Letter from the Executive Director, Our commitment to equality to all
Junetheeth is a day of reflection and resolution for many in our community. I struggled with how best to send a message out in response to the great pain and anger that has enveloped our communities across America and do the message the justice it deserves. Racial inequality and injustice are issues that permeate all…
Read MoreSTEM CAFÉ at the Long Island Explorium
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Rodriguez Phone: (631) 331-3277 Email: lisa@longislandexplorium.org [PORT JEFFERSON, New York, February 2020] — The Long Island Explorium in Port Jefferson will launch a new exciting free initiative for the public in the form of monthly STEM Café. The STEM Café will be a monthly series where scientists speak about…
Read MoreCongratulations to our BIG New Membership Winner of the Plush Giraffe
The winners of our New Membership Drive BIG plush Melissa & Doug Giraffe visited the Long Island Explorium to claim their prize this January 2020. Their membership was a gift from a family member and their winning the prize was a great surprise during the holidays. Give the gift of membership to your loved ones…
Read MoreLong Island Explorium Rain Garden Updates
On Oct 16 volunteers gathered with Explorium staff and landscaper ecologists to plant the rain gardens in front of village center and village hall. Gardens had been dug and prepared for planting the day before. We have one more rain garden coming soon.
Read MoreLong Island Explorium unveils new sensory garden
Long Island Explorium unveils new sensory garden by Kyle Barr – September 20, 2019 Village officials, members of the chamber of commerce, locals and members of the Long Island Explorium christen the new sensory garden. Photo by Julianne Mosher A new sensory garden has been installed outside the Long Island Explorium in Port Jefferson, hoping to give those…
Read MorePart-time Museum Guides and Educators
Posted: October 8, 2019 The Explorium is expanding and looking for part-time educators and museum guides for our weekend open hours on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, public holidays, winter and summer programs. We seek imaginative, innovative, and out-going individuals with knowledge of how people learn and the skills to effectively offer challenge-based, interdisciplinary STEM activities.…
Read MoreThe National Museum of Mathematics Extends Math Outreach Program to Encourage Early Math Fluency
By Melissa Wickes January 7, 2019 The National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) in Nomad is continuing its innovative math outreach program, MoMath 2 Go: the Family Math Initiative, with a partnership with the Long Island Explorium in Port Jefferson. This program is designed to help families learn how to comfortably discuss math with preschool through second-grade children and to involve…
Read MoreAngeline Judex, Long Island Explorium showcase STEAM in Port Jeff
Angeline Judex stands with New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright at the 2018 Eastern Long Island Mini Maker’s Faire. Photo by Kyle Barr By Kyle Barr kyle@tbrnewsmedia.com At a glance, the Long Island Explorium building looks like an old-school log cabin compared to the great glass facade of the neighboring Port Jefferson Village Center and…
Read More$500,000 secured for Long Island Sound environmental projects in New York
$500,000 secured for Long Island Sound environmental projects in New York Some of the federal funding for LI will go toward Hempstead Harbor water quality testing and rain gardens in Port Jefferson. On Tuesday, EPA regional director Pete Lopez discussed federal grants for Long Island Sound environmental projects that will include plastic cleanup, Hempstead Harbor…
Read MoreMuseums as agents of social change and empowerment
Have you ever listened to a child chuckling while she witnesses the robot she designed turn in circles? Have you ever looked into the eyes of a child telling you that he saved for a year to buy a 3-D printer kit because he learned from you that he could build one? Have you ever…
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