I AM Children's Museum

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Coming SoonWinter Garden, FL
I AM Children's Museum
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Where Children Discover Their Gifts and Imagine What's Possible

The I AM Children's Museum inspires children to discover their gifts, explore creative arts and literacy through hands-on learning, and build the confidence and character to pursue a future filled with purpose and possibility.

"I Am Capable. I Am Ready. I Am."
Historic downtown Winter Garden clock tower archway on Plant Street
Rooted in our hometown

A place where children discover their gifts and explore what's possible.

Located in the heart of Winter Garden, the I AM Children's Museum will provide creative arts and literacy experiences through hands-on learning, helping children build confidence, character, and a vision for their future.

The Site

A 2.57 acre home for creative arts, literacy, and hands-on learning.

In partnership with the City of Winter Garden, this future destination will invite children to discover their gifts through immersive experiences that combine creative arts, literacy, exploration, and play.

Aerial parcel view of the future I AM Children's Museum site on Plant Street in Winter Garden, Florida
Future Home
971 E Plant St · Winter Garden, FL
2.57 acres in partnership with the City of Winter Garden
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Land Secured

2.57 acres secured in partnership with the City of Winter Garden, creating a future home where children can discover their gifts through creative arts, literacy, and hands-on learning.

Worlds to explore. Gifts to discover.

Creative Arts and Literacy Through Hands-On Learning

Immersive environments where creative arts, literacy, imagination, and exploration come together so every child can grow in confidence, character, and curiosity.

Imagine & Create
Imagine & Create

Costumes, characters, and storytelling worlds where creativity is the curriculum.

Read & Wonder
Read & Wonder

Reading nooks and creative studios where literacy meets imagination and play with purpose.

Explore & Discover
Explore & Discover

Hands-on science, nature, and wonder, sparking curiosity and the courage to ask big questions.

Look Closer
Look Closer

Quiet, awe-filled moments that build the confidence to notice, to think, and to dream.

A future filled with purpose and possibility.

Whether a child dreams of becoming an artist, entrepreneur, teacher, engineer, healthcare professional, public servant, or something not yet imagined, the museum will help them discover their gifts and build the confidence and character to pursue their future.

"I Am Capable. I Am Ready. I Am."

Build
Build
Imagine
Imagine
Explore
Explore
Discover
Discover
Three children leaning in with a magnifying glass, discovering a snail on a log

Help Shape A Place Where Children Discover Their Gifts.

Your voice will help shape a museum where creative arts, literacy, and hands-on learning inspire confidence, character, and a future filled with purpose and possibility.

Tell us what would inspire your child to discover their gifts and pursue a future filled with purpose and possibility.

Executive Committee

A growing group of community leaders helping create a destination where children discover their gifts through creative arts, literacy, and hands-on learning while building confidence, character, and a future filled with purpose and possibility.

David Buckles
David Buckles
Vice Chair
Laini Schultz
Laini Schultz
Committee Member
Lori Gravitt
Lori Gravitt
Committee Member
Charlotte Leavitt
Charlotte Leavitt
Committee Member
Amy Guilfoyle
Amy Guilfoyle
Committee Member
Deidre Graybill
Deidre Graybill
Committee Member
Claudia Menezes
Claudia Menezes
Committee Member
Kristi Gomen
Kristi Gomen
Committee Member
Chad Jones
Chad Jones
Committee Member
Benjamin Fortin
Benjamin Fortin
Committee Member
Will Hawthorne
Will Hawthorne
Committee Member
Kristin Westover
Kristin Westover
Committee Member
Usha Tewari
Usha Tewari
Committee Member
Landra Wormack
Landra Wormack
Committee Member
Jim Hukill
Jim Hukill
Committee Member
Stacey Papp
Stacey Papp
Committee Member
William Jefferson
William Jefferson
Committee Member
Michelle McNaney
Michelle McNaney
Committee Member
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Operational Leadership Team

The team responsible for transforming the vision into reality, helping create a place where children discover their gifts, explore creative arts and literacy, and build confidence for the future.

Sara Meyer
Sara Meyer
Founder & Executive Director
8 Waves
Mike Benn
Mike Benn
Capital Campaign Chair & 8W VP of Strategic Initiatives
8 Waves
Nicky Calvert
Nicky Calvert
Administrative Assistant to Executive Director
8 Waves

Help Build A Place Where ChildrenDiscover Their Gifts.

Creative arts. Literacy. Hands-on learning. Confidence. Character. Purpose. Possibility.

Founding donors, strategic partners, sponsors, and community supporters are shaping the I AM Children's Museum right now. Start a conversation with Mike Benn, our Capital Campaign Chair, about how you can help build this future.

"I Am Capable. I Am Ready. I Am."