THHP student Justin Miranda Paz interned with the MEEP (Museum Education Experience Program) at the American Museum of Natural History, from January 18th, 2024 to May 4, 2024.
Justin's responsibilities included facilitating enriching, educational conversations with museum visitors in a variety of assigned halls, including the collection core. The work entailed open ended questions from both interns and visitors regarding an exhibit or hall, or theme in general, to better understand the subject material while acknowledging the visitors’ presence at the museum. This was done through exploring personal connections with the exhibit, such as whether they’ve studied archaeology, seen a cool crystal in Central Park’s caverns, or was a professor or teacher at a school.
The interns, including Justin, were involved in public outreach activities, known as Discovery Day, held for families and children on Saturdays who are mostly from underserved communities, such as NYCHA communities. The tables that the interns set up were based around dinosaur fossils, live insects and reptiles, coloring and sketching activities for kids, games, and even experiments tried out by us interns to convey a scientific lesson.
Justin, who is multilingual, used his language skills in Spanish, French, and basic Italian to talk to as many people as possible.
Justin, who is multilingual, used his language skills in Spanish, French, and basic Italian to talk to as many people as possible.
We congratulate Justin on successfully completing the internship and wish him the best for his future endeavors.
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