About
Caretakers of Wonder, an Institute of Library and Museum Services National Leadership Grant-funded project, started its first phase in the Fall of 2022. Uniting nine museums from across the United States, this project focused on the health of young children, aged birth to eight, and the important role that museums can play in fostering hope and role modeling collective action in their communities. Working with partners at the Association of Children’s Museums, and Environment & Culture Partners, and under the leadership of Brenda Baker at Madison Children’s Museum, this ambitious project sought to activate a network of museums that committed to taking regenerative action and building educational initiatives that foster compassion, engagement, and agency, among young children and those who care about them. By publishing a ground-breaking developmental framework and supporting website in the Summer of 2024, this group seeks to seed the future of museum professionals, and other informal learning organizations with the tools and networks they need to take immediate climate action, and to support their families and communities as they navigate our warming world.
Other related projects
Seeding Action – ASTC
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ECP link page
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Phipps Toolkit
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Capita
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Museum Partners
Chicago Children’s Museum
Chicago, IL
Louisiana Children’s Museum
New Orleans, LA
The Wild Center
Tupper Lake, NY
Children’s Museum of Southern Oregon
Medford, OR
Madison Children’s Museum
Madison, WI
Discovery Museum
Acton, MA
Museum of Discovery & Science
Fort Lauderdale, FL
KidsQuest Children’s Museum
Bellevue, WA
National Children’s Museum
Washington, D.C.
Content Advisors
Dr. Richard Davidson
University of Wisconsin - Madison | Professor, founder of the Center for Healthy Minds
UW-Madison neuroscientist and Founder of the Center for Healthy Minds
Andy Stoiber
University of Wisconsin - Madison | PhD Student
UW-Madison PhD Student in SOMETHING
Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings
University of Wisconsin - Madison | Professor emeritus
UW-Madison professor emeritus, current National Academy of Education
Sarah Sutton
CEO | Environment & Culture Partners, LEED AP EBOM
Consultant for cultural organizations providing integrated sustainability services; co-author of The Green Museum
Dr. Jonathan Patz
University of Wisconsin - Madison | Professor
UW-Madison professor and climate scientist
Dr. Peter Wardrip
University of Wisconsin - Madison | Professor
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David Sobel
Antioch University of New England | Professor emeritus
Antioch University New England professor and author, early childhood and nature expert
Operations Team
Brenda Baker
Project Director
Vice President of Facilities, Exhibits, & Strategic Initiatives | Madison Children’s Museum
Jenni Martin
Director of Strategic Initiatives| Children’s Discovery Museum
Amanda Strobel
Special Projects Manger | Madison Children’s Museum
Arthur Affleck
CEO | Association of Children’s Museums
Katie Slivovsky
Independent Contractor
Sarah Sutton
CEO| Environment & Culture Partners
Keni Sturgeon
Director of Strategic Initiatives | Association of Children’s Museums
Stephanie Shapiro
Managing Director | Environment & Culture Partners
Blake Wigdahl
CEO & Design Anthropologist | Process Curiosity
Neil Gordon
Independent Contractor
Andy Stoiber
PhD Student | University of Wisconsin - Madison
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