“Remake Learning Days” Festival comes to Stoughton -- Local free events highlight the area’s legacy of creativity, innovation and joyful learning for youth and families.

Join Innovation Center Stoughton and area businesses for eight days of free events April 20 - 28th. Remake Learning Days is an innovative learning festival for families and youth. These hands-on and engaging events are designed for kids of all ages (and adults too!) Innovation Center Stoughton is partnering with Remake Learning Days - Badgerland and area businesses to highlight some unique learning opportunities available in Stoughton.

Stoughton-area businesses and organizations will celebrate the City’s spirit of creativity and innovation as they open their doors and offer nine different free learning activities for families and youth during Wisconsin’s “Remake Learning Days: Badgerland” regional festival April 20-28, 2024. The Stoughton events are part of a region-wide festival organized by local nonprofits, businesses and education leaders to celebrate the power of hands-on learning and connect families with innovative learning experiences in their own communities. The Stoughton celebration is spearheaded by the nonprofit Innovation Center Stoughton.

Established in 2022, Innovation Center Stoughton engages community members in exploring new connections, ideas, skills and experiences to bring their ideas to life. It creates a vibrant community by empowering creativity; fostering lifelong learning; promoting entrepreneurship; and enhancing technical literacy.

Kicking off Earth Day Weekend and continuing through the following week, families are invited to partake in these Stoughton activities:

• Grab a little one and join ZumBaby! - a low-impact, high-energy, Zumba-inspired fitness class any new parent can do with their baby at Stoughton Center for the Arts on April 20;
• Get crafty and Make your own Balloon Squishy at Stoughton Center for the Arts on April 20;
• Watch the basics of Jewelry making – It’s All About Connections with Diakonos Designs on April 20;
• Pitch in with Stoughton Prairie Task Force’s Community River Trail & Parks Clean Up at the Yahara River Trail sign by Cooper’s Causeway on April 20;
• Learn about trees during the Tree Identification Nature Walk at Lake Kegonsa State Park with Rooted Tree Care on April 21;
• Enjoy a Private Gallery Tour of Woodlands Studio with gallery owner Alan Sheets on April 22;
• Explore a unique business during the Innovation Tour at The Virtual Foundry on April 23;
• Visit the Fab Lab and Make Your Own Laster Cut Keychain on April 25;
• Loosen up and learn fun things at Intro to Improv with the Stoughton Village Players on April 26;
• Go high-tech and Make Your Own Laser-Cut Engraved Stamp with the Fab Lab on April 27;
• Learn about Stoughton’s natural world and give back to Mother Earth at the Community Prairie Work Day on April 28.

The Stoughton events are part of over 250 offerings throughout the southcentral Wisconsin region during the Festival period. For details and to register for the Stoughton-specific events, visit www.innovationcenterstoughton.org/events.

“Remake Learning Days supports parents and caregivers in the vital work they are doing to guide and grow with their children,” says WI Festival Coordinator, Kathe Crowley Conn. “These events connect them to fresh experiences and exciting resources right in the community.”

https://remakelearningdays.org/badgerland/