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The World
Montshire to Unveil Wonder
Woods–A New Permanent
Exhibition Designed to Support
Early Childhood Development
On Saturday, February 29, 2020, the Montshire Museum
of Science will open the doors to Wonder Woods, a new
exhibition space specially designed to ignite the curiosity
and support the development of the Museum’s youngest
visitors—children ages 5 and under.
Wonder Woods offers science learning experiences
informed by the latest research on early childhood development,
set in a fun and whimsical environment that encourages
curiosity, imagination, exploration, and discovery.
A permanent, 600 square-foot, multi-level learning space,
designed specifically for the needs of children from birth
through age five, Wonder Woods provides developmentally
appropriate experiences for preschoolers, toddlers, and
infants, as well as a comfortable, safe, and inviting space for
parents and caregivers to engage with their children in
problem-solving, science exploration, and imaginative play.
Wonder Woods is designed to foster an early love and
interest in STEM learning (science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics) as it aims to help children become
confident life-long learners who are willing to take risks and
ready to meet challenges as they grow.
Through exciting and engaging hands-on experiences, the
exhibition meets the needs of three developmental stages:
infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, with additional emphasis
on the important role adult caregivers play in the learning
process. These interactive experiences address the many factors
that contribute to a child’s whole development, including:
cognitive, communication, social-emotional, sensory,
and physical.
Wonder Woods is aesthetically inspired by the natural
beauty of New England and the unique location of the
Montshire—situated between mountain ranges, along the
Connecticut river, with over 100 acres of trails and forest. Its
lessons and experiences are rooted in the breathtaking and
awe-inspiring moments of natural discovery. Many children’s
earliest encounters with science learning occur while
simply exploring the world around them: playing in backyards,
hiking on trails, swimming in the river, camping in the
woods. Wonder Woods enriches that learning process, with
carefully designed experiences that support early childhood
development.
Wonder Woods Experiences
• Multi-level play structure: Children can improve their
motor skills by moving through this specially-designed
structure, which offers multiple points for climbing, using
ramps, stairs, and pulleys. The different surface levels
encourage purposeful movements and an understanding of
the physical self and the surrounding environment.
• Building station: Using a variety of building material that
includes balancing blocks and stylized branches and stumps,
children can use creativity and fine motor skills to design and
create structures, inventions, and environments from the
depths of their imaginations!
• Storytelling nook: Children can explore communication
skills and tap into social and emotional experiences by using
puppets and books in their storytelling process. Nestled in an
imaginative tent-like structure, this area provides a cozy
space for reading and puppet-play.
• Artistic play: Through the use of simple shaped magnets
(which change thematically on a seasonal basis), the magnetic
walls of this creative station become the canvas for bold
and beautiful ideas.
• Rollways: Young visitors can navigate their way through an
intricate series of ramps and tubes, developing a better
understanding of movement, cause and effect, and problemsolving.
• Infant area and crawling space: This safe zone for visitors
under the age of one encourages them to investigate and
master their world. It includes developmentally-appropriate
toys, a balancing barre, mirror, and a nursing chair for caregivers.
• Caregiver comfort: Grown-ups matter too! Wonder
Woods supports the needs of adults that accompany young
scientists by providing comfortable seating, clear sight lines
of the exhibition space, and an area for feeding and nursing.
In the future, this space will also host special programs and
events geared towards caregivers.
Development of Wonder Woods
Wonder Woods is the result of an extensive exhibition
development process, performed in collaboration with education
specialists and museum professionals from around the
country. Research has shown that the first few years of children’s
lives are critical to healthy brain development and a
successful future as learners. Children need to be able to
explore independently and build agency, while also being
supported in their need for multi-dimensional social learning
opportunities. Wonder Woods incorporates this growing
area of research, as well as best practices for early childhood
exhibit design in informal science learning environments,
new findings in cognitive research, feedback from current
visitors, and a look and feel that is unique to the Montshire’s
northern New England location.
Montshire’s History in Early Childhood Education
The Montshire has a long history of engaging parents and
young children in diverse science learning experiences. The
Museum’s efforts include programs that encourage the
innate curiosity of young children, such as Books and
Beyond and the Montshire’s summer preschool camps, as
well as various collaborations and grant-supported projects
that focus on early childhood education.
The Montshire’s current early childhood exhibition,
Andy’s Place, has served over 2 million visitors since it
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