Programs at The Park School
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We’re happy to announce a partnership with The Park School enabling us to extend our science programming outside the Museum walls and enrich young minds with hands-on science.
Thanks to the generosity of the Park School, all of the programs will take place on the Park School campus in Amherst, New York and provide children with opportunities to learn, to grow, and to explore the worlds around us.
Below is a list of the upcoming programs offered at The Park School. We hope you can join us!
Vacation Camp at Park School - Half Day Programs
| Location: | The Park School, 4625 Harlem Road, Amherst, NY |
| Time: | 12-3:30 pm |
| Cost: | $25/Buffalo Museum of Science members, $35/nonmembers |
| Bring: | A lunch (a snack will be provided) |
| Registration: | Contact Robin Mancuso, (716) 896-5200 x338 rmancuso@sciencebuff.org |
Friday, March 26: Physical Physics
Grades K-2: Up, Up in the Air
Discover the science of flight: How do airplanes, birds, and insects fly? Can you build
your own flying object?
Grades 3-5: Build It, Break It
Constructive and destructive fun! Become and engineer and an architect and explore how bridges and buildings are built and demolished.
Grades 6-8: Roller Coaster Physics
Examine the science behind roller coasters and other amusement park rides by delving into world of gravity, friction, and energy. Physics will make your heart skip a beat.
Bacteria & Beyond Summer Camp
| Location: | The Park School, 4625 Harlem Road, Amherst, NY |
| Time: | 9:00am-3:00pm |
| Ages: | Grades 2-6 |
| Cost: | $200 for 1st child $175 for each additional child Cost includes lunch and a daily swim |
| Bring: | A lunch |
| Registration: | Click here for a registration form or to see other summer camps taking place at The Park School. |
Experiment with growing the weird and the wacky. How does bacteria grow, is all bacteria bad, how does disease spread, and what factors stop it from spreading? Think your hands are really clean? Come and see what’s lurking around you.
