As a nonprofit, we must fundraise for about half of our operating costs. With the help from our Development Officer, Cristi Meyer, we are able to raise the funds we need through grants, donors, and fundraising campaigns!
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christamas at Discovery Gateway! With Christmas is just around the corner, we are making fun and easy gifts that your children can make for their friends and family!
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Education has always been important to Discovery Gateway, and that is why we have Laura Cotter as our Senior Manager of Education! She helps oversee all of onsite education and our outreach program that attends schools all around the state of Utah!
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America Recycles Day®, a program of Keep America Beautiful®, is a nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. Every year on or around November 15 (America Recycles Day) event organizers educate neighbors, friends and colleagues about the wonders of recycling!
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Christian Conde is an Imagination Facilitator at Discovery Gateway and has worked at the museum for about two years. Our Imagination Facilitators are amazing at providing a fun and safe environment for your family to learn through play!
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The month of July is all about space! This time we are going to make something that is fun for the whole family! Using simple materials, you can make your own Hover Crafts!
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Alicia McKenney is the Graphic Designer at Discovery Gateway and has worked at the museum for over three years. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Southern Utah University. At Discovery Gateway, Alicia designs and creates graphics for exhibits, social media, billboards, bus and train ads, banners, you name it!
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Education is so important to Discovery Gateway, and we are proud to have such an amazing outreach team! We are able to bring science to many 5th grade classes all around the state! One of those educators is Mimi Andrews!
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The month of July is all about space! This time we are going to make something that is fun for the whole family! Using simple materials, you can make your own Hover Crafts!
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At Discovery Gateway, our Admission staff are the first people that greet you when walk into the museum! That’s why we have such amazing and fun people like Sawyer Wood working at the Admissions Desk!
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The month of July is all about space! This time we are going to make something that is fun for the whole family! Using simple materials, you can make your own Hover Crafts!
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At Discovery Gateway, we believe that education can be experienced in fun, new ways. That’s why we need educators like Laura Howell, who knows how to bring a classroom to life through hands-on activities!
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Learning through play at home can be simple and fun for the whole family! If you are looking for an easy activity to do with items you already have, Water Color Crayon Resist Painting is a great project for all ages!
All About Bees
What’s the Buzz?! We see them everywhere, but how much do you actually know about bees? These little guys do a lot more than just make honey!
Discovery Gateway Employee Highlight
It takes a colony to run a hive and Discovery Gateway is no exception! To give our visitors the best experience possible, we need some hardworking and passionate people. People like Juan Rios and Sawyer Wood!
Discovery Gateway Presents the Annual Community Bee Award to Salt Lake County’s Erin Litvack
Discovery Gateway’s leadership staff, and the members of the executive committee of the board, have chosen to honor Deputy Mayor of County Services and Chief Administrative Officer for Salt Lake County Erin Litvack with the 2018 Community Bee Award.
A Look Back on 40 Years at Discovery Gateway
2018 marks the Museum’s 40th anniversary as an organization! To celebrate Discovery Gateway’s 40th birthday, here is a look back on our history from the very beginning.
40th Bee-Day Bash Fundraiser on October 6!
Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum’s 40th Bee-Day Bash Fundraiser will be held Saturday, October 6 from 6:30 until 9 p.m. The theme of Celebrating 40 Years of Learning Through Play applauds the historic milestones of the museum while painting a picture of a bold new future benefitting all of Utah’s children.
40 Ways Kids Learn Through Play
At Discovery Gateway, our mission is to inspire children of all ages and abilities to imagine, discover, and connect with their world to make a difference. We believe that this growth happens through play. To celebrate Discovery Gateway’s 40 Year Anniversary of Learning Through Play, here are 40 fun facts about play-time!
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Did you know? Discovery Gateway offers incredible Educational Outreach programs to schools all across Utah. This month, we are proud to highlight one of our outstanding Outreach Educators, Justina Bonaventura. Justina just celebrated her one year anniversary at Discovery Gateway.
Discovery Gateway Unveils New Subaru Exhibit Sponsored by Mark Miller Subaru
Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum, a non-profit organization supported by community donations, is celebrating 40 years of learning through play, and Mark Miller Subaru is celebrating the release of its largest Subaru SUV.
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Discovery Gateway’s early childhood program advocates for early childhood learning through play by developing programs and integrating exhibits in which children learn best, become socially skilled, and emotionally healthy. We’re honored to highlight this week our Early Childhood Educator, Jennifer Terry.
Discovery Gateway Connecting Cultures
On Saturday, June 30th, Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum will be hosting the World Connections Children’s Festival, a FREE community event, from 10 am – 7 pm. The day will be packed full of live musical performances, traditional dances, and unique experiences from many cultures around the globe.
Discovery Gateway Gears Up for New Exhibits Reveal
After years of long meetings, sleepless nights, and lots of hard work, Discovery Gateway is gearing up to reveal two brand new world-class exhibits! On June 23rd, experience the brand new re-vamped Water Play exhibit and, by the end of this summer, Discovery Gateway visitors will be able to climb, hop, and slide in the Honey Climber exhibit.
Discovery Gateway Certified Sensory-Inclusive By KultureCity
KultureCity, a non-profit organization dedicated to effecting change in the community for those
with sensory needs, has partnered with Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum to make all of the programs and events that the museum hosts to be sensory inclusive.
The Utah School for the Blind White Cane Day Celebration
Families are invited to learn about vision impairment and the science of mobility on October 13 from 4-7 pm. The purpose of White Cane Day is to educate the world about blindness.
Discovery Gateway’s 7th Annual Bumble Bee Bash
Children’s Museum inspires children to imagine what they can “bee”come with a family-friendly fundraising event on September 23 from 5 – 8 pm.
Annual Children’s Festival Fundraiser to Support New Live Hive Exhibit
Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum kicks off summer with the Children’s Festival on Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. This annual fundraiser will help support the new Live Hive exhibit, which will be unveiled at the event and will be the seasonal home to live bees.
Discovery Gateway Presents Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China
With Support from The Freeman Foundation. Opening to the public on May 19, 2017, Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China is an exhibition designed to engage children and families by teaching about one of the oldest civilizations – and now among the most modern — in the world.
SCHEELS Field Day at Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum
Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum invites guests to enjoy a sports themed day sponsored by SCHEELS, the World’s Largest All Sports Store on Saturday, March 25 with free admission all day, and special programming from 11 am – 5 pm.
