensure all our programs reflect the diversity of our community and that they are accessible to all children.