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When: Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 5:00pm, Price: Free. Registration required. Register From fighting employment discrimination to organizing for equitable schools to marching against police brutality, New Yorkers were at the forefront of the civil rights movement in the 20th century.    In this online educator workshop, dive into the stories of New York’sContinue Reading

Students from across the country will have an opportunity this week to ask questions of NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 12:20 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 7, on NASA Television and the agency’s website. NASA astronauts Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins will answer prerecordedContinue Reading

(NewsUSA) – Have you heard parents talking about “school choice” this year? The odds are good you’ve heard it in different ways, by different people, and as president of National School Choice Week, I want to clear it up as we celebrate this year. Imagine three second-graders: Diego, Janela, andContinue Reading

Friday, January 8, 2021, Why do our planets form a disk around the Sun? The NASA Cassini mission revealed that Saturn is a natural laboratory for investigating this question and even helped to demonstrate how new solar systems form around far-away stars. Find out about Cassini’s discoveries with Museum Curator DentonContinue Reading

When: Thursday, January 7, 2021, 5:00pm, Price: Free. Registration required. Register Jump start your spring semester by joining us for this free preview of our virtual field trips for students in grades K-12 and be eligible to win a free virtual field trip for your class!  Hear from Museum educators about ourContinue Reading

Part of SciCafe, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 You may think that dragonflies are only found in warmer climates, but did you know that there are species that live in Canada, Russia, Fennoscandia and Alaska? Join Museum Curator Jessica Ware to find out why Arctic dragonflies are threatened with habitat loss as the permafrostContinue Reading

January 4–February 25, 2021, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Do you have an independent art enthusiast at home? Are you looking for a virtual space to create and connect? Join us for 45-minute live online sessions, where kids will engage with and get inspired by the artwork from the Guggenheim’s collectionContinue Reading

(BPT) – It’s always a good idea to commit to improving your well-being or creating healthy habits in the new year, but if you approach your resolutions as something you want to do versus something you should do, you’re much more likely to follow through on your goals. So, whyContinue Reading

SATURDAY / JANUARY 2, 1:00–1:20 P.M. Join us on Instagram to get inspired by works of art from The Met collection and experiment with different drawing approaches. Tag us at @metteens to be featured on the Met Teens Instagram account. The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters will reopen on Saturday, JanuaryContinue Reading