The Science
Museum of Virginia (SMV) is a state-agency science center with a
statewide mission. Since Northern Virginia is one of the nation's
largest metropolitan areas without a hands-on science center, it is a
natural opportunity for the creation of a new science center in support
of schools, general visitation, and tourism.
The new
SciencePort Science Center will utilize as a theme, "The Unity and
Diversity of Life," with an emphasis on supporting Virginia's
Science Standards of Learning in Life Science.
The Science
Museum of Virginia also hopes to create synergistic partnerships with
many different local entities such as the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife
Refuge, the area's school systems, George Mason University and private
industry.
Overarching
Goal:
"A
science center should affect us all with a compelling desire to visit,
see, explore, engage, and have fun. When we walk away, it is from
a memorable experience - a learning experience. The science center
design we create must, at its heart, change lives."
~Dr. Walter
R. T. Witschey, Director, Science Museum of Virginia
