Let’s Explore is an innovative workshop designed to stimulate “scientific thinking” in young children ages 1 through 4 by encouraging their natural curiosity about the world they live in. Young children wonder, ask, explore, experiment, observe and develop their own theories about their surroundings.  As they grow, much of their play involves manipulating, problem-solving and discovering things about the world…just as scientists do daily! 

The Let's Explore! training focuses on helping early-childhood educators to feel comfortable with children’s curiosity and to value it; to recognize curiosity in infants, toddlers and preschoolers; and to learn strategies for encouraging that curiosity.  It’s meant to help them understand that science is a process, a way of looking at the world, to understand how it works and that it’s okay not to know all the answers, because nobody does!

This workshop was designed collaboratively with Family Communications, Inc., the producers of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and the Girls, Math & Science Partnership, a program of Carnegie Science Center.  The project was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.  

This three hour, hands-on, participatory workshop is conducted for 15-30 early childhood educators per class. You come to us for the training, or we’ll come to you! In addition to the training, the workshop includes this training kit as displayed in the box to the right.

Price:  $500 plus travel expenses for onsite training.
* Additional kits may be purchased as needed.

Contact:  Keri Medwid at 412.237.3374 or medwidk@CarnegieScienceCenter.org