Join us for Remake Learning Days, a celebration of innovative learning! At this festival, you can make, code, play and tinker at many learning spaces like schools, libraries, museums, outdoor play spaces, and more. Between May 1-23, 2025, there will be many free events across southwestern PA, including 31 events in Shadyside and Squirrel Hill. Learn more about these great events in your own backyard:
May 1, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
Join us in learning about Girih tiles and how Islamic cultures created the nonrepeating patterns used in these tiles hundreds of years before modern mathematicians.
AI in Practice: A Showcase of AI Fellows’ Research and Findings
May 5, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm (EST)
Join 20 local educators as they share practical strategies, lessons learned, and real-world insights on integrating AI into schools.
May 7, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
Join us in learning about Girih tiles and how Islamic cultures created the nonrepeating patterns used in these tiles hundreds of years before modern mathematicians.
Keys to Appreciating Other Cultures
May 7, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm (EST)
A presentation followed by an engaging Vibe session and dinner where teens can share their thoughts and explore the respectful aspects of interacting with different people, including the distinction between appreciation and appropriation.
May 9, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
Join us at Engineer Your Future at TechWorks@CCA, where students will tackle hands-on engineering challenges, explore innovative solutions, and discover the endless possibilities of careers in technology and engineering!
Kids Club – Seeds and Gardening
May 10, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (EST)
Build your curiosity about seeds, plants, and gardens with a hands-on investigation.
World Migratory Bird Day at Frick Environmental Center
May 10, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Join us at Frick Environmental Center to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day! We'll have multiple bird hikes (including accessible birding), family-friendly activities, story time, garden planting, and more. Come learn about how migratory birds are part of our Pittsburgh community!
May 15, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Celebrate with us at the SWPA Arts Ed Expo and artlook® SWPA relaunch! This event is perfect for district and school leaders, teachers, arts and culture organization staff, teaching artists, and funders.
Teen Time – Paper Roller Coasters
May 15, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (EST)
Come and use your engineering skills to build a roller coaster entirely out of paper and tape.
What’s the Buzz with MUSA Pre-K
May 15, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (EST)
Strengthen ties in the community by celebrating through creative arts, STEM projects, and more!
May 17, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)
Join Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media Papermaker/Teaching Artist Katy DeMent to create your own unique archival collage without glue!
Remake Learning Days at The Frick
May 17, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST)
Join us for a day filled with artmaking, history, movement, and conversation during Remake Learning at The Frick!
May 17, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Color Me Beautiful is a vibrant, hands-on experience where participants of all ages can relax, explore their creativity, and craft unique tie-dye designs using natural dyes.
May 17, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm (EST)
Join us for an interactive event celebrating Black business pioneers! Kids will explore haircare science, design sneakers or dresses, and create their own imaginary ice cream flavors using scents and colors—all while learning about the impact of Black entrepreneurs.
May 20, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (EST)
Join us in exploring stop-motion animation through gekimation--a type of Japanese animation.
May 22, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EST)
Join us to celebrate Spring at MUSA's Sprout Spree! Join us at Amity Community Garden as we learn more about the life cycle of plants, pollinators, and a build a vegetable planter to tend to all summer long!
Family Hike en el Bosque con La Escuelita Arcoiris
May 28, 2025 @ 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm (EST)
Please join La Escuelita Arcoiris’ educators and families for a bilingual stroll through Frick park. * Únase a los educadores y familias de La Escuelita Arcoiris para un paseo bilingüe por Frick Park.
Operation Soft Landing: Egg Drop Challenge
May 1, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm (EST)
NLA's Remake Learning "Operation Soft Landing: Egg Drop Challenge" event will allow students to engineer a protective device to prevent an egg from cracking when being dropped.
May 3, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (EST)
Wellness Art Jam takes place right before final exams to provide an opportunity for students to relieve stress by connecting with their body and participating in the creation of an affirmation mural.
Kids Club – LEGO Building Challenge
May 6, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Use LEGOs to complete a building challenge in this program that will help childen build fine motor skills and develop their problem solving skills and ability to interpret instructions.
Discover Scuba Kingsley Center: Exploring Marine Science & STEM Careers
May 7, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm (EST)
Dive into marine science with our Discover Scuba experience! Teens (14-18) will explore the science of scuba diving, learn about marine careers, & discover STEM fields like oceanography & underwater robotics. Sign up to try scuba & explore exciting careers beneath the waves!
May 9, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EST)
Get ready to have a blast at the International Learning Party! Make & create learning about STEAM through the cultures of your neighbors!
Green Roots Sustainability Fair
May 9, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (EST)
Community festival to celebrate sustainability at ECS
REMAKE Learning Days: Warhol Art Making Event
May 10, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
Come out to the Homewood Early Learning HUB & Family Center for an all-ages hands-on event. Families can silk screen, make souvenirs, and learn about Warhol’s work as part of the HUB & Family Center's Remake Learning Days event!
May 10, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (EST)
Paired with their colossal celebration of all things clay, Union Project presents a free, creative, and thought-provoking hands-on activity for all ages, exploring the art of clay.
Rejuvenate Educators & the Classroom with WQED and Open Up
May 10, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Learn practical skills to attend to your social emotional wellbeing as an educator and helping your students self-regulate alongside you in the classroom.
Leap Into Action with Attack Theatre
May 10, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (EST)
Let’s Leap into Action in Attack Theatre’s creative movement workshop! Rooted in curiosity and imagination, this workshop will invite participants to experience the joy and creativity of dance and movement. Recommended for ages 6-12, families welcome!
Reimagined Recycling Open House
May 18, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
Join us at Reimagined Recycling's studio for an afternoon of turning single-use plastics into reusable items through craft and art making!
May 22, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm (EST)
STEAM Night is a fun time for families to engage with local organizations in science, technology, engineering, art, and math related events.
HCV Community Schools presents: Village Game Night
May 22, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (EST)
Join us for Village Game Night, where fun meets learning through exciting games that build teamwork, problem-solving, and creativity for all ages!
May 23, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (EST)
Get Set create, art, science and math fun.
To learn more about Remake Learning Days and the 200 fun and FREE events across southwestern PA, visit us at https://remakelearningdays.org/southwesternpa/. Families with kids of all ages can easily find hands-on learning activities. Build robots, create art, try new technology, enjoy outdoor learning and more. You can filter events by recommended age, learning themes (arts, maker, science, tech, outdoor learning and youth voice), date and cost. (The majority of events are free!) Students can also earn a Career Ready PA badge from the PA Department of Education at select events. Let’s explore, wonder and learn together.
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