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School Programs

Ignite curiosity with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School Programs! We deliver exciting hands-on STEM and ecology education to schools and daycares in the Upper Valley and beyond. We also provide essential resources and support for teachers to implement hands-on science and place-based lessons in their classrooms.

To bring ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School Programs to your school, complete our School Programs Interest Form and a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Staff Member will be in touch shortly.

Continuing to Prioritize and Implement:

Collaboration with Classroom Teachers

Next Generation Science Standards

Direct Student Instruction

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18 months - 3 years

Wee Wonders

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Preschool | Ages 3 & 4

Small Wonders

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Grades K - 5

ELF Science

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Grades 4 - 8

Science Symposium

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School Program Benefits

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School Programs is designed around building long-term relationships with schools and providing sustained support to teachers over the years. ÌýBy participating in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School Programs, your school will receive benefits that will continue to enhance STEM and place-based education.Ìý The more grade levels and classrooms that participate in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School Programs, the more benefits you will see.

Level 1
School

Schools with one or two grade levels participating in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School Programs receive the following benefits.

Level 2
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Schools with 3+ grade levels participating in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School Programs receive the following benefits.

Wee & Small Wonders School

By participating in our early childhood VSP Programs, you receive the following benefits:

  • Email ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Science Educators with your questions
  • Borrow a Teaching Kit from our lending library
  • 15% off a Field Trip
  • 15% off a Live Animal Encounter

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"As our final education experience comes to an end, we wish to give a shout out to our ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School Programs Educator, expressing both our gratitude and appreciation for the exceptional opportunities she afforded our students and school community. It has been a pleasure collaborating and working with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ throughout the past four weeks. The enthusiasm displayed by ALL the kindergarten and first-grade students in anticipation of her visits was contagious, energizing all of us prior to her arrival..."

Middletown Springs Elementary School

Middletown Springs, VT

"Thank you for your excellent puppet shows, wonderful explorations, and keeping the children on task and learning!Ìý I am very impressed at the quality of your program and appreciate your presenting the developmentally appropriately paced activities and curriculum.Ìý The children enjoyed every moment and were engaged throughout each science class time!Ìý I will be telling all the pre-school teachers and Kindergarten teachers about you and your work this year with us!Ìý

Wishing you all the best and hope that we can do this again in the future!"

Barnard Academy

Barnard, VT

"It was certainly a true pleasure to have worked with you over the past two years. You are always so knowledgeable and well prepared, as well as work collaboratively to be sure your lessons meet our goals. I would highly recommend you and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to any organization looking to support their science curriculum..."

Berlin Elementary School

Berlin, VT

"We LOVE ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ! We LOVE your lessons and the support for the children at our Center. We feel very lucky to have ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ as a resource for our community. Thank you for all that you do!"

Orange County Parent Child Center

Tunbridge, VT

"Super practical! I came away with lots of ideas that I can implement the next day in the classroom. Also really helpful to learn about the resources ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has for local schools. It was also nice to be outside experiencing what we might do with our students. I also appreciated how Hannah aligned the activities with NGSS units I'm required to teach. NGSS, but she made it local!"

Kindergarten teacher

"The educator gave us concrete ideas that we could take and use right away."

Kindergarten teacher

"The resources that ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ provided were wonderful.Ìý Hannah is very qualified and knowledgeable about her field and it was great to be there with her."

Kindergarten teacher

"Thank you so much for the high-quality lessons you provided this year.Ìý The children loved the programs and learned a lot about the birds in their backyard.Ìý The trip and lessons at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ have added rich vocabulary and background knowledge to their understanding of birds and bird habitat.ÌýÌý

Looking forward to working with you next year."

Barnard Academy

Barnard, VT

"We all had a great time and are still making connections with the information and experiences we had with you. We are visiting ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ next Tuesday. The kids are all excited and a few Ìýof them went to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ over vacation because of your visit and they just couldn’t wait for the class to go."

Sharon Elementary School

Sharon, VT

"Just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate all that you do for CES.Ìý Thanks for your display at Open House.Ìý It's so great that the parents get to see what the kiddos are learning about."

Canaan Elementary School

Canaan, NH