The Children’s Science Center Lab is launching new programs and continuing old favorites in the 2021-2022 school year! We are offering a variety of options to cover various needs and changing circumstances this year – with virtual and in-person programs. We are excited to welcome back students and teachers this
school year!
Field Trips, available Mondays through Fridays, are designed for Pre-K to 6th grade levels in school classes, day schools, homeschool groups, learning pods, and other educational organizations that desire a structured itinerary.
In-person field trips are scheduled between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm and include up to 100 students at $12 per student and parent-chaperones. Students will explore 4 experience zones throughout the Children’s Science Center Lab.
Virtual field trips are scheduled between 10:00 am – 4:00 pm and include up to 30 students together or on separate devices. Virtual field trips are $150, or choose an Animal Encounter for $175, A new field trip offered as of January 2022 will be a Plant or Animal Dissection for $200.
The Children's Science Center Lab will bring field trips to your location! Our Science on the Go program is available Monday through Friday between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. Instead of bringing your students to the Lab, we will bring the Lab and two STEM Educators to your organization.
This one-hour program is for up to 30 students. A maximum of 4 sessions can be facilitated in one school day.
Cost: $550 for up to 3 classes on the same day with the same theme. A 4th session (with the same theme) can be added for an additional $125.
This interactive science show is 45 minutes full of color and exciting demonstrations designed to provide children with a fun and engaging way to learn about chemistry, states of matter, chemical properties and reactions..
Available Monday through Friday between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.
Science on Stage (in-person) is $750 for one show; $1150 for two shows on the same day.
Science on Screen (virtual) is $275 for one show.
Designed for the entire school, or any grade level for an assembly stage show, or 100 screens
This program was created in conjunction with ChildSci STEM Educators, a STEM Education Professor at George Mason University, and local public school 5th grade teachers to identify specific topics of struggle for students in the Virginia Science Standards of Learning. The hands-on activities and experiments in the program will give students experience with topics they see on their standardized testing in a fun and interactive way.
This series program can be done in anywhere from 4-7 weeks with 7 NGSS/SOL themes to select at the time of the reservation. Themes include Sound, Light, Friction & Force, the Solar System, Plant Systems, Geology & Rock Cycles, and Electricity & Matter. Each class lasts one hour for up to 30 students at a time.
Cost: $600 (for 4 in-person NGSS/SOL themes per class of 30 students); $400 for 4 virtual NGSS/SOL themes; $100 each additional NGSS/SOL theme (in-school or virtual).
The Children’s Science Center’s Family Science Night Program offers interactive and engaging activities designed to excite students and their families about STEM. Whether in-school or virtual, Family Science Night combines science learning and family bonding within the school community. Family Science Nights are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm from October through April.
There are a few spots open for the 2021-22 school year. If you’re interested in a Family Science Night program at your school, please contact us.
Latina SciGirls is an 8-week series of STEM-focused classes offered specifically for Latina girls in grades 3-6 through a partnership with local Title I elementary schools. Programming made possible by PBS SciGirls©.
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.
