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Vision

The mission of the Discovery Center for Science and Technology is to create excitement about learning science in an environment that promotes curiosity, exploration, discovery and creativity. The Discovery Center is a place to play with science, to feel confident about one's ability to think scientifically, to foster natural curiosity, and to experience our universe in new and exciting ways.

For 12 years, we have proudly offered the highly successful Museum Without Walls program, serving students in Ventura, Santa Barbara and western LA counties. The highly acclaimed outreach program has inspired thousands of students to explore the world around them. Plans are now underway to build a 58,000 square foot facility at a site adjacent to the Civics Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks that will become our center for science discovery and exploration.

Situated in the “101 Technology Corridor,” which stretches from UCLA, the California Institute of Technology, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the eastern side, to the University of California Santa Barbara on the western side, the Discovery Center will draw upon the resources and expertise of leading scientists and educators in the region. Our exhibit galleries with be organized around these themes: "Soup-up" your Scientist Skills, How Information Travels, Intersections and Connections, How Do We Know Stuff?, and Science City, a young children's discovery area.

Because America’s new economy will rely on a work force proficient in science and technology, the Discovery Center will offer programs and events to excite and engage children in learning and encouraging their sense of discovery and exploration in the world around them. Teachers will find the Discovery Center a resource for educational enrichment and continuing education.

We need your help to make this vision a reality. To find out more about the Discovery Center, explore our site or contact us with your questions.

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