Connect a Million Minds Program

Don't miss the next FREE Connect a
Million Minds Program

Dayton History in partnership with Time Warner Cable Southwest Ohio, invites you to experience our new national philanthropic initiative involving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).We are addressing the STEM crisis together by introducing youth to opportunities and resources that inspire them to develop the important STEM skills they need to become the problem solvers of tomorrow. Eighty percent of jobs in the next decade will require science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills. This next generation needs these skills to solve our nation's greatest challenges.

Go to www.connectamillionminds.com to sign up for these
FREE after school programs at Carillon Historical Park.
Call 937-293-2841 ext 107 to register for these great program.

Invention Dimensions

January 24, June 5 & October 16
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm • Grades 4 – 8

What does it take to become an inventor? How do inventors develop ideas for new products? Daytonians Charles Kettering, Edward Deeds and the Wright brothers discovered answers to these questions. This program introduces the history and process of invention through collaborative creative thinking and hands-on activities. Students will create their own invention following product development from brainstorming to prototype design.

The Wright Stuff

February 21, July 24, November 13
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm • Grades 4 – 8

Take an in-depth look at the Wright brothers and the lessons in character, ingenuity, creativity and perseverance they continue to offer us today. Discover how these two brothers from Dayton developed one of the greatest inventions of the modern era – the airplane. Hands-on activities demonstrate some of the principles that the Wrights had to consider
while solving the mysteries of powered, controlled, pilot-carrying, heavier-than-air flight.

Harmuth Printing 101

March 20, August 14, December 11
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm • Grades 4 – 8

Visit the only fully operating 1930s letterpress printing shop in a museum anywhere in the United States! Students will enjoy the chance to learn the printing trade firsthand by completing tasks such as setting type, preparing printing surfaces, composing, editing and printing an original Linotype and more. Along the way, students will learn of Dayton’s role as a leader of the nation’s printing industry during the 1930s.

Buildings from the Ground Up

April 17, September 18
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm • Grades 4 – 8

This program introduces students to the building methods and materials found on many Miami Valley buildings. Students
will organize, observe and analyze construction methods and designs from the 18th, 19th and 20th century buildings at Carillon Park. They will discover how architectural and natural resources provide a record of community development.

Simple Machines Moving Things