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Washington County currently has substantial transmission of COVID and is trending upwards. As such, to visit and play at Discovery Station, masks will be required for everyone 5 and over – regardless of vaccination status. No exceptions. Masking will go a long way towards preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Discovery Station reserves the right to ask any guest to leave if they refuse to wear a mask. Per the State of Maryland, reasonable efforts should be made for children between the ages of two and eight to wear face coverings. We understand it’s tough for young kids, and we will be gentle in our reminders. We offer virtual programs and STEAM activities online for our visitors who are uncomfortable visiting the museum during Covid19 with our mask policy in place.

Thursday, August 19th at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday with Mary Kercheval

Join us for another STEAM Thursday! Our special guest, Mary Kercheval, will be hosting this program! Mary is a Second Grade Teacher at Washington County Public Schools! She will be reading We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins, then we will have a fun, hands-on craft activity!
This program is Part One of this STEAM Thursday! Be sure to stick around for Part Two: https://fb.me/e/1mRUTr9X4
This program is free with the price of admission into the museum!

Thursday, August 19th at 12 p.m. | Jam Session with Sloan School of Music

Anthony Sloan and Bailey Kercheval, co-founders of Sloan School of Music, will be leading the kiddos through a Jam Session and more!
This program is Part Two of this STEAM Thursday! Participants will get to experience the musical talents of Anthony and Bailey, join sing-a-longs, learn how instruments work, and even "jam out" in a percussion circle!
They will also be reading We Will Rock Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins, the sequel to the story that Mary will be reading in Part One of this STEAM Thursday: https://fb.me/e/2kQmtxcHE
This program is free with the price of admission into the museum.
Learn more about Sloan School of Music here: https://sloanschoolofmusic.com/

Saturday, August 21st at 11 a.m. | Story-Time with Deputy Weaver

Join us on Saturday, August 28th, as Deputy Weaver of Washington County Sheriff's Office leads a Story Time! Deputy Weaver will be reading One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss! Learn more about Washington County Sheriff's Office here: www.washcosheriff.com
This program is free with the price of admission into the museum!

Thursday, August 26th at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday with Tereance Moore

Tereance Moore of T Moore Consultant will be stopping by to read Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day?! This program is #free with admission into the museum and will include a craft activity!

Thursday, September 2nd at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday with Kristen Elizabeth

Discovery Station member Kristen Elizabeth will be sharing the world of Germany with this STEAM Thursday program! She'll be reading the bilingual children's book "Am I small? Bin ich klein?" and leading a craft activity afterward! This program is free with admission into the museum

Thursday, September 9th at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday with Mayor Emily Keller

City of Hagerstown Mayor Emily Keller will be reading a children's book to kiddos during this STEAM Thursday! This program is free with admission into the museum

Thursday, September 23rd at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday: Butterfly Magic with Author Sherri Maret

We're excited to host a special STEAM Thursday with children's book author Sherri Maret. She'll be reading her book Lola and the Butterflies and will be performing magic tricks with a butterfly focus! This program is free with admission into the museum!

Thursday, September 30th at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday: Pete the Cat with Stephen Schutte

Stephen Schutte of Shentel Business will be stopping by to read Pete the Cat and the Supercool Science Fair! This program is #free with admission into the museum and will include some hands-on #STEAM activities!

Thursday, October 7th at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday: Candy Catapults

We will be reading If You're Spooky and You Know It during this STEAM Thursday. Afterward, kiddos will be making catapults that will launch candy corn! This is a fun, easy STEAM activity that will get children excited for Halloween! This program is free with admission into the museum!

Thursday, October 14th at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday: Jack-o-lantern Suncatchers

We will be reading Scaredy-Cat, Splat during this STEAM Thursday. Afterward, kiddos will be making jack-o-lantern suncatchers! This is a fun, easy STEAM activity that will get children excited for Halloween!
This program is free with admission into the museum!

Thursday, October 21st at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday: Monster Crafts

We will be reading Glad Monster, Sad Monster during this STEAM Thursday. Afterward, kiddos will be fun monster crafts! This is a fun, easy STEAM activity that will have children explore their emotions while they craft! This program is free with admission into the museum!

Thursday, October 28th at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday with Ryan Smetzer

Discovery Station board member and radio personality Ryan Smetzer will be reading Dragons Love Tacos during this STEAM Thursday. Afterward, kiddos will be making dragon masks! This program is free with admission into the museum!

Sunday, October 31st at 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.| MD STEM Festival: Train Like An Astronaut

To celebrate NASA's launch of the James Webb telescope and the 7th Annual Maryland STEM Festival, Discovery Station will host a series of spacecraft activities for children and offer "Train Like an Astronaut" activities on-site. These activities are a physical and inquiry-based approach to human health and fitness on Earth and in space. Children can participate in physical activities modeled after the real-life physical requirements of humans traveling in space! These activities will be held on Sunday, October 31st from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.. These activities are free with the price of admission into the museum.

Thursday, November 18th at 11 a.m. | STEAM Thursday: The Cloud Artist with Author Sherri Maret

Children's author Sherri Maret is back for a special STEAM Thursday in honor of Native American Heritage Month! She'll be reading her book The Cloud Artist and leading a cloud art activity. Her picture book, The Cloud Artist, is in English and Choctaw. It is also #ownvoices since the illustrator, translator, and author are all members of the Choctaw Nation!

About The Cloud Artist: Leona, a little Choctaw girl, uses the sky as a canvas and the clouds as paint. When a traveling man learns of her gift and invites her to join the carnival, the Cloud Artist must make a decision about what kind of artist she wants to be.

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