Agency Details:
Maine Discovery Museum
The mission of the Maine Discovery Museum is to educate children and families, encourage creativity, nurture a sense of wonder and to challenge all to learn in new and innovative ways.
Description:
Maine Discovery Museum is the largest interactive children's museum north of Boston. It offers seven major interactive exhibit areas on three floors, giving families an opportunity to play and learn together in a fun, hands-on environment. Children can send boats down a river or climb a two story tree house in NATURE TRAILS and learn how Maine is connected to different parts of the world through trade in TRADEWINDS. BOOKTOWN guides them through some of Maine's best-known and most beloved children's literary classics.They can go inside a giant head and heart in BODY JOURNEY and much, much more...
History:
Nine years ago Maine Discovery Museum started with a dream. In the years since people of all ages from Bangor, surrounding communities and eventually all over Maine worked together to raise funds, develop exhibits and programs and basically built this place from scratch. This spirit of community support and involvement prevails to this day! Since the museum has opened its doors in February 2001 it has delighted more than 100.000 visitors from all over the United States and the world.
Contact people:
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Laurie Claverie, Volunteer Services Manager, (phone), (email)
Lisa Bourgoinne, Visitor Services supervisor |
Office fax number: 207-947-6281
Address:
Web Site: http://www.mainediscoverymuseum.org
Directions:
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From the north:
From I-95 take exit 47 (Union St) and turn left onto Union St.Contunie through three street lights to Main street. Turn left and continue on Main street for one block. The entrance to the museum is on the. . . (more)
Nearest Bus Stop: Pickering square, 3 min minute walk |
Miscellaneous Information
| Will you take volunteers that must do court ordered community service? |
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In Some Cases
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| Will you take youth volunteers that are 11-15 years old? |
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Yes
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| Will you take youth volunteers 16-18 years old? |
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Yes
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| Last updated on November 12, 2009 |
User Reflections
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Maine Discovery Museum
5
Overall Experience
I having a great tim been there 3 years and plan to stay
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I ganied self-confidence. I have learned that am not a screw up and that i can do things right. I have learned to think about things like a child would because then you can understand things better. Also children are people too.
posted by sball500 on January 12, 2005 |
Maine Discovery Museum
5
Overall Experience
It's the most rewarding thing working with the children.
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At the Maine Discovery Museum you can help others Learn. It a very fun,Intrusting,and wonderful to work with kids. You get to work in diffrent places such as, Sound Studio were you can sing your very own song! Condons Garage were you can make things out of wood. Making paper in our very own paper factory.You also can make very neat Designs on our Harmonograph. Volunteering here at the Museum was one of the best choices I made. The Staff and volunteers are the most wonderful people to work with. So if you like to do fun things and your very creative, then we need you! All you have to do is call! I Guarantee you'll love it here. I strongly suggest that you give it a try! We all hope to see some new faces, and share ideas with you! Hope to see you soon! REMEMBER: ATLEAST TRY IT WONT HURT!
Sara Lee - Volunteered for 4 months and still going!
posted on August 12, 2002 |
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