Factsheet

A snapshot of our 10 year adventure in our Canal Walk venue (2000-2010)

Total number of people reached

3.5 million

Visitors to the centre

Between 126 000 and 138 000 visitors annually

People reached through outreach programmes

Between 180 000 and 260 000 per year

Visitor Breakdown

Youth visitors (3 - 18 yrs) make up approximately 60% of total visitors

Visitor satisfaction

"Excellent learning and fun!", "Interesting, Inspiring, Magnificent!", "Uitstekend!", "The best science place on earth!", "A great learning experience", "Excellent hands-on. Difficult to prise my 11 year old away", "Explosive and tons of fun", "The most intriguing things I've ever seen, I'll be back", "Mind stimulating fantastic!", "The best money MTN, Ericsson and all other sponsors have ever spent", "My brain hurts, but it's a good hurt", "Wow! Keep on inspiring kids to never give up, to follow their dreams and to keep studying maths & science"

Feedback from Educators during school visits

"It was perfect. The kids simply loved the hands-on approach.", "The MTN Sciencentre has so much more than we can ever offer our learners.", "Very stunning + informative learning experience - extremely well organised and the children had a fun-filled great time! Best outing ever!", "Very impressive! I will definitely make this an annual visit. Who knew I had such a facility right on my doorstep. I applaud what you have done here to make learning fun.", "A worthwhile visit. Learners engaged from the beginning to the end.", "Make sure that all school learners visit the MTN Science Centre at least once in every phase of the school curriculum."

Exhibits

Over 300 permanent interactive exhibits.

Activities

Science shows, curriculum-based hands-on workshops, holiday programmes, science camps, science theatre, travelling exhibitions,hands-on experiments, excursions, experiential driven programmes, Saturday learner enrichment school, robotics workshops & tournaments, chess workshops & tournaments, Science Out Loud popular science talks, maths and science exam preparation lessons,educator enrichment workshops & educator forums, computer courses,and mini-exhibitions on topical science events.

Awards

The MTN Sciencentre received regular awards for science shows, exhibitions and workshops at both of SA's leading science fairs, SASOL Techno X and Scifest Africa. Most recent awards: 'Best Curriculum Related Workshop' award from both science fairs in 2010.

Host

Eskom Cape Town Expo for Young Scientists, FIRST Lego League Robotics tournaments, Chess for Change tournaments, National Science Week, Science Focus Months.

Strategic Partnerships

The Science Centre has partnered with countless organisations, educational NGOs, Provincial and National Government departments as well as international organisations, highlighting the importance of the science centre as a platform for the delivery of science and technology learning, and the importance of collaboration for the greater good. Member of the Southern African Association of Science and Technology Centres (SAASTEC) and a member of Cape Town Tourism.