About Under the Cupola: A Stepping Stones Museum for Children Podcast
The whimsical cupola is the museum’s most prominent feature and serves as a beacon for all the hands-on learning and kid-powered fun that takes place here. From his perch high above that iconic structure, Bird, the museum’s knowledgeable storyteller, has a spectacular 360-degree view of our community. While under the cupola, the museum’s play-based mission is in action every day. The “Under the Cupola” podcast merges that expansive community view and mission-focused work into a community forum where museum staffers and experts from various professions hold knowledgeable conversations about topics that support parents, caregivers and educators as facilitators of children’s learning journeys.
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Under the Cupola: A Stepping Stones Museum for Children Podcast
You’ve read the stories. You’ve heard the news. It’s never been more important to support the mental health and wellbeing of our children and families. But where do you turn if you suspect your child needs professional mental health support? How do you get your child the help they need? Join us for this episode of the Stepping Stones Museum for Children ‘s Under the Cupola podcast as Dr. Gail Melanson, Executive Director of the Mid Fairfield County Community Care Center, provides expert strategies to empower parents and caregivers to play a leading role in their children’s mental health and wellbeing.
24 Mar 2022
10: Episode 9: Dr. Katherine Fleming on how to get our children’s smiles back on track
It is said that a child’s smile is the most beautiful thing in the world, but it takes work to keep it that way! The ongoing pandemic changed many things about our lives including our children’s dental habits and the ability to access regular dental care for them. “Significant negative effects on children’s oral health” is one result of this pandemic reported by pediatric dentists. In this latest episode of Stepping Stones Museum for Children’s “Under the Cupola” podcast, Star 99.9’s Kevin Begley and Robert Townes, the museum’s Director of Public Affairs, are joined by Dr. Katherine Fleming, an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at UConn’s School of Dental Medicine to talk about the important things that we need to know to get our children’s smiles back on track. Please join us for a compelling conversation about why the time is now to get our kids back in the dental chair.
For more information about the University of Connecticut’s School of Dental Medicine, please visit dentalmedicine.uconn.edu (https://dentalmedicine.uconn.edu/).
8 Feb 2022
Episode 8: Special Education advocacy
Any time parents are concerned with their child’s development or behavior or receive a special needs diagnosis, they are left with more questions than answers. Why isn’t my child speaking? Or reading? Why are they hitting other kids? How do we get the help and services our child needs to succeed? How do we navigate the conversations this diagnosis will spark with our family, friends, school district and others?
In this latest episode of Stepping Stones Museum for Children’s “Under the Cupola” podcast, Star 99.9‘s Kevin Begley and Robert Townes, the museum’s Director of Public Affairs, are joined by Eve Kessler and Janine Kelly, two local moms who found themselves in this exact scenario: When their children were diagnosed years ago, those answers were not always readily available and they felt alone in dealing with the important decisions that had to be made. Today, Eve, and Janine, along with their partner Carolina Corrigan, are leaders within SPED*NET, the Special Education Network of Wilton, a non-profit organization that works tirelessly to build an informative, welcoming community to help parents and caregivers learn “everything they wish they had known when they knew something was wrong with their children.” Please join us for a compelling conversation about raising children with special needs and how best to deal with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis.
For more information about SPED*NET Wilton and its programs, please visit spednetwilton.org (https://spednetwilton.org/).
5 Nov 2021
9: Episode 7: The Choose Love Movement and the healing power of nurturing love
On this very special episode of Stepping Stones Museum for Children’s “Under the Cupola” podcast, Star 99.9‘s Kevin Begley is joined by Robert Townes, Director of Public Affairs at Stepping Stones. Their guest is Scarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse Lewis was one of 20 students and six educators tragically killed during the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. In the wake of one of the worst tragedies in Connecticut and, in our nation’s history, Scarlett was inspired by Jesse’s heroic actions in the last moments of his life to start the Choose Love Movement. Scarlett shares Jesse’s message about nurturing, healing love and discusses the positive impacts the movement has had on people around the country ever since. Please join us to hear about the importance of social and emotional health in our society and how you can implement the Choose Love Movement in your own life.
If you are interested in more information about the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement and its programs, please visit www.chooselovemovemenet.org (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.chooselovemovemenet.org&c=E,1,4KcIvr4N1i_eMV5Z_-Uz0T0u6CE1nA3FzIk1SiSgtSDQs1u3G72X-h7q1OYPybFgcDbnw0EEe6PznJN9qY8irKT8K7six0KN072ygtly_OY1yGKSGwPH&typo=1).
7 Sept 2021
8: Episode 6: Jocelyn & Scott from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation
In this episode, Kevin Begley is joined by Jocelyn Cohen & Scott Graves from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation. Accessibility, inclusion, empathy and adventure have always fueled our mission at Stepping Stones Museum for Children. Listen as Jocelyn and Scott share their inspirational stories and all the ways you can help support those living with CP. They also tell us all about their exciting event this month, STEPTEMBER!
Link to transcript for audio accessibility: https://bit.ly/CPARFxUnderTheCupolaTranscript (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2fCPARFxUnderTheCupolaTranscript&c=E,1,kbMC4CiHDPQAIJLM7_z8k6COyzLHbUo7YYRUPh4UTfCkz5m6AQd-z9ZmY2vzn1x0ToL5lo71l2MOAjwUfW3ZbNMZR5TzrPp5W24GAe9OzIC10fvRZA1fn18,&typo=1)
4 Aug 2021
7: Episode 5: Stepping Stones Museum for Children Yes-Two Program
Stepping Stones Museum for children is synonymous with play-based learning and fun for kids ten and under, but did you know that it also offers an award-winning program for tweens and teens? In this episode of the museum’s “Under the Cupola” podcast, learn more about their Yes-Two program and listen as participants talk about the positive, life-shaping impacts that Yes-Two has had on their lives. Find the “Under the Cupola” podcast wherever you get your podcasts!
28 Jun 2021
5: Episode 4: Water Safety with Kim and Stew Leonard Jr.
In this episode, Robert Townes speaks with Kim and Stew Leonard Jr., who turned their own devastating experience with drowning into a family crusade to teach water safety and help kids learn to swim through the Stew Leonard Three Water Safety Foundation. In the discussion, they highlight water safety tips, speak about the amazing local and national impact of their Foundation, tell us about the Stewie the Duck character that they’ve developed to help young children understand these lifesaving lessons and so much more.
31 May 2021
4: Episode 3: Talking about LGBTQ+ With Children
In this episode, Robert meets with the Triangle Community Center, a LGBTQ+ resource center based in Norwalk, CT, to discuss how to be an ally for LGBTQ+ youth and children who are just beginning their identity exploration.
29 Apr 2021
3: Under The Cupola: Episode 2
In this episode, Robert Townes, our Director of Public Relations, sits down with Margie Gillis, President and Founder of Literacy How (https://www.literacyhow.org/), and Sarah Sormillion, Director of our ELLI preschool (https://www.steppingstonesmuseum.org/early-learning-centers/) and pre-kindergarten programs. Together, they discuss how you can determine when your child is ready for preschool or kindergarten, how the pandemic may have impacted our youngest learners and much more.
29 Mar 2021
1: Under the Cupola: Episode 1
In our first episode of “Under the Cupola,” Robert Townes, our Director of Public Affairs, talks to Dr. Craig Bailey, Director of Early Childhood at the Yale Center of Emotional Intelligence and Assistant Professor at the Yale Child Study Center, discuss some of the emotional challenges that children and families have dealt with while navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and how parents and caregivers can help children cope this emotional strain. A researcher with experience as an early childhood educator, Dr. Bailey is a co-developer of the evidence-based RULER approach to social and emotional learning.
26 Mar 2021
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