Ages: 8 – 12 years old as of August 31, 2025

Prerequisites: None

Brand new this year, let DBMS help your child with their science fair project! Participants will research and pick an experiment or research question to work on throughout the session. They can work independently or with a partner! Our staff will help supervise their experiments and the creation of a poster to share their results! Students will have a budget, and DBMS will provide all materials. At the end of the session, DBMS will host its first annual "DBMS Science Fair." Participants can then take their projects home to use in their school science fair. Alden families have the option of us picking their child up from Alden at 2 PM and providing homework help and structured free time activities from 2:00-3:30 PM.

Ages: 5 – 13 years old as of August 31, 2025

Prerequisites: None

Enhance your child’s homeschool journey with engaging, hands-on learning at DBMS! This winter, we’re diving into the fascinating world of weather. Each week, we’ll explore a new weather-related topic through interactive lessons, hands-on experiments, and creative projects that bring science to life. To wrap up the session, we’ll test our knowledge with a fun game of weather-themed Jeopardy, reinforcing everything we’ve learned. Join us for a dynamic learning experience that’s as educational as it is exciting!

Ages: 8 – 12 years old as of August 31, 2025

Prerequisites: None

Brand new this year, let DBMS help your child with their science fair project! Participants will research and pick an experiment or research question to work on throughout the session. They can work independently or with a partner! Our staff will help supervise their experiments and the creation of a poster to share their results! Students will have a budget, and DBMS will provide all materials. At the end of the session, DBMS will host its first annual "DBMS Science Fair." Participants can then take their projects home to use in their school science fair. Alden families have the option of us picking their child up from Alden at 2 PM and providing homework help and structured free time activities from 2:00-3:30 PM.

Ages: 5 – 8 years old as of August 31, 2025

Prerequisites: None

We will pick students up from Chandler at 3:25 PM in the DBMS van and then head back to DBMS for a marine science lesson, and an activity or craft related to what we just learned! We change things up every session, so if your child has joined us for an after-school session before, we have a whole new set of activities for this session!

Ages: 5 – years old as of August 31, 2025

Prerequisites: None

DBMS offers half-day vacation day programs from 12:30-3:30 PM for grades K-2. During half-day programs, we pick students up from Chandler Elementary School in our 15-passenger van. Students who attend other schools are welcome to join our half-day programs. We also offer full-day vacation programs from 9:00-2:00 PM for grades K-5. Some of our full-day programs include a field trip component. Please read the program descriptions to learn more about the topic and activities for each program. Join us as we learn all about the amazing creatures in Duxbury Bay. Weather permitting we will either go on a boat ride to pull up a lobster trap or we will take the van to Duxbury Beach to hunt for sea creatures! Students will get a lesson on the creatures in Duxbury Bay, including getting to hold a number of animals from our touch tanks. We will also play games and do a craft related to the lesson.

Ages: 5 – 12 years old as of August 31, 2025

Prerequisites: None

This fun and engaging program is designed to keep kids learning during their time off from school with a new, exciting theme each day. Through a mix of hands-on activities, games, crafts, and experiments, your child will explore fascinating topics in science and nature without even realizing they’re learning! The program is designed for drop-ins or the whole week!

Ages: 12 – years old as of August 31, 2025

Prerequisites: None

Build your own fishing rod!  Join accomplished rod builder and guide Chris Aubut, as he leads a workshop for anyone over the age of 12 who would like to learn the basics of custom fishing rod building.  We provide all of the materials, equipment and supplies needed to build your own rod suitable for fishing on Duxbury Bay this summer.  Everyone takes home a finished rod at the end of the session!  Open to anyone ages 12-18 and limited to 12 students. 

Ages: 16 – years old as of August 31, 2025

Prerequisites: none

Join accomplished rod builder and guide Chris Aubut, as he leads a workshop for anyone over the age of 16 who would like to learn the basics of custom fishing rod building.  We provide all of the materials, equipment and supplies needed to build your own spinning rod suitable for fishing on Duxbury Bay this spring.  Everyone takes home a finished rod at the end of the session!  Additional dates may be added if needed to complete your project.

Ages: 3 – years old as of August 31, 2025

Prerequisites: None

Birthdays are too fun to spend at home! The DBMS marine science team specializes in marine-themed birthday parties for ages 3-10. With touch tanks, games and a craft the kids will be busy having fun and learning. All you have to do is bring the cake – we supply the critters! Birthday parties are 90 minutes long. The first hour includes a lesson on the topic of your choosing followed by a game and craft. Some topics involve meeting live creatures from our touch tank! The last thirty minutes is for you to open presents and have cake (not supplied by DBMS). The cost is $250 for up to 12 participants. Additional participants cost $15 a participant. Dates must be approved by our Marine Science staff and a deposit must be paid before your party date is confirmed. This booking is just a request for the date.