If You Build It, They Will Come …

This Saturday, help SciWorks celebrate our 50th Anniversary year! In 1964, a small nature center opened in a re-purposed building in Reynolda Village. Since then we’ve grown a LOT (and changed name and location), but our mission to educate and entertain remains...

SciWorks ‘Ocean Commotion’ Day Is June 28

SciWorks visitors are invited to “dive into the wonders and mysteries of the sea” at “Ocean Commotion” Day on Saturday, June 28, from 1 to 5 pm. Visitors to SciWorks will learn about the diversity of ocean life and marine mammals. During “Ocean...

Start Your Summer at SciWorks!

What better way to kick off summer than with the all the fun things going on at SciWorks in June? Here’s just a few to make sure you don’t miss … Experience a ‘Star Party’ On the evening of Saturday, June 7, join SciWorks and the Forsyth Astronomical Society for a...

SciWorks: The Beginning

SciWorks: 1964-2014 It was the year 1962 when Mrs. Claude Strickland, Mrs. James Hancock, Mrs. Louis Owen and Mrs. Robert Cordell —  on behalf of the Junior League of Winston-Salem — introduced a new idea for a nature sciences center to the Winston-Salem Recreation...

Ready for Some Really ‘Rad’ Reptiles?

SciWorks will celebrate some of the Earth’s most fascinating and misunderstood creatures during Really ‘Rad’ Reptiles Day on Saturday, May 17, from 1 to 5 pm. Why meet a reptile? You’ll learn some fascinating facts such as: “Cold-blooded”...