Museum Team at Brooklyn Children's Museum

02/14/2016

Come to our 12pm information session and get out of the cold for a bit! Our new term begins the 22nd, and we'd love to have you!

01/30/2016

Interested in our teen programs, but still not sure? Join us this Wednesday evening at the opening of "Funk of the Collage," a teen art exhibit exploring culture, identity, and more!

Meet some of our educators and our current teens, and get a sneak peak at what we do behind the scenes!

01/26/2016

We have extended our information sessions for our teen programs:

Brooklyn Children's Museum offers a free, year-round after school program for students in 9th-12th grades designed to support each student's academic, cultural, and professional development. Led by museum educators, students participate in hands-on art, tech, and science projects; attend college prep workshops; can gain valuable paid work experience at the world's first children's museum. Participation can lead to a PAID position!

JOIN US FOR AN INFO SESSION!!

Thurs. January 28th @ 4:30pm
Sat. January 30th @ 12:00pm
Sun. January 31st @ 12:00pm

Applications are available at www.brooklynkids.org/afterschool and must be accompanied by a copy of the participant's birth certificate and up-to-date health examination form.

01/25/2016

We've extended our information sessions to Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of this week at 4:30pm, and Saturday and Sunday at 12pm!

Looking forward to seeing you!

01/22/2016

Our information sessions this weekend are cancelled due to the impending blizzard. We will be posting other dates later this weekend.

Bundle up, stay warm, and stock up!

01/12/2016

Our winter/spring session is right around the corner. Join us for an information session on Saturday, January 16th or 23rd @ 10:30am. See details below!

12/29/2015

After School

We're recruiting for the second half of the school year, which begins on February 1st. If you are, or you know, a high school student in grades 9-12, who has an interest in art, popular culture, contemporary issues, history, and culture, then come to one of our information sessions at 10:30am on either January 16th or 23rd Brooklyn Children's Museum. There are PAID work-based learning opportunities, as well as cultural and educational trips.

All of the forms can be downloaded from below.

Free elementary and high school programs After School Grades K–5 Grades 9-12 Registration

12/12/2015

What a full week we've had! A visit to the Schomburg for the Unveiling Visions and Black Suburbia exhibits, a studio visit with artist Kenya Robinson, and we submitted 9 projects to the ScenariosUSA contest! We're winding down for the holidays, but there is much more to come before the year ends!

11/28/2015

A great morning with our young men's me tiring group. A couple of our alumni who are back in BK for holiday break were able to join this session.

11/03/2015

Even with the day off from school, our Teen Leaders are at the Museum getting trained to lead weekend floor programs.

10/17/2015

It's our final orientation day for our Fall programs and participants are eagerly working on group challenges. We can't wait to begin programming on Monday !

10/12/2015

We're excited to begin orientation this week. Here, current teens lead new participants in a tour of the building.

09/24/2015

This Saturday is our final teen program information session for the Fall. Join us @ 3pm to learn how you can participate!

09/19/2015

Our current high school program participants are interviewing prospective teens at today's information session. We have another, next Saturday @ 3pm. For details, visit http://brooklynkids.org/afterschool.

09/12/2015

If you are a NYC high school student or knows someone who is, come or bring them to our Teen program information session this afternoon at 3pm!

09/02/2015

After School

Information for our teens programs begin September 12th. Please check the website below and we hope to see you there!

Free elementary and high school programs After School Grades K–5 Grades 9-12 Registration

06/19/2015

Farewell to our graduating seniors! We had a blast at their dinner this week and we wish them well as they head out to colleges far and near! They will be missed, but will always have a home with us!

06/08/2015

Hey entering and current NYC HIgh School students! Don't let this opportunity pass you by! There are some available spaces for our summer internship program, but you must attend this Saturday's information session.

Bring yourself and a friend to which is located at 145 Brooklyn Avenue in . We are easily reachable via the B43, B44, B45 and B65 busses. We are also near the A, C, and 3 trains.

For an application, or if you have any questions, send an email to [email protected].

We look forward to meeting you this weekend!

05/23/2015

Our last information session for the month is today at noon! If you are entering grades 9-12, want to build your resume and gain new skills, then our Charles E. Inniss Summer Internship may be perfect for you. At the info session, you will learn about the program, meet current interns, and participate in a few activities.

We look forward to seeing you at noon today!

05/16/2015

Our Summer Internship info session begins at 2pm today. If you are, or know someone, who is going into grades 9-12, then come on by! Meet current program participants, ask questions, get an application! This is an amazing opportunity to gain new skills, build your résumé, get mentored, and so much more!

We look forward to seeing you today @ 2pm!

05/13/2015

We're recruiting for our summer program! Come to our 2pm info session on Saturday, meet students like Zion, get an application and get on the path to joining an amazing teen program!

05/09/2015

One of our graduating seniors has a piece in the art show being held at the Museum!

05/06/2015

Congratulations to this year's graduating seniors!

04/30/2015

We are recruiting for our summer program! Spaces are limited!

04/27/2015

We are recruiting for our awesome summer program! Interested, send an email to the address below!

04/09/2015

Teen Crew () • Instagram photos and videos

Yesterday, about 20 of our teen program participants had the opportunity to visit Yale University. Check out some of our photos on our Instagram account! https://instagram.com/bcmteens/

Part of the award winning Museum Team Program @ Brooklyn Children's Museum. Grades 9-12.

03/05/2015

We are really excited to be able to build and maintain collaborations with other organizations. Here are participants in our Teen program participating in a self-esteem and body image workshop with TORCH—Teen Outreach Reproductive CHallenge. To find out more about their work, visit torchprogram.org.

02/05/2015

Participants in our Teen Crew program have been working diligently over the past few months learning about photography. On Friday, their exhibit, Still Breathing launches. Here they are prepping the space and mounting their photos.

01/01/2015

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Stay tuned for our year in review coming next week and learn how to apply to become a member of our Teen Crew program!

11/13/2014

Museum Team at Brooklyn Children's Museum's cover photo

10/27/2014

Our Teen Leaders had a blast participating in and facilitating programs during this weekend's Monster Mash! There is still time to sign up and participate in our Teen Crew program. Send an email to [email protected] to get more info!

10/23/2014

Check out these photos of our Teen Crew participants decorating the library for Monster Mash. Teamwork makes the dream work!

10/18/2014

Museum Team at Brooklyn Children's Museum's cover photo

10/18/2014

Our teens had a fabulous time at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York's Teen Night last night! Here are some pics they took over the course of the evening!

09/30/2014

Our new season is beginning! We are holding an information session for students in grades 9-12 for our Explorer and Passenger programs, on Monday, October 6th at 4:00pm in the Library on the Upper Level! If you want to...

Learn about Museum careers
Participate in science, art, and technology based workshops
Go on trips
Meet new friends; and
Be mentored by your peers
..then this is the program for you!

Details will be given during the information session. We hope to see you on October 6th!