Friday, 21 March 2014 11:13
Three Museums Collaborate With Local Head Start
GLENS FALLS — Now through May 17, The Chapman Museum, The Hyde Collection, and go! The World Awareness Children’s Museum are welcoming children and their parents from the Warren County Head Start Program to participate in a Preschool Passport Museum program.
Organized by Chapman educator Kim Harvish, Hyde educator Evi Fisher, and go! educator Sheileen Landry, the programs consist of outreach visits to Head Start classes as well as encouraging the children and their parents to visit each of the museums via a Passport Program. As part of the fun, every time they make a visit, their “passport” will get stamped.
The schedule of events is
as follows:
Chapman Historical Museum:
April 13: Family event at the museum
go! World Awareness Children’s Museum:
March 24: Educator visits Head Start for an outreach program
April 2 and 3: Head Start classes go on a field trip to the museum
April 5: Family event at the museum
The Hyde Collection:
May 1: Educator visits Head Start for an outreach program
May 6 and 7: Head Start classes go on a field trip to the museum
May 17: Family event at the museum
Warren County Head Start is a federally funded program for pregnant woman, children ages zero to five years old and their families. Eligibility is based upon income guidelines. There is no cost to attend Early Head Start (pregnant women and children birth to 3 years old) or Head Start (children ages 3 to 5 years old).
All families who are enrolled in our programs receive services in the areas of education, health, nutrition, disabilities and family services. In Warren County over 280 children and families benefit from the comprehensive services offered in six centers and a home-based option.
For more information about this program contact museum educator Fisher at The Hyde Collection, (518)792-1761, ext. 340 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Alice Grether, director of communications and visitor services, (518)792-1761, ext. 328 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
