Museum Discovery

Sign-in and sign-out

Drop off and pick up will be located at the Heritage Pavilion, beside the Peterborough Museum & Archives. 

• Drop off: 8:15 a.m.  - 9 a.m.
• Pick up: 4 - 4:15 p.m.

Please note that each program is one week in length; there will be no half- or single-day options.

• In order to maintain site requirements, parents or family members will not have access to the program site and will be restricted to the drop-off and pick-up location at all times;
• Sign-in will begin at 8:15 a.m. daily. Supervision will not be provided before this time;
• Adults are required to sign their children into the program upon arrival in the morning, where a daily screening will take place;
• Sign-out is available until 4:15 p.m. daily. Supervision will not be provided after 4:15 p.m. Participants who are not picked up by 4:15 p.m. will be penalized, as after care is not provided;
• Adults are required to sign out their children each day, unless written consent has been provided;
• Late sign-in or early sign-out: as parents / family members do not have access to the program site, please call the Museum to inform of your arrival. A program staff member will then meet you at the front doors of the Museum to complete your entry screening and sign-in, or to walk your child out for sign-out. 

Locations

• Junior Discovery will be based out of the Fleming Annex, just outside the front doors of the museum
• Summer Discovery and Youth Discovery will be based out of the Multi-Purpose Classroom on the lower level of the museum
• The Peterborough Museum & Archives is located at 300 Hunter St. E., Peterborough, ON

Registration and refund policy

Registration will open online on Wednesday, February 23 at 9 a.m. and is first-come, first-served. 

• By telephone (Visa, MasterCard, American Express): 705-743-5180
• Online: with our new PerfectMind program registration system, you can now create your own account and register for camps from the comfort of home. To navigate the system quickly, be sure to search using the course codes provided in the camp descriptions. 
• Refund requests are accepted prior to camp start dates and are charged an administration levy of 10% of program fee or $5 minimum.
• Refunds are not provided once the program starts unless accompanied by a medical note approved by the program supervisor or Manager designate. 
• Front line teams will refer the request to the program supervisor for approval and will take no action within the event roster or client account. 

• Pending availability, transfer requests will be accepted and approved at no charge. 

Waitlist

• We do maintain an active waitlist for our Summer Discovery Day Camps.
• If you are unsuccessful in registering for a program because it is full, please consider adding your child to our waitlist.
• Should a spot become available we will contact those on the waitlist first, in the appropriate order using the phone number on your Perfect Mind account. 
• Depending on the situation we will either leave a voicemail giving you a date to respond by to claim the spot, or in more urgent situations will offer the spot to the first family that answers the phone call. 

What to bring

Participants are required to bring the following each day to the program:

• Backpack that holds all items comfortably;
• A face mask (note that it is currently mandatory to wear a face mask while participating in the program, except while eating and drinking);
• Refillable water bottle;
• Nut-free snacks for morning and afternoon;
• Nut-free lunch;
• Personal sunscreen;
• Athletic footwear, comfortable clothing, and a hat

All items brought to the program require the child's first name and last initial.

Each participant will have their own dedicated cubby space to store their belongings. 

No additional personal or electronic items will be permitted at the program.

No sharing of participant items will be allowed at any time.

This program is nut- and scent-sensitive.

Walking excursions may be planned over the timeline of the program, however will be pending local pandemic climate and will follow provincial and local public health guidelines. Families will be provided with communication specific to this activity in advance, if they are to occur. 

Health or Behavioural concerns

Please notify the instructor about any health or behavioural concerns you may have regarding your child's participation in Summer Discovery. The museum has a protocol for anaphylactic shock and a parental clearance form is required if your child has suffered a suspected concussion. Please see the "Participant information form" below for inclusion of these concerns.

Photos

In the course of all program activities, we may take photos and audio and/or visual recordings. We reserve the right to use all photographs and videos of our programs, participants, special events and facilities for promotional purposes.

Health and Safety

To ensure the safety and health of our participants and staff:

• Program staff are fully vaccinated and have completed First Aid and program training prior to program start.
• Scheduled hand washing, washroom access, and hand sanitizer will be available throughout the day. 

In order for this program to be successful, participants and families are asked to adhere to the following procedures and guidelines:

• We recommend that participants self screen at home prior to attending the program using the online school screening tool 
• If you child is feeling unwell or does not pass the screening, please do not attend and call the Museum at 705-743-5180 to notify us of your absence.

• The participant and family members will be required to follow the health and safety and hygiene protocols of the program on a daily basis and compliance will be mandatory.