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ASDM and the Youth Effect!
Arizona Daily Star — Roundup — Teenagers Turn To Science by Leo Della Betta, June 28, 1953
'Teenagers Turn to Science' article — first page
'Teenagers Turn to Science' article — second page
- A professor of zoology at San Diego State University
- A recognized marine biologist and professor at the University of California � Santa Cruz
- A decorated member of the U.S. Army Intelligence community
- A prominent commercial, industrial designer � who wrote a thesis on Zoo Habitats!
- And 今天, a member of the Arizona House of Representatives.
公共链接? As youth, they spent time learning about natural history at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
Young people have long held a valued place at the Desert Museum. In Pebbles in Our Shoes, William H. (�比尔�) 卡尔 talked about early work at 博物馆, teaching us who forged 博物馆�s early footpaths:
�Our two high school lads, John Pearse and Don Koehler, were helping with the muscle work. I gathered these boys on our first morning at work, 简单地说, 我害怕½好吧, I�m going to draw some lines on the ground. You just follow along with a rake and shovel and clear a path where I�ve marked.�
所以说, I took up a sharp stick, glanced around the grounds, which by now were familiar to me down to their last shrub, and pointed my rear generally southeast. Starting from just below the patio, where the steps were to decline into the desert pathways, I backed clockwise around the perimeter, leaving the line scratched in the ground. Thus the shopworn jest that the Desert Museum started from scratch or that it was begun backwards. No matter, it did get started that memorable morning.
Within a short time my pair of eager helpers had scraped and pruned this first pathway into a level, unobstructed passage, and it was lovely in its promise.
--- My hope � and my intent regarding 博物馆 � has always been that many other young people --- would find knowledge and inspiration, if not a professional career, in the close association with the outdoors our Museum would provide. Our successes along the way have been numbered by this scale, and it is heartening to recall the troops of youths whose acquaintance with the desert � and themselves � has been improved by our association.�
所以它开始�
As two of the early teen pioneers expressed it �
Roger Carpenter - 2018
Working at 博物馆 was great! �非常有趣. I liked my coworkers (there were nearly a dozen!) I didn�t mind any task, including cleaning the two restrooms, or taking all the trash and animal refuse up to the area behind the Ranger�s (Joe 卡尔ither's) house to burn it.�And cleaning most of the animal cages (some exceptions) brought us in close 联系 with the bobcats, 一种野猪), 等. � Roger Carpenter, 2019
Harvey Goldson - 2016
Some of my best memories in my life were working at the Desert Museum � both working with 工作人员 and because of the great fauna. I was part of the weekend 工作人员 and was responsible for cleaning and feeding the 动物 with scales, feathers and fur � and the insects. � Harvey Goldson, 2019
Today, 博物馆 continues to celebrate youth involvement through a variety of programs.
The Junior Docent Program educates teen 志愿者 (ages 13-18) about natural history and trains them to engage with Museum guests, sharing natural history and conservation stories.
Since 1995, this program has served over 500 teens. The primary job of a Junior Docent is to teach museum visitors about the natural history of the Sonoran Desert region, but it also helps them to acquire life and study skills that prepare them for college and careers. They practice problem solving, strengthen communication skills and learn the value of collaboration with others, all while building self-confidence and public speaking skills. 初级讲解员之一 receive comprehensive training on the Sonoran Desert Region�s plants, 动物, 地质与生态学, but also learn how to share it with others.
在最近的采访中, 初级讲解员之一 shared their views of the Junior Docent Program, 博物馆, and their Museum family:
Alexander Pye reading Teenagers Turn To Science - 2019
From Alexander Pye � �The Junior Docent Program taught me public speaking skills and gave me confidence in working with the public. It taught me the value of team work. The program teaches you so much about the Sonoran Desert and how to prepare yourself for life ahead. It gives you the ability to carry your skills forward when you leave the Junior Docent program.�
Cassandra 'Casey' Lawson - 2019
From Cassandra �Casey� Lawson � �If I were writing a book about 博物馆, 我的主题是, the community around it -- the people that have built up this Museum, what�s made it what it is 今天. Their support and dedication to 博物馆 and the personal stories of these people have made it a really beautiful and diverse and interesting place to visit.�
玛丽亚·约瑟夫- 2019
From 玛丽亚·约瑟夫 � �As 初级讲解员之一, our biggest responsibility is how we represent 博物馆 as a whole and how we show respect for the institution that it is.�
初级讲解员之一 � 2017
The Museum has programs for youth of all ages. Many experience the Desert Museum for the first time on school field trips. The Museum hosts approximately 20,000 students on field trips each year, 又看到了10个,000 during community outreach programs. The Museum even has a special 成员hip program for kids called the Coati儿童俱乐部, which is celebrating almost 25 years. Summer camps are another Museum offering, with programs including Museum Explorers (1st � 6th grades), and Colors of Nature (5th � 7th grades). 地球营, 2005年开始, focuses on ages 13 � 15 year olds and allows participants to experience science outside the laboratory. Authentic field research allows students hands-on experience in learning about the natural world and developing a passion to preserve and protect it.
地球营，2008
State Representative 害怕Andri½卡诺 - 2007
Debbie Colodner, ASDM�s 保护 Education & Science Director observed, �The Desert Museum�s youth programs are an investment in our community, helping to create citizens who can succeed in college and a wide variety of careers, as well as provide leadership for a more sustainable future.�
再一次, 比尔 卡尔 proved to be a visionary for Southern Arizona and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
And those cited in the 介绍?
- 罗杰·卡朋特博士.D., Tucson, AZ � Worked at ASDM from 1953 to 1957
- 约翰·皮尔斯博士.D. � Santa Cruz, CA � Worked at ASDM from 1952 to 1954
- Harvey Goldson � Littleton, CO � Worked at ASDM from 1956 to 1966
- Don Koehler � Worked at ASDM from 1952 to 1955
- 害怕Andri½卡诺, Arizona House of Representatives � Tucson/Phoenix � Attended ASDM 地球营, 2007
Notes: 初级讲解员之一 Alexander Pye, 玛丽亚·约瑟夫, Cassandra �Casey� Lawson were interviewed for this vignette. Amy Orchard, Desert Museum Program Specialist, contributed to the vignette. The vignette was produced by Anne C. 华纳.
Newspaper scans courtesy of Arizona Daily Star � Roundup, Teenagers Turn To Science, by Leo Della Betta -- June 28, 1953
