The Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale doesn’t list a discounted walk-in ticket for teachers. What it offers instead is an Educator Individual Membership for a $10 annual processing fee, and the membership page lists unlimited general admission to the museum with it. The educator memberships page limits it to public, private and homeschool teachers in Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach counties, Preschool through Grade 12.
If you teach in Broward and you’d like a museum your own kids can walk into on a free Saturday, this membership is the route the museum actually offers, and the paperwork comes before the purchase. We’ve laid out the proof it wants, what the $10 version includes, and where the $130 family version picks up.
How To Get The Museum Of Discovery And Science Teacher Discount
You send proof first and buy second. The membership page says to scan and email the required documentation to members@mods.org before purchasing, and the educator page gives the Membership Team’s phone number as 954.713.0906. Once your documentation has been reviewed and your eligibility confirmed, the Membership Department will assist you with completing your purchase.
For a classroom teacher, the page says acceptable proof includes a school-issued photo ID or a current pay stub, and it adds that school websites, health insurance cards and class syllabi aren’t accepted. The documentation has to confirm current employment in an eligible classroom teaching role for the current school year. Homeschool parents send a current Letter of Determination from the appropriate public school system in Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach County instead.
What The $10 Educator Individual Membership Includes
The membership page lists unlimited general admission to the museum and unlimited HoloTheather experiences, one per visit. Each year it also lists a free general admission guest pass, a free IMAX documentary film pass and a free popcorn coupon. The educator page agrees on the guest pass and the popcorn and lists a complimentary IMAX documentary film guest pass as well.
A few smaller perks are on the same list: special members-only hours on select weekdays for the Discovery Spot, invitations to traveling exhibit previews three times per year, a discount on camps and birthday party reservations, and 10% off purchases of more than $5 at the Explore Store and Elements Café.
The Educator Family Membership
If you’d rather cover the household, the educator page offers a family upgrade and words it as bringing the entire family all year long for $130. It covers up to two adults and four children, and it adds two complimentary exhibit guest passes, two complimentary IMAX documentary guest passes, two free popcorn coupons and $5 in MODS Money.
The tickets page prices the same two memberships as the Teacher Family Membership at $130, for two adults and four children under 18 years of age in the same household, and the Teacher Individual Membership at $10.
Who Counts As A Teacher
The membership page says Educator Memberships are available exclusively to certified classroom teachers who teach Preschool through Grade 12 at public or private schools in Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach counties, as well as qualifying homeschool parents. It adds that school employees in other roles, including counselors, administrators and vendors, aren’t eligible. The educator page words it more loosely, as public, private and homeschool teachers in those three counties. Neither page mentions retired teachers or college faculty.
What You Give Up
The individual membership belongs to one person. The page says it’s non-refundable or exchangeable and can’t be gifted to another person, that its benefits are valid only for the teacher named on the card, and that no additional members can be added to it. The educator page also notes that a membership is subject to cancellation if proof of eligibility isn’t provided, so the documents you send need to hold up.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
The tickets page lists the two teacher memberships and no discounted teacher ticket, so a teacher who only wants a single walk-in visit has no price break we could find. The educator page calls the $10 an annual processing fee in the benefit box and a shipping fee in one sentence above it, and it doesn’t explain the difference. It also doesn’t say what happens at renewal, and we couldn’t find a date range for the offer.
Q&A
Does the Museum of Discovery and Science give teachers a discounted ticket?
We couldn’t find one. The tickets page lists a Teacher Family Membership at $130 and a Teacher Individual Membership at $10 as its teacher options.
Do I have to teach in Florida?
Yes, and specifically in Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach counties. Both pages name those three counties.
What do I send to prove I’m a teacher?
A school-issued photo ID or a current pay stub, scanned and emailed to members@mods.org before you buy. Homeschool parents send a current Letter of Determination instead.
Can my family use the $10 membership?
No. The page says its benefits are valid only for the teacher named on the card and that no additional members can be added. The $130 family version covers up to two adults and four children.
Can homeschool parents join?
The membership page says qualifying homeschool parents can, and the educator page lists homeschool teachers.
More Information:
The details above come from the museum’s own pages as they loaded when we checked, and programs change without notice. See more entertainment discounts for teachers.
