THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC
EIN 06-0740527 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)
What they do
The Discovery Museum Strives to Engage, Excite, and Educate Young Learners Through Experiences and Programs That Inspire Wonder and Ignite Creativity As The Foundation for A Lifetime Love of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Learning.The Museums Core Audience is Young Learners Ages 5-14 Who Connect to Us With Their Teachers and Classmates During The School Day or By Themselves or With Their Families, Mentors, or Social Groups After School, On Weekends, During School Vacations or In The Summer. We Provide A Hardy Portfolio of STEM Learning Experiences Including; Unmediated Gallery-based Exploration of STEM Focused Temporary and Permanent Exhibits; Over 80 Unique Onsite and Offsite Mediated Demonstrations and Learning Labs; A Challenger Learning Center Space Exploration Simulation; Planetarium Shows; Unique Grant-funded School-museum Science Learning Partnerships; and An Engaging 7-week Summer STEM Learning Program.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1961
- Location
- 4450 PARK AVE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-1015
- County
- Fairfield
- In care of
- David Zieff