Registrations for the Science School for the 2011-2012 school year are in progress.
Please download the registration letter, all fees form, and registration form. The registration form should be returned with the appropriate fees to the school.

Our program offers:

• Unique setting inside the Museum of Nature & Science
• Dual-language Immersion Program (Spanish/English)
• Science & nature based hands-on curriculum
• Mixed ages classrooms with low teacher/student ratios
• After-school Spanish enrichment classes

Please call to schedule a tour and pick up enrollment information.
214-428-5555 ext. 1381

Classes are filled on a first come, first served basis. Limited spaces available.

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An Incredible Place to Learn.

The Science School at Museum of Nature & Science provides a complete curriculum in English and Spanish designed to spark your child's imagination and to nurture a love for learning in the most incredible science & nature facility in the city! Your child will benefit from our extensive educational resources at the Museum of Nature & Science and Fair Park such as a live animal wall, a lagoon, Planetarium and its very own IMAX® Theater. The Science School provides a superior dual-language program through which children are prepared for an increasingly complex international world.

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Our Programs

Dual-Language Preschool
Choose a 2, 3 or 5 day a week program.
From 9:30 am to 1:00 pm

Dual-Language Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Five days a week.
From 9:30 am to 3:00 pm

Please note that preschool classes are for children who are at least three years old and are potty-trained/able to use the restroom by themselves.

Extended Day Program for students enrolled in our school:
Early Care from 8:30 to 9:30 am
After Care:
Preschool: 1:00 to 5:30 pm
Elementary: 3:00 to 5:30 pm

Spanish Enrichment After School (ages 4- 8 years) - available to those not enrolled in our school:

Choose one to three of these days:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday 3:30pm to 5:00pm

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Our Invitation

We invite you to schedule a visit to our campus by calling 214-428-5555 ext. 1381.

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Our Methodology

The Science School at Museum of Nature & Science uses a variety of learning centers or stations designed to allow free exploration that empowers children with choice. By allowing children to choose activities that interest them, the child's inner curiosity motivates them to learn. Age-appropriate centers allow children to play and explore their environment through hands-on activities.

During Center Time, areas of focus include social, emotional, cognitive and physical development. Using science and nature as our focus we offer a complete curriculum, which includes reading, writing, math, science, social studies, critical and creative thinking, discovery and problem solving. Center Time also provides an effective setting for individualized attention from our teachers - a time to work on a child's strengths and weaknesses at his or her own pace.

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A Typical Day

At the Science School at the Museum of Nature & Science, we begin every day with a group Circle Time. It is a period designed to introduce new ideas and prepare children for the day. The children and teacher form a circle on the floor and begin with daily activities such as calendar and weather. The theme or educational unit selected is then introduced and discussed as a group and more fully explored through related activities at a variety of centers that are chosen individually by each child. Throughout each day, an ample amount of time is allotted for exploration and fun both inside and outside. Our centers include the Discovery, Art, Language, Math, Computer, Library, Imagination and Manipulatives. Each day ends with group Circle Time and students and teachers reflect on the discoveries of the day.

At the Science School, your child will explore our world and learn about animals, insects, dinosaurs, space, plants, the human body and much, much more.

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MNS is an AAM accredited institution that is the result of the merger of the Dallas Museum of Natural History, The Science Place, and the Dallas Children's Museum, supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and HP.