Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium Ultimate STEM School Takeout South East

Let us bring science wow to your classroom with the Ultimate STEM School Trip. It’s an amazing fun-filled day that will spark everyone’s curiosity.

Find out how STEM can save the planet as we bring inspiring hands-on workshops, a fun-filled assembly and engaging teacher resources to your school. Launch your planet mission with an exciting pre-visit welcome pack. Choose one, or all four, curriculum-linked workshops. Each one is delivered as a one-hour session to one class at a time. And add on an explosive assembly filled with huge demos and fascinating facts about the state of our planet. It’s perfect for KS1 to KS2 pupils.

The Ultimate STEM School Takeout is available for schools and groups that are up to a one hour drive time from the Science Centre, please get in touch to discuss your location if you are unsure.

We are in the process of renewing our LotC.

A workshop is designed for a single class of up to 40 students. One class can do all four workshops or four classes could do one workshop one after another.

You will receive a welcome pack ahead of our visit. It is not compulsory to take part in these activities but it will deepen and enhance the learning experience of your students on the day.

You’re very welcome to take photographs and footage.

Full day – £450

Half day – £380

We don’t always have the equipment or time to give students these experiences. There was such a wide variety of resources. It was so good to have the Science Centre in as we can’t do all these things.

Year 4 teacher

Our staff now have a better understanding and confidence in teaching science curriculum.

Year 5 and 6 teacher

The Ultimate STEM School Takeout is just one element of how Winchester Science Centre can work with your school. There’s lots of other out-of-this-world experiences on offer.

Ultimate STEM School Trip
Get set for an all-inclusive experience lasts the whole day. All you have to do is decide which of our six curriculum linked workshops you’d like to do, and we’ll do all the rest. All school visits will get their very own bespoke Planetarium show, suited to your group. And there’s lots of time to explore the two floors of interactive exhibits too. Suitable for children in KS1, KS2 and KS3.

Mobile Planetarium
We can bring the magic of the Planetarium to your school with our Mobile Planetarium experience. Turn your school hall into a space port. The state-of-the-art digital dome comes with an astronomy expert. They’ll present live Planetarium shows, play 360° fulldome films and answer questions.

Sleepovers
If you don’t want the fun stop, stay over! We’ve got a special sleepover experience waiting for you. Get sleepy in amongst the awesome exhibits. Snooze in the crash-landed spaceship of Explorer:Space. Set up camp in the out-of-this-world sonic rocket or get cosy inside the giant guitar. A typical sleepover includes time to explore the exhibits, hot chocolate and a cookie before bed, a yummy breakfast and a morning Planetarium show. It’s a completely unique camping experience and you’ll never forget it!

Digital activities
Did you know that we have digital activities available to download for use in the classroom. Take on a Curiosity Challenge. Get up and moving with some Active Science. Or follow the step-by-step video instructions from one of our expert science communicators in a Let’s Try It experiment. Explore the learning hub on our website for activities that everyone can get involved with.

Find out more about school experiences with Winchester Science Centre on our website: https://www.winchestersciencecentre.org/visiting/schools-and-uniformed-groups

Please contact the team at education@winchestersciencecentre.org. They will be happy to help.