Port Discovery acts as a catalyst for helping children and families to develop a passion for life long learning. The Museum celebrates the critical role individuals and groups play in helping to achieve a healthier and more robust community. Together we can accomplish more! Community partners accelerate ideas into action!

What is a Community Partner?
Port Discovery defines a community partner as: a group or organization that donates their time and resources to the Museum and commits both when asked. In return, Port Discovery acts as a venue and resource where the community partners can achieve their goals, improve their visibility and reach their constituents.

Some of Port Discovery's Community Partners are:

Artist of Life, Will McCullough
Check the Port Discovery calendar for Will's next date at Port Discovery!
www.artistoflifeonline.org

Astro Events
From start to finish, Astro Events provides clean, modern and affordable equipment for parties and celebrations. Astro Events provides Port Discovery with a moon bounce for many special events throughout the year.
www.astrojump.com/nebaltimore

Bailes de Mi Tierra
"Bailes de Mi Tierra" (Dances from My Land) Mexican folk dance group is located in Baltimore, MD. Their mission is to preserve, promote and present Mexican traditions through its music, dance and folklore. Their vibrant dances, filled with energetic dance moves, accompanied with the lively sounds of Mexican music and colorful costumes, provide a rich representation of their Mexican heritage and traditions. Bailes de Mi Tierra provides dance performances for Port Discovery's Hispanic Heritage Celebration and other cultural events throughout the year.
www.bailesdemitierra.com

Baltimore City Health Department - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
The Baltimore City Health Department - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program partners with Port Discovery for Healthy First Saturdays, on the first Saturday of each month, and for special events throughout the year. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Partners teach Port Discovery guests about the dangers of lead poisoning in children, a serious health issue in Baltimore.
www.baltimorehealth.org/lead

Baltimore HealthCare Access, Inc.
Baltimore HealthCare Access, Inc. (BHCA) is a quasi-public division of the Baltimore City Health Department that provides health education, care coordination, eligibility determination for the Maryland's Children Health Program, Primary Adult Care Program and Medical Assistance for Families, and outreach program to the community of Baltimore. At Port Discovery, Baltimore HealthCare Access is the original partner of the Museum's Healthy First Saturdays.

Baltimore HealthCare Access sponsors the Health Corner inside the Oasis, an area where families can go to learn about healthy bodies, foods and teeth. On Healthy First Saturdays, Baltimore HealthCare Access staffs the Health Corner with health educators who engage visitors in activities, take blood pressures and sign up families for health insurance.
www.bhca.org

Baltimore Sister Cities
Presently, Baltimore has nine sister affiliations: Cadiz, Spain; Genoa, Italy; Gbarnga, Liberia; Kawasaki, Japan; Luxor, Arab Republic of Egypt; Odessa, Ukraine; Piaeus, Greece; Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Xiamen, China. Baltimore Sister City Committees attend many Port Discovery cultural events including: Xiamen-Baltimore Sister City Committee partners with Port Discovery for our annual Chinese New Year Celebration and Kawasaki-Baltimore Sister City Committee partners with Port Discovery for Asian Pacific American Heritage Day.
www.baltimore.org/visitors/international/sister-cities

Bubbles the Clown
Bubbles the Clown has been a guest favorite for years!
www.bubbles-the-clown.com

CoMMotion
www.commotion.me/

CSA Karate
www.csamartialarts.com

Fairy Dust Face Painting

Fidos for Freedom
Fidos for Freedom, Inc., a therapy and assistance dog training organization, attends every Healthy First Saturday with four to eight owners and their trained dogs. The organization facilitates therapy and assistance dog demonstrations to educate the community on the role of working dogs. Volunteers also teach guests about healthy and safe interaction with dogs. Imagine the surprise of a young child when they see Tiny, a 220-pound English Mastiff lounging on the Museum floor!
www.fidosforfreedom.org

Howard University Nano Express
Annually for our STEM in Spring science spring break, Howard University brings the Nano Express van to Port Discovery! Don't miss the next time it pulls up to our doors!
www.nnin.org/nnin_howard

Kangaroo Kids Precision Jump Rope Team
www.kangarookids.org

Karma Dogs
Karma Dogs is a 501(c)3 non-profit rehabilitates rescue dogs into therapy dogs. Stop by Karma Dogs Circle Time to read dog stories and visit a Karma Dog! After the story, learn some quick tips on how to stay safe around dogs, courtesy of Dirk's Guide to Dog Safety, a dog safety coloring book written with the help of Dirk, the first Karma Dog!
www.karmadogs.org

Ken Stanek Photography
Ken Stanek is a commercial and fine arts photographer who often works with Port Discovery to capture the fun and excitement of the Museum's events and programs in photographs. His fusion of vision, style and technique translate into stunningly unique and beautiful images.
www.kenstanek.com

Maryland Public Television (MPT)
Maryland Public Television exists to provide informational, educational and cultural programming to the citizens of Maryland, bringing the best that television has to offer, including 40 hours per week of programs about Maryland and the region, and specials on arts and culture, news as well as public affairs. MPT is one of the top producers nationally distributed programs for the public broadcasting system. Among their best known national programs are: Wall $treet, MotorWeek, In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, Wimzie's House and Jewish Cooking in America. Beyond the broadcast, MPT works with educational organizations and community groups to help make their television programs more meaningful. They help teachers integrate technology (television, the internet and new digital technologies) into their classrooms. MPT works with community organizations to plan special screenings as part of their commitment to Healthy Communities.
www.mpt.org

NISE Network (National Informal Science Education)
The NISE Network is a national community of researchers and informal science educators dedicated to fostering public awareness, engagement and understanding of nanoscale science, engineering and technology.
www.nisenet.org

Pam the Kindersinger
Pam is an Oasis favorite at Port Discovery! Check the calendar for the next performance date and enjoy her special interactive songs and dances for little ones!
www.pamthekindersinger.com

Pets on Wheels
Pets on Wheels is a not for profit organization that provides friendly visits from volunteers and their pets to people. Throughout the year, Pets on Wheels volunteers and pets visit Port Discovery and encourage safe interactions between pets and people.
www.petsonwheels.com

P.F. Changs China Bistro - Inner Harbor
P.F. Changs partners with Port Discovery for Chinese New Year, the Museum's annual celebration of the Chinese New Year. P.F. Changs brings samples of their wonderful menu items for guests to taste. Please visit P.F. Changs China Bistro at 600 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
www.pfchangs.com

Magician Scotty Swan
24 years of performing the art of magic for audiences all over the world up , Scotty is without doubt one of the top world class performers in the entertainment industry today. Ideal entertainment for events. If you're looking for something new ,fresh and entertaining,look no further than close-up artist Scotty Swan.  http://www.wix.com/scottswan/close-upillusions

Susquehanna Bank
Throughout the year, Susquehanna Bank staffs financial literacy activities and resources tables designed to teach children and their caregivers about money and fiscal responsibility. www.susquehanna.net

Uncle Pete - An Interactive Music Celebration!
www.tagetc.com/unclepete

University of Maryland Hospital for Children
The University of Maryland Hospital for Children attends Healthy First Saturdays at Port Discovery throughout the year to teach children and their parents about asthma. Check the Museum calendar, on some Saturdays you can find the Breathmobile parked outside the Museum's front doors!
www.umm.edu/pediatrics

University of Maryland Materials Research Science and Engineering Center- MRSEC has partnered with Port Discovery for several years to present science programming for children at the museum. Currently, MRSEC is working with Port Discovery to provide enhancements and activity facilitation in our Nano exhibition.  http://mrsec.umd.edu

Wildlife Adventures
Since 1999, Wildlife Adventures has been educating and entertaining children and adults alike using live animals. They are proud to join Port Discovery on a mission to introduce children to the natural world, as well as to foster their natural sense of exploration. Join Wildlife Adventures for exciting, fun-filled and educational programs designed to help children open up the wondrous world of nature.
www.wildlife-adventures.com

YMCA Fit and Fun Program
www.ymaryland.org

Young Rembrandts
Young Rembrandts is a national art enrichment program that teaches children how to draw using an engaging step-by-step methodology that all children can succeed wit. Using an extensive and child-centered curriculum, they learn and use technical drawing skills and discover that all complex objects can be broken down into familiar shapes; then using problem solving skills, innovation and imagination to put the shapes together into confidence-boosting masterpieces. Young Rembrandts brings their programming to Port Discovery throughout the year.
www.youngrembrandts.com

Local Cultural Institutions
Port Discovery partners with many local cultural institutions to show support for their programming and events and vise versa. Some of the wonderful institutions that visit Port Discovery throughout the year are: Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The National Aquarium in Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, The Museum of Dentistry, The Maryland Zoo and the Enoch Pratt Free Library.