Group Visits

Discovery Centre welcomes group visits of 10 or more, provided they are booked in advance. To book your group visit, please email us at bookings@discoverycentre.ns.ca or call us at 902-492-4422 ext. 236. We also work with a number of community and special interest groups, as outlined below, and would be happy to work with your group to custom design a one-of-a-kind experience.

Group Rates

Child: $4.25 + HST
Adult: $6.75 + HST

Note: We recommend a ratio of 1 chaperone to 5 children. Chaperones will be admitted free of charge. Groups will be charged the adult group rate for extra chaperones above the recommended ratio. We recommend booking well in advance during the months of April, May and June due to high demand of group visits. We will attempt to accommodate as best we can and will contact you within two business days.

Home School Groups

Discovery Centre is pleased to work with the Home Schooling community to provide valuable science based programming for students. This semester’s themes include How to be a Scientist, Stars Around the World, Lunar Bots, Electricity, It’s Snow Mystery! and Atoms & Molecules.

Each session runs from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, with two concurrent sessions, one for children ages 6-8 and the other for children ages 9-12. Cost per participant depends on the number of children per family group: $6 for one child, $5 per child for two children, $4 per child for three or more children.

For more information or to register please email Ruth Munro at rmunro@discoverycentre.ns.ca or call Ruth at 902-492-4422 x 243.

Digital Planetarium Nights For Scouts And Guides

Date: The week of February 6th to February 9th, 2012.

Digital Planetarium Nights for Sparks, Beavers, Girl Guides, Cubs and Scouts offer the opportunity to earn their Astronomy badges in the most educationally entertaining way possible! This three-tiered evening includes a presentation in our state-of-the-art Digital Planetarium, sponsored by the Canadian Space Agency, and time to explore all of the exhibits at the Discovery Centre. Groups will learn how to identify constellations in the night sky, how to spot the North Star from wherever they are and how the constellations tell mythological stories – all activities are based on badge requirements. Doors open at 6:00 pm, and there are three sessions at 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm and 7:30 pm.

Rate: $5.50 per child, tax included.

For more information or to register, please email Chris at cmccain@discoverycentre.ns.ca or call Chris at 902-492-4422 ext. 236.

Cadet Nights

Discover a new program for your Cadet troop filled with team building and educational fun. Open to all corps and squads, the evening consists of a 25 minute astronomy presentation in our state of the art inflatable digital planetarium, a team building scavenger hunt that involves free time to explore all three exhibit floors of Discovery Centre and one of our spectacular HD films.

Rate: $5.50 + HST.

Please note: bookings must be done on a group basis.

For more information or to register, please email Steve at sthurbide@discoverycentre.ns.ca or call Steve at 902-492-4422 x 223.