The Kaleidoscope Discovery Center is a 501(c)(3) organization governed by a Board of Directors.
About The Kaleidoscope Discovery Center
Our Vision
The Kaleidoscope Discovery Center (KDC), a STEAM education network, focuses on creating fun, interactive experiences that inspire a universe of endless possibilities.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide opportunities that value science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) through hands-on learning, encouraging imagination, exploration, and creation influencing a brighter tomorrow.
Kaleidoscope Discovery Center is a community-centered discovery center providing hands-on, inquiry-based STEM learning for children, teens, and families. Serving rural and regional communities, KDC offers out-of-school-time programs, school partnerships, and experiential learning opportunities that connect curiosity to real-world problem-solving. Through exploration, design, and creation, Kaleidoscope Discovery Center prepares learners with future-ready skills while expanding access to high-quality informal science education.
Where We Serve
Our outreach programs will come to you if you are in one of the following counties: Phelps, Pulaski, Maries, Dent, Crawford, Texas, Miller and Gasconade counties.
WE ARE WHERE YOU ARE
Service Areas
Our service area includes Phelps, Pulaski, Maries, Dent, Crawford, Texas, Miller, and Gasconade counties. We welcome anyone to attend our programs and are happy to provide programming at your site!
Additionally, we travel state-wide for Missouri Future City Competition programs!
Association of Children's Museums
The Kaleidoscope is a proud member of the Association of Children’s Museums.
The ACM is the world’s foremost professional member service organization for the children’s museum field. With more than 400 members in 48 states and 20 countries, we leverage the collective knowledge of children’s museums through convening, sharing, and dissemination.
Thank you to everyone in the community who supported us in our earlier “without walls” phases. Some of these hosts include Christ Episcopal Church, Missouri S&T, Rolla Public Library, St. James Library, and Salem Lutheran Church. Currently, we are in the process of securing permanent walls for the Kaleidoscope! Join us in securing our new building here.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Martina Hahn-Baur (President)
President, Engelhardt & Zierke, LLC.
David Westenberg (Vice President)
Associate Professor Biological Sciences, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Aaron Semon (Treasurer) Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche
Amy Skyles (At Large) Director of Human Resources, SVP, Phelps County Bank
