Children's Learning Activities

Group activities for children involving education and art, highlighting interaction with instructors and peers in fun settings.

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

Native American woman demonstrates cedar bark basket weaving to a classroom of tourism specialists during a Mobile Workshop Cultural Tour during a visit to the new Coast Salish Hibulb Cultural Center in Tulalip WA.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Samuel Contreras, left, the deputy command chaplain of Marine Corps Installations West, and Lt. Grace Chur, the command chaplain of Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, welcome students and guests during Camp Pendletons Vacation Bible School at the Blinder Memorial Chapel on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 1, 2022. VBS is a weeklong camp for children from kindergarten through 5th grade that consists of worship sessions, snack time and multiple activity stations. These activities are intended to help children build character and moral ideas by strengthening their connection to their religion with guidance from the base chaplains.

Randy Brandon waits for the spinner to stop on the Fight Bac Game” as Eric Sammons, Food Safety Inspection Service waits to ask Randy a food safety question. Sammons was volunteering with the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service, Food Safety Education Camp. FSIS visited Maryland City Elementary School in Laurel, Maryland, Thu., May 5, 2011.

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

NA, USA, California, Monterey. Docent in red jacket at the touching pool showing children and visitors sea creatures. Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Students express themselves like a bear with a big growl for the camera. Subjects: Adults; Children; Connecting people with nature; Education; Education outreach; Environmental education; Interpretation; Leisure activities; Public access; Recreation; Vegetation; Visitor services; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service; Youth. Location: Louisiana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Ecuador. Boy (age 9) identifies birds with guide at Maquipucuna Biological Reserve, 4500+ hectares purchased by The Nature Conservancy. (MR)

NASA in the Park on June 16 in Huntsville featured more than 60 exhibits and demonstrations by NASA experts, as well as performances by Marshall musicians, educational opportunities, games and hands-on activities for all ages.National Space Club members help demonstrate propulsion principles at NASA in the Park.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Merritt Island and Edgewood Middle School students/Lockheed Martin team, participating in the 2003 Southeastern Regional FIRST Robotic Competition, work on their team-built robot. The competition is being held at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, March 20-23. Forty teams from around the country are participating in the event that pits team-built gladiator robots against each other in an athletic-style competition. The teams are sponsored by NASA-Kennedy Space Center, The Boeing Company/Brevard Community College, and Lockheed Martin Space Operations/Mission Systems for the nonprofit organization For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, known as FIRST. The vision of FIRST is to inspire in the youth of our nation an appreciation of science and technology and an understanding that mastering these disciplines can enrich the lives of all mankind.

Firefighters from the Beale Fire Department give a demonstration to children at the Child Development Center on Beale Air Force Base, Calif., on Oct. 12, 2022. This year's campaign is Fire wont wait. Plan your escape. The Beale Fire Department worked to educate Team Beale on important actions to take to stay safe from home fires.

Children measuring hole to make sure it is deep enough for planting tulips. Subjects: Children; Environmental Education. Location: Maryland.

Civil Engineer Gabe Wagner used a miniature town replica to show a group of Union Elementary STEAM students how rain fall can cause major flooding if there arent proper dams and structures in place during a hydropower presentation at the Old Hickory Lake picnic area in Hendersonville, Tennessee on May 4, 2022.

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

School girl preparing food for dolphins during a biology lesson by a dolphin trainer, Anthony's Key Resort, Roatan, Honduras, Central America

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - SMITHSONIAN SUMMER CAMP

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Watering plants. School Children learn about and tend the vertical garden at the Downtown Value School, a charter school in downtown Los Angeles.

Middletown, N.J., April 24, 2014 Arthur Goetz, FEMA Private Sector, educates children on safety and preparedness at the New Jersey Sandy Recovery Field Office during National Bring Your Child to Work Day. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visitors to the Hampton Roads Naval Museums 12th Annual Brick by Brick: LEGO Shipbuilding event at the Decker Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia register and sign in for the event. The event is an annual event hosted by the museum, who partnered with The Navy League of the United States-Hampton Roads Chapter, the American Society of Naval Engineers-Tidewater Section, the First Lego League, Hampton Roads LEGO User Group, and the Naval History and Heritage Command, among others. Over 75 active duty Sailors assigned to various commands in the Hampton Roads, Virginia also volunteered during the event for a unique community relations experience.

Wallkill Middle School Seventh graders load up a truck with food boxes they made up and donated to 105th Airlift Wing members who are returning from guard duty in New York City after the World Trade Center collapse. The collapse due to terrorist flying two large passenger aircraft into the buildings; killing all in the planes and thousands in the building. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Wallkill State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG/AMC

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, National Public Lands Day , Environmental Protection Agency

Children from Incirlik's child development center hold "welcome home" signs for the participants of Operation Born Ready and Trained, a children's mock deployment, Friday, April 16, 2010 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Operation BRAT was coordinated by the Airman and Family Readiness Center.

NASA Officials, LEGO Group management, students, teachers and parents create their vision of the future in space with LEGO bricks and elements as part of a Build the Future” activity inside a tent that was set up on the launch viewing area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. NASA and The LEGO Group signed a Space Act Agreement to spark children's interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Operation Junior Expeditionary Team (OpJET), June 17, 2022, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. OpJET provides children the opportunity to see a mock deployment and gives them an idea what their parent experiences when they report for duty away from home, as well as the process when they return.

Schoolchildren participating in Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event, attended by Secretary Gale Norton, at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California

Campers enthusiastically raise their hands volunteering to try on variously sized lifejackets from Park Ranger Bobby Bartletts water safety table, during water safety class at Dale Hollow Lake Trooper Island in Burkesville, Kentucky.

Service members and their families enjoy free food, music, and more during the Military Appreciation event Sept. 15, 2022, at Patriot Park at South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. Dozens of people participated in the event that was organized by the Sparta (Wis.) Chamber of Commerce. Many other organizations also supported the event, including the Fort McCoy Exchange, USO Wisconsin, and more. Fort McCoy Garrison command team members also were on hand to support the event.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Stockton, California for Take Pride in America school grounds beautification event at Cleveland Elementary School

Two students anxiously watch their robot during the 2012 FIRST LEGO League Mississippi Championship Tournament in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Dec. 1. In addition to competing with robots, students presented research on this year's 'Senior Solutions' theme, which focused on addressing problems faced by senior adults.

Keller Williams volunteers help clean up at John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica. More than 30,000 associates from Keller Williams Realty across the United States and Canada participate in the third annual RED Day, May 12, 2011.

SAN DIEGO (April 20, 2022) Boatswains Mate 1st Class Ronesha Goodrun, a native of Wichita, Kansas, left, speaks with visitors from San Diego Girl Scouts during a ship tour aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), April 20, 2022. Essex is homeported in San Diego.

Students from the STARBASE program learn about different projects during a HERKWERX shop visit at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Nov. 8, 2022. DoD STARBASE is a premier educational program sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Geared primarily toward fifth-grade students, STARBASE students participate in challenging hands-on - minds-on activities in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Park ranger supervises young park visitors with hands-on exhibits of animal skins, skulls, and antlers at the Canyon Visitor Education Center in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Keller Williams volunteers help clean up at John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica. More than 30,000 associates from Keller Williams Realty across the United States and Canada participate in the third annual RED Day, May 12, 2011.

Educators, media, and influencers from Recruiting Stations Dallas and San Antonio participate in WRR's Educators' Workshop Program aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton from Aug. 1, 2022 to Aug. 5, 2022.

Two 2011 Mississippi FIRST LEGO League competitors from Stokes-Beard Magnet Elementary School in Columbus urge their robots on during the annual tournament Dec. 3. The competition attracted more than 1,000 participants and guests to the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg.

GREAT LAKES (Aug. 23, 2022) DeAnna Ward, American Motorcycle Training instructor, gives some advice to a student during motorcycle training in Camp Barry aboard Naval Station Great Lakes. Recruit Training Command and Naval Station Great Lakes Safety hosted American Motorcycle Training instructors to provide a total of five sessions of safety oriented rider training over three consecutive days August 22-24. Each session was three hours and accommodated up to 12 riders.

President of LEGO Education USA Stephan Turnipseed, back left, and Associate Administrator for Education and Astronaut Leland Melvin, 2nd from right, talk with a student during the Build the Future” activity where students created their vision of the future in space with LEGO bricks and elements inside a tent that was set up on the launch viewing area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. NASA and The LEGO Group signed a Space Act Agreement to spark children's interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During the 2006 FIRST Robotics Regional Competition held March 9-11 at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy and his intern Neil Berger talk with students on the Cocoa Beach High School-Rockledge High School robotic team known as the "Pink Team," which was co-sponsored by NASA KSC. The team's robot, at right, is called Roccobot. At least four teams in the competition were sponsored by KSC, NASA and contractors. The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in a series of competitions. FIRST, which is based on "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology," redefines winning for these students. Teams are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and matur

Airmen assigned to the 19th Communications Squadron sign up for a bowling club during a Herk Hangouts club fair at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, July 15, 2022. This social club program was initiated to increase opportunities for meaningful engagement and a connected community.

Robert Wines, installation fire chief, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), signs the 2022 Fire Prevention Month Proclamation onboard CFAY on Sept. 30, 2022. CFAY will celebrate Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 9, 2022-Oct. 15, 2022, to promote fire safety. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Tour guide showing children an Edison cylinder phonograph in the Thomas Edison Menlo Park laboratory in Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.

Stephen Poore, 423d Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, shows RAF Alconbury Elementary School students the equipment that firefighters use, at RAF Alconbury, England, Oct. 13, 2022. This demonstration was a part of Fire Prevention Week and in which firefighters from the 423d CES educated Airmen and family members on proper fire safety habits.

Creator: Walton, LaVonda. Subjects: Education; Training; Children; Education outreach; Demonstrations. . 1998 - 2011.

Silicon Valley FIRST Regional Robotics competition Evolution Team 1834 - NASA/Google/NASA Robotics Education FIRST Spnsorship program/San Jose Job Corps/MetroED & SIA Tech, San Jose, California (CA)s Cheezy Poofs team-1834

Military members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community sign up for the Dungeons and Dragons club on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 20, 2022, at the KMC In Da Club connections event. Organizers created the event to reinvigorate and reestablish human connections following the loneliness of the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees learned more about various clubs within the KMC.

The Fort Drum Directorate of Human Resources Soldier and Family Readiness Division offers essential resources to community members designed to enhance quality of life and to promote resilience and self-reliance. The SFRD earned Department of Defense certification for its military family readiness program, having met all national standards for its support services to the community. (Graphic by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

Ariel Trahan, Anacostia Watershed Society director of river restoration programs, explains to LEARN D.C. students how the mussels are good for the environment and why they are good for cleaning the river during a mussel release event at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2022. The Anacostia Watershed Society came to JBAB to teach DC LEARN students about mussels and how they will be used to help clean the Anacostia River, while also conducting research on the best locations for mussels to live so they can clean the river.

Operation Junior Expeditionary Team (OpJET), June 17, 2022, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. OpJET provides children the opportunity to see a mock deployment and gives them an idea what their parent experiences when they report for duty away from home, as well as the process when they return.

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

Desert Lightning Team members setup a sign to celebrate and honor Asian American Pacific Islanders during an event hosted by the People of the Pacific at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 25, 2022. Every May since 1977, the nation celebrates AAPI Heritage Month to recognize and pay tribute to AAPI's achievements and contributions that fortified America's history.

An infographic about childhood cancer at Walk of Hope, a Childhood Cancer Awareness event, at the Military and Family Readiness Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 21, 2022. The event was filled with activities, games and food for all attendees, along with booths full of resources for families battling cancer.

An infographic about childhood cancer at Walk of Hope, a Childhood Cancer Awareness event, at the Military and Family Readiness Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 21, 2022. The event was filled with activities, games and food for all attendees, along with booths full of resources for families battling cancer.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (July 28, 2022) Naval Station Great Lakes Sailors and their families participate in the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at the community center hosted by Morale, Welfare, and Recreation. The event provides base families with school supplies and resources to prepare school-age children and parents for the upcoming academic year.

The Children's Museum, Seattle, WA, USA (MR & PR)

A little hand reaches for a Bobber Duck at the Childrens Water Safety Information Table during Lock Fest, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District in Natrona, Pennsylvania, July 9, 2022. Lock Fest is an annual free event open to the public, held at Allegheny River Lock 4. It provides an opportunity for members of the community to lock through navigation facilities, watch live locking demonstrations, learn valuable water-safety tips, talk to tow operators, meet Bobber the Water Safety Dog, visit educational exhibits, gain knowledge on safe river navigation and more.

Yokosuka, Japan (Dec. 6 2022) - A group of elementary school students from Sullivan Elementary School onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka visited the military post office to make sure they mail their letters to Santa. When the first grade students arrived, they were greeted by NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka Sailors and given a lesson on how letters and packages travel to the post office from anywhere in the world and into their parent's mailboxes. With the holiday season in full swing, the young students were able to witness firsthand the massive amount of mail that passes through the post office with many packages headed for final destinations under someone's Christmas tree. A surprise visitor from the North Pole dressed all in red also dropped in to say hi to the students and handed out candy canes. At the end of the tour, the students were able to stamp their own envelopes.

Baldwin, Louisiana, A staff member teaches volunteers how to pack school kits that will be sent to victims of disasters around the world. They are working at the Sager-Brown Depot, operated by the United Methodist Committee on Relief.

Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz (SPD), visits the FRnBEL kindergarten Springfrosch in his constituency in Potsdam to learn ºabout the topic of frºhe MINT education., Potsdam, Germany, Europe

Girl scouts rubbing plagues on rocks in the park of the old southern City of Savannah Georgia USA (MR)

SILVERDALE, Wash. (April 16, 2013) Steve Mastel, marine electrician and co-lead of the Navy Science Technology Electronics Mathematics (STEM) program, explains to third and fourth graders from Odyssey Elementary School how a dry-dock works during the Kitsap Water Festival at the Kitsap Sun Pavilion. The miniature model was complete with fully operational water pumps and caisson.

Over 200 students from surrounding area schools attend a career fair hosted by the 139th Airlift Wing at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph Missouri, April 20, 2022. The event was organized by the wings recruiting office and it was an opportunity for students to learn about the various careers the Missouri Air National Guard offers.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (Sept. 1, 2022) Southern Illinois University (SIU) students grab box lunches from the Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Mid America recruiting booth during SIUs diversity week, Sept. 1, 2022. The week focused on bringing together the SIU campus and community for activities and educational events that both celebrated and fostered the appreciation of peoples differences. NTAG Mid America, part of Navy Recruiting Command, recruits the next generation of Navy Sailors throughout areas encompassing Missouri, Kansas, central and southern Illinois, and a portion of Kentucky.

221013-N-XM133-0009 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Oct. 13, 2022) Navy Region Hawaii's Federal Fire Department set up displays and informational booths at DoD Exchanges, including the Hickam and Navy Exchange at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support Fire Prevention Week. Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of Oct. 9 in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. This year's theme is "Fire Won't Wait. Plan Your Escape!"

Brian McFall, Research Civil Engineer with ERDC, speaks to kids about the importance of becoming a citizen scientist at the SandSnap event at the Thomas B. Norton Library in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on June 10, 2022. SandSnap is a way for kids to be involved in ERDCs mission to update its sand database by having citizen sceintists take photos of sand while they are at the beach.

Fort Drum children practiced their left turns, right turns, braking and stops on an obstacle course July 15 outside Magrath Sports Complex during the annual Bike Rodeo. The Fort Drum Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation staff hosted the event to reinforce bicycle safety and help children practice their skills. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

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Sparky the Fire Dog, the National Fire Protection Association mascot, greets an Airman with the 156th Wing during a Fire Prevention Week orientation at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Oct. 15, 2022. The Fire Prevention Week is a nationwide yearly initiative dedicated to educating people on various prevention measures to create a fire-protective work and home environment.

Mixed ethnic children interactive exhibits Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science Tallahassee, Florida, USA.

AUSTIN, Texas A special agent from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration speaks with children at Cottonwood Creek Elementary School Oct. 18, 2022, in Hutto, Texas, with support from the Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force who brought a LUH-72 Lakota helicopter and their mascot, Enney the Eagle, to visit the school during Red Ribbon week activities. Every year, the Texas Counterdrug program supports DEAs Red Ribbon awareness and prevention activities at schools around the state.

Students from the United States Army Garrison (USAG) Humphreys Central Elementary School watch a safety video during the annual Fire Prevention Week on USAG-Humphreys, Oct. 11, 2022. Fire Prevention Week stresses the importance of firefighters and fire safety on the installation.

Dr. Frederic Bertley (center), president and CEO, Center of Science and Industry (COSI), speaks at New Beginnings Church - The Gathering Place in Orlando, Florida on Friday, June 3, as part of the launch of a new initiative to deliver food and hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math kits, called Learning Lunchboxes. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency representatives were on hand to hand out the lunchboxes, which are aimed at inspiring and educating youth and families about NASAs upcoming Artemis missions, including landing the first woman and person of color on the Moon and helping prepare for human exploration of Mars. Along with COSI, NASAs partners on the initiative include the Second Harvest Food Bank and the Orlando Science Center. The NASA Artemis Learning Lunchbox is made possible through NASAs Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program. NASA Learning Lunchboxes provide five space-focused learning activities that sho

Sparky the Fire Dog enters a classroom at Lone Tree Elementary to educate students on fire safety Oct. 13, 2022, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The National Fire Prevention Association celebrates a 100 year anniversary of Fire Prevention Week. This year's campaign is Fire wont wait. Plan your escape.

Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz (SPD), visits the FROEBEL kindergarten Springfrosch in his constituency in Potsdam to learn about the topic of early STEM education., Potsdam, Germany, Europe

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