Booking

• Qualifying for School Admission
• Planning Your Date
• Planning Your Arrival and Departure
• Maps of the Ontario Science Centre
• Planning Supervision
• Code of Conduct
• Storing Belongings
• Planning Lunch
• Pricing
• Booking Your Visit
• Confirming Your Visit
• Paying for Your Visit
• Preparing for a Successful Visit

Special Offering

Early Bird Special
Book a visit that includes a School Program and / or an IMAX Film and SAVE $3 per student when you visit the Ontario Science Centre between September 7 and October 8, 2010.

Qualifying for School Admission

To qualify for Canadian School Group admission rates you must:

• Represent a Child Care Centre licensed with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services or represent a full-time Canadian educational institution that is not post-secondary and is registered with a provincial Ministry of Education and that is teaching courses/classes from the K-12 Provincial Curriculum.
• Visit on a weekday during the school year, excluding school holidays*
• Pay for a minimum of 10 students for Exhibit Hall only visits
• Pay for a minimum of 15 students per scheduled School Program / IMAX Film
• Bring and pay for the required minimum number of supervisors

* December 20, 2010 to December 31, 2011 and March 14 to 18, 2011.

Planning Your Date

Although self-guided Exhibit Hall visits can always be booked, IMAX Films and School Programs often book to capacity. To avoid disappointment, book at least six weeks prior to the date of your visit.

Planning Your Arrival and Departure

The IBM School and Tour Group Entrance and reception desk open at 9:15 a.m. Exhibit halls are open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

We assign the times of your programs and films visits based on the arrival and departure times you provide. Your first program or film visit may start as soon as 30 minutes after the arrival time you provide. Please provide realistic arrival and departure times. Missed programs cannot be rescheduled.

Maps of the Ontario Science Centre

We have a map you can save to your computer, and print out when it's best for you. Download the Guide Map. You'll need the free Acrobat Reader to view or print the document.

You can also tour the Science Centre without even leaving your computer. Take the virtual tour!

The Ontario Science Centre offers FREE bus parking in our South Parking Lot. Download bus parking map.

Planning Supervision

A minimum number of supervisors is required as follows:

Grade	Ratio
Elementary (JK-8)	1:10
Secondary (9-12)	1:15

Groups will not be admitted to programs or films without supervisors.
Space Missions require a minimum of 2 supervisors.

Supervisors are required to:

• Remain with their students at all times
• Be responsible for discipline at all times

If a group becomes disorderly during a program, film or in an exhibit hall, the group’s supervisor will be asked to remove the group immediately.

There is no admission charge for required supervisors up to a maximum ratio of 1:2, supervisors to students, for visits without an IMAX film. Additional adults will be charged at the student rate.

Code of Conduct

The Provincial Code of Conduct applies to schools visiting the Ontario Science Centre and Shoppers Drug Mart_® OMNIMAX^® Theatre. Please remind your students that the following conduct is not acceptable:

Please remind your students that the following conduct is not acceptable:

• Loud, profane and inappropriate language
• Sexual harassment
• Racial and ethnic abuse
• Disrespectful or physically aggressive behaviour
• Conduct which is harmful to the exhibits and displays, or disruptive to other visitors
• Food or drink outside the designated eating areas

Please ensure that your students and all supervisors are aware of the Code of Conduct.

Storing Belongings

Lockers are available in the reception area at a cost of $1.00 (coin) each. One locker can hold up to 10 coats. Lunches are stored free of charge.

Planning Lunch

The RBC Foundation Lunch Room, with seating for 150 students, is available on a first-come-first-served basis for groups with bag lunches. It is located near the lockers and group reception desk. Additional seating is available in the Procter & Gamble Great Hall outdoors in TELUSCAPE and other designated areas.

The Valley Marketplace is a large cafeteria within the Ontario Science Centre that operates on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be reserved. Please allow a minimum of 45 minutes for lunch if you plan to go to the cafeteria to purchase food.

Pricing

FALL 2010 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
September 7 to October 8, 2010
Book a visit that includes a program and / or an IMAX Film, and save $3 per student when you visit the Ontario Science Centre between September 7 and October 8, 2010.

Book now to avoid disappointment!
Early Bird Special Pricing

Offer is subject to program and film seating availability and is not applicable to Exhibit Hall only or IMAX Film only visits. Applications must be received by 4 p.m. Wednesday of the week prior to the date of your visit.

SCHOOL VISIT RATES 2010-11

Visit Combinations	Price		Minimum Charges
	per student	per adult
Exhibit Hall Visit (self-guided) only	$6	FREE	$60
Exhibit Hall Visit + 45-minute Program	$10	FREE	$150
Exhibit Hall Visit + 90-minute or 2-hour Program	$15	FREE	$225
Exhibit Hall Visit + 6-hour DNA program	$25	FREE	$500
IMAX Film only	$6	$6	$96
IMAX Film + Exhibit Hall Visit	$11	$6	$171
IMAX Film + Exhibit Hall Visit + 45-minute Program	$16	$6	$246
IMAX Film + Exhibit Hall Visit + 90-minute or 2-hour program	$21	$6	$321
Add another 45-minute Program	Add $5	FREE	Add $75
Add another 90-minute or 2- hour Program	Add $10	FREE	Add $150
Add another IMAX® Film	Add $6	Add $6	Add $96
Locker, coin-operated (holds up to 10 coats)	$1 / locker
Lockers for lunches	FREE
School bus parking	FREE

• Payment is required for a minimum of 10 students for Exhibit Hall only.
• Payment is required for a minimum of 15 students for each School Program / IMAX Film scheduled for your group except for DNA "Fingerprinting", which requires payment for a minimum of 20 students.
• No payment is required for supervisors up to a maximum ratio of 1:2 (supervisors to students), for visits without an IMAX® film. Additional adults will be charged at the student rate.
• Prices include all applicable taxes. Prices and policies are subject to change without notice. School Group rates are already discounted. No additional coupons, passes or membership discounts apply.
• A support person, accompanying a student with a disability will be admitted free to the Ontario Science Centre including; general admissions, school programs, IMAX Films and specially ticketed events upon making a declaration or through the presentation of recognized Accessibility Cards. For more information on Accessibility at the Ontario Science Centre click here.

Booking Your Visit

To book your visit:

• Fill-out the online application form
• OR download a high-quality, printable version. You'll need the free Acrobat Reader to view or print the document.

The Ontario Science Centre offers FREE bus parking in our South Parking Lot. Download bus parking map.