Remake Learning Days: Badgerland was intended to be a week-long, hands-on celebration at schools, museums, and libraries to celebrate the arts and educational activities for youth, but concerns about COVID-19 threatened its future.
Undaunted, more than two dozen nonprofit organizations banded together to offer the celebration to youth and families in a new and safe way: virtually.
The new "Remake Learning Days: V(irtual)-Style" is billed as a community celebration where the venue may be virtual, but the learning is REAL!
A consortium of arts, education, and cultural organizations — schools, libraries, nonprofits, businesses, and other community centers — banded together to provide more than 200 online, live-stream, and “on-demand” virtual learning experiences for youth and families.
The free programs were available to learners of all ages and organized by learning themes: Arts, Maker, Outdoor Learning, Science, Technology, and Youth Voice. In addition, there were Professional Development sessions with practical tips and resources for educators and parents.
The experience not only fostered a new way of teaching among the educators, but also introduced a variety of new and emerging education organizations to local families.
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