Philippine Science Centrum

Philippine Science Centrum

The first hands-on science museum in the Philippines, located at the Riverbanks Center in Marikina City. Children, school groups, parents or even families can explore and have fun unfolding the secrets of science and be astonished by some technologies. Kids can learn and enjoy the 1 1/2 hours of interesting science tour, experience exciting adventures, demonstrations and explore interactive exhibits. . The Philippine Science Centrum has 11 galleries with exhibits namely: Lights, Bodyworks, Electricity & Magnetism, Bioethics and Biotechnology,Mathematics, Vision and Perception ,Water, Earth Science, Space, Mechanics and Kids World (with an additional P50 admission fee).
It also offers workshops/ trainings,venues for birthday parties, corporate
events and more. Philippine Science Centrum is one of the best educational trips or destinations for school tours in Manila every kids will surely love, learn and enjoy.
 
Admission Fees:

Private School Students:  Php 120
Public School Students:    Php  95
Children below 2 yrs. old: FREE
Adults:      Php 120
Teachers with ID :           FREE
Senior Citizens with ID :   50% discount

Admission Hours:
8AM to 5PM  Monday – Saturday

Watch Me Pedal - at the Bodyworks Gallery

Constellations - at the Space Gallery

your weight on other planets - at the Space Gallery

Plasma Sphere - at the Electricity Gallery

Museo Pambata

Museo Pambata

Museo Pambata is a child-oriented interactive museum where children, school groups or even families can explore and learn our cultural heritage. Located in Roxas Boulevard, Manila, it encourages kids to have fun and play while learning and discovering about the human body, the planet earth, children's rights, and different cultures. Museo Pambata has eight theme rooms namely: Kalikasan, Old Manila, Carreer Options, I Love My Planet Earth, My Body Works, Pamilihang Bayan,Global Village and Karapatan Hall. Museo Pambata is one of the best educational trips a children can experience, learn and enjoy.

Kalikasan
A simulated rainforest and a coastal area can be seen here where
children can be inspired to help save the Mother Nature. Furthermore, a herbal garden can be seen too where children can learn and explore the plants and its various uses.

Old Manila
At Old Manila themed room, children can take a playful journey back to the Old Manila. They can wear the clothes of what their grandparents wore, board a Spanish galleon and can go inside the miniature cathedral and bahay na bato.

Career Options
Exhibit of different careers are presented in this room. Children can discover possibilities and see themselves in a career of their own choice be it a firefighter, pharmacist, author etc.

As a pharmacist

 

As a firefighter

I Love My Planet Earth
Exhibits on climate change, other environmental issues, and how can a children help in saving the Earth can be seen here.

My Body Works
Children are given a peek on how the human body works. Enter inside the human body through a tunnel maze. 


Karapatan Hall
On this room, the different Rights of the Child are enumerated and posted at the wall. Children can awaken their awareness that they have different rights as a child. 

At the Karapatan Hall, exhibit is one of different Rights of the Child.

Admission Fees
Children and Adults: Php 100
Museum workers and teachers: FREE (with valid ID)
Manila residents (with valid IDs) - FREE on Tuesdays and 50% discount on other days

Admission Hours
8 AM to 5 PM (Tuesdays to Saturdays)
1 PM to 5 PM (Sunday)
(Close during Mondays)

The Mind Museum

 

 

 The Mind Museum

The first world-class science museum in the Philippines located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. It just opened to the public last March, 2012. This educational facility museum have more than 250 interactive exhibits in five different galleries namely: Atom, Earth, Life, Universe and Technoloy.
There are also two outdoor areas where children will enjoy and learn about music, water, math and living: Science-in-the-Park and the JY Campos Park.

 

Admission Fees:
Children and Students  : PhP450
Public School Students : PhP150
Adults: PhP600
Teachers: PhP150

Admission Hours: 

9AM to 9PM Tuesday to Sunday 

( Close during Mondays)

We had our educational tour at The Mind Museum last July 2012. We bought 4 tickets, which includes 2 for our kids, 1 for my hubby and another 1 for me given as a Teacher's rate since we are homeschooling and I am her teacher :-) Our kids really enjoyed and learned a lot with their visit to The Mind Museum. For each gallery, we are given 30 minutes to explore. Our school we're divided into groups to avoid crowd in each gallery and of course so that each student can explore freely. My kids definitely enjoyed their day at The Mind Museum! Absolutely one of the best destinations for educational trips for children and adults as well.

At the lobby, a talking Robot named Aedi welcomes you to the Mind Museum.
Visitors are given 3 hours to interact and explore the 5 galleries.

 

This pic was taken at the Atom Gallery. Take a glimpse of the periodic table of elements. A sample of each element can be seen inside the cabinets. It has the same arrangement on what can be seen in a printed periodic table.

 

  More Photos

Souvenirs can be bought at The Mind Museum Store

 

An astronaut suit can be seen at the Universe Gallery

An interactive wall display showing The Moon and its phases at the Universe Gallery. 

A gigantic exhibit of a T.Rex Dinosaur named Stan.
The most awesome exhibit in The Mind Museum every kids would love to see and take pics with. This can be seen at the Earth Gallery

 

Best Educational Trips in Manila

 

Are you a school owner or a teacher planning for educational trips for your students? Thinking where to let them explore and learn out of the four walls of the classroom? Are you a homeshooler mom searching for the best destination for your homeschooling kids educational tour? Or even just a family wanting to bond with their kids? And of course, you all want that the destination be just within Metro Manila?

In this blog, I outlined the best and must see educational trip destinations that can be found in Metro Manila and nearby areas as well. I included some important informations, entrance rates, locations and vicinity maps. 

 

The Mind Museum

 

Museo Pambata

 

Philippine Science Centrum