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June 11, 2025
Childrenā€™s Science Center Lab Celebrates 10 Years of Discovery and Innovation
November 1, 2024
Celebrating 5th Year of CCI Internship Program
June 4, 2024
Technology Entrepreneur Anirudh Kulkarni Joins the Board of Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation
September 21, 2023
Childrenā€™s Science Center Lab Named 2023 Virginia School Board Association Honor Roll
August 15, 2023
SUMEET SHRIVASTAVA APPOINTED BOARD CHAIR OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION
August 8, 2023
The Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation Experiences Unprecedented Demand for Family Science Night Program
December 12, 2022
Northern Virginia Science Center Celebrates Fourth Gallery Naming Gift
October 19, 2022
Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation Hosts First Annual Champions Celebration
July 17, 2022
Northern Virginia Science Center Announces CACI as Title Partner
July 5, 2022
Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation Second Annual Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) Intern Program
January 20, 2022
Northern Virginia Science Center Celebrates Eleccion as an Element Partner of Launch the Future Campaign
September 21, 2021
Northern Virginia Science Center Announces Dominion Energy as First Gallery Partner
September 21, 2021
Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation Fact Sheet
August 9, 2021
Long-planned Northern Virginia science center eyes a 2022 groundbreaking
June 22, 2021
Children's Science Center Lab Re-opens for Summer!
February 4, 2021
Children's Science Center Welcomes Bobbie Kilberg as New Board Member
June 2, 2020
Children's Science Center Zooms in for a Virtual Summer of Fun!
December 4, 2019
Childrenā€™s Science Center and Science Museum of Virginia Announce $10 Million Gift from Northwest Federal Credit Union
November 12, 2019
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Grant Supports Environmental Education at the Childrenā€™s Science Center
June 18, 2019
Childrenā€™s Science Center Lab Celebrates 4 Years!
March 6, 2019
Regional Science Center to Bring New Opportunities for Inspiration to NoVa
February 27, 2019
Family Science Night Program Now Accepting Applications
January 9, 2019
Childrenā€™s Science Center Named 2018 A Wells Fargo Cultural Excellence Award Winner!
June 20, 2018
Childrenā€™s Science Center Celebrates Three Years!
June 4, 2018
Childrenā€™s Science Center Announces New Officers for the Board of Directors
May 3, 2018
Childrenā€™s Science Center Shares Its Exciting Developments In STEM Education With Loudoun County
March 27, 2018
Childrenā€™s Science Center Adds Two New Board Members
February 21, 2018
OVH Partners with Childrenā€™s Science Center to Support STEM
September 7, 2017
Childrenā€™s Science Center Expands Board of Directors
July 26, 2017
Fran Craig Joins Childrenā€™s Science Center Board of Directors
July 18, 2017
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Grant Supports Environmental Education at the Childrenā€™s Science Center
June 12, 2017
Childrenā€™s Science Center Named ā€˜One of the Bestā€™ Nonprofits by the Catalogue for Philanthropy
June 1, 2017
Childrenā€™s Science Center Creates a ā€œBuzzā€ to Kick Off a Summer of Science!
May 24, 2017
Community Members Gather to Share Ideas for Future Science Center
May 3, 2017
Childrenā€™s Science Center Invites the Community to Participate in Design Workshops
March 29, 2017
Childrenā€™s Science Center Celebrates Hispanic Girlsā€™ Positive STEM Engagement
January 17, 2017
4 Reasons Why Investing in STEM Is Good Business
November 7, 2016
ROQOS SPONSORS $5 FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE CHILDRENā€™S SCIENCE CENTER LAB
July 18, 2016
Children Science Center Celebrates its First Birthday!
June 27, 2016
Childrenā€™s Science Center Celebrates One Year and a STEM-tastic Summer
May 31, 2016
Childrenā€™s Science Center Announces New Officers of the Board of Directors
May 24, 2016
Childrenā€™s Science Center Announces Summer Challenge
May 16, 2016
Childrenā€™s Science Center Board of Directors Welcomes Corbin Neiberline
March 7, 2016
Childrenā€™s Science Center Supports Schools in STEM Learning
January 6, 2016
Childrenā€™s Science Center Lab Brings Invention Programs to Northern Virginia
October 8, 2015
Lab Hosts Community Leaders to Breakfast and Field Trip
September 4, 2015
Brian Snodgrass Joins Childrenā€™s Science Center Board
August 8, 2015
Dominion Foundation Sponsors Experiment Bar
August 7, 2015
Booz Allen Sponsors Childrenā€™s Science Center Lab
July 29, 2015
Susan Carroll Joins Childrenā€™s Science Center Board
July 29, 2015
Melvin Greer Joins Childrenā€™s Science Center Board
July 29, 2015
Sydney Parks Joins Childrenā€™s Science Center Board, First Youth Representative on Board
June 15, 2015
Childrenā€™s Science Center Lab to Open on June 20
April 22, 2015
Micron Foundation Sponsors Tinker Shop at Childrenā€™s Science Center Lab
March 11, 2015
Childrenā€™s Science Center Rolls Out Plans for Upcoming Summer Camps and Opens Applications for Family Science Night
May 6, 2014
Childrenā€™s Science Center Announces Sites and Development Plans
April 23, 2014
Childrenā€™s Science Center Announces Micron Foundation Sponsorship of Museum Without Walls Program
February 18, 2014
Volkswagen Donates Routan to Virginia Childrenā€™s Museum to Help Promote STEM Program
January 7, 2014
Childrenā€™s Science Center Announces Hiring of Executive Director
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Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates the Children's Science Center Lab at Fair Oaks Mall and STEM programs traveling to schools and other community venues across the region. The Foundation is also developing the Northern Virginia Science Center in Dulles, VA, a world-class, interactive regional science center for families, students and learners of all ages made possible through a pivotal public-private partnership. Learn more about our mission today at childsci.org and our vision for the future at novasci.org.

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