San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum

San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization providing hands-on educational exhibits and programs focusing on science, art, and world cultures for over 100,000 visitors including children, families and school groups annually.

San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum provides early learning supplemental educational resources to children, parents and educators.

Growing Young Minds

• Educational programs and exhibits serving ages 0-10
• Programs support school readiness for young children
• Hands-on interactive learning opportunities
• Reinforcement of school education
• Accredited and trained education professionals research and develop educational workshops to align with state and national learning standards
• Workshops encourage critical thinking and problem solving through STEAM education
• Field Trips and Mobile Children’s Museum to support teachers

Collaborative Learning

• Intergenerational learning
• Provide resources for families to be the child’s first teacher
• Partner with the community to provide authentic, impactful programming

Access for All

• Affordable daily admission and membership prices
• Free Admission to over 10,000 Active-Duty Military, Veterans and their families annually
• Field Trip School Scholarships and Mobile Children’s Museum Scholarships to over 10,000 children from low-income and Title-I Schools
• Free Admission to over 15,000 children and adults in San Diego County Literacy Program
• Free Annual Family Memberships to over 500 families through Early Childhood Education partnerships
• Over 200 Free Annual Family Memberships available for public check out in local schools, libraries, and neighborhood services

Lifelong Learners

• Learning through play inspires creativity, curiosity and innovation through hands-on experiential learning in science, art, and world culture activities
• Create and fabricate our own exhibits in our Exhibits Workshop
• Inspiring Global Citizens
• Museum Store sources local, natural, and fair trade products
• Bimonthly cultural celebrations and programming highlighting different world cultures
• Bimonthly environmental science programs

Nurturing from Cradle to Career

• Safe, welcoming learning center for all
• Early learning play space
• Internship programs for local middle schools, high schools, and universities