Date Night – Building Bonanza
Country Club Centre - Unit 2 (near Food Court) 3200 Island Highway North, Nanaimo, BC - British Columbia, CanadaParents - enjoy a quiet night out while kids have fun at Nanaimo Science! Children ages 6-12 Schedule: Check-in/Drop-off: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Free play (Keva blocks, PlusPlus) & dinner from home. Science activities 6:00 - 8:00 PM Kids will enjoy designing and building at different stations, learning how... Read more
Winter Break Camps – “Wizards & Wonder”
Nanaimo Science "Lab"December 19 - 23, 2022 Who wouldn't want to spend Winter Break at Hogwarts?! Join us for a week of magnificent magic as we enjoy STEM activities based on the "Harry Potter" books! Make a snitch fly, learn about owls, and hide secret messages like in Tom Riddle's diary! Daily... Read more
Winter Break Camps – LEGO Robotics Camp
Nanaimo Science 3200 North Island Highway, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaDecember 19 - 23, 2022 Join us for an amazing time filled with building, coding, and having fun! Campers will begin with LEGO WeDo sets to learn the basics of LEGO Robotics, then graduate to Extension or Boost sets. Experienced LEGO builders (children who have completed LEGO camps with us... Read more
Winter Break Camps – Daily STEM Exploration Camp
Nanaimo Science "Lab"December 26 through 30, 2022 Build, create & discover with Nanaimo Science! Every day, we will be taking on new STEM activities with our scientists. Daily outdoor time during lunch/recess and additional fun activities will help round out our days unless the weather does not permit a safe walk to... Read more
Winter Break Camps – Minecraft Camp
Nanaimo Science 3200 North Island Highway, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaDecember 26 - 30, 2022 Minecraft camp will have kids exploring the world of Minecraft! From exploring GPS coordinates and geological features, to learning about animals that feature in the game - this camp will bring to life the science behind the world in Minecraft. Minecraft-themed crafts will also be part... Read more
Winter Break Camps – Daily STEM Exploration Camp
Nanaimo Science "Lab"January 2 through 9 2023 Build, create & discover with Nanaimo Science! Every day, we will be taking on new STEM activities with our scientists. Daily outdoor time during lunch/recess and additional fun activities will help round out our days unless the weather does not permit a safe walk to... Read more
Winter Break Camps – Daily STEM Exploration Camp
Nanaimo Science "Lab"January 2 through 9 2023 Build, create & discover with Nanaimo Science! Every day, we will be taking on new STEM activities with our scientists. Daily outdoor time during lunch/recess and additional fun activities will help round out our days unless the weather does not permit a safe walk to... Read more
April 10 (Easter Monday) – Cool Chemistry (1-day camp)
Nanaimo Science 3200 North Island Highway, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaJoin us for a day of solutions and mixtures, acids and bases, reactions and fun! Kids will love this introduction to chemistry concepts, with lots of hands-on experiments and demonstrations! Lunch/recess will be held outdoors when weather permits, which will include a walk to Long Lake (approximately 15 minutes each way,... Read more
April 11 (Aspengrove Pro-D) – Sound Science (1-day camp)
Nanaimo Science 3200 North Island Highway, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaKids will first learn about how our ears pick up sounds, and all about sound waves. They will explore sound effects before dabbling with an electronic sound program (Audacity). **This will be an auditorily-heavy program - over-the-ear headphones from home are recommended for Audacity time. Nanaimo Science also has headphones available... Read more
Science of… Creative Circuits!
Country Club Centre - Unit 2 (near Food Court) 3200 Island Highway North, Nanaimo, BC - British Columbia, CanadaCan you merge science and art? Absolutely! Meet Sheri, a fabulous Stampin' Up demonstrator and creative card maker! Sheri will be leading us through a beautiful light-up card that would make a wonderful Mothers' Day or Father's Day card, or to mark any occasion! Nanaimo Science will be preparing you with... Read more
Science in the Park – RDN Moorecroft Regional Park (Earth Day)
Moorecroft Regional Park (Nanoose Bay) 1563 Stewart Rd, Nanoose Bay, BC, CanadaExplore RDN parks and protected areas with Nanaimo Science’s Outreach Educators. These all-ages parent participation drop-in events will have you exploring your parks with nature hikes, explorations of local flora and fauna, science games and art projects. Earth Day Learn about how you can protect the earth and about the... Read more
Nanaimo Science @ K-12 Educator Professional Development Workshop (Deep Bay Marine Field Station)
Deep Bay Marine Field StationSharing knowledge: Cross-curricular approaches to incorporating Place-Based content in the BC classroom Join us for an exciting, hands-on day of learning at VIU's Deep Bay Marine Field Station! There will be presentations from many organizations in and around the Vancouver Island community which will give an overview of the programs... Read more
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