page_title: Children's Museum of Maine
section_title: Onsite & Outreach Programs
hierarchical_section_title: Children's Museum of Maine / Education Programs / Onsite & Outreach Programs
caption_attribution_description: English: Children's Museum &amp; Theatre of Maine Birthday Party Room
context_page_description: Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine is located in the Arts District of downtown Portland, Maine and features a wide variety of interactive exhibits and activities for children and families. Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine exists to inspire discovery and imagination through exploration and play. The Museum & Theatre serves as an indispensable resource for families and educators, helping to create a broad community devoted to our children's development and learning.
context_section_description: Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine serves as resource for educators, offering a selection of onsite educator-led school programs. All programs satisfy several Maine Learning Results standards and can be adapted to suit the needs of students. Self-Guided Visits allow students to explore the Museum & Theatre at their own pace. Guided Programs teach students about science with hands-on, artifact-rich learning experiences. Outreach programs, including large-space programs, individualized classroom workshops and classroom kits bring the Museum & Theatre's resources and expertise directly to schools, camps and community centers.
  Onsite and Outreach Programs* include:
  The Life of Istar, a Humpback Whale*
  Camera Obscura
  Creatures of the Deep*
  Dinosaur Fossil Detectives*
  Maine Animal Adaptations*
  Meet the Turtles*
  Ocean Exploration
  Rock Cycle*
  Shakespeare's Stories*
  Simple Machines*
  STARLAB®*
  Sustainable Footprints*
  Take the Stage*
caption: Birthday Party at the Museum & Theatre
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