Ms. MacNeil speaks...: May 2016

FREE SPRING 2016 Teenagers are invited to take over The Met for the night. May 20, 2016

Teenagers are invited to take over The Met for the night.

May 20, 2016
Contact: Christina Vanech/212-570-3961

Drop in for teen-only activities across the Museum including art-making, performances, gallery activities for teens by teens, music, dancing, and more.

Enter via the ground-level entrance at 5th Avenue and 81st Street.

This event takes place from 5:00-8:00pm.

Teens Take The Met is free and open to all teens with a middle or high school ID.

No RSVP is required. Click here for more information.

http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/festivals-and-special-programs

SPRING 2016 FREE Fabulous Fabrics – Dyeing Through Time Sunday, May 22, 2016 10:30 AM – 5 PM BY APPLICATION – due by May 15th: http://bit.ly/FabFabrics2016

Fabulous Fabrics – Dyeing Through Time

Sunday, May 22, 2016

10:30 AM – 5 PM

BY APPLICATION – due by May 15th: http://bit.ly/FabFabrics2016

In this FREE high school program, explore how wealth, status, power and fashion collide with the natural world with a hands-on experience in natural dayes at AMNH Uncover the role color played in shaping societies across the globe with our anthropology collections, and see the plants, sea life and insects that created desirable dyes. Then take a trip through time to dye your own fabrics with natural materials and traditional techniques.

Space is limited, and by application only!

Christine Banks Calderón
Senior Program Coordinator, Science Research Mentoring Consortium

Youth Initiatives, Education Department
American Museum of Natural History

Central Park West @ 79th St.

New York, NY 10024

(212) 496-3521
cbanks@amnh.org

FREE SPRING 2016 Full STEM Ahead: Tips for Students on a STEM track - Information Session FREE May 14, 2016 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (followed by a complimentary lunch)

Full STEM Ahead: Tips for Students on a STEM track - Information Session

May 14, 2016
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (followed by a complimentary lunch)
The American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024

Please pre-register here!

This FREE information session will explore ways in which students get on the right path if they are looking towards a career in math, science or engineering. Geared towards late middle school and early high school students and their families, former college admissions officers will share:

–Which high school courses offer the best preparation for entering the selective fields of math, science and technology
–How to most effectively utilize school science and engineering clubs
–Tips for choosing the best summer activities

Participants will leave with:
–Presentation slides
–List of considerations for STEM careers
–Curriculum action plan
–Suggestions for finding STEM related internships

This info session will be followed by a complimentary lunch.

Please pre-register here! Enter through the **77th Street entrance of the Museum** (between Central Park West and Columbus Ave) and head to the Kaufmann Theater when you arrive!

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