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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Discovery Center’s Spring classes beginning this month, registration still open

The Discovery Center’s Spring classes are right around the corner and registration is still open.

Children ages 2 and up are welcome to attend the ten-week science classes that meet on a weekly basis from January through April at the center (701 NE Sanchez Avenue) beginning on Tuesday, January 18.

Discovery Centers Spring classes beginning next month registration open 2
The ten-week classes offer numerous experiments and hands-on activities

The available classes cover a range of scientific topics including:

  • Create Scientists (ages 2 to 4): a hands-on class full of experiments, crafts, games, and animals.
  • Kids STEM (ages 5 to 7): each child conducts experiments and builds, with a new STEM challenge offered each week of the class.
  • Junior Zookeepers (ages 7 to 9): participants get to meet the center’s many reptiles.
  • Junior Robotics (ages 7 to 9): children learn the basics of programming, robotics, and simple machines.
  • LEGO Robotics (ages 10 and up): participants learn how to build and program with Lego EV3-Mindstorms.
  • Strange Science (ages 8 to 12): each child gets to explore chemistry, magnetism, and strange scientific anomalies.

Registration is open through Saturday, January 15, and space is limited. The ten-week classes cost $140 for Discovery Center members and $160 for non-members.

Discovery Centers Spring classes beginning next month registration open
The classes are for children ages 2 and up

For more information, or to register for a class, visit the Discovery Center science classes website.