It's not too late to sign up for an innovative training program offered by the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center for museum professionals and early childhood educators interested in using objects to teach young children. This two-day program, which will be held at the Smithsonian Institution on January 22 and 23, 2003, will demonstrate how a host of museum objects-including paintings, sculptures, an African headrest and a spinning wheel-can help children, as young as two or three, learn about themselves and the world around them. Featuring hands-on exercises with museum objects, slide presentations, lectures, and discussions, the program is designed to help museum educators forge more creative encounters with young museum-goers, and to introduce early childhood educators to the magic of museums. Participants will be encouraged to think expansively about tapping resources in their own communities-resources such as objects in local museums and community centers, statues, public art, bridges, buildings, fire hydrants and more. All objects, even commonplace ones, tell stories. But you have to know how to read them. That's what "Learning through Objects" is all about. For information contact: Sharon Shaffer, Executive Director [log in to unmask] 202-357-3077 Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center P.O. Box 37012 Room CE-G50 MRC 184 Washington, DC 20013-7012 Amanda Clay, Museum Outreach Assistant [log in to unmask] 202- 357-3077 Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center P.O. Box 37012 Room CE-G50 MRC 184 Washington, DC 20013-7012 Seminar Dates: January 22 and 23, 2003 Cost: $250.00 early registration $275.00 after January 1, 2003 National Museum of Natural History ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).