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Special Programs

These programs require preregistration and charge a fee. Space is limited. Please call the Museum at 434-977-1025 to register.

 

Me at the Museum

Want something fun for your kids to do during teacher work days or while you are running errands? Let them spend a fun-filled morning at the Virginia Discovery Museum learning about science, culture or history.

LET'S GO GREEN!

Monday, May 25, Ages 4-6

9 am – 12 noon

$25 members/$30 nonmembers

Want to learn how YOU can help make the environment a better, cleaner place?  Become eco-friendly as you create a reusable totebag, go for a nature walk, decorate a pot and plant a seed, and learn what foods are good for the environment (and eat them too!)

Pre-registration required.  Space is limited.

 

SUMMER MINI-CAMPS!

KIDS ON STAGE!

Camp 1:  June 8-10, ages 4-6

Camp 2:  June 15-17, ages 4-6

Come make a play from scratch and learn all about theatre in the process! You will create sets, pick out costumes, learn lines and stage directions, make tickets, and perform a show for your family!

 

DRAGONS AND DYNASTIES:  DISCOVERING ANCIENT CHINA!

Camp 1: June 22-24, ages 6-8

Camp 2: June 29-July 1, ages 4-6

Camp 3: July 6-8, ages 4-6

What was it like in Ancient China?  Who were the leaders?  What did people wear?  What did they eat?  How did they travel?  What did they celebrate? Answer all these questions and more as we learn about a wondrous culture from the past!

 

DINO-RAMMA!

Camp 1: July 13-18, ages 4-6

Camp 2: July 20-22, ages 4-6

Camp 3: July 27-29, ages 6-8
Come explore the wild world of dinosaurs! Become a paleontologist and dig for fossils, compare your foot size with that of the biggest and smallest dinosaur, learn about the environment of dinosaurs, make a dinosaur diorama, and step back in time as we try and uncover the mystery behind the extinction of the dinosaurs.

 

All camps are from 9am - 12 noon each day

$80 members/$100 nonmembers

Program cancellation policy:

48 hours notice required for refund. 

$5 cancellation fee. 

Click here for registration form to mail in.

Click here for the Mini-Camp registration form.

Click here for a emergency medical release form (required for all drop off programs).

Click here for a photo release form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration:

To register for any special programs, call the Virginia Discovery Museum at 434-977-1025 or print out and mail the program registration form.

Program registration form

Mini-camp registration form

Medical release form (required for all drop off programs)

Photo release form

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