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On Location at the Umpqua Discovery Center
The Umpqua Discovery Center is able to provide the following programming
for interested schools. Pre-visit and post-visit curriculum is also available
upon request. The Center can provide programming for a maximum of 50 students
at one time. Each program is an average of 25 minutes.
Admission cost / program:
25 or more students – |
24 or less students- under Age 6 - $2.00 Age 6 - 17 - $4.50 over Age 17 - $8.50 $7.50 adult/chaperone |
Outreach Program
The Umpqua Discovery Center is now providing Outreach
Programs at individual school sites. Outreach Programs feature active
learning tools, slide shows, costumes, animal biofacts and games. They
help students develop observation and awareness skills in both history
and science. Before each program, you will receive information and pre
and post visit activities to share with your students.
Audience:
The Discovery Center programs are aimed at classes with a maximum of
30 students, and will last approximately 45 minutes. Grades 2-6 are targeted
area, but adjustments can be made for other age groups.
Fees:
The first program presentation will cost your school $75 plus mileage
from Reedsport. Each subsequent class presentation will cost $50 for
each presentation. If you are paying by check or by cash please have
the exact amount available to give to The Discovery Center staff at the
time of the program. If you will be billed or have special requests,
please make us aware of this beforehand.
II: Oregon Curriculum Content Standards
Upon request, lesson plans will be sent to you where each pre-visit lesson
plan, post-visit lesson plan, and Center presentation has a grade level
noted for which it is intended. This can be adjusted if the content is
something that would work better for you at a different grade level. Objectives
are also noted. We have also included the Oregon Curriculum Content Standards
that each experience addresses.
III. Outdoor Experiences
The Umpqua Discovery Center can organize visits to the following areas
in coordination with your visit to the Center. This visit would include
information/education about the site visited. These are off-site and you
are responsible for transportation and any additional admission fees.
Each presentation is between 1½ and 2 hours in length.
The Umpqua Lighthouse (extra fee paid directly to the
Lighthouse)
Local STEP program
Dean Creek Elk Refuge
Dunes
Whale Watching (Seasonal – winter and spring)
