The STEAM Explorers Park
at the Women’s League Child Development Center
On July 8, 2026, Women’s League Child Development Center celebrated the ribbon cutting of its new STEAM Explorers Park, an innovative outdoor discovery space designed to give its infants, toddlers, and preschoolers hands-on learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) through nature and play.
The Park transforms underused space on the Center’s lot into a vibrant, green, exploration-rich environment where children can investigate water, light, sound, gardening, building, art, and music in an outdoor setting designed specifically for early learners.
“Children deserve access to nature and high-quality STEAM learning from the very start,” said Karen Lott, executive director of Women’s League. “The STEAM Explorers Park is about joy, curiosity, and opportunity. It provides Black and Brown children critical access to green space and early STEAM foundations that too often remain out of reach.”
- Read the press release and view the Leadership Donors who made the Park possible
- Read the news coverage and watch the TV stories about the Park
Watch: Take a Virtual Tour of the New Park
Watch: Executive Director Karen Lott’s Remarks at the Park Opening Event
Watch: Remarks by Keisha Evans, Travis Stewart and Victoria Pinkett at the Park Opening
0:00 Keisha Evans (Parent and Early Childhood Educator)
5:00 Travis Stewart (Farmer-in-Residence)
10:08 Victoria Pinkett (Mechanical Engineer)
Watch: Time-Lapse Video of the Park Mural Created by Micaela Levesque
View Photos: STEAM Explorers Park Opening Day
Photos by Steven Laschever
*Funding for this project was paid for by the CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program, C.G.S. 10-2151. Funding awarded and administered by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture.
