There’s something special just for you at The Discovery Center - and you are invited!
The early education programs at the Discovery Center provide a variety of learning opportunities in which children, their families and caregivers, can explore, create, and play. Join us in our classroom for a morning of singing and movement, painting and play dough, sandbox digging and water play. Museum admission is included in your course fee to play immediately after class. Bring a bagged lunch to enjoy in our Somersaults Café and make it a day of learning and play at the Discovery Center. Register by phone or e-mail. To register for any of our programs, call the museum at 607-773-8661 Tuesday-Friday, 10am-3pm. You may also register by e-mail at help@thediscoverycenter.org with subject marked “Early Ed Class Registration.” When registering by e-mail you will receive a verbal confirmation within one week. If you do not hear from us, call and let us know! The Discovery Center reserves the right to cancel any of its programs. Registration must occur one week before start of class. All class fees are due at time of registration. Fees are not transferable & will be refunded only if a class is cancelled.
Parent Child Programming-
Early Education Programs for our Youngest Friends
First Friends - Fridays, 10:00-10:30
Being a little one is so much fun, and this popular course is designed just for our one and two year old friends! Join us as we move our bodies with finger plays and songs and make new friends exploring, learning, and playing! Memories are made at The Discovery Center, 60 Morgan Rd., Binghamton; come make your first friends with us! Beginning Dec 7th – Jan 18th - Cost per seven week session: Members $28, Nonmembers $42.
‘You & Me’ for 2 and 3! - Fridays, 11:15-12:00 – Two Sessions
Calling all 2 and 3 year olds: There is a class at The Discovery Center especially for you! Each week a different theme will be enjoyed. You and your child will enjoy this bonding time together and make new friends! This class will explore a variety of interactive activities designed to prep your child for preschool fun! ‘You & Me’ engages the senses, challenges young minds and offers explorative play opportunities that develop motor skills as well as provide social interaction with other children. ‘You & Me’ is a great stepping stone between our First Friends class and our Pre-K program!
Cost per 7 week session: Members $49, Nonmembers $56
Session One – (7 weeks) December 7th – January 18th
Cost per 6 week session: Members $42, Nonmembers $48
Session Two – (6 weeks) January 25th – February 29th
Little Hands Science - Every Wednesday 11:00am
There is nothing young fingers like to do better than to explore the world around them! This science exploration, designed especially for our 3, 4, and 5 year old scientists, will have your child delving into science concepts on their most elementary level. Hands-on activities and exciting demonstrations will challenge your youngster and get them excited about science!
Free with Admission
February 27th: National Bird Feeding Month!!- Make your own bird feeder to feed our feathered friends!!
March 5th: Paper Airplanes - Come fly with us!
March 12th: Shadows – How are shadows made?
March 19th: Drop an Egg!! – Join us for our Annual egg dropping contest!
March 26th: Bubbles, Bubbles – Celebrate National Bubble week with us! Enjoy a bubble show and make your own bubble masterpiece!
April 2nd: Lunchbox Science – Sit down with us at our lunch table and learn all about nutrition with our healthy lunchbox!
April 9th: Static Electricity - Let’s try some shocking experiments!
April 16th: Bird Day!! – Join our special guest, Tom Tasber, from Finch Hollow and learn about our feathery friends!!
April 23rd: Ooblick – Is it a liquid or a solid?? Make some ooey gooey stuff to take home and continue the fun!
April 30th: Magnetics – We’ll go on a magnetizing scavenger hunt!
May 7th: Measure Up! – Centimeters, inches and feet…oh my!! Let’s take a look around and measure objects we can find!
May 14th: Parachute Play – How does a parachute work?
May 21st: Buggy Fun! – Explore the wonderful world of insects!
May 28th: Seed Science - We’ll learn how a plant grows and take our seedlings home to care for!
Explore and More - Every Saturday at 11am!
Explore & More: Saturdays at 11am at The Discovery Center, 60 Morgan Rd., Binghamton.
We invite you to join us for fun filled activities that explore the arts and sciences. Create an art project, experiment with simple science, or participate in a demonstration! Free with Admission.
February 23rd: Hoodie Hoo Day!!- Have you ever heard of this special day celebrated around the world?? Come make the ice melt as we chase away winter with our ‘hoodie hoos’!!
March 8th: Paper Airplanes – Come fly with us!
March 15th: Shadows – How are shadows made?
March 22nd: Bubbles, Bubbles – Celebrate National Bubble week with us! Enjoy a bubble show and make your own bubble masterpiece!
March 29th: Sounds Around Us – We’ll be making lots of noise!
April 5th: Thaumatrope – Come and learn about an optical illusion with us and bring home your own homemade thaumatrope!
April 12th: Static Electricity - Let’s try some shocking experiments!
April 19th: Free Tree Day! – Join us, take home a tree and learn how to keep our Earth beautiful!
April 26th: Ooblick – Is it a liquid or a solid?? Make some ooey gooey stuff to take home and continue the fun!
May 3rd: Magnetics – We’ll go on a magnetizing scavenger hunt!
May 10th: We love Mom! – Mother’s day is May 11th. Make a craft that blooms with love to show her how much you care! No green thumbs needed here!
May 17th: Parachute Play – How does a parachute work?
May 24th: Remembering Our Heroes – Celebrate Memorial Day with us by making your own flag to take home and wave! Don’t forget to drop your handwritten letter to a soldier in our mail box!
May 31st: World No Tobacco Day – Learn how to stay smoke free with a demonstration from our special guest, Michelle from Mother’s and Babies Perinatal Network!
Books and Beyond Story Time
Join us in the Books and Beyond Reading Theatre for a story! Starr and her friends from the Four County Library System will dazzle you with stories, songs and fingerplays. There will be a different topic every week that will take us on an imaginary trip to a world above and beyond! Bring your listening ears, a snack and enjoy this special time with our Discovery Friends!! Cost: Free with Admission
Tuesdays at 1pm
Topics:
March 4th: Food
March 11th: Rhymes!!
March 18th: Chicks
March 25th: Gardens
April 1st: April Fools Day!! Foolish Stories!
April 8th: Farm
April 15th: Transportation
April 22nd: Nature, It’s Earth Day!!
April 29th: Dinosaurs
May 6th: Zoo Animals
May 13th: Sports
May 20th: Colors
May 27th: Hats!!
Phone: 607-773-8661 email:
help@thediscoverycenter.org
