Webinar | Museum Summer Camps: Three Models, Three Perspectives

This webinar explores three approaches to summer camps in museums: a long-standing camp program, a newly established camp program, and a museum that intentionally does not offer camps. Together, the presenters share different strategies for supporting summer learning while responding to the unique needs and resources of their communities. [button link="https://flamuseums.forms-db.com/view.php?id=131421" color="lightblue" newwindow="yes"] RSVP HERE[/button] About the Speakers The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Dr. Brooke Keller, School and Teacher Program Coordinator, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Dr. Brooke Keller is the School and Teacher Program Coordinator at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. She leads K–12 school programs, educator engagement initiatives, and curriculum development, working with over 10,000 students and teachers annually. With more than a decade of experience in museum education, she specializes in designing standards aligned, visitor centered learning experiences. In addition to her work at The Ringling, Dr. Keller teaches graduate courses on innovation in arts organizations at the Graduate School of Florida State University. She earned her PhD in Museum Education and Visitor Centered Exhibitions from Florida State University. Ames Morton-Winter, M.A.Ed., ALM, Youth and Family Program Coordinator, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Ames Morton-Winter is the Coordinator for Youth and Family Programs at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, leading interpretive projects for family audiences as well as programs and events connecting collections, spaces, and people. She received her Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Virginia, a Master’s degree in Education – Curriculum and Teaching from the College of William and Mary, and a Master’s degree in Liberal Arts-Museum Studies from Harvard University. She is a current EdD student at Florida State University in Museum Educator and Visitor-Centered Curation. Her first book, Purposeful Museum Programming Using Visitor Response Pedagogies (Bloomsbury (formerly Rowman and Littlefield), 2024), explores how all museums, regardless of size, theme, or location, are poised to serve the public as community builders and unifiers, as well as places of respite and belonging. Programs and activities that allow visitors to share in the object's authority and introduce novel ways of looking and seeing help create more inclusive environments. The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature Alex Perez, Learning Program Manager Alex Perez is the Learning Program Manager at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature. She oversees the interactive, hands-on exhibit, curriculum development and standardization, and all educational programming at The Bishop. These programs include guided Museum tours, outreach programs in schools and the community, Homeschool Thursdays, in-house weekend children and family programs, and Science Camp. With over 10 years of education and childcare experience, her goal is to make science education and learning engaging, accessible, and inspiring through building relationships and one’s natural curiosity. Matheson History Museum Marana Rebello, M.Ed., Doctoral Student and Educator Mariana is a Ph.D. student in School Psychology at the University of Florida. Her research and professional work focus on promoting children’s social and emotional development, drawing on her 10 years of clinical experience as a licensed therapist for youth in Brazil. She is passionate about bridging clinical insights and community-based education, using informal learning spaces to support both academic achievement and children's holistic, social-emotional growth.