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Will You Help Create a STEAM Explorers Park
at the Women’s League?

In 2023, the Women’s League Child Development Center opened a STEAM Learning Lab, among the first of its kind in the area for infants, toddlers, preschoolers.  Extraordinarily generous donors made it possible! The Learning Lab has been a fantastic success, earning a STEM Achievement Award from the Connecticut Science Center.

Now, we invite you to partner with us in bringing another groundbreaking STEAM learning experience to life for Hartford’s youngest kids.

With your support, we can transform our grounds into a STEAM Explorers Park — an safe, fun, outdoor discovery area where our young learners can dive into science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) through nature and play.

Yes I'll Give!

(Check the box on the Donate page for the STEAM Explorers Park)

Watch Our Teachers Tell You Why the Explorers Park Can Be a Game-Changer for Children

With your help, we can raise $200,000 to create the STEAM Explorers Park on the Women’s League grounds!

The funds raised will cover:

  • Farm to classroom: Pollinator and vegetable gardens and a large greenhouse.
  • Creativity zones: Weatherproof art easels, paints, musical instruments, and storytelling spaces. Mud kitchens with water features, sensory tables.
  • Discovery zones: Themed areas for exploring water, light and sound. Loose components and building materials for building ramps, digging for insects, and sensory play.
  • Greenery: New plantings for exploration, beautification, and privacy
  • Art “studios:” Outdoor, weatherproof easels and musical instruments for artistic expression in any season. 
  • Engineering corners: Age-appropriate materials for creating ramps, towers and bridges 
  • Mural: A vibrant, colorful wall mural created by one of Greater Hartford’s celebrated muralists (with some help from our young artists!)
  • A Community Hub: We will host STEAM nights and weekend workshops for our families, professional development for local educators, and co-host educational events with local preschools, libraries and museums.

Will You Lead the Way to a STEAM Explorers Park at the Women’s League?

Download this Leadership Giving Guide

Raised so far: $31,195

Very Special Thanks to Our (Growing!) Leadership Giving Circle!

Trailblazers ($20,000+)
Anonymous

Inventors ($5,000 – $9,999)
Marcia Howard

Creators ($1,000 – $2,499)
Lisa Burgarella
Linda and Ted Ruby
Jane Torrey

Do you want to make a leadership gift or tour the Women’s League? Please contact Karen Lott, executive director, at klott@womensleaguecdc.org or 860-524-5969. Thank you for your support!

1695 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06120
860.524.5969 | info@womensleaguecdc.org

Women's League, Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in the U.S. under the federal tax EIN: 06-0646969.