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Remake Learning Days return to the southwestern PA region from May 4 – 23, 2023 with events for youth, families, grandparents, caregivers, and educators to explore creative and fun ways of learning!

About Remake Learning Days

Remake Learning Days Across America (RLDAA) is an innovative learning festival for families and youth. Taking root in regions across the world, thousands of hands-on and engaging events are designed for children of all ages at libraries, schools, tech centers, museums, play spaces, community centers, and more.

Children, families, caregivers, and educators can attend in-person and virtual events hosted by schools, museums, libraries, after-school organizations, child care centers, tech companies and more.

Explore creative and engaging events and celebrate joyful learning, whether you build a robot, code an art spinner, direct a film, be a scientist, explore the outdoors, make your own music, or print your invention with a 3-D printer.

Professional development sessions are also available for school, out-of-school, child care, and non-traditional educators.

The majority of events are free and open to kids of all ages.

Southwestern PA Event Highlights

Youth Producers Meet-Up

Calling all songwriters, beatmakers, and mix engineers ages 14-22!

Come to the Youth Producers Meet-Up to share your tracks, hear how they sound in a professional studio, get feedback from peers and professionals, eat snacks, and meet other creative young music makers in Pittsburgh.

This event is FREE to attend.

When: Thursday, 5/04 | 4 – 7:30 p.m.

Where: YMCA Lighthouse Project, 7140 Bennett Street, Pittsburgh, PA. 15208

For more information or questions, visit the Remake Learning Days – Southwestern PA event page, or contact K. Bey at kbey@ymcapgh.org.

Flex Space Summit

Flex Space Summit is a day full of exploration, innovation, and inspiration, bringing together teachers, architects, furniture designers, researchers, and more!

During this one-day conference, attendees will learn about reimagining learning spaces. This conference will be held at Allegheny Intermediate Unit (475 E Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA. 15120).

This event is FREE to attend and is intended for adults. Registration is highly encouraged.

When: Friday, 5/05 | 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Where: Allegheny Intermediate Unit, 475 E Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA. 15120

Register

For more information or questions, visit the Remake Learning Days – Southwestern PA event page or contact Tyler Samstag at tyler.samstag@aiu3.net.

Saturday Night Light Brigade Live Audience Broadcast

Are you interested in learning more about the world of radio?

Join SLB Radio for a special live-audience broadcast of The Saturday Light Brigade!

Attendees will tour the SLB Youth Media Center, then join the live studio audience as SLB Radio welcomes live musical acts, hears from youth guests, plays word games, and much more!

This event is FREE to attend and open to all ages.

When: Saturday, 5/06 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Where: SLB Youth Media Center, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children’s Way, Pittsburgh, PA. 15212

For more information or questions, visit the Remake Learning Days – Southwestern PA event page or contact Tai Chirovsky at tai@slbradio.org.

Pop-Up! Chess

Queens Gambit will present Pop-up! Chess events across Pittsburgh every Saturday of Remake Learning Days! 

Those who attend can learn the game of chess, practice against instructors, or play with friends and family!

This event is FREE to participate in, and chess sets are provided!

When:  Saturdays, 5/06; 5/13; and 5/20 | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Where: Allegheny Commons Park North Park, 810 Arch Street, Pittsburgh, PA. 15212

For more information or questions, visit the Remake Learning Days – Southwestern PA event page or contact Ashley Priore at priore.ashley@gmail.com.

Cookie Connections at The History Center

Visit the Heinz History Center on Sunday, May 7, for “Cookie Connections” to learn how cookies have connected people for centuries. Explore the region through past and present cookie recipes and stories, activities, and artifacts related to making and baking Pittsburgh history.

This event is for all ages. Event cost is included in museum admission.

When: Sunday, 5/07 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Where: Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA. 15222

For more information or questions, visit the Remake Learning Days – Southwestern PA event page, or contact Roy Fischer at rmfischer@heinzhistorycenter.org.

Ultimate Play Day

Join us — Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative, Trying Together, Citiparks, and ZeroFossil — for Ultimate Play Day! 

Ultimate Play Day is a celebration of playfulness for people of all ages.

This annual event is an opportunity for people throughout the Pittsburgh region to play together and raise awareness of the benefits of play for all people—from birth to 199 years. Partner and community organizations offer play activities for all ages at a different venue each year.

Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative would like to send a special thank you to Remake Learning for providing a mini grant to The Collaborative for Ultimate Play Day.

This event is FREE to attend.

When: Sunday, 5/07 | 1 – 4 p.m.

Where: Lower McKinley Park, Bausman Street, Pittsburgh, PA. 15210 (Beltzhoover)

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For more information, contact Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative at playfulpgh@tryingtogether.org.

Additional Information

A calendar with all Southwestern PA events is available on the Remake Learning Days website. Families, youth, and professionals can search events by date, time, location, learning theme, age group, and more. 

RLDAA is presented by Remake Learning and many nationwide partners and host organizations. For more information, visit the RLDAA website.