What is an Ultimate Block Party?

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Margaret Honey (Author & CEO, New York Hall of Science)


Margaret Honey talks about the success of the Ultimate Block Party, a concept developed by Kathy Hirsch-Pasek at Temple University. The program focuses on the importance of play, bringing families together to do STEM projects in public places, including an event in Central Park where 50,000 children and their families got to build robots, and play with Legos.

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Margaret Honey

Author & CEO, New York Hall of Science

Dr. Margaret Honey joined the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) as President and CEO in November of 2008. Under her leadership, NYSCI has adopted Design, Make, Play as its signature strategy to promote STEM engagement and learning. The defining characteristics of these strategies – open-ended exploration, imaginative learning, personal relevance – are the very ingredients that develop inspired and passionate STEM learners. She holds a doctorate in developmental psychology from Columbia University and serves as a board member of the National Science Foundation’s Education and Human Resources Advisory Committee, the Scratch Foundation, the Concord Consortium, and Post University.

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Tracey Fitzpatrick

Tracey Fitzpatrick

Sarder TV Anchor & Former Market News Video Anchor

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