Exciting New Addition: Summer in the Swamp

Get in touch with the Wild & Wonderful Wetlands at LCM! 

Starting on May 16th, the Louisiana Children’s Museum will kick off a new, nature-focused workshop series for young learners ages 10 – 16 years old.  Join us at LCM for our special Summer in the Swamp programming.

These workshops are designed to give middle school students the tools and training they need to safely explore Louisiana’s wetland ecology and tackle real-world environmental challenges.  Using art, science, and technology participants in these workshops will be given opportunities to examine the environmental issues in South Louisiana through hands-on, place-based learning activities. By connecting Earth science and art as a means of communication, LCM encourages young learners to develop creative solutions that raise awareness and inspire others to become Swamp Stewards and Protectors of the Planet.

Each month we will start to explore different artistic mediums, and then students will take over LCM’s Studio in the Park to create multi-media artwork that communicates our experiences in the local environment and illustrates the challenges young people in New Orleans have to face as residents of a coastal city built on unstable, swampy sediment.

Want to join the fun?  To participate in a workshop, caregivers must register in advance by purchasing an event ticket via our website.  Tickets will be released at the beginning of April, so please watch this space!

Workshop topics and logistic details can be found below.  If you have additional questions, please contact Environmental Outreach Coordinator Alahna Moore at amoore@lcm.org.

• Summer in the Swamp workshops will be held:
  • 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm on the first Thursday of the month 
    • This 2.5 hour session will be held in Education Celebration Room 3 and our Studio in the Park exhibit.
  • 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm on the third Saturday of the month
    • This 5 hour session will be held in the Talk & Play Center, Edible Garden (weather permitting), and the Studio in the Park exhibits.

• Cost of attendance:
  • There is a $25 fee to attend a Thursday workshop.  Snacks will be provided.
  • There is a $50 fee to attend a Saturday workshop.  Lunch will not be provided, however participants will be given the opportunity to purchase lunch from Acorn Cafe.
• Each workshop can host 10 – 15 participants.
  • Participants will be selected on a first come, first served basis.
  • Registration for each workshop closes 30 days prior to the workshop date.
• Registration is required for every participant attending each workshop.  
  • If you are interested in attending multiple workshops over this summer, you will need to purchase an “event ticket” for each workshop individually. 
  • If you have multiple children that you want to register for a specific workshop, each child will require their own event ticket. 
• Adult supervision is not required for these workshops unless specifically requested.
  • On the first Thursday of each month, the museum remains open to the public for Sensory Friendly Play Time from 4:30 – 6:30.
  • Caregivers are welcome to leave their middle school aged children with Summer in the Swamp instructors at the front desk while they bring other children inside the museum. Please register for Sensory Friendly Play Time by clicking this link

The same workshop topic will be offered twice per month.  We request that participants choose either the Thursday or the Saturday workshop, not both.  This ensures that there will be enough space for everyone to participate at least once!