The DuPage Children’s Museum (DCM), in addition to onsite exhibits and programming, works to bring its expertise on learning through play throughout the communities it serves.
DCM has 14 active Learning Labs throughout more than 40 schools in its service area. These learning labs, developed in partnership with teachers, provide in-classroom hands-on programming aligned to new Illinois Math and Science Standards, and provide intensive professional development for teachers, who receive state credit for these professional development hours.
Support from the Dunham Fund will allow DCM to work with West Aurora School District 129’s elementary schools to develop and implement the Investigating Light and Sound Learning Labs with 40 first-grade teachers, improving more than 800 first-grader’s experience and ability to meet the Next Generation Science Standards.