Little Explorers Nature Preschool Session 1b (3-4 year olds)6/4/2024 - 6/27/2024
Session 1a
Member Price: $468
Nonmember Price: $562
Session 1b
Member Price: $195
Nonmember Price: $234
Session 2
Member Price: $468
Nonmember Price: $562
Our Little Explorers Nature Preschool is South Dakota’s first fully outdoor education program based on Montessori principles that children learn best when they are given the freedom to move, to choose their own work, and follow their interests, operating within boundaries that include respect for themselves, others, and the environment.
Little Explorers Nature Preschool students learn from their environment through guided adventure and build skills with independent hands-on learning. Using Montessori methods, our teachers, with the help of local community guides, develop students’ exploration skills and their understanding of STEM concepts.
Session 1B is for students ages 3-4 and runs June 4-27, every Tuesday-Thursday from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Dropoff occurs within 15 minutes prior class and pickup within 15 minutes after the end of class.
Parents or guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their student’s first round of sunscreen. Session 1a students and their caretaker/s are expected to attend the Little Explorers Welcome on Thursday, May 30, 2024, from 5:30-6:30pm at the South Dakota Discovery Center Launchpad, 300 East Capitol Avenue.
Payment plans available, please send inquries to info@sd-discovery.org.
Location: Pierre Native Plant Arboretum and Nature Area
1200 Block Izaak Walton Road
Pierre, SD 57501
Little Explorers Nature Preschool students learn from their environment through guided adventure and build skills with independent hands-on learning.
Parents or guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their student’s first round of sunscreen. Session 1b students and their parents or guardians are expected to attend the Little Explorers Welcome on Thursday, May 30, 2024, from 5:30-6:30pm at the Launchpad, 300 East Capitol Avenue.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact janmartin@sd-discovery.org.
Little Explorers Nature Preschool Session 2 (4-5 year olds)7/8/2024 - 8/1/2024
Session 1a
Member Price: $468
Nonmember Price: $562
Session 1b
Member Price: $195
Nonmember Price: $234
Session 2
Member Price: $468
Nonmember Price: $562
Our Little Explorers Nature Preschool is South Dakota’s first fully outdoor education program based on Montessori principles that children learn best when they are given the freedom to move, to choose their own work, and follow their interests, operating within boundaries that include respect for themselves, others, and the environment.
Little Explorers Nature Preschool students learn from their environment through guided adventure and build skills with independent hands-on learning. Using Montessori methods, our teachers, with the help of local community guides, develop students’ exploration skills and their understanding of STEM concepts.
Session 2 is for students ages 4-5 and runs July 8-August 1, every Monday-Thursday from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Dropoff occurs within 15 minutes prior class and pickup within 15 minutes after the end of class.
Parents or guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their student’s first round of sunscreen. Session 2 students and their caretaker/s are expected to attend the Little Explorers Welcome on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, from 5:30-6:30pm at the South Dakota Discovery Center Launchpad, 300 East Capitol Avenue.Payment plans available, please send inquries to info@sd-discovery.org.
Class materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Shelter from inclement weather is made possible through a partnership with the Izaak Walton League and use of the Pierre Native Plant Arboretum and Nature Area is made possible through a partnership with the City of Pierre. Become a supporter today!
Location: Pierre Native Plant Arboretum and Nature Area
1200 Block Izaak Walton Road
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 7/12/2024
Little Explorers Nature Preschool students learn from their environment through guided adventure and build skills with independent hands-on learning.
Little STEAMers Preschool 3-Day Session (4-5 year olds)9/9/2024 - 12/18/2024
Our Little STEAMers Preschool is based on the Montessori principles that children learn best when they are given the freedom to move, to choose their own work, and follow their interests, operating within boundaries that include respect for themselves, others, and their environment. In Little STEAMers Preschool students learn through guided exploration and build skills with independent hands-on learning. Using Montessori methods, our teachers progress students’ exploration skills and use a complete preschool curriculum to develop students’ understanding of STEM concepts (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and communication (language arts & literacy).
The 3-Day Session is for students ages 4-5 and runs September 9 to December 18, every Monday-Wednesday from 8:00am to 12:00pm at the SDDC Launchpad, 300 E. Capitol Ave. Dropoff occurs within 15 minutes prior class and pickup within 15 minutes after the end of class at the back entrance. Students MUST be potty trained prior to the start of class.
The cost is $1,064.25 per semester for South Dakota Discovery Center Members—payments can be made monthly or all at once. Please email info@sd-discovery.org to learn about our scholarship and discount programs.
Parents or guardians are responsible for dressing their student/s in appropriate clothing. Our 3-Day Session students and their guardian/s are expected to attend the Little STEAMers Welcome on Thursday, September 5, 2024, from 5:30-6:30pm at the South Dakota Discovery Center Launchpad, 300 East Capitol Avenue.
Class materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Location: SDDC Launchpad
300 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, So 57501
Registration ends on 9/16/2024
Little STEAMers Preschool students learn through guided exploration and build skills with independent hands-on learning.
Little STEAMers Preschool 2-Day Session (3-4 year olds)9/12/2024 - 12/20/2024
Our Little STEAMers Preschool is based on the Montessori principles that children learn best when they are given the freedom to move, to choose their own work, and follow their interests, operating within boundaries that include respect for themselves, others, and their environment. In Little STEAMers Preschool students learn through guided exploration and build skills with independent hands-on learning. Using Montessori methods, our teachers progress students’ exploration skills and use a complete preschool curriculum to develop students’ understanding of STEM concepts (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and communication (language arts & literacy).
The 2-Day Session is for students ages 3-4 and runs September 12 to December 20, every Thursday and Friday from 8:00am to 12:00pm at the SDDC Launchpad, 300 E. Capitol Ave. Dropoff occurs within 15 minutes prior class and pickup within 15 minutes after the end of class at the back entrance. Students MUST be potty trained prior to the start of class.
The cost is $693 per semester for South Dakota Discovery Center Members—payments can be made monthly or all at once. Please email info@sd-discovery.org to learn about our scholarship and discount programs.
Parents or guardians are responsible for dressing their student/s in appropriate clothing. Our 2-Day Session students and their guardian/s are expected to attend the Little STEAMers Welcome on Thursday, September 5, 2024, from 5:30-6:30pm at the South Dakota Discovery Center Launchpad, 300 East Capitol Avenue.
Class materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!Location: SDDC Launchpad
300 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 9/19/2024
Little STEAMers Preschool students learn through guided exploration and build skills with independent hands-on learning.
5/4/2024 - 5/4/2024
Wriggling in the soil are earthworms and other living creatures. We will go on a soil safari to find what is living in the soil at the Discovery Center. Worm races anyone?
Location: South Dakota Discovery Center
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, So 57501
Registration ends on 5/6/2024
There are currently 5 spots remaining out of 10
6/1/2024 - 6/1/2024
Mistress Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With the help of sun and rain and all our pollinator friends. How do bees and butterflies help flowers, trees, and crops grow? Let’s find out.
Location: South Dakota Discovery Center
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, So 57501
Registration ends on 6/3/2024
There are currently 9 spots remaining out of 10
6/3/2024 - 6/6/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Camps for grades K-5
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $79
Partner Organization Member: $89
NonMember: $99
Our campers EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Camps provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get campers ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Campers must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of camp. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each camp day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of camp.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their camper’s first round of sunscreen.
If a camp has fewer than 6 campers registered by noon on the Friday before the camp starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Camp materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEM Discovery Summer Camps utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Classes are available from ages PreK through 8th grade, and real-world applications (such as leadership and volunteer opportunities, internships or citizen science projects) for high schoolers.
Our camps are divided into the following age levels:
Seedlings (PreK)
Sprouts (K-2nd grade)
Shoots (3-5th grade)
Saplings (6-8th grade)
Canopy (9th-12th grade interns & SDDC Educators)
Camps are offered in specialty tracks for every age level with specific camp availability rotating on a three-year cycle, allowing for age-appropriate lessons that build upon each other. Our campers can become experts in a real STEM field by taking a different class within a specialty every year.
Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Homebase
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 6/4/2024
Wind, water, things that nibble. How do you live with nature?
6/3/2024 - 6/27/2024
Session 1a
Member Price: $468
Nonmember Price: $562
Session 1b
Member Price: $195
Nonmember Price: $234
Session 2
Member Price: $468
Nonmember Price: $562
Our Little Explorers Nature Preschool is South Dakota’s first fully outdoor education program based on Montessori principles that children learn best when they are given the freedom to move, to choose their own work, and follow their interests, operating within boundaries that include respect for themselves, others, and the environment.
Little Explorers Nature Preschool students learn from their environment through guided adventure and build skills with independent hands-on learning. Using Montessori methods, our teachers, with the help of local community guides, develop students’ exploration skills and their understanding of STEM concepts.
Session 1A is for students ages 4-5 and runs June 3-27, every Monday-Thursday from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Dropoff occurs within 15 minutes prior class and pickup within 15 minutes after the end of class.
Parents or guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their student’s first round of sunscreen. Session 1a students and their caretaker/s are expected to attend the Little Explorers Welcome on Thursday, May 30, 2024, from 5:30-6:30pm at the South Dakota Discovery Center Launchpad, 300 East Capitol Avenue.
Payment plans available, please send inquries to info@sd-discovery.org.
Location: Pierre Native Plant Arboretum and Nature Area
1200 Block Izaak Walton Road
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 6/7/2024
Little Explorers Nature Preschool students learn from their environment through guided adventure and build skills with independent hands-on learning.
6/4/2024 - 6/11/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Clubs for grades 6-8
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $49
Partner Organization Member: $53
NonMember: $59
Through our STEM Clubs, students EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Clubs provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get students ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Students must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of club. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each club day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of the club.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their students in appropriate clothing, especially for clubs that are outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their student’s first round of sunscreen.
If a club has fewer than 6 students registered by noon on the Friday before the club starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Club materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEAM Discovery Summer Clubs utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Launchpad
300 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 6/5/2024
Investigate our waterways, making observations that contribute to international research!
6/10/2024 - 6/13/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Camps for grades K-5
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $79
Partner Organization Member: $89
NonMember: $99
Our campers EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Camps provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get campers ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Campers must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of camp. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each camp day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of camp.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their camper’s first round of sunscreen.
If a camp has fewer than 6 campers registered by noon on the Friday before the camp starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Camp materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEM Discovery Summer Camps utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Classes are available from ages PreK through 8th grade, and real-world applications (such as leadership and volunteer opportunities, internships or citizen science projects) for high schoolers.
Our camps are divided into the following age levels:
Seedlings (PreK)
Sprouts (K-2nd grade)
Shoots (3-5th grade)
Saplings (6-8th grade)
Canopy (9th-12th grade interns & SDDC Educators)
Camps are offered in specialty tracks for every age level with specific camp availability rotating on a three-year cycle, allowing for age-appropriate lessons that build upon each other. Our campers can become experts in a real STEM field by taking a different class within a specialty every year.
Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Homebase
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 6/11/2024
Be prepared to survive on the prairie with archery skills and more!
6/17/2024 - 6/20/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Camps for grades K-5
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $79
Partner Organization Member: $89
NonMember: $99
Our campers EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Camps provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get campers ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Campers must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of camp. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each camp day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of camp.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their camper’s first round of sunscreen.
If a camp has fewer than 6 campers registered by noon on the Friday before the camp starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Camp materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEM Discovery Summer Camps utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Classes are available from ages PreK through 8th grade, and real-world applications (such as leadership and volunteer opportunities, internships or citizen science projects) for high schoolers.
Our camps are divided into the following age levels:
Seedlings (PreK)
Sprouts (K-2nd grade)
Shoots (3-5th grade)
Saplings (6-8th grade)
Canopy (9th-12th grade interns & SDDC Educators)
Camps are offered in specialty tracks for every age level with specific camp availability rotating on a three-year cycle, allowing for age-appropriate lessons that build upon each other. Our campers can become experts in a real STEM field by taking a different class within a specialty every year.
Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Homebase
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 6/18/2024
6/18/2024 - 6/21/2024
Water is a powerful force and its handiwork is evident in the Badlands. Join this three day/three night field based professional development opportunity for Grade 4-12 teachers to explore the Badlands National Park and the power of water. We will braid Indigenous perspectives throughout the experience 2 credits
$200 Stipend provided upon submission of a reflection
Fee - $50 for South Dakota educators
A limited number of out of state educators may participate
Highlights
- Camp in Sage Creek for an immersive experience
- Do field studies, contributing to an ongoing water quality monitoring project
- Explore the geologic history of the Badlands and how water shaped much of the Badlands
- And more!
Meals are provided. A limited amount of gear (sleeping bag, tent, pad) is available for loan. Camping experience not required but a sense of adventure is!
Sponsored, in part, by the 319 Information and Education project with funding from the US EPA Region 8 through the SD Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Location: Badlands National Park
There are currently 1 spots remaining out of 12
6/18/2024 - 6/25/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Clubs for grades 6-8
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $49
Partner Organization Member: $53
NonMember: $59
Through our STEM Clubs, students EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Clubs provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get students ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Students must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of club. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each club day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of the club.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their students in appropriate clothing, especially for clubs that are outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their student’s first round of sunscreen.
If a club has fewer than 6 students registered by noon on the Friday before the club starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Club materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEAM Discovery Summer Clubs utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Launchpad
300 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 6/19/2024
Transform into a kitchen chemist and mathematician; whip up delicious food!
6/24/2024 - 6/27/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Camps for grades K-5
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $79
Partner Organization Member: $89
NonMember: $99
Our campers EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Camps provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get campers ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Campers must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of camp. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each camp day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of camp.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their camper’s first round of sunscreen.
If a camp has fewer than 6 campers registered by noon on the Friday before the camp starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Camp materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEM Discovery Summer Camps utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Classes are available from ages PreK through 8th grade, and real-world applications (such as leadership and volunteer opportunities, internships or citizen science projects) for high schoolers.
Our camps are divided into the following age levels:
Seedlings (PreK)
Sprouts (K-2nd grade)
Shoots (3-5th grade)
Saplings (6-8th grade)
Canopy (9th-12th grade interns & SDDC Educators)
Camps are offered in specialty tracks for every age level with specific camp availability rotating on a three-year cycle, allowing for age-appropriate lessons that build upon each other. Our campers can become experts in a real STEM field by taking a different class within a specialty every year.
Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Homebase
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 6/25/2024
Collect your evidence, put together the pieces, solve the mystery.
7/6/2024 - 7/6/2024
Can you make a bubble as big as you? Can you make a square bubble or all bubbles round? We will explore all kinds of things we can do with a basic bubble solution.
Location: South Dakota Discovery Center
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, So 57501
Registration ends on 7/8/2024
There are currently 9 spots remaining out of 10
7/8/2024 - 7/11/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Camps for grades K-5
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $79
Partner Organization Member: $89
NonMember: $99
Our campers EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Camps provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get campers ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Campers must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of camp. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each camp day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of camp.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their camper’s first round of sunscreen.
If a camp has fewer than 6 campers registered by noon on the Friday before the camp starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Camp materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEM Discovery Summer Camps utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Classes are available from ages PreK through 8th grade, and real-world applications (such as leadership and volunteer opportunities, internships or citizen science projects) for high schoolers.
Our camps are divided into the following age levels:
Seedlings (PreK)
Sprouts (K-2nd grade)
Shoots (3-5th grade)
Saplings (6-8th grade)
Canopy (9th-12th grade interns & SDDC Educators)
Camps are offered in specialty tracks for every age level with specific camp availability rotating on a three-year cycle, allowing for age-appropriate lessons that build upon each other. Our campers can become experts in a real STEM field by taking a different class within a specialty every year.
Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Homebase
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 7/9/2024
Look to the heavens, explore our solar system, moon phases, comets, and more!
7/9/2024 - 7/16/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Clubs for grades 6-8
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $49
Partner Organization Member: $53
NonMember: $59
Through our STEM Clubs, students EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Clubs provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get students ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Students must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of club. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each club day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of the club.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their students in appropriate clothing, especially for clubs that are outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their student’s first round of sunscreen.
If a club has fewer than 6 students registered by noon on the Friday before the club starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Club materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEAM Discovery Summer Clubs utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Launchpad
300 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 7/10/2024
Launch a rocket, save an egg. Dive into the field of forces.
7/15/2024 - 7/18/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Camps for grades K-5
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $79
Partner Organization Member: $89
NonMember: $99
Our campers EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Camps provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get campers ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Campers must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of camp. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each camp day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of camp.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their camper’s first round of sunscreen.
If a camp has fewer than 6 campers registered by noon on the Friday before the camp starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Camp materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEM Discovery Summer Camps utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Classes are available from ages PreK through 8th grade, and real-world applications (such as leadership and volunteer opportunities, internships or citizen science projects) for high schoolers.
Our camps are divided into the following age levels:
Seedlings (PreK)
Sprouts (K-2nd grade)
Shoots (3-5th grade)
Saplings (6-8th grade)
Canopy (9th-12th grade interns & SDDC Educators)
Camps are offered in specialty tracks for every age level with specific camp availability rotating on a three-year cycle, allowing for age-appropriate lessons that build upon each other. Our campers can become experts in a real STEM field by taking a different class within a specialty every year.
Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Homebase
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 7/16/2024
Set the scene with art and science.
7/22/2024 - 7/25/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Camps for grades K-5
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $79
Partner Organization Member: $89
NonMember: $99
Our campers EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Camps provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get campers ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Campers must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of camp. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each camp day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of camp.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their camper’s first round of sunscreen.
If a camp has fewer than 6 campers registered by noon on the Friday before the camp starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Camp materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEM Discovery Summer Camps utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Classes are available from ages PreK through 8th grade, and real-world applications (such as leadership and volunteer opportunities, internships or citizen science projects) for high schoolers.
Our camps are divided into the following age levels:
Seedlings (PreK)
Sprouts (K-2nd grade)
Shoots (3-5th grade)
Saplings (6-8th grade)
Canopy (9th-12th grade interns & SDDC Educators)
Camps are offered in specialty tracks for every age level with specific camp availability rotating on a three-year cycle, allowing for age-appropriate lessons that build upon each other. Our campers can become experts in a real STEM field by taking a different class within a specialty every year.
Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Homebase
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 7/23/2024
Make life . . . simple! From can openers to mousetraps, how will you improve your home?
7/23/2024 - 7/30/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Clubs for grades 6-8
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $49
Partner Organization Member: $53
NonMember: $59
Through our STEM Clubs, students EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Clubs provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get students ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Students must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of club. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each club day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of the club.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their students in appropriate clothing, especially for clubs that are outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their student’s first round of sunscreen.
If a club has fewer than 6 students registered by noon on the Friday before the club starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Club materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEAM Discovery Summer Clubs utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Launchpad
300 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 7/24/2024
Make life . . . simple! From can openers to mousetraps, how will you improve your home?
7/29/2024 - 8/1/2024
STEM Discovery Summer Camps for grades K-5
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $79
Partner Organization Member: $89
NonMember: $99
Our campers EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Camps provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get campers ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Campers must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of camp. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each camp day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of camp.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their student in appropriate clothing for being outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their camper’s first round of sunscreen.
If a camp has fewer than 6 campers registered by noon on the Friday before the camp starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Camp materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; students, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help students find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEM Discovery Summer Camps utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of students in different topics and specialty tracks. Classes are available from ages PreK through 8th grade, and real-world applications (such as leadership and volunteer opportunities, internships or citizen science projects) for high schoolers.
Our camps are divided into the following age levels:
Seedlings (PreK)
Sprouts (K-2nd grade)
Shoots (3-5th grade)
Saplings (6-8th grade)
Canopy (9th-12th grade interns & SDDC Educators)
Camps are offered in specialty tracks for every age level with specific camp availability rotating on a three-year cycle, allowing for age-appropriate lessons that build upon each other. Our campers can become experts in a real STEM field by taking a different class within a specialty every year.
Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Homebase
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 7/30/2024
BEEP! BOOP! Play with code, instruct robots, build gadgets to get things done!
9/7/2024 - 9/7/2024
Let’s make something colorful and yummy from our garden! We will collect what is currently growing in the Discovery Center garden and make our own snack.
Location: South Dakota Discovery Center
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, So 57501
Registration ends on 9/9/2024
There are currently 10 spots remaining out of 10
10/5/2024 - 10/5/2024
Why do hunters wear brightly colored clothes when hunting but at other times, they wear clothes that make it hard to find them in the woods? Many animals do the same thing so that the predators can’t find them. We will learn how different animals protect themselves.
Location: South Dakota Discovery Center
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, So 57501
Registration ends on 10/7/2024
There are currently 10 spots remaining out of 10
11/2/2024 - 11/2/2024
Gobble, gobble, gobble! It’s that time of year when turkey is in demand. How about our wild turkeys? Where do they live? Can they fly? How big are they? Through games and stories we will learn about the bird that could have been our national bird!
Location: South Dakota Discovery Center
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, So 57501
Registration ends on 11/4/2024
There are currently 10 spots remaining out of 10
11/21/2024 - 11/21/2024
Best For Last: November 21, 2024
For This Year's Night of Fun, Friends, and Science!
This year we are celebrating 35 years of discovery, purchase your Best For Last ticket for an entry that gives you the spectacular chance to win fabulous prizes and a grand prize of $10,000!
The Best for Last reverse raffle takes place on November 21, 2024.
Location: South Dakota Discovery Center
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 11/22/2024
12/7/2024 - 12/7/2024
Crystals come in many shapes and sizes. It is possible to grow your own crystals in several different ways. You will take home crystal solutions that will become a tree and a candy cane to hang on the Christmas tree.
Location: South Dakota Discovery Center
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, So 57501
There are currently 10 spots remaining out of 10
7/17/2030 - 7/21/2030
STEM Discovery Summer Camp for ages 3-5
PRICE PACKAGES
SDDC Member: $49
Partner Organization Member: $53
NonMember: $59
Through our STEM Camps, campers EXPLORE with professional educators that EDUCATE using the hands-on SDDC Learning Pathways curriculum to EMPOWER a confident, curious science identity that prepares young people for the future.
The STEM Discovery Summer Camps provide an experience beyond an at-home Pinterest activity and get campers ready for a possible science career!
PLEASE NOTE:
Campers must check-in and out at the front desk and must be picked up within 15 minutes of the end of camp. A SDDC employee will open doors 15 minutes prior to the start of each camp day and all payments must be made in full prior to the start of the camp.
Parents and guardians are responsible for dressing their campers in appropriate clothing, especially for camps that are outside, including close-toed shoes, and applying their camper’s first round of sunscreen.
If a camp has fewer than 6 campers registered by noon on the Friday before the camp starts, it will be canceled (you will receive notification and a full refund).
Camp materials are provided by the South Dakota Discovery Center out of program fees and donations. Become a supporter today!
Our Teaching Framework: The Learning Pathways
All SD Discovery Center programs deliver fun, hands-on exploration that builds passion for and knowledge of science across generations; campers, teachers, families, citizens.
Our teaching framework ensures a high-quality class standard that focuses on lasting effects to help campers find their path and hone their talents beyond school while developing college and/or career readiness skills (collaboration, creativity, communication and critical thinking) to grow a STEM workforce for South Dakota.
STEAM Discovery Summer Camps utilizes Learning Pathways aligned with our teaching framework that facilitate individual growth of campers in different topics and specialty tracks. Our Learning pathways tracks and specialties are:
EXPLORE: Naturalist, Storytelling, Environment
SCIENCE: Life Science, Physical Science, Space Science
TECH: Engineering, Coding, Entertainment
HEALTH: Fitness, Cooking, Gardening
Location: SDDC Homebase
805 W Sioux Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Registration ends on 8/6/2024
Answer all of your questions through exploration and observation!