Celebrate Community Heroes! July 16, 2010

Join the National Children’s Museum for Community Heroes at the Launch Zone!

Which jobs in your community make people everyday heroes? Join NCM as we explore the role of community heroes and make community hero puppets on select days from July 12 – 24. Don’t miss out on a variety of special visits from heroes including a Prince George’s County police officer and librarian, U.S. Armed Forces service members, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, Boys & Girls Clubs camp counselors, a horticulturist from the Accokeek Foundation, and even a U.S. Secret Service agent!

Finally, celebrate the conclusion of Community Heroes with a grand finale! Through its Community Benefit Department, Kaiser Permanente brings a selection of their stellar Educational Theatre Programs to the Launch Zone on Saturday, July 24, at noon and 1 p.m. Enjoy a selection from the play Professor Bodywise's Traveling Menagerie, which utilizes colorful, life-size costumed characters, puppets, music, and dance to inspire children to learn about healthy living. Join Mumferd, Pickle, Super Weevil, and Boring G along a quest to discover that making healthy choices will help us all become Bodywise Stars! (Best suited for grades pre-K through third grade.)

Program schedule:

July 16
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Travel on a journey with your imagination as you listen to storytelling and enjoy songs, finger plays, and rhymes with a Prince George's County librarian.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Dig in the dirt and plant flowers with a professional horticulturist.

July 17
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Meet a Secret Service agent who works at the White House! Check out all the important gear he wears to protect himself and the President.

July 21
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Meet soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Learn how park rangers make parks safe, fun, and educational places. Then, see and touch animal pelts and skulls!

July 23
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Find out how police officers work hard to keep our community safe!
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Meet U.S. Secret Service agents and participate in the Operation Safe Kids program.
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.: Travel on a journey with your imagination as you listen to storytelling and enjoy songs, finger plays, and rhymes with a Prince George's County librarian.
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Have you ever wondered how mailmen keep all that mail straight? Find out from a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier!

July 24
Noon & 1 p.m.: Special grand finale performance! Enjoy a selection from the Kaiser Permanente’s play Professor Bodywise's Traveling Menagerie, which uses colorful, life- size costumed characters, puppets, music, and dance to inspire children to learn about healthy living.
2 p.m. - 5 p.m.: Meet U.S. Secret Service agents and participate in the Operation Safe Kids program.

More information and a full schedule of activities can be found on our website.

Official Website: http://www.ncm.museum/home/events