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 2-22, 2024, there will be many free events across southwestern PA, including 45 events in Shadyside and Squirrel Hill. Learn more about these great events in your own backyard:
TechXpo: Xperiencing Careers of the Future
Apr 19, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)
Did you know that Manufacturing, Robotics, Virtual Reality, AI and Coding are part of the new Industry 4.0? TechWorks is offering learners the chance to take a peek at career opportunities of the future and learn how they all relate.
Family Activity: My Values and Tech!
May 2, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm (EST)
Discover how to prioritize your well being amidst todays digital landscape in an interactive conversation to help foster a healthy digital relationship for you and your family.
Teen Time – Procreate Animation
May 2, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Learn how to make short animations
May 2, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
Gain or expand curiosity about seeds, plants, and gardens with a hands-on investigation and planting activity
Antarctic Adventures: A Live Streamed Podcast with Everything Antarctica
May 3, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (EST)
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the icy realm of Antarctica with a live video podcast with "Everything Antarctica", presented in partnership with Remake Learning Days
May the 4th Be With You & Me!: Space Exploration Day at the PTLL
May 4, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (EST)
The PTLL welcomes you to join us to celebrate May the Fourth Be With You & Me: Space Day!
May 5, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm (EST)
Pittsburgh Plays Chess, hosted by Queens Gambit, introduces chess to all ages, featuring activities and opportunities for both beginners and established players.
Teen Time – Embroidering Photos
May 8, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
Learn about the delicate and lesser-known art form of photo embroidery
Teen Time – Jasmine Cho Artivism
May 8, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
Teens will create a portrait based on Jasmine Cho's style
Fast & Furious: Full STEAM Ahead
May 9, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (EST)
Participant will assemble rubber-band cars and design their own logos from the Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania's maker space equipment.
Remake Learning at The Frick Pittsbrgh
May 11, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST)
Join us for a day filled with collaborative art making, historical exploration, and opportunities to investigate the natural world during Remake Learning Day at The Frick!
May 11, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (EST)
Join Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media Papermaker/Teaching Artist Katy DeMent to create your own unique archival collage without glue!
World Migratory Bird Day at Frick Environmental Center
May 11, 2024 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
World Migratory Bird Day is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats--come to the Environmental Center for a morning of bird-related hikes and activities.
May 14, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
Learn about optics and the origins of animation
Kids Club – Concepts of Home Plastic Bag Monoprints
May 15, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
Kids will learn more about artist Zarina and design a monoprint painting using plastic bags to express their idea of "home".
Let's Grow! Build your own Vegetable Planter!
May 16, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm (EST)
Create your own vegetable container garden with our MUSA team and friends at the Amity Community Garden!
Teen Time – Balloon Powered Cars
May 16, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Teens will put their creativity and engineering skills to the test as they learn to design, create, and race their own balloon powered cars
May 16, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)
Craft and decorate a mini foam surfboard and test its buoyancy in water
May 17, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (EST)
Join members of the Alumni Theater Company for a fun filled evening of acting and improv games
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Buzzword @ EQT Children's Theatre Festival
May 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
May 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Learn the ins and outs of carving your own rubber stamps! From doodles to repeating patterns, see how much printing (and you!) can do!
We're Taking Off! Build Your Own Flying Machine
May 18, 2024 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (EST)
Use your imagination to plan, design, and build your own flying machine!
May 18, 2024 @ 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (EST)
Step into nature with L&E. Spend the afternoon exploring nature & getting crafty! Design your own pots, plant flowers, build birdhouses, read stories, and much more!
May 18, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm (EST)
Play with various stamps and found materials to create a print that shows your unique point of view!
Caregivers and the PA STEELS Standards: What will science class look and sound like?
May 21, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm (EST)
Caregivers. Join us to experience what science can look and feel like for your learners as Pennsylvania teachers transition to updated science standards under the recently adopted PA STEELS.
Teen Time – Jasmine Cho Artivism
May 21, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (EST)
Teens will create a portrait based on Jasmine Cho's style
Teen Time – Procreate Animation
May 22, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
Through this Teen Time program teens will learn how to make short animations using Apple Pencils and the Procreate application on iPads.
Pittsburgh Glass Center Glass Open House and Gallery Opening
May 3, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 9:00 pm (EST)
Explore the newly expanded Pittsburgh Glass center in this free and exciting day long open-house of glass art. Take a tour, participate in an exciting live hot glass demonstration with local artists, find inspiration in our new exhibition and make your own self-portrait!
May 3, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST)
Join SQUAD Art Studio for art and science infused explorations with materials!
May 3, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (EST)
We will celebrate children learning and growing in the community with a painting exploration
Pittsburgh Public Schools Robotics Celebration of Learning
May 4, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (EST)
We will celebrate robotics education in our schools with robotics design challenges for attendees to engage with at all ages, showcase student projects from across the district, and have opportunities to engage with robotics industry professionals.
May 7, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Craft and decorate a mini foam surfboard and test its buoyancy in water
Teen Time – Jasmine Cho Artivism
May 8, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Teens will create a portrait based on Jasmine Cho's style
Mother of All Pottery Sales – Clay Olympics
May 11, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (EST)
Join us in our lower level studio for a creative and fun contest! We'll coil, sculpt, and squish clay in multiple Clay Olympics events. Participate or cheer others on - everyone is a winner. You might even take home a medal.
May 14, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Craft and decorate a mini foam surfboard and test its buoyancy in water
Annual STEAM Night @ Woolslair Elementary
May 15, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (EST)
Woolslair staff and PTO are hosting a fun night for the whole family, with crafts, science, environmental learning, art, and more!
May 16, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EST)
We put the S in STEM!
May 17, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
Cojiform is an interactive sculpture and photography experience that invites all people to experience the mindfulness, meaning, and joy to be found in creative process.
International Creatives Learning Party
May 17, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (EST)
🌐 Celebrate Diversity in STEAM at our International Creatives Day! 🎨🚀
May 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)
Free community bike ride on global issues and the power of youth voice.
May 18, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (EST)
Using recycled materials to create art projects
May 18, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (EST)
This one-and-a-half-hour experience is about finding your flow of movement and ease of mind with the aid of props and flow art techniques.
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Homewood Children's Village Presents: Re-imagining Art
May 21, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (EST)
Come join the Homewood Children's Village and the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse for a fun, funky, scrappy, reuse art workshop!
May 22, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
This Teen Time program will help teens experiment with collaborative composition and demystify the process of creating their own music
Wheel Mobile @ Three Rivers Arts Festival
Jun 1, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EST)
Come out and see the Wheel Mobile downtown during the Three Rivers Arts Festival! Our teaching artists will be in the Creativity Zone at 8th and Penn, giving wheel-throwing demonstrations and giving folks their own try at this mesmerizing art form.
To learn more about Remake Learning Days and the 350 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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