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Blue Ridge Children’s Museum

Why We Exist

Our Mission for the Blue Ridge Children’s Museum is to provide families with an interactive learning experience through an exploration of our local community’s natural, historical, and cultural resources.

What We Do

“The BRCM will provides a range of exhibits for children and families to explore together. Art, music, physical activity, literature, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are all incorporated in exhibits throughout the museum. Exhibits are closely tied to the local natural history and cultural experiences that are throughout the Waynesboro/Staunton area. Exhibits focus on environmental sciences including the Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah National Park, and South River. Children follow our museum version of the Appalachian Trail from exhibit to exhibit. Theater exhibit that includes a Shakespearean focus with puppets, dress up, theatrical sound creation. Story telling exhibit based on Story Corp where children and adults can share their personal stories. Exhibits include art exploration, literacy, wet river/water play, dry river fishing and camping adventure play, and other rotating exhibits Weekly children’s programs are offered as well as regularly scheduled parent groups and professional development programs for educators. The BRCM partners with area schools and homeschool families to provide young learners with interactive educational experiences both in the classroom, at the museum and through field trip experiences in the community.

Who We Serve

BRCM serves families and educators of children ages birth to 8 years old.
Why Community Members Support Our Work
The Blue Ridge Children’s Museum is the only children’s museum within a 30 minute radius of Waynesboro/Staunton. It fills a significant void in family friendly and educational extracurricular activities for local families to participate in. It also serves as a reason for visitors with young children to come into downtown Waynesboro. BRCM works to connect visitors with the natural, historical and cultural resources that can be found throughout the area and acts as a starting point for young families to go out and explore the area with greater knowledge. The BRCM also serves as a significant resource for the hundreds of home school children in the Central Shenandoah Valley and as well as for area schools.
How Volunteers Contribute to our Work:
The Blue Ridge Children’s Museum is the only children’s museum within a 30 minute radius of Waynesboro/Staunton. It fills a significant void in family friendly and educational extracurricular activities for local families to participate in. It also serves as a reason for visitors with young children to come into downtown Waynesboro. BRCM works to connect visitors with the natural, historical and cultural resources that can be found throughout the area and acts as a starting point for young families to go out and explore the area with greater knowledge. The BRCM also serves as a significant resource for the hundreds of home school children in the Central Shenandoah Valley and as well as for area schools.
How Volunteers Contribute to our Work:
The Blue Ridge Children’s Museum is the only children’s museum within a 30 minute radius of Waynesboro/Staunton. It fills a significant void in family friendly and educational extracurricular activities for local families to participate in. It also serves as a reason for visitors with young children to come into downtown Waynesboro. BRCM works to connect visitors with the natural, historical and cultural resources that can be found throughout the area and acts as a starting point for young families to go out and explore the area with greater knowledge. The BRCM also serves as a significant resource for the hundreds of home school children in the Central Shenandoah Valley and as well as for area schools.

Contact Information:

Karen Orlando
109 South Wayne Avenue
Suite 205
Waynesboro,
Virginia
22980