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Hands On! Discovery Center Home School Day
Tuesday, October 13th
Home School Day
(discounted admission for homeschool families all day with a special program at 11am)
Join us for this special discount day especially for our loyal home school visitors. Come together to network, explore, play, and learn about upcoming homeschool workshops! To receive the discounted Home School Day rate of $8 per person for general admission, please bring your photo ID and one of the accepted forms of home school identification listed on the Visit page of our website.
Additional student programming for Home School Day from 11:00am – 12:30pm with fees noted below in addition to general admission. Adult (18+) supervision required. Purchase your ticket for these activities online at least one week prior to the program to receive the early bird discount. Visit the front desk the day of the program for availability of supplies. Supplies are limited and purchasing ahead is highly recommended.
National Fossil Day Preview Experience at 11:00 am - Explore fossil “picking” through sediment from Aurora, NC and create your very own plaster fossil cast replica!
- Early Bird Pricing (purchase by Tuesday, October 6th)
- HODC Members – $5 per participant
- Non-members – $7 per participant
- After October 6th and Day of Pricing
- HODC Members – $7 per participant
- Non-members – $9 per participant
