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About VMNH Homeschool Education
The Virginia Museum of Natural History is dedicated to providing engaging science and engineering programming to homeschool students throughout the Commonwealth. Currently, the museum offers the Homeschool Science and Engineering Academy, a series of bi-monthly programs from September to May designed to supplement students' learning and knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) based topics. Additionally, the museum will work with homeschool groups individually to design and provide programming relevant to students' needs.
Homeschool Science and Engineering Academy
From September through May, VMNH offers engaging science and engineering programs for homeschool students ages 6 to 18! Programs take place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 10 to 11:15 a.m. and repeated from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Online registration is now open. Registration for each session will end once capacity is reached. The program fee is $10 per student. For more information, please contact us via email or phone at 276-403-8501.
2026-27 Academy Schedule
- September 2, 2026
Get Outdoors Day - September 16, 2026
Weather and Climate - October 7, 2026
Paleontology - October 21, 2026
Nocturnal Creatures - November 4, 2026
Environmental Science - November 18, 2026
Microbiology Part 1 - December 2, 2026
Microbiology Part 2
(Part 1 not required, but highly recommended) - December 16, 2026
Atoms, Elements and Compounds - January 6, 2027
Dissections - January 20, 2027
Entomology - February 3, 2027
Engineering - February 17, 2027
Geology - March 3, 2027
Soil Science - March 17, 2027
Ocean Exploration - April 7, 2027
Aquatic Biology - April 21, 2027
Reptiles and Amphibians - May 5, 2027
Botany - May 19, 2027
Art in Nature
(End of Year Certificates)
