The expansion of The Children’s Museum of Southern Oregon

We are adding a 12,000 square foot addition to The Children’s Museum and The Ivy School preschool, completing the Medford campus of The Oregon Center for Creative Learning. We look forward to increasing our ability to serve Southern Oregon with expanded exhibits, classrooms, and programs for decades to come.

Our proposed project increases capacity for all, the majority in need of childcare support in order to work and provide housing, food security and stability for the family.

Downtown Medford Childrens Museum Expansion

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

ROOF TOP

The

Gathering Grove

Breakfast
Ideas

THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN OREGON
Total 15,700 Sqft of revitalized space within the Historic Carnegie Library

The Gathering Grove- The home of a lot of our drop-in programs, The Gathering Grove is a wonderfully cozy learning space, where children can read, dance, and explore!
The Makery Studio- Our ensuite studio has everything needed to make what your child’s mind dreams up.
The Tinker Bar- A fully equipped assemble and reassemble bar with tinker tools.
Lyn’s Little Learners- Designed for our littlest of guests, this area is perfect for ages 0-3

The Steam Forest- Our STEAM-powered Forest, as in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, is a groundbreaking exhibit that comprises 4 main exhibits and several smaller interactive experiences.
- The Water Lab
- The Wind Lab
- The Sound Lab
- The Light Lab
The Carrico Family Foundation Grand Hall-
- Farm to Table Exhibit
- Safe & Sound Medical Exhibit
- Adventure Mountain Exhibit
- The Lookout Exhibit
- The Lumber yard Exhibit
- The Wildlife Rescue Exhibit

The Outdoor Adventure Grounds
- Flowing Creek
- Acorn Tree Fort
- Outdoor Amphitheater
- Musical instruments
- Tricycle Track
- Sand Play Area
- Above ground, underground tunnel
- Natural Climbing
- Outdoor Learning Pavillion

THE ANNEX

Clay Studio
Culinary Studio

THE IVY SCHOOL

Medford Main Campus at The Children's Museum of Southern Oregon
Jackson Elementary Campus
Griffin Creek Campus
Howard Elementary Campus
Ruch Elementary Campus
Oak Grove Elementary Campus
Washington Elementary Campus

A two-story addition to the current facility will add 12,000 sq. feet

A professional development and observation space to
help build the teaching workforce and address the critical
shortage of qualified early childhood educators
The observation space doubles as a workspace for professional therapists and service providers working with children in need of early intervention services.
Increased family education space doubling our capacity to serve families with parent education, parent engagement, and drop-in early learning programs.
3 additional preschool classrooms with a total of 60 full-time slots
Rooftop observation and event space