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"Play Around the Bay" Symposium is a Success

Habitot Children's Museum, along with the Alliance for Childhood and the East Bay Funders Network, welcomed over 90 play advocates and activists to the "Play Around the Bay" Symposium in Berkeley on January 26, 2008 (insert link to flier here). Speakers from around Bay shared information about innovative projects that are on-going or are under development in playgrounds, recreation centers, parks and housing projects that are helping to restore the experience of play for children

Experts including the American Academy of Pediatrics continue to raise alarms that today's children are not experiencing play at the levels needed for healthy development. Children's learning in schools has been affected, and Stuart Brown of the National Institute for Play commented at the Symposium that "the decline in health and well-being of children as seen in increased levels of illness, asthma, allergies, hyperactivity, obesity, mental illness, and a high incidence behavior-controlling medications for children are not unrelated to the fact that play is disappearing."

An outcome of the Symposium is the formation of a Bay Area Play Council, which will continue the dialog, advocate for increased funding for projects that promote play, and connect those working on children's play issues locally. To be involved in the Bay Area Play Council, please contact Habitot at 510-647-1111 x 35.

Habitot Featured at EB Moms Preschool Fair

Contra Costa Times article aPARENTLy Speaking - FAB FIVE: Things you may have missed at preschool fair.

Habitot Featured on CBS 5

Habitot received Bay-Area wide media recognition from CBS Channel 5 and Kate Kelly's feature segment. The segment highlighted Gina Moreland, Habitot's Founder and Executive Director who received a Jefferson Award for her fourteen years of service in creating this space for early childhood learning, parenting connection and support, and community building. http://cbs5.com/jeffersonawards

Founder and Executive Director of Habitot Receives Award

Gina Moreland, Founder and Executive Director of Habitot Children's Museum has been Proclaimed "Early Childhood Champion of the Year" by Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates and the Berkeley City Council. She received the Proclamation at the City Council meeting on March 21, 2006. Ms. Moreland was honored at a reception hosted by Berkeley's Early Childhood Commission on April 6.

Gina Moreland was cited for her fourteen years of service in establishing Habitot as the East Bay's Hands-on Discovery Museum, which annually welcomes over 80,000 Bay Area visitors to its downtown Berkeley location. The Museum's exhibits and programs provide early childhood experiences that have an enduring effect on a child's future learning ability in school and throughout life. Museum experiences also help parents and caregivers become informed about their child's development and actively engaged in their child's learning.

Habitot Receives Awards and Recognition

Habitot has received many awards over the years. List of Awards

Habitot Receives Award From DBA

Habitot received an "Award of Excellence in Promotion" from the Downtown Berkeley Association for the great job our website has done. We have increased the unique visitors to our website by 45,200 during the last year and this has increased the number of visitors to our museum.
Website by Short Bird Studios

Habitot Receives Goldenberg Painting

New Hampshire philanthropist Tom Haas has donated Roger Goldenberg's "Shel Game, The Big O vs, The Missing Pieces" to the museum's permanent collection of kid-friendly contemporary art. The painting is installed adjacent to the museum's drop-in Art Studio.
Roger Goldenberg's Painting

Habitot Receives National Award

September 30, 2004

Berkeley’s Habitot Children’s Museum Awarded $26,744
As IMLS Provides $32 Million to Nation's Museums and Libraries

"The recipients of these grants have proposed projects that espouse the best practices in the museum and library fields and enable them to deliver a higher level of service to the American public,"
—Dr. Robert Martin, Director of IMLS.

Fundraising Events

• 'Opening Doors' - Habitot's Annual Fundraising Luncheon - October 2006

Habitot's 'Opening Doors' fundraising luncheon will help us open doors -- both to children's imaginations, and to our future facility! The 2006 event will be a free, one-hour luncheon in mid-October, complete with a terrific Habitot video, captivating speakers, a hands-on activity, and a pledge drive. The event is by invitation only. Fundraising Events

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