Class is in session! Join us for Crazy Science: Prevent & Protect, where we’ll uncover how YOU can fight back against mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. 🦟🛑 We’ll explore repellents, barriers, and helpful tips to stay safe this summer! 📅 July 16th–19th, 2025 ⏰ 11 AM 📍 Disease Vector Education Center – St. Augustine, FL Suit […]
Welcome to the DVEC! Join us for daily programs Wed-Sat. A quick reminder, all activities and programs pause daily between 12 PM- 2 PM. Daily programs (Except for Fish Frenzy) are also paused on Sundays due to our Sunday Funday craft activity! Don't forget to also go check out our monthly schedule for our upcoming […]
Welcome to the DVEC! Join us for daily programs Wed-Sat. A quick reminder, all activities and programs pause daily between 12 PM- 2 PM. Daily programs (Except for Fish Frenzy) are also paused on Sundays due to our Sunday Funday craft activity! Don't forget to also go check out our monthly schedule for our upcoming […]
Welcome to the DVEC! Join us for daily programs Wed-Sat. A quick reminder, all activities and programs pause daily between 12 PM- 2 PM. Daily programs (Except for Fish Frenzy) are also paused on Sundays due to our Sunday Funday craft activity! Don't forget to also go check out our monthly schedule for our upcoming […]
Get ready to shape, press, and impress this Sunday Funday! Join us for Leaf It to Art! and craft your own beautiful nature-inspired ornaments using air-dry clay and real leaves. 🍃🎨 It’s a hands-on way to explore texture, design, and the beauty of the outdoors! 📅 July 20th, 2025 ⏰ 10:30 AM – 12 PM […]
Hi everyone! Just a quick reminder—the DVEC will be taking a short routine pause on programs from July 23rd to July 27th as we prep for the next round of exciting activities! This means Crazy Science, Feature Creature, and Mosquito Cravings will be paused during this week. But don’t worry—Scavenger Hunts will still be available […]
🚧 UPDATE: FRONT GATE CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE! 🚧 Great news—construction at the DVEC front gate has been completed ahead of schedule as of July 26, 2025! ✅ Parking is now open as usual, with overflow parking still available at the EOC if needed. 🎉 DVEC IS OPEN and operating normally. Thank you for your patience during […]
🔍 Class is in session, and it’s time to investigate! This week’s Crazy Science theme is Insect Investigators—where you’ll become a junior entomologist! 🐜 Explore the six-legged world through real specimens and your very own bug-hunting journal to take home and continue your discoveries. From beetles to butterflies, we’re uncovering it all! 📅 July 30th […]
✏️ Sunday Funday is sketching up something special! Join us for Draw Like an Entomologist, where you’ll learn to sketch arthropods with scientific precision and an artistic twist! 🦗🎨 Whether you’re a budding artist or a curious explorer, you’ll channel your inner entomologist and take home your very own insect illustration masterpiece! 📅 August 3rd, […]
🚁Class is in session—and it’s time to take flight! This week’s Crazy Science is all about Insect Flight 🛩️ Discover how real insects flap, hover, and glide—and then design your own flyers in our STEM flight challenge! You’ll craft and test: ✈️ Paper planes and flappers 🎯 Hoop gliders 🌪️ Whirly-birds Experiment with paper clips, […]