Early Explorers

infants - 3 yrs
Join us for weekly hands-on fun in “Little Discoveries!” This half hour class, led by our wonderful museum educators, offers various activities including music, dance, stories, and crafts. If you have any questions, please call 856-424-1233 ext. 309.

Tuesdays at 10:30 am (please note time change)

Cost: Free for members or with Museum admission

Mini Masters

4 - 6 yrs
If you are looking for that first class where your child will be exposed to art exploration using different materials and techniques, this class is for you. Museum Educators will focus on famous artists (like Faith Ringgold) and offer a wonderful introduction to visual arts while enhancing fine motor skills. Pre-Registration is required: call 856-424-1233 ext. 309.

7-week session
Starting: to be announced
Cost: $85 members/$95 nonmembers
Capacity: Limit 12 children per class

Artlab

6 - 9 yrs
What better place to explore the science of art than the Garden State Discovery Museum!   Using kid-friendly, fun experiments and exploratory hands-on craft projects, your child will discover a brand new world of science.  Create and learn!!!  Pre-registration is required: call 856-424-1233 ext. 309.

7-week session
Returning Fall 2010
Cost: $85 members/$95 nonmembers
Capacity: Limit 12 children per class

Reading Adventures

1st and 2nd grade

Calling all literary explorers!  Sponsored by the Cooper Learning Center, Reading Adventures is a series of hands-on activities and reading-related projects designed to make reading fun and keep the educational spirit alive.  It's a great way to expand vocabulary and comprehension!  Call Cooper Learning Center to register at (856)673-4902.

6-week session

Returning Fall 2010

Cost:  $50 members / $60 non-members

Capacity:  10 children per class

Museum Hosted Classes

CHAMPIONS SCIENCE ADVENTURE

Champions Science Adventures Summer Day Camps engage children ages 6-12 in action-packed science fun!

Each week long camp program is filled with fun experiments, individual projects and engaging science. Over 92% of parents surveyed said they would recommend Champions Science Adventures Camps to a friend. As the largest provider of science enrichment programs in the US with 30 years of experience, your child is sure to enjoy an unforgettable summer experience.

Join Champions Science Adventures this summer for the WILDEST summer camp season yet! 2010 camp topics include: Mystery of the Pharaoh’s Treasure, Go Wild!, Space and Rocketry 2010, and Gizmo’s Robot Factory.

To Enroll Call 888-458-1812 or Visit www.discoverchampions.com.

ACT OUT!

ACT OUT! is a drama program teaching students, as young as three years, the basics of acting, while giving them the tools they need to be able to speak and perform in public. Through theater games, improvisation and pantomime, they learn: stage areas, diaphragmatic breathing, voice projection, directorial cues, and how to work as a team. They will create and perform their own storylines, and learn to give and take positive critiquing. Besides all of that, it's fun! Drama classes to build confidence and self-esteem while learning the basics of acting.  Find more information on www.actoutdrama.com and call 856-261-9352 to register.

WINTER/SPRING 2010:

The Winter/Spring session will include 12 weeks of instruction followed by a 2 week break, and back for 5 weeks of rehearsal and further instruction.  The final class and show will be on May 26th.

Wednesdays:  January 13, 2010 - May 26, 2010

There is NO Act Out! on April 2, 2010 and April 16, 2010.

PreK and K = 10:15am - 11:00am (Children must be 3 years or older)

Grade School = 4:15pm - 5:30pm

New Behavioral Network

New Behavioral Network welcomes your child to the PRIDE Pioneers Program (Social/Functional Program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders). Within a safe environment, our team of professionals provides a variety of activities designed to facilitate growth and positive change. The curriculum builds on strengths and supports social interaction.  Our Behavior Analyst and Licensed Occupational Therapist facilitate each session. Throughout each session, social and functional programs focus on specific, real life topics. Each session utilizes a station within the Museum, in which programs were developed to practice and learn real life skills, while incorporating social targets throughout the entirety of the program. 

Program runs June 10 - July 15, 2010 every Thursday from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.

To learn more, please contact us at 856-874-1616 and check our website at www.nbnautismprogram.com.

Music Together

Music Together with Madeline is offered through the school year in three consecutive ten-week semesters.  Semesters start Fall, Winter and Spring.  Parents, along with their small children, enjoy singing, dancing and instrument play in a relaxed environment.  For more information, please call Madeline Knott at (856)210-6205 or visit her website at www.musictogetherwithmadeline.com.

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Champions Science Adventures

1-888-458-1812

www.discoverchampions.com

Act Out!
856-261-9352
www.actoutdrama.com

Music Together

856-210-6205

www.musictogetherwithmadeline.com

New Behavioral Network

856-874-1616

www.nbnautismprogram.com