For the kids, by George

06/20/2024

Last call for next week's Art Camp!
You can find it along with other fun upcoming camps here:
https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/summer-camps/
Got questions? Let us know!
It's nice and cool with lots of space to run around inside the train station & museum.

Camps at the George!Spend your summer at The George! We have so many camps to choose. Want your camper to stay all day? Sign up for “LunchBox Kids” Lunch club!Click on the week you are interested in for more information: CLOSED CLOSED REGISTER HERE REGISTER HERE REGISTER HERE REGISTER HERE REGIS...

06/17/2024

Kids feeling restless?
Sign up for a session of summer camp at The George!
Next week we have Art Camp!

Take a trip through different artistic points of view! Explore different forms of artistic expression while being introduced to various artists using various art supplies. Campers will use dots, watercolors, clay and more throughout this week expressing their own artistic point of view!

06/14/2024

And with that we have finished our second summer camp at The George! Shakespeare for kids was so fun and we were so lucky to have Miss Madison as our inspiring camp leader!

Our next camp is Artist week!
June 24-28
Register now!

https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/product/afternoon-session-artists-week/

06/14/2024

Double, double, toil and trouble! Yesterday, Shakespeare for Kids camper’s created their own potions and incantations like the witches in Macbeth and also practiced some scenes from the play! The kids were really creative and loved getting to tap into their spooky side!

06/12/2024

What an exciting day at The George!

Today campers learned about the Capulets and Montagues from Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet! They learned some sword fighting moves and pretended to be fighting in the streets of “fair Verona”.

06/12/2024

Yesterday our Shakespeare campers practiced a scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and created their own fairy characters! We love how Miss Madison is leading these campers in such a creative way!
Sign up for the next camp which is art camp:
June 24-28
forthekidsbygeorge.org

06/11/2024

If you are planning to register for Art camp here is the link!
We are prepping now for this week!
https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/product/afternoon-session-artists-week/

06/11/2024

We would like to sincerely thank Dr McCarthy & Dr Patthoff for their donation of a new projector and it’s accessories. We are excited for the opportunity it provides us for future learning exhibits!

06/10/2024

We had so much fun today with the Shakespeare for Kids Summer Camp!
We have more camps to choose from in the coming weeks, here:
https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/summer-camps/

06/09/2024

We had a couple of spots open up for our Hadestown Teen Workshop!
Grab them before they are gone!

Hadestown Teen Theatre Workshop A CONCORD THEATRICALS TITLE This full-length Teen Edition of Anaïs Mitchell’s haunting, jazz-inflected folk opera follows Orpheus’ mythical quest to overcome Hades and regain the favor of his one true love, Eurydice.

06/07/2024

And with that we say goodbye to our first ever week of summer camp at The George!
We had so much fun exploring STEM bugs, critters and animals. Our campers finished off the week with a special “dirt cup” treat as well as meeting two hermit crabs and Frank the Geko!
Thank you to all of our campers and thank you to Miss Emerson and Miss Lucy for being phenomenal camp leaders!

06/07/2024

We are taking a look ahead at ARTIST CAMP WEEK!
Register here:
https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/product/afternoon-session-artists-week/

06/06/2024

We are getting ready to close the registrations for next week's camp! If you plan to sign up, please do it today!
Afternoon only:
https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/product/afternoon-session-shakespeare-for-kids/

06/05/2024

Today kids created animal cells with their different organelles as the different colors.
We have had such a fantastic group this week,
Hope to see more smiling faces register for upcoming camps!
https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/summer-camps/

06/05/2024

We are looking for one last half page sponsor for our Children's Passports!
We think business, Rotary, or Lions Club sponsors would be a great match! Our Children's Passports are being printed soon and we would love to feature you.
Every child that visits gets their own passport to travel through our museum with and keep as a keepsake!
Let us know how we can highlight you as a sponsor!

06/05/2024

We are excited to announce tickets are available now!

If you are not familiar with the show, you may not realize that this is going to be such an amazing night and a unique experience because we have the real McCoy inside the Martinsburg Roundhouse!

Hadestown is Anaïs Mitchell’s haunting, jazz-inflected folk opera follows Orpheus’ mythical quest to overcome Hades and regain the favor of his one true love, Eurydice.

The music and the story are sure to leave you breathless.

Get your tickets now for this ONE NIGHT ONLY event:
https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/tickets-hadestown-teen/

06/04/2024

These afternoon campers in “STEM Bug, Critter & Animal Biology” are killing it today!
We are so appreciative of Miss Emerson & Miss Lucy who are leading these campers this week.

We have lots of fun camps at The George all summer!

https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/product/afternoon-session-shakespeare-for-kids/

06/04/2024

This week is going so great that we have kids asking to come back next week! We hope you consider joining us too!
Take a dive into the world of William Shakespeare! We will explore stories filled with fairies, sword fights, kings, queens, and witches. Campers are introduced to some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays through storytelling, theatre games, art activities, and stage combat! Miss Madison is such a cool instructor. We love her!

AFTERNOON SESSION ONLY
1PM – 4PM
https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/product/afternoon-session-shakespeare-for-kids/

06/03/2024

We have just ended the very first morning of camp here at The George! Sign your kiddos up for a fun week now….there are so many fun camps to choose from all summer!

https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/summer-camps/

06/01/2024

We have moved our fabulous Shakespeare for Kids Camp up one week, and it is now June 10 - 14th, afternoon only!
Sign up today! It is going to be such a fun week filled with memories!
Check out ALL of our summer camps here:
https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/summer-camps/

06/01/2024

This was an interesting article that happened to pop up in my news feed today. I share because well, we’re doing the show here in Martinsburg, inside the historic Martinsburg Roundhouse on July 19 and I can’t say it enough, it’s going to be such a unique experience.

Almost 20 years after its genesis, this Greek myth-based ‘musical poem’ continues to evolve and resonate with modern-day audiences. Its latest incarnation, now making its West End premiere, is no exception, finds Sarah Crompton

06/01/2024

05/30/2024

It’s so fun to see our first patron that’s admiring our new artistic display! Thank you so much MaggieBeth Ponton for your help in creating these happy bubbles that will throw color and light all around our space inside the train station!

05/29/2024

If you visit us this weekend, you will get to see the start of our flowers going up!! Thank you so much to our creative home school crew!!
Interested in contributing?
Let us know!

05/29/2024

There’s a great article in the Journal today that goes into detail about our summer camp offerings!

MARTINSBURG — For the Kids, By George Children’s Museum invites children ages 6-14 to spend the summer at The George, with a variety of weekly summer camps at the historic

05/28/2024

We are so excited about what's happening at The George this summer, we want to shout it from the rooftops!! Or maybe just the bridge will do! We have a great group of camp leaders full of energy to inspire all summer long!
Spread the word for us as we get ready to reopen!

https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/shop/

Questions? you can leave a comment here or email:
[email protected]

05/24/2024

YOU MADE IT!
We have some awesome camps planned.
Come play with us!
https://forthekidsbygeorge.org/summer-camps/