Affinity

Program

 

 

Saturday, April 16th  from 11am-3pm  members from the TD Bank Team will be at the Museum to give you information about the Affinity program, sign you up for the program or help you do your everyday banking.

          

     When you sign up for the Affinity Program, TD Bank will make an annual contribution to our Dinosaurium based on the average balance in all members' accounts. Checking, savings, money market, CD and retirement accounts are all included in the Program.

     Members' accounts are not affected in any way by this contribution. Your account balances are used to determine the level of contribution and are kept confidential.  

      If you are already a TD Bank Customer, or if you want to open a TD Bank account,  stop by the Museum on April 16th and TD Bank will sign you up for the Affinity program and help you open an account. 

 

 

 



Qing Ming Chinese Celebration

Saturday, April 2, 2011 and

Sunday, April 3, 2011 

12:00 PM - 3:00pm

Dance Performance: 1:00pm

 

Explore the beauty of Chinese culture through music and dance with the Jade River Dancers and this festival that welcomes spring and honors the ancestors. Crafts will reflect the traditions of carrying willow branches and flying kites. 

 


Egyptian Exploration
 
Saturday, April 9, 2011

and Sunday, April 10, 2011

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

 

Discover ancient Egypt...kid-style! We'll build Lego pyramids, learn hieroglyphics and make sand paper art. You can even take part in a mummy wrapping race.


Glen Saturday, A Scottish Celebration

Saturday, April 16, 2011

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Dance Performance:

12:30PM & 3:00 PM
 

In honor of a day when children of a small town in Scotland visit a local castle and pick daffodils, the South Jersey Scottish Highland Dancers and bagpiper Rick Young take the stage. Plus, design your very own family tartan, or plaid, and make paper daffodils to brighten up your home.


Discovery Theater Presents Hercules

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Thursday April 21, 2011

&Saturday April 23, 2011

12:00PM & 3:00PM

 

Take a trip to ancient Greece, as Discovery Theatre presents the story of the infamous mythological hero. You'll leave the theater dancing, laughing and singing and knowing you can go the distance.

 

 


Discovery Egg Hunt 

Sunday, April 24, 2011

11:00am- 3:00pm 

 
The egg-citement never stops, as children are invited to search the Museum high and low for hidden surprises. Everyone's a winner!  


Queen's Day,

A National Holiday of the Netherlands

Saturday, April 30, 2011

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Yard Sale: 9:00am - 1:00pm

 

On this final day of Passport to Discovery, we celebrate Queen's Day, a national holiday of the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, the color synonymous with Queen's Day is orange and the event is a giant outdoor market filling the streets. The museum will host a multi-family yard sale in the front lot so come shop till you turn . . . orange in the face!



Music Together With Madeline Knott

 

 

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.

 

Spring Schedule

April 12, 2011 - June 14, 2011

 

Tuesdays 9:45 - 10:30am

 

For more information, please call Madeline Knott at (856)210-6205 or visit her website at www.musictogetherwithmadeline.com.

 





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     The 2011 series includes the following:

 

            Wednesday, May 4 - Math Activities with a Literacy Connection

Wednesday, July 13 - Sensory Activities and Sign Language

Wednesday, August 3 - Using Community Resources in your Classroom

Wednesday, October 12 - Edible Art

Wednesday, November 9 - Connecting Through Learning Centers

Tuesday, December 6 - Music Through the Year

 

These are 2 hour sessions worth 2 professional development credits. To register, please contact onthego@discoverymuseum.com or 856-424-1233 ex. 314

We cap the workshops at 50, so please only register 3 teachers per institution, any more then three will be charged a $25 fee.