About Us
EXPLORE – LEARN – BE INSPIRED
Our Mission
To be a leading science centre that provides a sustainable platfom for STEMI edutainment through interactive and hands-on activities
Our Vision
Grow to be a worldclass facility that places focus on creating a scientific and technologically literate society through the use of superior services and interactive educational programmes.
Our Team
Singathwa Kuli
Research, Innovation & Sustainability Manager
Pumza Tshebe
Practitioner: Outreach & Community
Zoleka Magingxa
Marketing coordinator
Ntombozuko Ncula
General Assistant
Zingisa Gono
Education and programmes Coordinator
Nonkululeko Hobongwana
General Assistant
Zukiswa Mabope-Jacobs
Receptionist
Philosophy & Mission
Success through continued involvement providing quality and relevant programmes and exhibitions
Objectives
- Create an attractive science and technology centre with exhibits that are exciting to learners and the public.
- Create a top class education facillity that professional high ranked educational institutions are willing to use for their programmes.
- Position the centre towards the general public as the place that they want to go to for STEMI edutainment. Develop the curriculum that goes along with that.
- Market the centre effectively towards all stakeholders.
- Build a strong formal structure for stakeholder management.
What We Offer
Curriculum
Grade: 4-12
The science centre has a fully equipped laboratory that is used for delivering curriculum based practicals, in the areas of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Chemistry. The experiments performed are all CAPS prescribed, aimed at providing supplementary support to learners.
Programs
Inhouse
Provides learners a variety of topics with interactive demonstrations at the Centre utilising resources such as the laboratories.
Outreach
Focusses on supporting previously disadvantages schools with learners who have limited or no access to resources
Holidays
Educate learners while entertaining them. The learners get to explore science, technology and mathematics.
School Tours
The school group tours are part of the inhouse programmes and the cater for all grades. These tours expose learners to the “why” and “how” of science through a variety of activities, such as science shows, workshops and interactive exhibits.