Oh, The Places You'll Go!
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The charm and wisdom of Dr. Seuss is coming to life at the Louisiana Children's Museum (LCM) in New Orleans. Thanks to a partnership with the Motiva Norco Refi nery, St. Charles Parish Public School students in grades pre-kindergarten through fourth grade have the opportunity to visit Oh, Seuss! Off to Great Places for free with their classes.
The Children's Museum sponsorship coincides with St. Charles Public Schools 2006-07 emphasis on literacy. Motiva Norco on tributes more than $130,000 each year towards education in St. Charles Parish for hands-on activities, scholarships, service learning and a variety of other projects. The Dr. Seuss series has long been associated with early childhood education. "Motiva is strongly committed to education and we've demonstrated that through our long standing partnership with St. Charles Parish Public Schools," explained Motiva External Affairs Manager Kimberly Windon. "The exhibit is a natural fit with the schools' literacy focus and Motiva's commitment to the children of our community."
Currently on display throughout March 2007, the interactive exhibit is based on themes from Theodore S. Geisel's famed Oh the Places You'll Go and other Seuss classics with emphasis on freeing a child's imagination to explore new places. Developed by the Children's Museum of Manhattan, with the consent of Mrs. Audrey Geisel, Oh, Seuss is a celebration of the imagination, creativity and literary magic of Dr. Seuss. Kids and adults join Horton and the Cat in the Hat in a world where you can fly while standing still, catch falling words in your hands, teeter on a circus tightrope, unslump a mighty Borfin, navigate a hot air balloon and play with rhyme in the Green Eggs and Ham Train.
"The children were able to climb on and name Oh, The Places You'll Go! Like the Louisiana Children's Museum props from the story. It happened on Mulberry Street," commented New Sarpy Kindergarten teacher Pamela Shepard. "They climbed and slid down a slide from the story, Horton and Egg. They drove the vehicle featured in all Dr. Seuss' stories. When children act out stories, their literacy comprehension level increases tremendously." This type of interaction allowed the students to act out the stories."
A field trip to the exhibit also included a scavenger hunt, a visit to a Dr. Seuss themed art station, a parade to the LCM theater for an interactive literacy event and free play in other areas of the museum. Classes from Allemands Elementary, Luling Elementary, Mimosa Park Elementary, New Sarpy Elementary, New Sarpy Kindergarten Center, Norco Elementary K-3, and St. Rose Elementary are invited to visit the exhibit as the guests of Motiva Norco.
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