MDLS places museum education as its most important thrust. Accordingly, its program offerings emphasize a didactic and holistic approach to learning through museums. These programs have been developed to reinforce MDLS's mission of educating about arts and cultural heritage through its collections and programs:
This program recognizes that learning in museums is most effective when participants are enjoying themselves and engaging with friends. With the additional goal of nurturing champions, this program collaborates with selected teachers who have developed museum-based learning modules. Currently, there are modules that are being further developed, covering Art Appreciation, Tourism, Biology, and Rizal.
MDLS partners with select DLSU-D academic programs to integrate museum-related visits/activities to syllabi: