Ready, Set, Explore STEM & Media offers kids and teens the space to discover and experience new technologies, resources and tools, while providing the expertise needed to critically analyze content in the 21st-century’s digital world.

Your family can:

Meet Pennon Education’s original bilingual character, Tiara “Tia” Flora!
Create a personalized GIF with Tia Flora using green screen technology

Help Tia explore her new city by coding a Bee-Bot

Design a bright, eye-catching ad for Tia’s new show

Develop skills to spot AI-created images and discern fact from opinion

Each child in attendance can choose a free book to take home at the end of their visit. Titles include Fact vs. Opinion vs. Robot by Michael Rex and The Girl Who Built a Spider by George Brewington.

Your tickets to Ready, Set, Explore STEM & Media include free admission to the Reading Public Museum and access to all exhibits — including Wild Kratts: Ocean Adventure and Wild Kratts: Creature Power. Be sure to take time to explore all the museum has to offer!

Snow date: February 22, 2025