Maryville University’s Center for Access and Achievement is hosting the STEM Playful Learning Workshop — a hands-on, research-informed professional development experience designed to help educators bring science, technology, engineering, and math to life in the classroom.
Workshop Highlights:
-From Imagination to Innovation: 3D printing for every grade
-Think, Sense, Go!: Programming AI-powered smart motors
-What Happens When Play and Research Combine?: Strategies from the science of learning
Whether you're a classroom teacher, curriculum designer, or school leader, this workshop offers tools to engage students through inquiry, play, and purpose.
Who Should Attend: K–12 educators, instructional coaches, and STEM curriculum leaders
Cost: $25 (includes breakfast, lunch, and attendance prizes!)
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The workshop is led by renowned developmental psychologist, bestselling author, and play advocate, Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek. As a professor at Temple University and Senior Fellow at Brookings, she’s spent her career studying how young children learn best — especially through play. Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek will share her groundbreaking research on the power of play in learning!
Walk away with ready-to-use strategies that align with Missouri standards and empower your students to tackle tomorrow’s challenges.
Spots are limited. Register here.
Splash and play with your little one in this fun morning activity. No registration is necessary.
Bring your babies and toddlers to this free story time at the Missouri History Museum.
Storytelling in the Museum is an in-person storytelling event happening at 10:30 a.m. at the Missouri History Museum. This event, perfect for the preschool set, features engaging stories with themes like Shapes, Black Music Month, STEAM, Juneteenth, The River, and more.
Storytelling in the Museum is free.
Visit The Magic House for Toddler Time, a special early-morning program for toddlers. Children age 1-4 can take part in exhibits and exclusive interactive activities designed just for little ones. There are new themes every week!
Gather at the Gateway Arch and get ready for a riverboard adventure. There will be 30 minutes of storytime followed by a free, 30-minute cruise on the Mississippi River.