Family Science Night is celebrating its ninth year and remains the most popular and requested community outreach program. Whether in-school or virtual, the Family Science Night brings the school community together for family-learning that encourages children to continue pursuing STEM subjects through higher academic levels. This will continue during the 2021-22 school year while also maintaining a safe environment, following CDC guidelines and understanding schools' requirements. Due to the high demand for this program, schools are selected through a lottery.
Applications for 2021-22 school year will be released in Spring, 2021. If you have any questions, please email us.
Programs like Family Science Night are made possible with generous support of our Premier Sponsor:
And the help of our Program Partners:
100 Womens Strong, Aramco, Cox Charities, Micron Technology, Tegna
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 Night is celebrating its ninth year and remains the most popular and requested community outreach program today! Family Science Nights are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from October through April.
As we look toward the 2021-22 school year, the safety of the school community and the Children’s Science Center staff are the most important. We know that guidelines from our state officials and the CDC can change at any moment. Therefore, we’re preparing to offer both virtual and in-school options.
The Family Science Night application closed on May 21, 2021, however we have a few spots remaining. If you are interested in applying or would like more information, please read through to the bottom of the page to learn more and email us. Once selected, the school must return a signed Family Science Night agreement confirming compliance with all school obligations.
The one-hour, LIVE, interactive Virtual Family Science Night is designed for administrators and teachers to connect the school community, excite participants about STEM, and engage students and their families in interactive fun. The Children’s Science Center delivers engaging science experiences that bring the Children’s Science Center Lab to life in everyone’s home. The evening’s focus is all about energy and engineering.
Over 40 schools took part in the 2020-21 Virtual Family Science Nights through Zoom, BbCU, or Google Meet. The Virtual Family Science Night Program accommodates up to 500 screens. Cost: $500 (with Title 1 schools receiving the event at no cost)
The Children’s Science Center has mastered the traditional in-person Family Science Night program which involves volunteer management, advertising, and transporting STEM activities to your school. This 90-minute event takes place in the school gym or cafeteria where we set up 12 hands-on activities for students and their families to move freely between at their leisure. Activities are most appropriate for families and children in grades K-6. Children’s Science Center is making STEM tangible and exciting for our students, which will better prepare them for the workforce of the future.
The in-school Family Science Night accommodates up to 350 people although the room size will determine the largest attendance possible for any given school. Cost: $750 (with Title 1 schools receiving the event at no cost)
If you are interested in applying for one of our few remaining spots, please email us at FSN@childsci.org.
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.
